Sunday, September 11, 2016

More Pumpkin Recipes

Yummy Pumpkin Recipes

Pesto

This dish is great for your heart, and also terrific for flu season: both garlic and pumpkin seeds are high in antioxidants, and the pumpkinseeds contain zinc, essential for fighting viruses and bacteria.

1 whole bulb garlic (about 8-10 cloves)

4 T. (60 ml.) extra virgin olive oil, separated

1/2 cup (120 ml.) pumpkin seeds (pepitas), lightly roasted

3/4 cup (180 ml.) loosely packed cilantro or parsley (or basil)

2 T. (30 ml.) freshly squeezed lemon juice

1 tsp. (5 ml.) lemon zest

Sea salt and pepper, to taste

Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Cut the top off the garlic to expose the cloves inside. Place the garlic on a square of aluminum foil or in a garlic baker and drizzle with one tablespoon (15 ml.) of the olive oil. Wrap in foil or cover the baker and bake for about 40 minutes, until soft and dark golden. Let cool.

Meanwhile, in the bowl of a food processor or blender, whir the pumpkin seeds, cilantro or parsley, lemon juice, zest, and remaining oil until almost smooth. Squeeze the garlic from the bottom toward the top so the cooked cloves are pushed out of the skin; add the garlic to the processor and blend again until combined. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Best served at room temperature. Store, tightly covered, in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Makes about 1/2 cup.

http://www.dietdessertndogs.com/2008/11/03/roasted-garlic-and-pumpkinseed-pesto/

Pumpkin Stuffed with Millet and Fruit
(not grain free)

2 cups (500 mL) raw millet or rice

1 cup (250 mL) raisins
Sherry (for soaking raisins)
1 large pumpkin, about 14 inches (35 cm) in diameter
3 oz (80 g) butter

3/4 lb (1/3 kg) apples, peeled and sliced
3/4 lb (1/3 kg) pears, peeled and sliced
3/4 cup (187 mL) slivered almonds

1/2 cup (125 mL) dried apricots, chopped

4 Tbsp (20 mL) mild honey
1/2-1 tsp (2-5 mL) cinnamon

1/2 tsp (2 mL) nutmeg
1/2 tsp (2 mL) mace
1/2 tsp (2 mL) allspice

1/2 tsp (2 mL) cardamom

1/2 tsp (2 mL) black pepper
sea salt to taste

Cook millet. Soak raisins in sherry, draining after 30 minutes. Cut out top of pumpkin and remove all seeds and strings. Using a spoon, carefully scrape out a layer of the flesh from the inside of the pumpkin. Remove about one pound and dice. Steam until tend

er, about 10 minutes, and set aside.

Heat two tablespoons of butter in a large, heavy frying pan and

sauté apples, pears, almonds and apricots about five minutes. Add two tablespoons honey, spices, cooked millet, steamed pumpkin and sea salt to taste and cook together another few minutes, stirring. Remove from heat.

Melt remaining butter and stir in remaining honey. Add a little cinnamon and brush inside of pumpkin with this. Spoon filling into pumpkin and replace lid. Place on an oiled baking sheet or in a large baking dish and bake one hour at 375ºF. Place on a large serving platter, surround with flowers and serve.

Source: alive Magazine (pre-2000)

Sweet and Spicy Pumpkin Seeds

After whipping up a delicious side for dinner I had to do something with all those pumpkin seeds. There’s certainly nothing wrong with good old baked and salted pumpkin seeds, but I w
as looking for something with a little more pizazz. When I stumbl
ed upon this one for sweet and spicy pumpkin seeds it’s like it was calling my name. Sweet and spicy? It’s one of my favorite taste sensations.
The process of making them is pretty simple. Baking the seeds takes the longest, but once you get past that it’s pretty quick. Mmm and the result is super tasty. First you taste the sweetness of sugar, ginger and cinnamon followed up by the cumin, cayenne and the roasted flavor of the baked seeds. These would make a great party sn
ack.
from martha
http://eatmakeread.com/2008/10/24/sweet-spicy-pumpkin-seeds/
1 medium pumpkin
5 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
Pinch of cayenne pepper, to taste
1 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil
Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
1Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Cut pumpkin open from the bottom, removing seeds with a long-handled spoon. Separate flesh from seeds, and reserve the flesh for another use. Pumpkin should yield 1 cup seeds. Spread seeds on parchment in an even layer. Bake until dry, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour. Let cool.
2In a medium bowl combine 3 tablespoons sugar, salt, cumin, cinnamon, ginger, and cayenne.
3Heat peanut oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Ad
d pumpkin seeds and remaining 2
tablespoons sugar. Cook until sugar melts and pumpkin seeds begin to caramelize, about 45 to 60 seconds.
4Transfer to bowl with spices, and stir well to coat. Let cool.
These may be stored in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

I may try this recipe for the Sweet and Spicy Sees with honey, or even w/o the sweet.

Sunday, August 21, 2011

The Great Canadian News Special from CTV ~ Out of the Wild

CTV aired a very well done news special on Lyme Disease in Canada on November 14 2009.
The W5 staff put together an overview of a few patients and what they have to do to get treatment.

David Leggett used to love the outdoors. He was a healthy, active, family man who enjoyed camping trips with his wife and two daughters. His job as a high school principal came with a long summer vacation -- the perfect time to enjoy Canada's vast stretches of wilderness.
That all changed in July 2004, after camping in a provincial park near Sudbury, Ont. "We were out hiking and then one day I couldn't hike anymore and my knee ballooned up. I felt really, really strange. I had no energy," Leggett recalled.
By October, Leggett was too ill to work. After doing some research on his own he suspected he might have Lyme disease -- but his doctors told him that was impossible because it was too rare in Ontario and it didn't exist where he had been camping. They were wrong.

To read the rest of this article and view the W5 News special click here.

Friday, July 1, 2011

Researching Homeopathy

Vitality Magazine recently published an article entitled in their July/Aug issue entitled, Homeopathic Medicine for Treating Lyme Disease. It summarizes a little about the overall picture with Lyme Disease and includes a couple of case studies that used Homeopathy for treatment.. A well written piece giving enough background to orient the reader. Kudos for helping educate us about homeopathy and how it can be used often for 'difficult' cases.

The following excerpt is taken from the article:

"While prescribing homeopathic remedies for chronic illnesses is individualized and dependent on a collection of specific symptoms expressed by each individual, there are situations in which remedies can be used to treat large numbers of people affected by the same illness. Epidemics are prime examples where many display common symptoms. In the case of the flu epidemic, the collective symptoms tend to correspond with the remedies Rhus-toxicodendron and Gelsemium.
In the case of Lyme disease, the collective physical symptoms are homeopathically represented by the remedies Ledum Palustre, Kalmia, and Rhododendron.
Having said this, there is still a high probability for individualized expression of Lyme disease. We are all born with inherent weaknesses and predispositions to illnesses, known as miasms. As such, we each experience and express chronic illnesses a little differently than the next person.
For best results and complete recovery from Lyme disease, consult a trained Classical Homeopath."
Vitality Magazine's article: http://vitalitymagazine.com/article/homeopathic-medicine-for-treating-lyme-disease/

link to Vitality Mag's July/Aug issue article on Homeopathy and Lyme Disease

Here the remedies mentioned in this article.
Is is vital to stress that homeopathy is best administered by a trained Homeopath. The strength and frequency of dosages may bring on symptoms that the patient is not prepared for. Even over the counter strength remedies, if used often enough can cause a 'proving' of the remedy or other complications may arise. Always take homeopathic remedies under the advice of a licensed Homeopath. The information on this blog is not meant to be medical advice- please consult your medical doctor before using any homeopathics.

1) Rhus Toxicodendron