Of exercise & turkey/veggie hash
From Psalm 95:
The L-rd is a great G-d, & a great King above all gods.
In His hands are the corners of the earth, & the strength of the hills is His also.
The sea is His & He made it, & His hands prepared the dry land.
O come, let us worship & fall down, & kneel before the L-rd our Maker.
For He is the L-rd our G-d, & we are the people of His pasture & the sheep of His hand.
On January 12, 2005, the USDA & the federal Department of Health & Human Services issued their 2005 revision of the food pyramid guide. Unlike in other revisions, this time much emphasis is placed on the role of exercise in maintaining or increasing good health. Previously, the Surgeon General's recommendation was to perform 30 minutes of vigorous exercise most days of the week. (This exercise could be done in small portions, say, 10 minutes at a time, so long as 30 minutes accumulated.) In the 2005 revision, though, that 30 minutes recommendation is only for those who are thin. Anyone overweight is urged to exercise 60 minutes – vigorous exercise on most days of the week. Anyone obese is urged to exercise 90 minutes – vigorous exercise on most days of the week. (The same small-portions option is given in the 2005 revision – the accumulated exercise over the course of the day is what one needs to exceed 30, 60, or 90 minutes a day respectively.) I’m one who has to change from feeling smug about doing 45 minutes of exercise most days, to being one who has to complete 60 minutes instead. How about you?
HELPFUL HINTS:
You’ll always find the best bargains in produce in the frozen food aisle if you remember to look there for items that are seasonal in the fresh produce aisle. Marketers want to keep up sales of frozen goods, so, for example, you will find frozen strawberries cheap in May & June, & frozen peaches cheap in August.
To get the most juice out of your citrus fruits that you’ll be cooking with, first remove the outer rind (the zest). (You can freeze the portion of the rind that you don’t need for your current recipe. Indeed, it is much easier to zest the fruit with an implement called – guess what! – a zester, when you are using frozen rinds.) Then place the fruit in a bowl of hot water for about 10-15 minutes. The last thing you should do before juicing it is to roll it on the counter for a minute or so.
Purchase 23 cents (stamps for additional first-class ounces) instead of wasting the difference between stamps for the first ounce (currently 37 cents) and the current 23 cents stamps – you’ll save 14 cents each time, not to be sniffed at. And, if you are mailing something that requires still more stamps than just these 2, you’ll save 28 cents, 42 cents, & so on. Just remember that postal regulations require that you bring to the post office window any envelope or parcel that weighs 12 ounces or more. You’ll save the most money by using a scale to weigh your material – you can use a kitchen scale or the one supplied at the post office.
Before buying a major item in a bricks-&-mortar store, you may be able to reduce the price in the following manner: Ask the owner in a friendly tone what the item cost him; just say that the item is beautiful & you’re wondering how much it set him back. You are then in a good position to negotiate.
You can make your own memo cube. Just pile up pages (with at least one side blank) of the same size – even 8-1/2 by 11” is fine -- & glue one side with rubber cement. (Just brush it along the outside of the stack of paper.)
RECIPE:
This recipe takes account of the cheap price of the frozen (& convenient) versions of seasonal produce, as stated in the Helpful Hints section of today’s blog. It also uses a couple of the BAKED Russet potatoes that I’ve urged you to prepare monthly, since using them in various dishes reduces over-all energy costs. (You can bake them while something else is in the oven; having them ready reduces top-of-the-stove cooking time in recipes, AND you already have prepared the basis of potato salad, etc.)
Turkey & Veggie Hash:
2 T olive oil
2 T water
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 large BAKED Russet potatoes, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 large carrot, chopped
So that the veggies above will cook in about the same time, try to chop all of them to the same dimensions.
2/3 c chopped frozen greens (not thawed) or 1-1/3 c chopped fresh greens – greens should be the leaves of kale, mustard, turnips, or collards (no stems)
½ T salt
dash black pepper
½ tsp rosemary, crushed
1 tsp oregano
½ tsp sage, crumbled
1 c shredded turkey (or chicken)
Place oil & water in a Dutch oven. Add all of the veggies & stir thoroughly. Place over high heat. Cook until you hear simmering. Cover & reduce heat to its lowest point. Saute 10 minutes. Stir very thoroughly. Add salt, pepper, & herbs. Saute, covered, for another 10 minutes. Stir thoroughly. Add turkey & stir again. Cook, covered, until turkey is heated through (about 5 minutes). Serves 8.
The L-rd is a great G-d, & a great King above all gods.
In His hands are the corners of the earth, & the strength of the hills is His also.
The sea is His & He made it, & His hands prepared the dry land.
O come, let us worship & fall down, & kneel before the L-rd our Maker.
For He is the L-rd our G-d, & we are the people of His pasture & the sheep of His hand.
On January 12, 2005, the USDA & the federal Department of Health & Human Services issued their 2005 revision of the food pyramid guide. Unlike in other revisions, this time much emphasis is placed on the role of exercise in maintaining or increasing good health. Previously, the Surgeon General's recommendation was to perform 30 minutes of vigorous exercise most days of the week. (This exercise could be done in small portions, say, 10 minutes at a time, so long as 30 minutes accumulated.) In the 2005 revision, though, that 30 minutes recommendation is only for those who are thin. Anyone overweight is urged to exercise 60 minutes – vigorous exercise on most days of the week. Anyone obese is urged to exercise 90 minutes – vigorous exercise on most days of the week. (The same small-portions option is given in the 2005 revision – the accumulated exercise over the course of the day is what one needs to exceed 30, 60, or 90 minutes a day respectively.) I’m one who has to change from feeling smug about doing 45 minutes of exercise most days, to being one who has to complete 60 minutes instead. How about you?
HELPFUL HINTS:
You’ll always find the best bargains in produce in the frozen food aisle if you remember to look there for items that are seasonal in the fresh produce aisle. Marketers want to keep up sales of frozen goods, so, for example, you will find frozen strawberries cheap in May & June, & frozen peaches cheap in August.
To get the most juice out of your citrus fruits that you’ll be cooking with, first remove the outer rind (the zest). (You can freeze the portion of the rind that you don’t need for your current recipe. Indeed, it is much easier to zest the fruit with an implement called – guess what! – a zester, when you are using frozen rinds.) Then place the fruit in a bowl of hot water for about 10-15 minutes. The last thing you should do before juicing it is to roll it on the counter for a minute or so.
Purchase 23 cents (stamps for additional first-class ounces) instead of wasting the difference between stamps for the first ounce (currently 37 cents) and the current 23 cents stamps – you’ll save 14 cents each time, not to be sniffed at. And, if you are mailing something that requires still more stamps than just these 2, you’ll save 28 cents, 42 cents, & so on. Just remember that postal regulations require that you bring to the post office window any envelope or parcel that weighs 12 ounces or more. You’ll save the most money by using a scale to weigh your material – you can use a kitchen scale or the one supplied at the post office.
Before buying a major item in a bricks-&-mortar store, you may be able to reduce the price in the following manner: Ask the owner in a friendly tone what the item cost him; just say that the item is beautiful & you’re wondering how much it set him back. You are then in a good position to negotiate.
You can make your own memo cube. Just pile up pages (with at least one side blank) of the same size – even 8-1/2 by 11” is fine -- & glue one side with rubber cement. (Just brush it along the outside of the stack of paper.)
RECIPE:
This recipe takes account of the cheap price of the frozen (& convenient) versions of seasonal produce, as stated in the Helpful Hints section of today’s blog. It also uses a couple of the BAKED Russet potatoes that I’ve urged you to prepare monthly, since using them in various dishes reduces over-all energy costs. (You can bake them while something else is in the oven; having them ready reduces top-of-the-stove cooking time in recipes, AND you already have prepared the basis of potato salad, etc.)
Turkey & Veggie Hash:
2 T olive oil
2 T water
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 large BAKED Russet potatoes, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 large carrot, chopped
So that the veggies above will cook in about the same time, try to chop all of them to the same dimensions.
2/3 c chopped frozen greens (not thawed) or 1-1/3 c chopped fresh greens – greens should be the leaves of kale, mustard, turnips, or collards (no stems)
½ T salt
dash black pepper
½ tsp rosemary, crushed
1 tsp oregano
½ tsp sage, crumbled
1 c shredded turkey (or chicken)
Place oil & water in a Dutch oven. Add all of the veggies & stir thoroughly. Place over high heat. Cook until you hear simmering. Cover & reduce heat to its lowest point. Saute 10 minutes. Stir very thoroughly. Add salt, pepper, & herbs. Saute, covered, for another 10 minutes. Stir thoroughly. Add turkey & stir again. Cook, covered, until turkey is heated through (about 5 minutes). Serves 8.
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