Wellness Boosting

A few weeks ago I posted on being sick and some home remedies. I purchased some wellness booster from Outpost and was taking this along with my other remedies.

It is basically a natural herbal extract made by Outpost. The Wellness Booster supports the body's natural defenses by promoting a healty immune system, upper respiratory system and mucous membranes.

Sounds great when you are fighting a chest cold and lots of gross mucous! They seem to be working great.

I am interested to see how I do this winter in regards to getting sick and trying to stay healthy.

Have you ever tried any "wellness boosters" any herbs that do the trick for you when you are sick?

On another note let me show you some of the mess with the bath renovation with the upstairs of my duplex.

This antique claw foot tub was boxed in for who knows how long, but it has to come out because there was some leaking around the top and it just wasn't executed very well by whomever installed this. I put the tub on craigslist because I was told I could get some $$ for it however it has been a week & not one person emailed me. I don't have time to mess around anymore so we are just getting rid of it at this point.

I feel wasteful not being able to get it to someone that could restore it, however I think we can take it in the a re-store so they can at least recycle the material.

Next up is a new tub purchase, and the countdown is on for the big move. We are all excited over here.

We are going from this for a backyard..............

To this.............

Too much yard work, maybe?

Nichole

Some Lousiana Eatin'

Yesterday evening I went to a local restaraunt called Crawdaddy's which is just a few blocks from my current home. I have always wanted to try this place and it's funny I am now when I am moving in a couple weeks. I really enjoyed the menu which was fun to look over because there are so many unique items on it.

For a starter I had the Vegetarian Saute which had portabella mushrooms sauteed with fresh asparagus, red bell peppers, spinach, artichoke hearts and hearts of palm.

For dinner I had Macadamia Nut Crusted Tuna that was topped with arugula basil pesto and fresh tomato sauce. Served with angel hair pasta and carrots.

Dessert was a fantastic Creme Brulee - DIVINE! Every last bite was devoured.

Sorry for the the lack of food in this picture sometimes I am enjoying the food too much to remember to take my camera out of my purse.

Lately with all the packing I have been doing it is really hard to remember to pack a lunch or a sandwhich, wrap, soup etc.... to work with me! Sometimes a girl has to resort to some take out. This right here... is some pretty good take out.

Or pretty healthy take out.

Courtesy of The Steaming Cup in Waukesha, WI.

Garlic Dill Wrap minus the cheese

My favorite things all rolled up into a wrap!

Pumpkin Spice is my obsession very fall. I had this with lunch from the Steaming Cup and I was definately sporting serious a caffeine high!!!!

The countdown is on, less than 2 weeks now until the closing of the new house. There is a lot an enormous amount of things to do yet. I am going to be renting my duplex that I am currently staying in and I am hoping to have the lower unit ready by November 1st. I get the keys to the new place on Oct 22nd and I plan to have everything packed and ready to go. Bathroom at the old house needs to be tiled, the house has to be shown and a renter picked. A vent for the bathroom fan has to be properly vented. Cleaning of all appliances that are staying... and the list goes on. I would rather not bore you with it but I am trying to put it into perspective. It will all be taken care of! I need to not worry so much, dedication is there.

"Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.”


Nichole

Good Vegan Eatin'

I would like to introduce the "Green Lemonade" that I have been throwing into my juicer for breakfast. I usually make a pitcher of it and drink a glass each morning until it is gone. I will make it generally once a month.

Green Leafy Vegetables... this is what was in this glass:
Kale or any green leafy veggie (I used kale & collard greens)
1 head of Romaine
Celery
1-2 Apples (I use Fiji) for sweetness
1 lemon - gets rid of the "gritty or green" taste


I got this recipe from the Raw Food Detox Diet book. You don't have to peel the lemon just throw it all in the juicer- peel and all. This is so full of live-enzymes and easy absorbable for our bodies, plus imagine eatting all of that in the morning, if we juice it we get all those leafy greens in us that have been absorbing sunshine in minutes! I really do enjoy this, I think adding in the lemon is brilliant, I have tried juicing spinach before I had this recipe, and let me tell you the lemon really helps that green flavor dissapear.


I made my trip to Outpost Natural Foods and here are my goodies:

Organic Raw Blue Agave, Stevia, Veganaise, Sea Salt, Veggie Broth, Tofutti "Sour Cream", Rice cheese, Peanut Butter, Seaweed Salas, Zevia Natural Soda, Brown Rice & Quinoa. This was not a cheap trip to the grocer!! Ha Ha... hopefully most of this stuff will last me awhile! :)

That night I made Vegan Bean Burritos - and they were fantastic!


I simply took one can of organic pinto beans (drained & rinsed) cover with water in a pot and bring to a boil (I add chili powder & garlic powder) reduce heat and mash the beans, I added 1 slice of "rice" cheese waited for that to melt (it was fantastic)!


Ezekial tortilla
pinto beans & black beans
organic leafy greens
onion
tomato
Tofutti "sour cream"
mashed avacado


I could eat these once a week. I try to eat as many vegan meals as possible lately, the hard part is getting new ideas.. I will be making Kabocha Squash Soup soon, which I am excited to do!
I am kind of anxious about Thanksgiving, on what I should eat, I can fill up on stuffing, cranberry, potatoes, & green bean caserole just fine - I know I will not eat any turkey. I guess I am just concerned about what else is could be in the side dishes, how much butter, milk, cheese etc.. that I am trying to stay away from. I would make my own but I have my entire kitchen being remodeled right now. Hopefully it will be done before Christmas!! :)

Nichole