My Recipe Blog

I remembered my password so I updated my food blog. I have a new page on menu planning and a couple new recipes up. Enjoy!

Herbal Remedy for Dry Eye

I woke up yesterday with my eye feeling like I had an eyelash in it. When I went to check and try to get it out, there was nothing but red. So I figured I must have scratched it. It was annoying, but I was able to go about my day. By the evening though it was starting to hurt and I didn't think it was getting better. I thought mabybe it was infected so zi started putting in colloidial silver drops. It gave a tiny bit of relief so I started boiling water and made a tea of some herbs I already had that I thought might be good for eyes. After the kids went to bed I started researching on the internet and found out it was probably dry eye-- I had all the symptoms. There didn't seem to be much I could do about it and I wasn't sure how long it would last. I put drops of the tea in my eye and wet a washcloth with the tea and laid down with it. that seemed to really help. Then I thought to mhyself that I really needed to check Dr. Christopher's website www.herballegacy.com I could hardly open eye at this point and it even seemed hard to open the good eye. I really felt blind and started to worry about getting through the next day. I was incapacitated. I managed to look up the eye ailment and got this formula which I have made before:

1 part eyebright
1 part goldenseal
1 part red raspberry leaf
1 part babyberry bark
1/8 part cayenne

I had all those herbs in powdered form, it was tough to find them all, but I managed to make another tea with these, let it sit for 15 min. and then put those drops in my eye and got another washcloth soaked with the new tea and put it on my eye. I couldn't even feel the cayenne I was in such pain. I felt relieved, but when the washcloth felt too hot I remembered reading that alternating between hot and cold water can help stimulate the blood an tissues of the body. So put the now cold washcloth from previous tea on my eye for a little bit and then put the warm one back on and fell asleep.

I got woken up about 2 hours later by my 3 yob and after giving him a drink of water I realized that my pain was gone and it no longer felt like I had something in my eye. I looked in the mirror and found that there was a little bit of pus and a tiny perfectly round beige ball that looked like it had been expelled from my eye.

My eye feels tired and sore now, but there is no pain and I'm sure it will be fine. We appreciate what we have until it's gone. I will appreciate my eyes so much more in the future and I will feel more empathy for the blind. I'm thankful for my eyes!!

The Best Kimchee Recipe

This is a link to an awesome kimchee recipe. I've made it several times and we love it!! Just thought I'd share!!

http://drbenkim.com/recipes-kim-chi.htm

Menu Planning and This Week's Menu -- mostly vegan

Not that anybody cares what I plan to make for dinner-- but this should help me remember!!

1- Hummus and pita bread
2- Mexican-- probably lentil tacos
3- Baked potatoes or potato wedges
4- Veggie pot pie
5- white bean soup with bread
6- some kind of stir fry or peanut butter rice
7- vegan lasagne

Plenty of green salads and cut veggies to go with each meal.

This is a pretty easy menu. I find it's easier to plan meals by dividing the days into types of meals. Each week we have 1 or 2 nights of Mexican such as tacos, fajitas, burritos, tostadas, or enchiladas. One night we have some sort of potato main dish usually baked potato wedges. One night we will have something that involves fresh bread like soup or sandwiches. These are the main meals that most everybody likes. That only leaves 3- 4 nights of other kind of food. I usually make one of them a stir- fry or rice dish, one an Italian or pasta dish, one something with beans like chili, and one ethnic meal such as Indian, Korean, or Chinese. This keeps it interesting. I'm also learning to make huge batches so we can eat leftovers for lunch. I also make extra beans for meals later in the week and extra bread whenever I make it. Same with rice and quinoa. It has been working out pretty well lately.

I've also been making some good cookie and raw treat recipes. The kids also like pancakes- those are easy too. Oh and I have learned to make Kimchee and we are loving it!!

When I find my little phone book with my password to my recipe blog- I'll post some of these.

some of my favorite verses of Scripture and other thoughts

These are some of my favorite verses of all scripture found in Doctrine and Covenants 6: 33-37

33 Fear not to do good, my sons, for whatsoever ye sow, that shall ye also reap; therefore, if ye sow good ye shall also reap good for your reward.

34 Therefore, fear not, little flock; do good; let earth and hell combine against you, for if ye are built upon my rock, they cannot prevail.

35 Behold, I do not condemn you; go your ways and sin no more; perform with soberness the work which I have commanded you.

36 Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not.

37 Behold the wounds which pierced my side, and also the prints of the nails in my hands and feet; be faithful, keep my commandments, and ye shall inherit the kingdom of heaven.


I especially like verse 36. Raising children right can seem like a daunting task, but if we teach them and love them and do our part and follow the guidance of the Holy Ghost, then we have no need to fear. I am so thankful to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

I just read a Christian lady's blog post and she described Melchizedek from what she could learn of him from the Bible. I was very impressed with her understanding and her study and insight she gained from the Bible. I sent her a couple links from the Book of Mormon and from the Joseph Smith translation of the Bible which give even more information about Melchizedek. I hope she will appreciate it.

Anyway, I am just so grateful for the added light and knowledge we have in addition to the Bible. I love the Book of Mormon so much. I don't feel right when I don't read it regularly. I'm so grateful to Joseph Smith for going through what he did to restore the fullness of Christ's church to the earth. We have the Melchizedek priesthood. The worthy male members of the church hold it and my family was benefited today by receiving father's blessings for the new year from their own father who holds the Melchizedek priesthood. I'm thankful for the temple and that my sweet family is sealed together for eternity. We will be together forever not just here on earth. I'm grateful for the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants and the Pearl of Great Price we have in addition to the Bible. I'm thankful for our living prophet, Thomas S. Monson, as he receives revelation for us and Christ's church directly today just as the Bible prophets did in their day.

What a glorious although precarious time to be here on earth. I am most thankful for our Saviour, Jesus Christ and his willingness to give his life for us that might return to Him again. I know He loves me and my family and you. We are all his children and He wants us home. I'm so thankful for the love and guidance I receive. I'm thankful to have been baptized and received the gift of the Holy Ghost to guide me in my life. I have certainly been guided. I love my husband and my children. I am truly blessed.

If you have never read the Book of Mormon, please do. I will send you a copy with my testimony or you can read it online here or the missionaries would love to deliver one personally and answer your questions. Check out www.lds.org and www.mormon.org for more information. We love our religion so much we want everyone to hear the Good News and share in the joy.