Thursday, March 21, 2013

Gluten Free Pork Tenderloin

I excited to share these yummy pork tenderloins.  They are definately forbidden when you are on a  diet unless of course you follow this high fiber recipe.  I began with pork tenderloin cutlets, and squeezed fresh pinapple juice over them to tenderize.  The pinapple could not be tasted in the finished product.
 
Then I set up a breading station in this order... a bowl of oat flour, a bowl of egg wash, and bowl for the crispy coating of pecan meal, teff flour and flax meal.  To all of these I added adobo and Obay seasonings.
 
After coating each, I fried them in very little olive oil, this was just to set the crust and to prebrown. 
 
Finally I baked them on a cookie sheet in the oven at 350 degrees for 30 min.
they came out thick, crispy and butter tender, everyone in the house loved them.
I served them with creamed cauliflower,  I make it by steaming cauliflower till soft, then drain and put back in pan, I add two tablespoons of millet flour, a tble of butter, salt n pepper, and a drizzle of almond milk - I heat this to a boil and turn off then add parmesan cheese, garlic and basil and stir in  - it is heavenly
 
 
 
 

Friday, March 15, 2013

Surviving After Breast Cancer treatments

I have just come out of a year full of Breast cancer treatments.  I had chemo, 3 surgeries, and radiation, and now the 5 yrs of Tamoxifen.  Well, I think I will survive the breast cancer, but the havok it reeked on my body is insane.  I now have chronic inflammation which the numbers are so high that they are over the test limit.  This inflammation causes severe muscle spasms. I know have full blown Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia. 

To complicate it all, I gained 45lbs, and am sensitive to medication and nearly always have a reaction of some sort.  Some severe.  I am now going on 12 weeks of hives after a reaction to methotrexate which also gave me a lung infection.  So I am going el nature el .  ... I am weaning myself off the prednisone and only going to take the tamoxifen to keep the cancer away.

To do this - CUre MYSELF -  I am going for the food cure - based on what I eat.  I will be posting new recipes I find.  I will be following the DASH diet, Goddess diet, and Dr. Oz lets see what happens in 4 - 6 wks from now.  If I cant make any headway I will go back to prescription drugs (hope not)

Monday, March 4, 2013

Crochet Motifs - Usin it up

Going to use up my Yarn ( I have a tote full) .  I thought I would begin by making large
12" motifs. I will make a white one and a colored one of each motif  so I will be working on two blankets at the same time. Below is what I hope to acomplish.  It is 5 squares across and down.  I will share my motifs as I use them

12" squares afghan      

Monday, February 25, 2013

Morning Dew freestyle bracelt


Alas, here is the second in the series of bracelets.  Clear blue crystals with tan, gold and coffee creates a soft vintage feel with the added pearls.  I will be setting up at a craft show in 10 days and hope to sell these for $30 each. I will post how it goes.

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Meadow Lace Freestyle peyote bracelet

This is one of my new crafts ...... Freestyle peyote seed bead Bracelet.   Meadow Lace is made of earthy greens, creams, bronze and gold and pearls.   I am making a series will be posting on Etsy for sale. After I post a few more .. I will add a tutorial.  The bracelets are like creating a new puzzle.  no two could ever be the same...
 
 

A new refrigerator post:

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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Waterbed sheets - theres got to be an easier way!

Super single waterbeds measure 48" x 84" .  I am going to try to make my own sheets.  So the width of the fabric would have to be 54" and I will need 2.33 yards for the length.  So I will purchase 2.5 yards of fabric.  If it is 54" wide like flannel than I will have 3" extra on each side for tucking under. If I purchase a 60" wide fabric than I should trim off 6".  This extra can be used to make the corner pockets for the waterbed to tuck into.  It will not need elastic like regular sheets, just a nice deep triangular pocket.

The single waterbed is 9 inches wider than a regular twin and/or 7 inches less than a double bed.  Regular sheets still won't work cause no matter the width - waterbeds are 9 inches longer than regular beds. 
 
Here are some measurements I got off of EHow.

Bedsheets

  • Super single sheet sets come with one flat sheet, one fitted sheet and one standard pillow case. The flat sheet and the fitted sheets are sewn together at the bottom to prevent the sheets from coming off the bed. Flat sheets measure 55 inches wide by 96 inches long. Fitted sheets measure 48 inches wide by 84 inches long for a smooth fit. The standard pillowcase measures 20 by 32 inches.

Pocket Types

  • Waterbed sheets have different-size pockets to accommodate different mattress heights. Generally, super single waterbed  are 16 inches tall, and sheet sets with 16-inch-deep pockets fit underneath the mattress. However, depending on the manufacturer of the mattress and how much water you have in it, you may need a sheet set with 22-inch-deep pockets for the sheet to fit under the mattress securely enough to hold the sheets in place.
Waterbed Pole Pocket Sheets

King Waterbed Measures:72 x 84 or 6 feet x 7 feet
Queen Waterbed Measures60 x 84 or 5 feet x 7 feet
Super Single Waterbed Measures48 x 84 or 4 feet x 7 feet


Read more: Measurements of Super Size Waterbed Sheets | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/info_11414915_measurements-super-size-waterbed-sheets.html#ixzz2Kti1EHmT

Well here is another thought that would be a heck of alot easier why not buy 3 yards  of material and just turn under 9 inches on each end to make one pocket the whole width of the bed. Why wouldn't that work .