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Olive Beet & Nut Tapenade

I'm in love with Olive Tapenade, so decided to make my own. Once again no recipe because anything goes!!

Olives, Almonds, Walnuts, Beets are the ingredients.

Rough Olive Beet & Nut Tapenade Recipe:


2 or 3 Tbsp Olives (Black & Green) pitted
1 Tbsp Raw Almonds
1 Tbsp Raw Walnuts
1 Tbsp Cooked Beet
2 small cloves Garlic
1 fresh Tabasco pepper
1 tsp soaked Fava Beans
1 tsp soaked Chickpeas
2 Tbsp Turmeric Infused Olive Oil & Kalunji Oil
1 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar

Thanks to The Bullet, I blended them all to make a paste consistency.

Please note:  Avoid adding - the deadly white - Salt.  The olives are usually soaked or preserved in salt water, so they provide the dish with enough salt.

Cough be Gone!

My need for heat has come again. I've just spent a wonderful month with my twin niece and nephew, along with my brother and sister in law. Now the fun is over, and back to work. Unfortunately, in this cold weather we all came down with a cough. So I decided to remedy all with a little bit of Apple cider vinegar and cayenne pepper. The worst thing about a cough is how it lingers, especially when you're trying to sleep. Throat tickles, and once you cough once, you just can't stop.

This remedy I find, beats halls, or any cough drop remedy. And the good part is, you're doing your body good, without taking in any strong synthetic formula. Even better, it helps build your immunity, gets your blood flowing and stabilizes your pH. Not only can this be a remedy for coughs, but it could be a weight loss solution.

This recipe calls for:

½ cup Apple Cider Vinegar
½ cup Water
1 tsp Cayenne Pepper
4 tsp Natural Honey

HOW TO:
Take one tablespoon on the onset of a cough attack. Moreover, take one spoon before bedtime.

I used to take 2 tablespoons at one time to speed the healing process. If you can tolerate the two spoons, you can by all means do that as well. Don't feel the need to restrict your intake of this in just the times I mentioned. You can take a spoon before or after meals - This can aid in digestion.

This Mix (minus the honey) is a great remedy for acid reflux or stomach ulcers as well. Both Apple cider vinegar and cayenne are helpful in the process.

Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple Cider Vinegar


It's probably the last thing one might think of regarding a healthy diet; but apple cider vinegar goes a long way in helping us to sustain our bodies. It's a great aid for weight loss, it improves heart health, eliminate heartburn or acid reflux and, even helps your liver.




Digestion, Weight-loss & ACV:

• Apple cider vinegar helps control cravings by reducing ghrelin (the 'hunger' hormone that's produced due to an empty stomach). 
• Keeps you feeling full for longer. By having the ability to delay the gastric emptying time, ACV allows you not to get hungry as quickly.  
• ACV can also improve nutrient absorption - helps specific digestive enzymes and beneficial bacteria.
• Helps in breaking down fat.
• Fixes your pH balance.

Cardiovascular 'Heart' Health:

• Helps in reducing the hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis)
• Also helps in reducing high cholesterol and hypertension, without any side effects.
• It has also been reported that a daily dose of apple cider vinegar in water has high blood pressure under control in two weeks! 

Gatorade be Gone.. Electrolyte Boost

•  Apple Cider vinegar has the same effects as all those thirst quenching drinks. Its full of electrolytes.  

Sore Throat? :

• Gargle with two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar and a quarter cup (pre-boiled) lukewarm water. It kills what you don't want. Try it and notice the difference.

 Diabetic? Perhaps Apple Cider Vinegar can help:

• Helps in lowering body's need for insulin. By slowing the release of sugar from your food into the bloodstream, ACV can aid in controlling & stabilizing blood glucose levels, in turn affecting insulin production and taking stress off your pancreas. 
• When your blood sugar is balanced, you are less likely to crave carbohydrates.

Protect thy Liver... you need it!!

• The acetic acid present in apple cider vinegar may have the ability to protect our liver cells.

Nausea, Heartburn, Indigestion, Upset Stomach..... oooh

• Apple Cider Vinegar is almost always an immediate relief for all the above. The upside to ACV (as compared to the tums and pink fluids) is that it helps treat and potentially cure long term. While most heartburn relief medications are a cover up that mask the problem, this vinegar also improves nutrient absorption. helps specific digestive enzymes and beneficial bacteria (pro-biotic).

External Use - Cleanse your body:

• Use apple cider vinegar for acne, or even to cleanse your face.
• Soak in a tub of water and some apple cider vinegar to balance your body's pH.
• Can help in reducing dandruff

Be Clean & Green - Household Cleaner:

• With it's anti-viral properties both inside and outside the body - ACV has also proved itself worthy on counter tops too. Replace chemical cleaners (that can be fatal to our hormones) for apple cider vinegar and water to kill bacteria and viruses that can linger on surfaces. Sometimes it may shock you, but these natural product cleaners can sometimes outdo the chemical cleaners. Give it a try!

Although I usually like to write short and sweet, it's a shame not to include all the other known benefits of apple cider vinegar. So here what else it can benefit you with:  cures for allergies (including pet, food and environmental), sinus infections, acne, high cholesterol, flu, chronic fatigue, candida, acid reflux, sore throats, contact dermatitis, arthritis, enhances appearance of complexion, eczema, and gout.

 HOW TO:

Salad Dressings, Marinades, Sauces, Dips, Juice, or take it as a shot of alcohol (with water).

DRINKS

Recipe 1: My top recipe is a couple tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in a cup of water
Recipe 2: Variation of recipe one is to do my D'tox drink: full lemon squeezed in cup of water with 2tbsp acv.
                   (you could add honey to taste, but it's better without - opt for natural sweeteners like stevia )
Recipe 3: ACV Cocktail - 1 tbsp  apple cider vinegar + 1 cup Sparkling water + ½tsp maple syrup

SALAD DRESSINGS

Recipe 1:  Mustard-Shallot Vinaigrette

1 tbsp minced shallot
1 teaspoon dry mustard
¼ teaspoon dry granulated garlic
¼ cup raw unfiltered apple cider vinegar
¾ cup extra virgin olive oil (more or less depending on how thick you make the vinaigrette)
sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste 

Recipe 2:  Pizzeria Style Vinaigrette
¼ cup raw unfiltered apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
½ teaspoon dry granulated garlic
½ teaspoon dry mustard
¾ cup extra virgin olive oil – more or less as you like it
sea salt & freshly ground pepper to taste

Recipe 3: Sun Dried Tomato dressing
11/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 lemon - juice
1/4 tsp sea salt
1 tsp honey
1 tsp mustard (powder or liquid)
2 tbsp mixed fresh or dried herbs (choose from basil, rosemary, dill, chives, dried onion bits, thyme, sage, parsley)
2 - 3 cloves fresh garlic chopped
5-6 drops of hot red pepper sauce (or to taste)
2 tbsp. sun dried tomatoes.
Optional:  add 2 tbsp. capers

 

Don't take Apple Cider Vinegar on it's own, the acid can be too harsh on the throat. Mixing & diluting it with a little bit of water is all you need.

Remember Apple Cider Vinegar has a strong taste, if you're not used to it yet, you could always start with a lower dosage, and work your way up.  If you can't go without adding some type of sweetener then opt for something natural. Please avoid the artificial sweeteners at all costs and if possible least for the white sugar last.

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