Crockpot Roasted Tomato Soup

There are many health benefits from tomatoes, and I cannot mention enough for my readers to consume tomatoes daily, especially, cooked tomatoes. Go to this website http://www.whfoods.com to learn more about healthy eating tomatoes. I created this tomato soup using a crackpot to make cooking healthy food much easier. I also use some vegetables such as carrot, daikon and even corn to this soup to make it completely vegan and gluten free...

Ingredients:

2 lbs. tomatoes cut into wedges

1/2 onion, cut into big slices

3 garlic cloves, shelled

2 tbs olive oil

1 tsp salt

Others;

1 cup water

1 carrot, sliced

1 piece of daikon, cubed

1 celery stalk, sliced

1/2 cup corn

2 bay leaves

1 tsp herb Devonne

Directions;

Place tomatoes, garlic, and onion on a baking sheet; Drizzle with oil and salt. Bake in preheated oven set for 350° for 20 minutes.

In a crockpot, place roasted tomato mixture with the rest of ingredients and cook for 4 hours.

Use handheld blender to blend the soup to smooth. Season the soup before serving. Sugar can be added to subdue some acid from tomato.

The sound of silence

The sound of silence 

Hello darkness, my old friend,
I've come to talk with you again,
Because a vision softly creeping,
Left its seeds while I was sleeping,
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence.
In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone,
'Neath the halo of a street lamp,
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence.

And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more.
People talking without speaking,
People hearing without listening,
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dare
Disturb the sound of silence.

"Fools" said I, "You do not know
Silence like a cancer grows.
Hear my words that I might teach you,
Take my arms that I might reach to you."
But my words like silent raindrops fell,
And echoed
In the wells of silence

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made.
And the sign flashed out its warning,
in the words that it was forming.
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets

are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls."
And whisper'd in the sounds of silence.

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EATING FRUIT - This opened my eyes.

Dr Stephen Mak treats terminal ill cancer patients by "un-orthodox" way and many patients recovered. Before he used solar energy to clear the illnesses of his patients. He believes on natural healing in the body against illnesses. See his article below.

Thanks for the email on fruits and juices. It is one of the strategies to heal cancer. As of late, my success rate in curing cancer is about 80%. Cancer patients shouldn't die. The cure for cancer is already found. It is whether you believe it or not. I am sorry for the hundreds of cancer patients who die under the conventional treatments.

Thanks and God bless.
- Dr Stephen Mak

EATING FRUIT... 

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

What is the correct way of eating fruits?

IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS! * FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.
If you eat fruit like that, it will play a major role to detoxify 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 and then a slice of fruit. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it is 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....

*So please eat your fruits on an empty stomach or before your meals! You have heard people complaining — every time I eat watermelon I burp, when I eat durian my stomach bloats up, when I eat a banana I feel like running to the toilet, etc — actually all this will not arise if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach. The fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas and hence you will bloat!

*Greying hair, balding, nervous outburst and dark circles under the eyesall these will NOT happen if you take fruits on an empty stomach.

*There is no such thing as some fruits, like orange and lemon are acidic, because all fruits become alkaline in our body, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did research on this matter. If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits, 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 from the cans. Don't even drink juice that has been heated up. Don't eat cooked fruits because you don't get the nutrients at all. You only get to taste. Cooking destroys all the vitamins. 

*But 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. Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look! 

*KIWI: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E & fiber. Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange. 

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

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

*ORANGE : Sweetest medicine. Taking 2-4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens 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. They are also a key source of lycopene — the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are vitamin C & 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; this is good for your eyes.

*Drinking Cold water after a meal = Cancer! Can u believe this?? For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the 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': (THIS IS NOT A JOKE!) 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 line. 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 are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know the better chance we could survive. 

From internet healthy.com

Chicken-Eggplant Soup

This recipe is from the North of Vietnam and is popular as the Hu tieu from the South of Vietnam. My mom made this recipe all the time when I am growing up. In her kitchen, "me" is the fermented rice is one of the ingredients to create authentic "Ca Bung". However, living in America the fermented rice is not what I like to consume. I do not want to create the authentic Ca bung the way my mother did, because I like to use chicken breasts instead of pork ribs or bacon. I like to stick with my healthy diet so this recipe is made me so proud and happy to share it in my blog. The herb perilla is a very important to have in this dish and cannot be replaced with other herbs. I visited my sister in California last week and took some perilla home from her garden. This childhood dish is alive with some of new modifications.

Ingredients:
1 medium Eggplant, cubed
1 chicken breast, cubed
2 cups chicken broth
2 shallots, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup tamarind juice or lemon juice
1 tsp turmeric
3 tomatoes, cut into wedges
1 cup chopped perilla

 

Fish sauce, salt, pepper
2 tbs oil
Garnish with sliced green onions
Serve with rice noodles, rice

Directions:
Heat oil in a medium pot. Add shallots and garlic. Stir to cook until fragrant.

Add chicken and brown the chicken for 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and turmeric.

Cook tomatoes for 2 minutes and then add eggplant.

Add broth and season the soup with fish sauce, salt, sugar, and black pepper.
Bring to boil and simmer for 15 minutes or until chicken and eggplant are tender,
Add perilla herbs and green onions.

If served with noodles, place noodles on the bottom of the bowl and top with ca bung.

If served with rice, have a bowl of rice on the side with ca bung.

 

Adjust the sourness to your taste. Enjoy!!

Easy Crockpot Vegetarian Mixed Baked Beans

For vegans, beans are the fantastic source of protein and fiber and they should use a variety of beans, such as black, white, pinto, and red beans. I love baked beans, but the bacon fat and sweetness from brown sugar are not what healthy eating is all about. For that, I like to create my own healthy baked beans and hope this recipe will encourage healthy bean lovers try to make it for themselves. Especially this is the mixed beans; I think it is much easier to consume with all the healthy beans in this one recipe.

Ingredients:
1 cup mixed beans soaked for 10 hours*

2 cups water
2 tbs coconut oil
1/2 white onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbs blackstrap molasses
2 tbs honey
1 tbs brown sugar
2 tbs tomato paste
1/4 cup ketchup
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

 

 

Use the coconut oil to coat the inner crockpot. Add all the ingredients into the crockpot. Cover and cook slowly overnight or for  10 hours.

 

 Adjust the seasoning before serving.
* To make the mixed beans:
Mix equal amounts of beans, such as black, red, white, pinto, kidney, and black eye peas. I believe all these beans can be cooked at the same amount of time.

Tuna Stew with Tomato Sauce

Tuna or mackerel is a very special fish because its meat is high in nutrients, but the fat content is low, and that is one of the reasons that the housewife is very fond of it. Mackerel can be prepared into a variety of delicious dishes, such as stew, deep-fried, baked, and steamed. One of my favorite dishes is tomato sauce. Tuna comes in different sizes, and it depends on where it came from. Despite the appearance of the tuna, this recipe never fails, and it is easy for family meals. I like to prepare this dish during summer with plenty of fresh tomatoes, which are quite inexpensive in the markets or to me from my garden.

Ingredients:
1 to 2 lbs. tuna, cut into pieces
1 lb. tomato cut into wedges
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 shallots, chopped
2 fresh chopped chilies
1 cup chopped onions
1/4 cup peanut oil
Sauce seasoning ingredients:
1/2 cup water or chicken broth
1 tbs fish sauce
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt, black pepper

Serve with black or white rice

Directions:
Wash tuna pieces in salted water and pat dry.
In a deep saucepan, heat oil and deep-fry tuna until golden brown. Remove onto plate.
In the same pan, stir in onions and garlic. Stir and cook for 2 minutes or until fragrant. Add chopped tomatoes.
Add broth or water to cook tomatoes further or until almost tender. Return tuna to the sauce and add seasoning. Adjust the seasoning while tuna is cooking in the tomato sauce.
Turn the fish twice.
Add chopped green onions when the sauce has thickened. Serve.

Spicy Chicken Stew

In the Vietnamese Cuisine, stew is a regular meal that is served in every house. It normally comes with big cutting meat. In some cases, pig legs are the prefer choice; it is called "thit heo hon". I like the spicy ingredients in this dish because all of them are very healthy choices to consume daily, such as ginger, garlic, turmeric, and lemongrass. I like to adapt this recipe to my easy healthy eating habit by using chicken instead of pig legs. It turns out very well and is much healthier. Here it is!

Ingredients:
3 skinless chicken legs and thighs
1 cup cooked peanuts
1/2 cup chicken broth or water
Spicy marinade ingredients:
1 tbs chopped lemongrass
1 tsp fresh chopped ginger
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 tsp turmeric
1 tsp curry powder
1/4 tsp five spice
1 tbs oil
1 tbs cooking wine
1 tbs fish sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 tbs honey

Garnish with chopped cilantro and green onions

Directions;
Remove the cooked peanuts skin and set a side.
Cut the chicken into big chunks (about 1 and 1/2 inch pieces to 2 inches).

In a mixing bowl combine the spice ingredients. Add chicken and mix well. Marinate for a few hours.
Heat 1 tbs peanut oil in a large pan. Add the chicken with the marinade and brown them for a few minutes or until you can smell the fragrance from all the spices.
Add chicken broth and bring to boil. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Add cooked peanuts and continue to simmer until the meats are tender. Adjust the seasoning with more sugar or salt.
Sprinkle with chopped cilantro and onions. Serve with cooked rice.