Monday, March 18, 2013
Saturday, March 16, 2013
a quick hello and a digestive support tea recipe
hello hello! i hope you're all having a nice weekend. it's flurrying here! i'm enjoying a restful day indoors, knowing that next weekend and probably each one after will be spent doing garden work.
just wanted to stop in and say that i'm learning so much about oxalates and how they could be causing the discomfort i've been experiencing. i've got myself on a low to medium oxalate diet and have been pain-free for two days. after i wrap my head around everything, i plan to do an in-depth, detailed post. i'm even thinking of doing a video, but we'll see if i have the courage to post it.=)
along with low-oxalate eating, i've been drinking a lot of herbal teas. my sweet mom made me my favorite childhood meal of stuffed cabbages, but i was hesitant to partake because of the high oxalate tomatoes and the uncomfortable gas i usually experience with cabbage. so i made myself a tea with herbs and spices known to help with digestion, and lo and behold, it worked!
since many are celebrating st. patrick's day tomorrow with various gas-inducing treats, i wanted to share this tea recipe. you may already have some of the ingredients in your spice cabinet. you can omit any, but in my experience the combination of fennel and caraway seed works best.
digestive support tea
1 tsp fennel powder
1 tsp ground caraway seed
1 tsp cardamom powder
1 tsp dried mint leaves
place ingredients in a tea ball or tea filter and steep 10 to 15 minutes in 1 to 2 cups of hot water. for best results, drink before and after meal.
xoxoxo
just wanted to stop in and say that i'm learning so much about oxalates and how they could be causing the discomfort i've been experiencing. i've got myself on a low to medium oxalate diet and have been pain-free for two days. after i wrap my head around everything, i plan to do an in-depth, detailed post. i'm even thinking of doing a video, but we'll see if i have the courage to post it.=)
along with low-oxalate eating, i've been drinking a lot of herbal teas. my sweet mom made me my favorite childhood meal of stuffed cabbages, but i was hesitant to partake because of the high oxalate tomatoes and the uncomfortable gas i usually experience with cabbage. so i made myself a tea with herbs and spices known to help with digestion, and lo and behold, it worked!
since many are celebrating st. patrick's day tomorrow with various gas-inducing treats, i wanted to share this tea recipe. you may already have some of the ingredients in your spice cabinet. you can omit any, but in my experience the combination of fennel and caraway seed works best.
digestive support tea
1 tsp fennel powder
1 tsp ground caraway seed
1 tsp cardamom powder
1 tsp dried mint leaves
place ingredients in a tea ball or tea filter and steep 10 to 15 minutes in 1 to 2 cups of hot water. for best results, drink before and after meal.
enjoy the rest of your weekend!
xoxoxo
Monday, March 4, 2013
what's new
(image via pinterest. i've been pinning. a lot. if you'd like, you can see my pinboards here.)
happy march, everyone! hippity hoppity, spring is on its way!=)
it was a calm but productive weekend. i've been dealing with an interstitial cystitis flare-up, and i'm learning more about this so-called condition and how i can heal it naturally.
the seedlings are growing nicely, and i found a great deal on yoga classes - 5 for $19!!!
what's new with you?
xoxoxo
Sunday, February 17, 2013
lately
thank you for the sweet comments on my last post for john's grandmom, lena. i forgot to mention how funny she was, intentionally and unintentionally.=) my mom came over for my birthday and reminded me of the time i gave lena some yarn and a crochet hook.
lena made it a mission to make dish cloth sets for everyone (friends, family, friends' families...) john's mom said lena was all frazzled getting them finished and making sure the colors matched our kitchens. when i visited next, i couldn't believe she had piles of sets all over. she must have worked non-stop! (here i thought i was giving her something relaxing to do.=)
lena said something like "kelli my doll, you get the first pick." i didn't mind and said "whatever ones you want me to have, gram." "oh no kelli, you pick!" "ok, i'll take these." "oh no, not these, these are for rita. they'll match rita's kitchen best". "ok, then i'll have those". "god, no, those are fran's!"
that was the time lena told me she was done with crocheting.=)
my mom and sister came over for my birthday and we had a nice time hanging out in the kitchen. my sister brought a homemade dinner and my mom brought a pretty bouquet.
kati couldn't keep her face out of it so we had to keep it in the bathroom with the door shut. i've heard horror stories of cats getting sick from eating flowers and didn't want to take any chances.
kati got a new present recently. i wanted to try sunburst granny squares and made her a little cat mat. the cat mat is on top of a thermal mat that's on top of biggles' old mat on top of a crocheted blanket. she's like the princess and the pea.=)
our seeds are doing well, for the most part. after realizing the basement was too cold for some of them, john set up another shop light upstairs. broccoli, cabbage, collards and lettuce are growing downstairs and eggplant and pansies upstairs. i'll post pictures soon.
here's a collage of some yummy things i've been eating:
lena made it a mission to make dish cloth sets for everyone (friends, family, friends' families...) john's mom said lena was all frazzled getting them finished and making sure the colors matched our kitchens. when i visited next, i couldn't believe she had piles of sets all over. she must have worked non-stop! (here i thought i was giving her something relaxing to do.=)
lena said something like "kelli my doll, you get the first pick." i didn't mind and said "whatever ones you want me to have, gram." "oh no kelli, you pick!" "ok, i'll take these." "oh no, not these, these are for rita. they'll match rita's kitchen best". "ok, then i'll have those". "god, no, those are fran's!"
that was the time lena told me she was done with crocheting.=)
my mom and sister came over for my birthday and we had a nice time hanging out in the kitchen. my sister brought a homemade dinner and my mom brought a pretty bouquet.
kati couldn't keep her face out of it so we had to keep it in the bathroom with the door shut. i've heard horror stories of cats getting sick from eating flowers and didn't want to take any chances.
kati got a new present recently. i wanted to try sunburst granny squares and made her a little cat mat. the cat mat is on top of a thermal mat that's on top of biggles' old mat on top of a crocheted blanket. she's like the princess and the pea.=)
our seeds are doing well, for the most part. after realizing the basement was too cold for some of them, john set up another shop light upstairs. broccoli, cabbage, collards and lettuce are growing downstairs and eggplant and pansies upstairs. i'll post pictures soon.
here's a collage of some yummy things i've been eating:
1 // a mix of cooked and raw vegetables with sicilian olives
2 // a crunchy curried cabbage salad with mint
3 // greens with mushrooms and heart-shaped cucumber slices
4 // raw zucchini pasta with roasted eggplant, red pepper and brussel sprouts
tomorrow i plan to make a sprouted cereal and some snack bars. if all goes well, i'll share some pictures and recipes. enjoy the rest of your weekend!=)
xoxoxo
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