Savory Chicken Tray- or Cast Iron Pan-Bake

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Cat

Feb 23, 2022; photo, right, from Wikipedia

Chickens

I’ve adapted this recipe from one in our local newspaper, the Daily Interlake, in Kalispell MT, Feb 23, 2022 edition. The writer did not provide the source of the recipe.

The original recipe bakes chicken breasts or thighs (bone-in, skin-on) on a tray, flavored with fennel and coriander (in addition to salt and pepper); then a light sauce is made using the drippings, juice from a lemon, and olive oil, then garnished with fresh tarragon. Just reading the recipe made my mouth water.

However, I would prefer to use my 12-inch cast iron skillet rather than a tray (rimmed baking sheet), and I definitely would not use an aluminum baking sheet.  Conclusion after 2/25/22 testing: YES! using my cast iron skillet worked great, and was easier and safer to heat the drippings on the stove-top than using a tray.

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Notes from “Cleanse Your Liver Now” ebook by Dr. Jockers

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Cat

By Cat, 2021

I’ve moved this from my original Notes About the Liver and Liver Cleanse article Liver (About): Notes. The main focus of the ebook is about non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and how to treat it to improve liver health.

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Notes on Alzheimer’s, dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases: Nutrition: Specific Foods, Herbs, Spices

Posted on November 20, 2021 by Cat

By Cat, 2021

The bulk of the information on this page is from Lee Euler of Awakening From Alzheimer’s, via email. If the item doesn’t list a different source, it is from Lee.

My original post, “Nutrition: Foods and Supplements,” was getting too long, so I’ve broken it down into separate posts. This one is about “Specific Foods, including Herbs and Spices.”  See the “reorganized” links, below.

Also, check out a 72 minute video: “Alzheimer’s Reversal is Real,” with Dr. Bredensen: youtube.com/watch?v=r1dXGLyu1gM&t=13s or drperlmutter.com/alzheimers-reversal-is-real/.

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Stir-Fry Beef and Vegetables

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Cat

By Cat, 10/27/21; image right from Wikimedia

US Beef Cuts

I have about ¾ lb of stir-fry beef sirloin in my freezer (purchased in 2018) that I need to use up, so I decided to try this recipe from food.com (1). But I’ve made some minor changes  for my own preferences. 

This is best served on rice. My preference is wild rice because white and brown rice are likely contaminated with arsenic – even Organic. My favorite way to prepare wild rice the recipe in the See also section, below.

See also: 1. Beef, Venison, Buffalo and Yak Menu; 2. Wild Rice: Steamed, Long-Cooked Method (second recipe on linked page) Continue reading →

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mTOR: My Notes from “The CEO of Aging” video

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Cat

Oct 12, 2021

Last night I watched an 82 minute video about The CEO of Aging, with Dr Ron Rosedale. I’ve known about the mTOR pathway for a few years (from Dr. Mercola’s articles), but I’ve never really understood what it is all about. So I was excited to see this video, tho I was a bit disappointed at the high speed of the conversation between Dr Ron and Stefan Apostolov (host,) which made it hard to keep up while taking notes.

mTOR stands for “mammalian Target of Rapamycin;” it is a protein that controls cell growth and metabolism in response to nutrients, growth factors, cellular energy, and stress. The mTOR gene provides the instructions to make the mTOR protein.

“The mTOR pathway is a central regulator of mammalian metabolism and physiology.”

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Top 26 Herbal Supplements You’re Not Taking

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Cat

This list is from an ebook by Jason Prall (awakenedcollective.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Top-26-Herbs-ebook_9-23-21.pdf). See his eBook (pdf) for the benefits of each herb; for some, I’ve added benefits of interest to me, in parenthesis. I may add more information about each, as I learn more.

I’ve saved my copy: HEALTH-NUTRITION / 2 PODCASTS-ARTICLES / eBooks > Herbs-Top26-ebook_092321.pdf

  1. Triphala [I’ve been taking this for years]
  2. Neem
  3. Cascara Sagrada [I’ve taken this on/off over the years]
  4. Cats Claw
  5. Pacific Yew
  6. Hyssop
  7. Noni
  8. Soursop/Granviola
  9. Nettle
  10. Guduchi
  11. Guggul
  12. Gotu Kola (for memory and more)
  13. Ashwagandha (Adaptogen) [I take this for anxiety issues]
  14. Manjistha
  15. Kutki
  16. Shatavari (for liver and more)
  17. Tulsi [Adaptogen; I drink Tulsi tea off and on]
  18. Ajwain
  19. Cardamom [my fav spice]
  20. Fenugreek seed [balance blood sugar and more; I’ve added it to my daily smoothie, on and off over the years]
  21. Cumin [another spice I use frequently]
  22. Coriander seed [another spice I use frequently]
  23. Fennel seed [another spice I use frequently]
  24. He Shou Wu
  25. Rehmannia root
  26. Valerian root (for anxiety)

Here are some other supplements that many do not take:

  1. Vitamin D (the sunshine vitamin) from ChrisBeatCancer (chrisbeatcancer.com/vitamin-d-the-1-anti-cancer-vitamin/). I have an allergy to the sun’s rays, so I get my vitamin D from supplemental Vitamin D3, and from Blue Ice’s Fermented Cod Liver Oil, which is rich in both vitamins A and D.
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Notes about the Liver and Liver Cleanse

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Cat

By Cat, beginning Feb 2018; moved from Notes: J-P on 9/27/21

Your liver’s biggest job is to keep your blood clean; it also plays a role in helping your body store, metabolize and digest nutrients; produces bile; plays an important role in regulating and balancing hormones; and converts excess blood sugar into storage fat (this has good and bad consequences). See Natural Liver Cleansing Diet site’s article on Where is your Liver, and What is the Function of the Liver for many other important functions.

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Barbecue Sauce with Bourbon and Moroccan Spices

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Cat

By Cat, July 2021

I found this amazing recipe in our local Daily Inter Lake newspaper (7/7/21) and decided I just had to give it a try – with a few changes.

See also: 1. Accompaniments: Sauces & Gravies Menu; 2. Homemade, Fermented Catsup/Ketchup 

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Buttermilk Biscuits

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Cat

By Catherine Haug, July 2021 (image, right, from Wikimedia Commons)

Biscuits, with Cutter

I found a couple interesting recipes for biscuits made with buttermilk in our local Daily Inter Lake newspaper (originally from the St. Louis Post Dispatch (1)). Two of those recipes (Angel Biscuits and Buttermilk Biscuits) use buttermilk instead of the heavy cream used in the other two recipes). All four recipes use all-purpose (white) flour.

However, I prefer to use sprouted whole grain flour (that I purchase from Granite Mill Farms in Trout Creek, Montana (2)), because sprouting partially breaks down the gluten, making the flour safely edible by those with gluten sensitivity. And also because sprouted grain flour is more healthful in general than white or whole grain flour. (See Flours & Starches: Sprouted Grain & Sprouted Grain Flour (About) for more about this). Thus, I have altered these recipes to use sprouted grain flour and to minimize the amount of sugar. You can use sprouted wheat pastry flour or sprouted spelt flour (which is slightly sweeter than wheat).

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Coronavirus: Notes on Vaccines for COVID-19

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Cat

By Cat, March 2020 and ongoing

As of June 20, 2021, this article has been moved from its original home: Coronavirus: SARS-CoV2 Virus and COVID-19 Disease.

As of this writing, there are three vaccines available for COVID-19: Pfizer and Moderna are mana vaccines; Johnson & Johnson is a traditional vaccine. I believe there is a fourth one that will soon be available.

I get many of my quotes from Mercola and Green Med Info articles. Many people think these articles are fraudulent because they attack the vaccine. However, Mercola and GMI research and use info from validated scientific articles that are cited at the end of each of their articles.  For this reason, as a scientist myself,* I trust what they write.

As I learn more about the vaccines for this disease, I will add notes and references here.

‘* I have BAs in Biology and Chemistry, and 4 years of post-graduate work in Bio-Chemistry.

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