Archive for February, 2009

Slow Cooker Machaca

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as our family enjoys it.

3 pounds beef rump roast
3 pounds pork loin roast
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 (14.5 ounce) cans green enchilada sauce
2 (4 ounce) cans diced green chiles

Season beef roast and pork loin with the salt and pepper. Place seasoned beef and pork in a slow cooker.
Set slow cooker to Low. Cover, and cook overnight or 8 to 10 hours. Drain the juices and shred the meat into strands.

Return the meat to the slow cooker; pour the enchilada sauce and green chiles in with the shredded meat and cook on Low another 4 to 8 hours.

We love to serve this dish with hamburger buns, and chips and salsa.

Honey and cinnamon, not sure about the cure, but it tastes good!

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

This article was emailed to me from a friend when I was suffering from sinus problems. The article was emailed to her without the source, so I do apologize for not recognizing the author. I drank several cups of honey and cinnamon. I’m not sure if the “cure” worked, but it taste very good. I wanted to get the information out about this wonderful treatment that seemed to help open up my sinuses.

Honey & Cinnamon

Bet the drug companies won’t like this one getting around.

Facts on honey and cinnamon: It is found that a mixture of honey and cinnamon cures most diseases. Honey is produced in most

of the countries of the world. Scientists of today also accept honey as a “Ram Ban” (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of diseases.

Today’s science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients. Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada, on its issue dated 17 January, 1995 has given the following list of diseases that can be cured by honey and cinnamon as researched by western scientists:

HEART DISEASES:

Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, instead of jelly and jam, and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also those who have already had an attack, if they do this process daily they are kept miles away from the next attack. Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that

as you age, the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and veins.

ARTHRITIS:

Arthritis patients may take daily, morning, and night, one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week, out of the 200 people so treated, practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain, and within a month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis

started walking without pain.

BLADDER INFECTIONS:

Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.


TOOTHACHE:

Make a paste of one teaspoon of cinnamon powder and five teaspoons of honey and apply on the aching tooth. This may be applied three times a day until the tooth stops aching.

CHOLESTEROL:

Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken three times a day, any chronic cholesterol is cured. According to information received in the said journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.

COLDS:
Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and clear the sinuses.


UPSET STOMACH:

Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears stomach ulcers from the root.

GAS:

According to the studies done in India and Japan , it is revealed that if honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.

IMMUNE SYSTEM:

Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacteria and viral diseases.


INDIGESTION:

Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.

INFLUENZA:

A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural Ingredient which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient

from flu.

LONGEVITY:

Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Take four spoons of honey, one spoon of cinnamon powder and three cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans also increases and even a 100 year old, starts performing the chores of a 20-year-old.


PIMPLES:

Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root.

SKIN INFECTIONS:

Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.

WEIGHT LOSS:

Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast on an empty stomach and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water. If taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.

CANCER:
Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month three times a day.

FATIGUE:
Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body.
Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts, are more alert and flexible. Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M. when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, increases the vitality of the body within a week.

BAD BREATH:

People of South America , first thing in the morning, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water, so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.

HEARING LOSS:

Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts restore hearing.

Remember when we were kids? We had toast with real butter and cinnamon sprinkled on it!

Chai Tea Cupcakes with Chai Topping

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

My favorite tea is chai tea. Warm or cold it is delicious! I first made a chai topping using Cool Whip and adding two to three tablespoons of chai tea seasoning then stirring. This is wonderful on top of most any dessert. If you are a chai tea person, I’m sure you will enjoy these cupcakes.

1/2 cup liquid chai concentrate (available in the tea section of your local grocery)
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup applesauce
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup uncooked quick oatmeal, not instant
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour, sifted
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup flaked coconut

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.

  1. Combine the dry ingredients (oatmeal through sugar) in a medium-sized mixing bowl.
  2. Add chai, applesauce, vinegar, extracts, and coconut. Mix well, and pour the batter into the prepared pan.
  3. Bake for about 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
  4. Best served warm, cut into rounds and top with Chai Mousse (see recipe below).


Joy’s Taco Soup

Friday, February 20th, 2009

My friend and bowling buddy Joy gave me this soup recipe. I love these kinds of soups because you can add as much or as little as you would like to go along with your own taste. This soup is great for the crock pot, or if you are in a hurry cook it on the stove. As with most recipes of this type, it is always better the next day. Try doubling the recipe and freeze some of the soup for a busy day.


Taco Soup Recipe

1-2 lbs ground beef

1 can whole kernal corn (drained)

1 can cream style corn

1 can pinto beans

1 can ranch style beans w/ jalapeno

1 can rotel

1 can diced tomatoes

1-2 pkgs taco seasoning (depending on your taste)

onion powder

garlic powder

Brown ground beef and drain. Pour beef and all other ingredients into pot and cook.

Strawberry Jelly Cookies

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

Great for Valentine’s Day parties.

2 1/2 cup Flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Shortening
1 cup Sugar
1 egg, beaten well
2 tablespoons Pet Milk
1 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
Confectioner’s Sugar

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt, set aside. Cream shortening and sugar together, mixing well. Stir in egg, milk and vanilla. Roll dough in plastic wrap and chill overnight.

Rollout dough and cut with a heart cookie cutter. Every cookie needs a top and bottom. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. When cool assemble the cookies. Put a teaspoon of jelly on the bottom of a cookie, and then cover with another cookie. Shower with Confectioner’s Sugar.



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