We at FoodTalk4You, would like to wish you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy every morsel of your shared feast, whether it be with family, friends, or those needing a warm meal. Whomever you find around your table this holiday – even if it’s just a plate in front of the TV like me – may God richly bless you and yours, and hold you safe.
Sheree
Thanksgiving Time
When the night winds whistle through the trees and blow the crisp brown leaves a-crackling down, When the autumn moon is big and yellow-orange and round, When old Jack Frost is sparkling on the ground,
It’s Thanksgiving Time!
When the pantry jars are full of mince-meat and the shelves are laden with sweet spices for a cake, When the butcher man sends up a turkey nice and fat to bake, When the stores are crammed with everything ingenious cooks can make,
It’s Thanksgiving Time!
When the gales of coming winter outside your window howl, When the air is sharp and cheery so it drives away your scowl, When one’s appetite craves turkey and will have no other fowl,
What’s happening while the Thanksgiving meal is in the oven? Does your family participate in a Turkey Trot? Is everyone watching a football game? Perhaps family members are linked together only by uncomfortable silences.
Bring that party together by printing out our first-ever wordsearch puzzle! Using key terms from many of this year’s posts, we’ve made a wordsearch puzzle just for you. Share what you’ve learned about these key terms with your family and friends as an icebreaker or conversation starter about healthful living.
Let’s take a look at these terms:
Foodtalk – Our term here at foodtalk4you for the helpful exchange of information – we strive to feed the body, mind, and spirit.
Gluten-free – Choosing food that doesn’t contain the gluten which is found in wheat, barley, and rye flour. Gluten is pro-inflammatory for many people. Just leave gluten behind for 30 days to see how you feel. Chances are you will have a happier belly with smoothly functioning digestive processes, clearer thinking, and an increased sense of well-being. Learn more HERE.
Mindful – Tuning into the present moment within yourself, others, and your surroundings. It’s being aware and responsible for your choices. Learn about mindful eating HERE.
Breathe – We explored the need to breathe using our noses and not our mouths HERE as a first basic step to total body health and welfare. Patterns of breathing (box breathing and 4-7-8 breathing for example) can help us not only de-stress but aide in falling asleep. Catch some ZZZs HERE.
Zentangle – Fun, relaxing art form reminiscent of doodling that uses fewer supplies than adult coloring. Catch the fun HERE.
Crema – Recipes were shared featuring the least thick of the trifecta of sauces selected. Find your crema HERE.
Crème fraiche – The perfect blending of heavy cream and buttermilk that is perfect for stroganoff or whipped up over fresh fruit. Grab your recipe HERE.
Honeycrisp – These apples are the perfect addition to spruce up fall salads with visual appeal, crunch, and flavor. Click on the recipe HERE.
Crockpot – In the cooler seasons, crockpots are the perfect appliance for outstanding savory flavors with minimum effort. Find a yummy recipe HERE.
Plan ahead – Moving our plans from a thought or wish to reality is a frequent topic here at foodtalk4you. Success comes in taking the tiny steps every day that will nudge us toward our goals. Review this topic HERE.
Synchronicity – Stepping back from an up-close view of your circumstances to get more of a “30,000-foot view” often reveals patterns and improbable series of events that help us to appreciate the beautiful synchronicity of our lives. Good and bad experiences become part of the beautiful mosaic of our past, present, and future. Get the good vibes HERE.
Thought distortions – These kinds of thoughts threaten to not only blow circumstances out of proportion, but also undo our sense of balance and even our self-esteem. Did you cave to the temptation of a rich dessert? Your response may try to punish yourself by introducing thoughts of having failed your weight loss efforts forever. Did your new friend skip a day or two of responding to your texts? Your thought distortions may lead you – erroneously – into thinking you’ve been dumped, and you are no good at relationships. Take a breath and a moment to analyze the validity of your thoughts.
Ethylene gas – Many fruits emit this gas to facilitate the ripening process. It’s useful when you put ripening fruit in a brown paper bag so all the ethylene gas can be captured and used to speed the process. By wrapping the stem end of a bunch of bananas, the process can be slowed down. Also, one fruit’s ethylene gas can ripen a different fruit in its vicinity. Review the science HERE.
Manifesting – Takes hoping and imagining about our plans to the next level by creating a positivity within ourselves that attracts the outcomes we desire. Create your positive outcomes by reading THIS.
Limiting beliefs – These thoughts are often born of early childhood experiences that we have internalized as facts and truths about ourselves. Peeling back the layers of our limiting beliefs helps to not only understand their origin but is also the first step in releasing those beliefs for our betterment in the present time.
Potassium – A critical mineral that we need for proper body function. We shared many common body issues linked to low potassium along with a resource list of foods high in this mineral HERE.
BDNF – Brain-Derived Neurotropic Factor is a protein found in the brain that helps to ward off brain cell death and promotes the growth and development of new brain cells along with their thousands of connections to other nerve cells. Review this post HERE.
Journaling – Whether it’s jotting down three ideas, experiences, or blessings at the end of the day or writing paragraphs, journaling will help each of us gain that “30,000-foot view” of our lives. Putting feelings into words transfers the process from one brain area to another, allowing for rational thought to help us figure things out.
So, while the holiday meal’s fragrance fills the air at your house, print out our foodtalk4you puzzle, and start the conversation rolling as you discuss the terms and find them. They can be found going across, up, down, and diagonally.
Always thankful for our readers!
In health-
Deidre
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DEIDRE EDWARDS
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We talk a lot about nurturing others: Encouraging our children and grandchildren saying, “You can do this,” “I believe in you,” “You have all the skills for success,” and the like.
Are we doing this for ourselves?
Or is our inner conversation more like, “Well, that was dumb,” “I knew you’d fail trying that,” or, “You’re not smart enough/thin enough/fast enough/rich enough/young enough/old enough to succeed”?
We’ve explored self-talk before on foodtalk4you, and readers continue to print out their copies of affirmations offered on our home page. Those affirmations, which have helped me in the past, are more faith-based and perhaps – more generalized.
As I study the writings of Louise Hay and Jennifer Teske, I have come to appreciate a different sort of affirmation that speaks to my inner self – the very core of my self-worth and abilities.
Letting the words of these affirmations by Hay wash over and filter through me, I am being transformed and empowered from the inside out.
I’ve come to learn, the subconscious mind accepts things at face value – much like we did when as babies and children. We accepted the things we experienced and were told were true. Those early messages of love and acceptance – or mistrust, lack of love, and self-doubt – became our view of the world and the blueprint for self-talk throughout life.
Louise Hay takes the listener through paired statements aimed at addressing the way the subconscious mind thinks. More than, “I am good enough, just as I am,” which the subconscious may reject as a false belief from early experiences. Her tandem affirmations also include, “You are good enough just as you are,” which is aimed at leaving an acceptable truth in the subconscious.
Listening to such affirmations feeds the non-judgmental and accepting subconscious mind. There are times when the inner self needs a boost of self-worth messages.
When was the last time you believed that you are worthwhile and deserved to be happy? Or that you were loveable because you exist?
Even if we have been behaving in ways that are unlovable, reminding ourselves that deep inside we are loveable, can inspire a change in attitude and action.
What if you were to internalize the message: I experience love wherever I go/ You experience love wherever you go? Perhaps you would come to greet each day in expectancy of positive experiences and love. With such an outlook, you would find love wherever you go.
I am at peace within/ You are at peace within. Enjoy a non-puffed-up boost in self-worth and being grounded by listening to such inspired affirmations.
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Honoring Caregivers … I’ve come to call it Soul Work.
Caregivers do a lot of it. The grieving do it. Those suffering from the PTSD of having been a caregiver do it.
Guess, we all do it at most any stage of living on this beautiful blue orb.
It’s the process of figuring things out, releasing past hurt and pain, to take ahold of the present moment.
We cannot grab the life we are living today if our hands are full of stuff from the past – so, yes, we all do soul work.
This month, we recognize family caregivers who are juggling a mind-numbing amount of mental, physical, and emotional issues each day.
The last two years have been a challenge – at best – for most of us, and simply brutal for caregivers of loved ones.
Caregiving is isolating enough without the added constraints of a global pandemic. To go through those years that I did previously, but in the present time? No thanks.
So, what do we do to help the caregivers in our community?
Send them a card every so often.
Call them.
Get vaccinated and masked so you can more safely visit them and their loved one.
Offer your vaccinated and masked self as a fill-in so they can step out of the house for a bit of exercise or for an errand.
Offer to do some chores so they do not have to.
Drop off a meal so they do not have to cook.
Help them contact their local Area Agency on Aging in the United States to make sure they have the resources they need.
This month, I have lowered the price of my book, Toolkit for Caregivers, to make it even more affordable to those who are caring for loved ones. It is a great gift to a caregiver to show them support when you can’t be there.
Please reach out to a caregiver near you to offer a lifeline. Every little act and deed go a long way to keep their heads above the raging sea that threatens to drown them.
In health-
Deidre
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Welcome to the world of tangling! In this world, you will doodle your way through Cantebrands, Auras, Dexes, Dewdrops, Hollibaughs, Poufs, and my two favorites, Dingblatz and Dingsplatz creations!
Are you feeling like a wizard costume is needed? These terms I’m learning about sound like a Halloween story or something from Hogwarts.
Costumes are optional for this world of organized doodling that I recently discovered through my friend, Mary, who shared her first foray into this art form:
This method provides the soothing mental and emotional benefits obtained through creating easy artwork, by taking all those thoughts and emotions darting around our brains and replacing them with learning how to use simple steps for creating elaborate drawings.
I’ve shared my story here, and in my book, Toolkit for Caregivers, about how using adult coloring books helped ground my jumbled thoughts and emotions during the challenging years of caregiving at home.
This artform may be even easier and more portable than adult coloring because the required supplies are small and few:
Tortillons
Super fine-tipped pen
Graphite pencil
White graphite pencil
Tortillons for blending
Small squares/pieces of drawing paper
These supplies can be conveniently tucked into a simple zip bag and taken wherever you go – as opposed to my array of 100 colored markers and full-sized coloring books previously used.
Besides, how cool is it to use a “tortillon”?
After googling Zentangle, I landed on a one-stop-site that has enough information and how-to videos to last me a long time: HERE. Video #023 guided me along a restful journey to complete my first drawing:
I will tweak the kind of paper I use, perhaps – it’s no big deal – and I am looking for a brighter, white pencil to increase the depth of field and general sparkle.
This is a thoroughly satisfying and absorbing experience for all ages, and the therapeutic aspects of this activity did not disappoint.
Whether you desire an escape from stress, or are looking for something better than another reality show on TV, entering the world of Zentangles falls into the realm of TREAT at Halloween or anytime.
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Today, we move on from crema – which is the runniest of the creamy elements we discussed HERE – to crème fraiche, which fits snuggly in the middle of the consistency scale. Sour cream, you will remember, is the thickest of our trifecta.
As you might guess, from its French name, this fresh cream is specifically under European labeling regulations, requiring it be made from cream and a bacterial culture only, whereas sour cream may contain thickening agents.
Hence, if you followed the crema recipes I shared previously, usage of any ingredients other than cream and a bacterial culture, pushed that recipe into the realm of crema.
With just two ingredients, the recipe for crème fraiche would seem simple, but opinions vary as to proportions. I’m thinking the variable may be length of time available for the fermentation process.
Those using 2 Tablespoons/ 30 ml of buttermilk for each cup/ 237 ml of heavy cream may have gotten quicker results, (12 hours), than those using just 1 Tablespoon/ 15 ml, (24 hours). Some sources split the difference and used 1.5 Tablespoons/ 22.5 ml of buttermilk per cup/ 237 ml of heavy cream.
You choose how you may want to tweak this basic recipe.
Crème Fraiche
1 cup/ 237 ml heavy cream
1-2 Tablespoons/ 15-30 ml of buttermilk
Combine ingredients in a glass container. Cover either with a breathable top – such as a clean kitchen towel or a lid/plastic wrap. Leave at room temperature for 12- 24 hours. Use. Refrigerate to keep for up to a week or two.
This recipe is easily doubled. In fact, many recipes call for 2 cups/ 474 ml of heavy cream because they are using that much crème fraiche. I’m not cooking for a large family, so a smaller quantity would be enough for me.
Where to use crème fraiche?
Readers who are entering the warmer seasons of fresh fruit, may want to whip their crème fraiche with a bit of sugar to adorn a bowl of fresh fruit.
With cooler seasons upon the rest of us, I’m anticipating adding this to beef stroganoff soon. This higher fat content crème fraiche will not separate when cooked/boiled like sour cream does.
Beef Stroganoff
Speaking of beef stroganoff with crème fraiche, I want to close by sharing a link I just discovered – Beef Stroganoff with Crème fraiche – YouTube by Daddy Cooks. His engaging, laid-back style is down-to-earth and easy to follow, and will be my guide when preparing beef stroganoff next time.
Not this … *haha*
As we start preparing special meals for any holiday experience, remember to be mindful of portion control and in surrounding the meal with colorful, high fiber veggie side dishes that are not so calorie dense.
Have you ever had Pink Cadillac Syndrome? It’s based on the idea you never knew how many pink Cadillacs were on the road until you bought one … or earned one through your Mary Kay business.
I haven’t seen a pink Cadillac in years; but I have bought something I thought unique, only to find many other people had the same idea. Where was I? Why didn’t I see all of those before?
My recent experience involved thinly sliced apples in a green salad. Simple enough idea, but new to me. Long a proponent of blueberries or strawberries tucked into a scrumptious, green salad – possibly graced with bits of walnut, tossed with a savory, balsamic vinaigrette, and topped with feta. Wow!
When recently dining in Mason Jar Tavern in the Piedmont area of our state, I enjoyed a flank steak salad that delighted all my five senses.
Anytime a meal can be delivered in salad form, I’m all in!
What made this delicious salad unique, (or so I thought), was the addition of thinly sliced apples. The presentation alone was amazing – and the subtle flavor and crisp texture of the apple slices multiplied my gastronomic experience.
Honeycrisp Apples
Not a week later, my daughter-in-love shared Half Baked Harvest’s recipe HERE for a salad featuring thinly sliced Honeycrisp apples, along with pomegranate arils. I have it on good authority this is a delightful addition to make your meal memorable.
A few days after that, Sunday’s newspaper National Magazine insert featured thinly sliced apples in a salad. Who knew?
Where have I been? Pink Cadillac Syndrome, undoubtedly, but I’m delighted I have finally woken up to the world of sliced apples to make my salads sparkle!
So that’s this week’s tip. Use some sliced apples to give your salads a new flavor and texture profile this season.
Off to slice some apples for tonight!
In health-
Deidre
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As temps in the Northern Hemisphere are hinting at fall, our thoughts are turning to warming, savory soups. Added to that, kids are off to soccer practice, friends and families are tailgating, and many are gathering around the screen for golf or football.
Our readers down under are probably getting hints of spring with thoughts of fresh fruit and vegetables making your mouths water, but in Eastern North Carolina, my garden is down to 2-3 okra pods a day.
We’re on to soup weather! Bring on the crockpot, please.
Plus, the recipe I’m sharing today is an excellent opportunity for using the Mexican Crema recipe that was featured last week.
What’s cooking? An easy, adaptable recipe featuring canned beans, chopped tomatoes, salsa, and frozen or fresh chicken. Easy peasy.
Many thanks to my daughter-in-love for this inspiring recipe and for assisting in our photo-shoot. The delightful soup bowls are frequently filled with her and my son’s creations – chili, soup, gumbo, and more. I’m on the look out for special bowls to add that extra panache to lovely meal presentation.
But even in plain bowls, this soup is a winner.
The recipe is best shared as a simple photo of all the ingredients.
No or not enough black beans? Grab a can of garbanzo beans/chickpeas, pink beans, pinto beans, or cannellini beans instead. Mix and match. No problem. I like mixing them up.
We prefer using chicken thigh meat because of its tenderness and flavor. Yes, the breast meat has less fat, you can use that as well – again, a nod to versatility.
Another nod to crockpot convenience is that frozen chicken works just fine – just keep it cooking a little longer.
2 – 10-ounce cans (283 g) Ro-Tel Original Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies
1 – 4.5-ounce can (127 g) chopped green chilies
1 – 15-ounce can (425 g) tomato sauce
8 – Ideally boneless, skinless chicken thighs – can use 4 large chicken breasts – fresh or frozen
Method
Open the jars and cans. Start filling the crockpot with something wet – tomato sauce or salsa – then add some beans with their juices, chicken, and finish with the remaining wet ingredients and beans.
That’s it. Put the crockpot lid on, plug in, set to low for 6 – 7 hours – longer if frozen meat is used.
When time is up, stir the ingredients and remove the chicken to a cooling bowl.
Using two forks, gently pull chicken apart to shred. Return the shredded chicken to the pot.
Stir all ingredients to combine and keep warm until time to serve.
Serve with chopped fresh tomatoes, avocado slices, sour cream, grated cheese, Mexican Crema, and a few tortilla chips. We were fortunate enough to score some fall-themed corn chips from Trader Joe’s.
There’s just enough heat to keep this warm and spicey; but it will not send you to the milk jug to put out a fire.
Seasons of transition – fall and spring – create such flavor and texture excitement to food. I’m waiting for my order of pumpkin spice coffee to arrive soon!
Snuggling in with snuggles –
Deidre
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Just what is a crema? What, exactly, is crème fraiche? How does sour cream fit into this trifecta? Does mascarpone deserve a seat in this conversation?
My inquiring mind wanted to know …
I hear experienced chefs on the cooking channel throwing out creamy terms right and left and my knowledge base is left in the dust.
It was time to expand my repertoire beyond the familiar dollop of sour cream on top of a spicy bowl of chili. The sour cream serves to cut some of the heat found in the chili and adds visual appeal to toppings added to tacos.
What’s on board for all of these is cream plus some form of a bacteria element. Sounds simple enough, but the lines blur amongst the different forms of creamy admirability desired, but I’ll do my best to tease out the facts for you.
Welcome to Creamy Fascinations 101.
Crema Fraiche
Consistency is one variable. Of the actual creams, sour cream is the thickest, crème fraiche is in the middle – followed by Mexican crema, which is the runniest. Mascarpone more closely resembles cream cheese but has two times the fat, a softer consistency, and a slightly sweet taste.
Heat stability is another concern. Crema and crème fraiche are better options for cooking into creamy sauces. Who knew?
Homemade Enchilada Sauce
Apparently, my former beef stroganoff efforts resulting in the sour cream breaking up was not due to my poor technique, but rather to using the wrong creamy ingredient. Online comments suggest using crème fraiche for stroganoff and crema for enchilada sauce.
Fat content varies and contributes to the heat stability. Sour cream at 20% at is best used as a last moment garnish to hot dishes. Crème fraiche at 30% – 45% and is an excellent thickening agent for soups and sauces (heat stability) and is also used over fruit and baked goods. Mexican crema is in the middle with a fat content between 18 – 30%.
Tangy factors modify our selections. Sour cream pegs the tangy scale, which makes it a favorite option for anything Tex-Mex for garnish. Crème fraiche is milder and smoother – making it perfect on raw fruits, whipped with sugar and vanilla as a whipped cream variation, or can become savory when combined with herbs and citrus for meat toppings. Variations on crema can uptick the tang when adding lime.
Putting this information together is where lines blur. The ingredient list is easy but can easily cross over lines. Here are some recipes for crema.
Sour Cream
Basic Crema 1.0
1 cup/ 237 ml sour cream
1 cup/ 237 ml heavy cream
1 teaspoon/ 5 ml salt
Combine, cover, keep at room temp 3 hours. Use. Store in refrigerator.
Heavy Cream
Basic Crema 1.5
1 cup/ 237 ml heavy cream
2 Tablespoons/ 30 ml buttermilk
Combine, cover, keep at room temp 12-24 hours, then add:
1 Tablespoon/ 15 ml lime juice
Pinch of salt
Use and store in refrigerator.
Basic Crema 2.0
1 cup/ 237 ml sour cream
1/2 teaspoon/ 2.5 ml garlic powder
Juice of one lime
Combine, use, and store in refrigerator
Mexican Crema 3.0
I was recently introduced to a Mexican crema recipe that provided its own heat element through roasted poblanos and jalapenos.
4 poblano peppers
2 jalapeño peppers
3 cloves of garlic
1+ cup/ 237 ml sour cream
1 lime cut into quarters
Pinch of salt, optional
Coat peppers and cloves of garlic with olive oil, place on a rimmed cookie sheet in a preheated 450-degree oven, and roast. Avoid burning peppers and garlic by turning every 8 minutes – the goal is to blister the skin of the peppers on all sides. When sufficiently blistered in about 20 minutes, remove from oven.
Transfer roasted peppers into a glass or metal bowl, and cover tightly with foil or plastic wrap to allow for steaming. In about 30 minutes, the outer skin may easily be peeled and pulled from the peppers. Remove stem, most of the seeds, and any interior pulpy structures.
Place peeled pepper skins, roasted garlic, 1 cup of sour cream, and juice of 1/4 of the lime into a container or bowl. Using an immersion blender, pulse to combine all ingredients until smooth.
Check for the flavor balance to suit your taste. Add salt, dollops of sour cream and/or additional lime juice as you create a flavor profile to your liking. It’s amazing, but you’ll get adept at this process and become skilled at getting the combination “just right.” It’s ready to use and can be stored in the refrigerator.
When added to the top of an effortless crock pot recipe for frozen chicken, bean, and tomato soup, this spicy version of crema added a depth of flavor that took our meal to a new level. Recipe next week for this amazing soup.
Enchiladas w/spicy sauce/lime
In the meantime, practice your crema-making skills and variations. This is so delicious on spicy soups, chili, tacos, taco salad, and makes an egg on toast shine in the mornings.
We’ll do the crème fraiche recipes soon so there can be some beef stroganoff in our fall menus.
In creamy health-
Deidre
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