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Fibromyalgia Diet

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:35:25 GMT

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clipper's remarks: At the present time there is no approved diet or explicit nutritional recommendations for people with fibromyalgia. Yet this should hardly be read as an indication that diet can play no part in either helping or harming those suffering from the disorder.

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The best advice is to remember that you are what you eat, according to the old saying, and that food choices influence how you feel. Maintaining a healthy, well-balanced diet full of plenty of fruit and vegetables and low in the likes of saturated fat will make you feel better, physically and mentally, as well as help you to avoid developing any other health problems. It may or may not alleviate any of your symptoms, but it certainly won't make them any worse. The same can not be said for an unhealthy diet, especially one in which you eat foods that can exacerbate symptoms.

Here are some suggested dietary choices, but keep in mind that these are suggestions culled from a variety of sources with little to no clinical evidence supporting them at best, many are anecdotal. The most prudent advice is to find out what works best for you and stick with that.

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Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:50:15 GMT

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"I think that one of the main problems with freigt writers today is that they feel like they must do a seventeen-color piece every time. You know what it looks like when it rolls by? Fruit salad." - GKAE

Homemade produce wash

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:50:53 GMT

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1 cup water
1 cup vinegar
2 TBS baking soda
2 TBS lemon juice

Directions

Mix ingredients then pour in clean spray bottle. Spray fresh vegetables & fruit generously. Sit for 5 minutes then rinse off well.
Note: Make sure to first mix ingredients in deep container since there will be some fizzing from the baking soda & vinegar.

There’s also this Fresh Fruit & Veggies Washing Tip:

Sprinkle wet fruit and veggies with baking soda then gently scrub and rinse. This cleaning method safely removes dirt and residue off produce. Mentioned previously on this page: 50 Quick Tips For The Kitchen.

Did You Know: You should wash the outsides of melons before cutting through them? If you don’t, the knife will drag the pesticides/dirt/bacteria from the outside rind into the fruit as you cut. The outside of melons can carry some seriously nasty cooties. See Melons: Safe Handling Practices for Consumers (pdf).

Otow Orchard - renowned for persimmons, and more

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:22:07 GMT

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A family-owned and operated orchard selling peaches, plums, persimmons, and other tree fruit.

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Kitchitaro Kawano came to the United States from Japan in the late 1800s.

In 1911, he and his wife, Momi, purchased 20 acres of land

After Kitchitaro's death in 1939, his widow and youngest daughter, Helen, ran the farm.

After the war they returned to the farm

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Otow Orchard is renowned for preserving the Japanese art of hoshigaki -- hoshi means dried and gaki is from kaki, the Japanese word for persimmon.

Our fresh persimmons are dried each fall in a slow, patient, hands-on process that usually takes three to six weeks...per persimmon. Each persimmon is hand-peeled, strung onto a rack, and massaged every 3 to 5 days for several weeks. Weather conditions are watched carefully. The result is a transformation into a sugary delicacy that is tender and moist with concentrated persimmon flavor.

Mike Dunne, Food Editor, Sacramento Bee, explains the process well in his article for The Sacramento Bee.

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McCain Saw what he had Wrought

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:10:26 GMT

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clipper's remarks: And apparently he didn't like it. Good for him

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He acknowledges the "energy" people have been showing at rallies, and how glad he is that people are excited. But, he says, "I respect Sen. Obama and his accomplishments." People booed at the mention of his name. McCain, visibly angry, stopped them: "I want EVERYONE to be respectful, and lets make sure we are."

McCain told her there's a "difference between record and rhetoric, and I plan to talk about his record, respectfully... I don't mean that has to reduce your ferocity, I just mean it has to be respectful."

And then later, again, someone dangled a great big piece of low-hanging fruit in front of McCain: "I'm scared to bring up my child in a world where Barack Obama is president."

"you don't have to be scared to have him be President of the United States."

a woman who began her question with, "I'm scared of Barack Obama... he's an Arab terrorist..

"No, no ma'am," he interrupted. "He's a decent family man with whom I happen to have some disagreements."

Tags: mccain, campaign, terrorist, obama, election, politics

Boing Boing: How I learned to love my persimmon tree

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:55:02 GMT

clipped by: Lexica
clipper's remarks: Lots of good discussion in the comments - how to choose a persimmon, how to ripen them, things to do with them, why you do not want to eat underripe persimmons, and much more.

Persimmons are a family favorite, and I guess we must just have dumb luck with ripening them - the problems people describe here with being unable to ripen them are all new to me. (For the record, the family persimmon-ripening method: Place persimmon stem-side down on the kitchen counter, not in direct sun. Leave it there. Pick up once or twice a day to check whether it's getting soft yet. *shrug* It's always worked for us - we've never needed any of the tricks people mention in this post's comments.)

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When we moved into our house four or five years ago, I tasted one of the persimmons growing on the tree in our yard. It was a nice orange color, so I assumed it was ripe and ready to eat. I peeled off the skin and took a bite. It was awful, like sticking a spoonful of alum in my mouth. I threw the accursed fruit in the trash.

The next year I read that persimmons tasted better if you soaked them in brine first. I tried it. It was like eating a salty styptic pencil.

The year after that, someone told me to wait until the fruits were mushy. I waited. The few that made it to the mushy stage without being violated by squirrels were delicious, and had a custard-like texture.

This year, I read an article in the Oct/Nov 2008 issue of Mother Earth News, written by Winifred Bird, titled "Finding the Good Life in Japan." Bird is living the self-sufficient good life in rural Japan with her husband. In the article she explains how to dry persimmons the Japanese way.

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From Beer to Whiskey... What you need to know

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:20:25 GMT

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clipper's remarks: tips for switching drinks

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Graduating from Beer to Whisky: 10 Facts You Need to Know

Cowboys knocking back shots in a western saloon bar?
Scottish highlanders taking a wee nip while gazing across a beautiful loch?
Grandpa’s medicinal nightcap to send him off to sleep with a warm glow?
Or a hobo swigging from a cunningly camouflaged bottle nestled within a brown paper bag?

When you think of whisky, what images and thoughts does the word conjure up?

Still, one thing is for certain; the scenarios you envisage around the drinking of whiskey are going to be markedly different from how you imagine drinking beer. Beer is a casual, social drink. Knocked back in bars and homes alike, to wash down a burger or to help lubricate cheering on our favorite team.

Whiskey on the other hand is seen as a hard drink. It is a drinker’s drink. The sole preserve of men. It’s serious. It is the opposite end of the spectrum to fruit-based neon-coloured liquids sporting little paper umbrellas.

Tags: beer, whisky, whiskey, alcohol, drinking, boozwe

Autumn Leaves

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:13:50 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A mixed bag.

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Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. (Albert Camus

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O Autumn, laden with fruit, and stained With the blood of the grape, pass not, but sit Beneath my shady roof; there thou mayest rest And tune thy jolly voice to my fresh pipe, And all the daughters of the year shall dance! Sing now the lusty song of fruits and flowers. (William Blake)

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Autumn Leaves" is a much-recorded popular song. Originally a 1945 French song "Les feuilles mortes"

The film Autumn Leaves (1956) starring Joan Crawford featured the song, which was sung by Nat King Cole

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The Birch Wood, 1903 by Gustav Klimt

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Autumn Leaves by Georgia O'Keeffe

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Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. (George Eliot)

For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together. For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad. (Edwin Teale)

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Applesauce and Raisin Cookies

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:27:17 GMT

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Applesauce and Raisin Cookies

1/4 C. vegetable oil
1/4 C. sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 C. unsweetened applesauce
1/2 C. whole wheat flour
1/2 C. unbleached flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. cloves
1/2 C. rolled oats
1/2 C. raisins, dark or golden

Cream the oil and sugar together. Add the egg and beat until light. Blend the vanilla and applesauce. Stir the flours, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, oats, and raisins into the creamed mixture. Blend well. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto lightly oiled baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes, cool on a wire rack.

Yield: 24 servings

One cookie = 1 serving = 1/2 fruit exchange = 1/2 fat exchange = 56 cal, 10 CHO, 1 PRO, 2 Fat, 47 Na, 49 K, 11 chol

Send Diwali Dry Fruits to India

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:31:50 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Infibeam.com offers several gifting options for sending Diwali Dry Fruits to India. Send Diwali Dry Fruit Boxes, Dry Fruit Thalis, Dry Fruit and Sweet Hampers at lowest price with free shipping in India.

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Tarte Berry Couture

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:58:18 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Tarte Berry Couture. Tarte Cosmetics has unveiled a new, limited edition stain set featuring all natural ingredients that are good for your skin.

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Tarte = Berry Couture

Tarte = Berry Couture. Tarte Cosmetics has unveiled a new, limited edition stain set featuring all natural ingredients that are good for your skin. The Berry Couture set features a cheek stain and lip gloss/stain combo in berrylicious, a sheer, pinkish berry shade. I think the shade will flatter most skin tones since it is sheer and soft, and lends just right amount of flush to your cheeks. The cheek stain features natural mineral pigments and fruit extracts, and is preservative-free. It’s also super easy to use. I like just using my fingers to smooth and dab it on my cheeks. The lip stain was a bit too watery for me to use effectively, but the gloss on the other end was surprisingly great. It’s a natural, sheer pink tone and it is shiny and gives a plumping effect.

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An Apple a day may not always keep the doctor away

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:13:16 GMT

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I had been hearing for sometime from experts that one must soak the fruit for a few hours in water to get rid of all the chemicals before actually eating it. This is especially true for fruits such as apples and grapes which are sprayed with chemical fertilizers for a good healthy crop.

Tags: food | food | food for thought

mother baking ad

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:49:46 GMT

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I am now taking orders for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and all holiday celebrations for cookies,cakes,breads,candy and edible fruit or cookie arrangements. I am also doing gift baskets with wine or beer. I will beat any price guaranteed. Call now to still get friend prices. This months special scarey orange and chocolate scones 1 dozen $20.00.

Thanks and Happy Holidays

xoxox Chef Jeannine

penne recept

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:01:38 GMT

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Ingrediënten

300 g volkoren penne (pasta, biologisch)

2 eetlepels olijfolie

2 uien, fijngesnipperd

500 g champignons, gehalveerd

2 tenen knoflook, geperst

125 ml zure room

2 eetlepels pijnboompitten, geroosterd

1/2 zakje verse koriander (a 15 g), fijngesneden

Kook de penne in ruim water met zout volgens de aanwijzingen op de verpakking beetgaar. Verhit in een koekenpan de olie en fruit de ui. Voeg de champignons toe en bak alles al omscheppend 4-5 minuten. Schep de knoflook erdoor en bak die 1 minuut mee. Voeg zout en peper naar smaak toe en houd de champignons op laag vuur warm. Giet de pasta af en schep die door de champignons. Verdeel de pasta over 4 diepe borden en schep de zure room erop. Bestrooi de penne met de pijnboompitten en de koriander.

A real jewel: The 50 greatest arts videos on YouTube

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:37:30 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Many more inside like:
Vladimir Nabokov discusses Lolita, 1950s;
David Lynch interviewed on Scene by Scene, 1999;
Jackson Pollock drip paints outside his East Hampton home, 1951;
Andy Warhol's Blow Job, 1963
Maria Callas in Zeffirelli's Tosca, 1964

and more...

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The 50 greatest arts videos on YouTube

Ajesh Patalay selects 50 of the best - Joy Division's TV debut, readings by Jack Kerouac, a Marlene Dietrich screen test, Madonna's first performance... and much more