Any great and easy recipes for healthy dishes?
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April 7th, 2009
It’s hard enough to eat healthily (!) and it’s even harder to find easy, delicious recipes for the more exotic (but very healthy) veggies. I found one here, and though there have been questions like this before, perhaps this will inspire you to contribute. The key is easy and healthy. Here’s a good one. link
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if the job you did is something worth being proud of
I get the comfort of a routine.
But indulging in delusions seems terribly unhealthy.
If that were a friend or family member I would be worried.
A lot of people with mental health issues have
an unhealthy attachment to their routines.
The main thing I took away from that article (which I enjoyed alot) is in the last paragraph. Putting on a happy face or sad one may dictate your mood. I have believed that for a long time, and make every effort to be as cheerful as circumstances will allow. An email I got from a friend years ago about an old lady going into an assisted living facility and saying she loved her room. The nurse told her that was impossible as she had not seen her room yet, to which the old lady replied “it doesn’t matter—I have already made up my mind that I love it.” I think the same is true of our daily lives. Wake up with the notion that you are grateful to be alive and you are happy with your life and chances are pretty damn good that you are and it is. Decide in the other direction – life sucks and you will reflect that attitude in everything you do.
As to having pride in my work? Absolutely! I love my job, I take a great deal of pride in doing it well, and the respect I earn from my colleagues is very satisfying.
@VS Totally, 100% with you with every well written word. Kudos.
@Zen Those first three answers don’t fit with the question and link that I see here. Did you change it?
@YARNLADY Was asked to mod it after several had already been written, I think.
This deosn’t make sense at all. What was the original question about?
FROM NOW ON, PLEASE INCLUDE SIMPLE YET HEALTHY AND DELICIOUS RECIPES. THANKS.
the answers to this question as asked do not make sense. Are you looking for recipes? Are you just wanting comments?
The link shown about artichokes was very interesting though. Thanks for that.
Broccoli – buy it fresh or frozen [I prefer frozen since it is cheaper!]
Steam them in a double boiler, put some butter on top of the broccoli while it is steaming, and then season to taste with garlic salt! That’s all.
Spinach – buy it fresh! Fresh takes only 5 minutes to cook. They come as little leaves…
You put butter in a pan, and cook the leaves until they wilt.
Steaming veggies is always best, as the nutrients don’t disappear into the water…
These are my two favorite veggies, and although they aren’t exotic to America, they are among the most nutritious vegetables. [Especially spinach!]
If you don’t have a double boiler, get a strainer and put it over a pot, with the veggies in the strainer.
Ingredients:
1lb fresh real job
3/4 cup self-esteem
1/8 tablespoon of butter
1 clove of garlic (crushed)
1/4 teaspoon of sugar
pinch of therapy (to taste)
fresh parsley for garnish
salt
pepper
Defrost real job in refrigerator overnight.
(Do not defrost at room temperature.
Real job may develop bacteria if defrosted at room temperature.)
Salt and pepper both sides of real job.
Heat a non-stick pan to medium high heat.
Add 1/8 tablespoon of butter and crushed garlic,
stirring occasionally for 1 minute. Add sugar.
When garlic begins to caramelize, add real job.
Cook for 4–5 minutes on both sides.
Remove real job from heat.
Lower temperature to medium heat.
Deglaze pan with 3/4 cup of self-esteem. Add therapy.
When most of the liquid has reduced, return real job to pan.
Cook for another 3–4 minutes.
Remove from heat and allow real job to sit for 1–2 minutes.
Garnish with parsley and serve Monday morning.
Note: For the health-conscious, substitute extra virgin olive oil for butter and omit sugar.
If you like artichokes, you will like this:
1 lb chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces, floured and sauteed until just brown.
Move those little chicken pieces out of the way, and deglaze the pan with 1/2 c. white wine. Throw in a drained can of quartered artichoke hearts and 1/4 c. sun dried tomatos. Stir in about 1/2 c. heavy cream or half-and-half and about 2 T. butter until melted. I like to serve this with hot noodles of any kind.
We are making spinach and mushroom enchiladas for dinner tonight. The sauteed spinach and mushrooms are wrapped in corn tortillas and served with a green tomitilla sauce. Haven’t had it yet but it sounds like it will be good.
Hmmm…just reread my answer and realized that it might be confusing
for anyone who didn’t get a chance to read the original question.
Might sound like I’m making a dig at someone.
Didn’t mean for it to come off that way.
Just trying to answer both questions at once…
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