Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Solar No Knead Sour Dough Bread


Solar No Knead Sour Dough Bread

This recipe was developed from a sour dough recipe designed for home ovens. It now creates a beautiful delicious sour dough bread in you Solar Oven.






1 cup of whole wheat flour
2.5 cups of all purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons of salt
1 ½ table spoons of raw sugar
¼ cup of whole wheat sour dough starter
¼ cup of white flour sour dough starter.
1 ¼ cup of filtered water.

Place all your dry ingredients into a mixing bowl, stir together.
Stir the sour dough starters into the water and then mix the water into the dry ingredients.
Place the mixing bowl into a plastic bag and close tightly. Place in a warm area to proof for 6 hours.
Once the dough has proofed place the dough on to a floured surface and flour your hands as dough should be very wet and sticky. Gently with your fingers spread the dough out into a circle about ¾ of an inch thick. Fold it over in thirds. Then fold it again in half. Let sit under a towel for about 15 minutes. Mean while spray oil into a mixing bowl and cover with wheat bran. Dump out the excess bran. This will prevent the dough from sticking to the bowl during the final proofing. Once the dough has sat for the 15 minutes flour your hands and gently shape into a ball and place into the bowl. Once again cover with a plastic bag and let proof for one hour. This is a good time to start warming your solar oven. Once the hour is up gently turn the mixing bowl over and guide the dough into a round oiled bread pan. Bake for one and a half hours. The breads core temp should reach 200 degrees. Let cool for a couple of hours and you have fresh sour dough bread.

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Dennis's Vegan Pumpkin Muffins

3 ¼ cups of whole wheat flour

3 teaspoons of salt

8 teaspoons of baking powder

½ cup of dairy free chocolate chips

1 cup of chopped pecans

30 ounce can of pumpkin pie mix

½ cup of molasses

¾ cup of water

Place dry ingredients into a large bowl and mix, then add all the moist ingredients and mix together.

Bake at 350 to 375 for 30 minutes in a oiled muffin tin. Makes a dozen large muffins.

Great breakfast treat.

Here is a Solar Oven version of this recipe for those who like to cook with the sun.




Sunday, March 6, 2011

Please Boycott these Corporations

There is a devastating destruction of our natural environment by greedy corporations who's only goal is to gain profits off of food products that are harming all of humanity and the other species we share this planet with. I ask that we all vote with our forks and refuse to eat or purchase any products produced by these corporations and their use of factory farms. (CAFO) If you are in question as to what damage these farms produce then I suggest you watch this documentary.

A River of Waste

Our greatest power to stop these corporations is in our ability to boycott their products. Also contact them and let them know why they will no longer be selling or profiting off you and your friends.


Major Corporations to Boycott

Monsanto
Tyson Foods
Kraft Foods
Smithfield
Hormel Foods
Pilgrims Pride
Con Agra Foods
Matutum
and many others. I suggest boycotting any product that uses animal foods in their ingredients.

Friday, October 1, 2010

What Al Gore Forgot to Tell You

The Truth About Meat

We all know Global Warming is upon us and that it is human caused. We also know we are feeling its' effects all around the globe and that it is threatening humanity, plant biodiversity and the other creatures we share this planet with. So what can each of us do to help stop this disaster in the making. Well understanding the largest causes and then changing your life accordingly is a good place to start.

Please watch this Dutch made documentary to get a new perspective on the global warming problem that we can all work to change.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

How to Eat Fruit

This is informative!

We all think eating fruit means just buying fruit, cutting it up and popping it into our mouths. It's not that easy. It's important to know how and when to eat fruit.

What's the correct way to eat fruit?

IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUIT AFTER A MEAL! FRUIT SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.

Eating fruit like that plays a major role in detoxifying your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.

FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD.
Let's say you eat two slices of bread, then a slice of fruit. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it's prevented from doing so.

In the meantime, the whole meal rots and ferments, and turns to acid. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach, and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil.

Eat your fruit on an empty stomach, or before your meal! You've heard people complain: Every time I eat watermelon I burp, when I eat durian my stomach bloats, when I eat a banana I feel like running to the toilet, etc. This will not happen if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach. Fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas. Hence, you bloat!


There's no such thing as some fruits, like orange and lemon are acidic, because all fruit becomes alkaline in our body, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did research on this matter. If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruit, you have the Secret of Beauty, Longevity, Health, Energy, Happiness and normal weight.
When you need to drink fruit juice drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT the concentrated juice from the cans. Don't drink juice that has been heated. Don't eat cooked fruit; you don't get the nutrients at all. You get only the taste. Cooking destroys all of the vitamins.

Eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice. If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it. You can go on a 3-day fruit-fast to cleanse your body. Eat fruit and drink fruit juice for just 3 days, and you will be surprised when your friends say how radiant you look!

KIWI: Tiny but mighty, and a good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E and fibre. Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange!

AN APPLE a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it has antioxidants and flavonoids which enhances the activity of vitamin C, thereby helping to lower the risk of colon cancer, heart attack and stroke.

STRAWBERRY: Protective Fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits and protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals.

EATING 2 - 4 ORANGES a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent and dissolve kidney stones, and reduce the risk of colon cancer.

WATERMELON: Coolest thirst quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system. Also a key source of lycopene, the cancer-fighting oxidant. Also found in watermelon: Vitamin C and Potassium.

GUAVA & PAPAYA: Top awards for vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene, good for your eyes.

Drinking Cold water after a meal = Cancer!
Can you believe this? For those who like to drink cold water, this applies to you. It's nice to have a cold drink after a meal, however, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you've just consumed, which slows digestion. Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

A serious note about heart attacks.
HEART ATTACK PROCEDURE
Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw. You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. Sixty percent of people who have a heart attack while they're asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Be careful, and be aware. The more we know, the better our chance to survive.

Information attained from Dr. Oz