Recipe: Shredded Raw Carrots, Raw Beet, & Raw Apples

CARROT/APPLE/BEET SLAW

carrots

beets

green apples

Shred (or chop like matchsticks) RAW beets, carrots, and green apples in equal amounts.  Add sea salt (depends on the amount of slaw, but about 1/4 teaspoon per cup.)  This can be stored in refrigerator for later use.  (This may start to ferment like kraut…this is a good thing).    Eat like a condiment, 2 tablespoons per meal should eaten with a squeeze of lemon or lime.

This salad has many healthful benefits and especially good for your gallbladder.  If you have ever eaten a low-fat diet you might not have a perfectly functioning gallbladder.  You see, the gallbladder purpose is to emulsify fat’s (you need your healthy fats) for your body to assimilate and digest the fats.

For more information on including healthy fats into your diet:

Why eat fat & what kind: Westin A Price Foundation

Principles of a Healthy Diet

Your liver and gallbladder will thank you!

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Kettlebells in Olympia at Abundant Fitness Center

The Original Paleo Workout: Get strong with Kettlebells

At Abundant Fitness Center in Olympia, WA. Kettlebells work your core, to contract as a group, building both strength and stability at the same time.  Training with Kettlebells builds strength, improves flexibility in addition to being a great cardio workout.  They are a fun workout with great results fast.  I purchased this deal on LivingSocial.com and I am so excited to start my training with Jake.  (See below for the link to the coupon)

"Jake" RKC-Kettlebell Trainer; All around great guy!

Jake one the instructors at Abundant Fitness Center (Olympia) is highly knowledgeable in both functional fitness and in health & wellness.  If you are looking to lose some pounds or increase strength & flexibility check this smoking hot deal through LivingSocial.com where you can buy 10 training sesssions for $ 20 bucks! That’s 80% off the normal price.  The classes are perfect for both men and women.  Here is the link again to the coupon for Kettlebell training on LivingSocial You can also check out this

YouTube.com Link: Kettlebell’s in Action

Wendy Schauer, RKC Abundant Fitness Center

Here is the address:

2968 Limited Ln NW, Suite B,  Olympia, WA 98502-4551 (360) 705-4412  

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STONE CREEK WOOD FIRED PIZZA~Locally Owned!

Get your taste buds ready for the BEST artisan pizza in the greater Olympia area.  Owners, Randy and Suzzanne Murray have perfected their crispy, charred, wood-smoke-infused pizza crust (a family recipe) at their mobile pizza stand.  Serving up handmade goodness with fresh ingredients right from Jay’s Farm Stand.

With the help from their culinary team of Nate, and daughters Jenny and Brianna, they roll out the dough, add the freshest ingredients, and BAM your pizza is done within minutes.

THE SECRET:  A 1200 degree oven made of brick and concrete by aritsan Randy Murray.  According to owner Randy, “Most pizzas take only 50 seconds to 1 1/2 minutes too cook. Start to finish about 3 to 5 mins per pizza. We make the ovens to the dough.”

STONE CREEK WOOD FIRED PIZZA (Facebook)

ADDRESS: Jay’s Farm Stand parking lot: 4315 Harrison Avenue NW, Olympia, WA 98502

HOURS:  Thursday, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday NOON to 6pm.

MOUTH WATERING MENU

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“VISUAL” on How Much Freezer Space Is Needed to Store Your Farmer Beef

Average hanging weights for our beef are approximately 800 pounds.  So, 1/4 (quarter of the cow) is 200 pounds on average, and 400 pounds is a half beef, and so on.  This is just an example, as we cannot pin point weights before slaughter, some are less and some are more.  We have our beef dry aged for 21 days.  This is the ‘sweet spot’ for superb taste and tenderness.  Beef is divided equally.  Our freezer is 21 cubic feet.  (*Please note that the bones in the picture are by special request and this is more than what comes with 1/4 beef.)

Here are some pictures of what a 1/4 beef and 1/2 beef look like:

Quarter Beef Visual (top pics)

1/2 Beef (bottom 2 pics)

1/4 beef (four boxes)

1/4 Beef

Side of Beef (1/2) 8 boxes

Side of Beef (1/2)

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Italian Meat Loaf Recipe

I love it when friends share their recipe’s with me!

ITALIAN MEAT LOAF

1 pound grass fed ground beef

1/2 pound of ground pork

1/2 pound of ground veal.

1 & 1/2 pieces of wheat bread – soak in milk for a moment, squeeze and then cut into small pieces.

2 eggs,

1/2 cup of crushed pistachio nuts,

1/2 cup of fresh parsley,

1/2 cup of freshly shredded parmesan cheese.

5 slices of mortadella sausage cut into little squares.

1 1/2 ounces of white wine, a very little addition of salt and pepper.

Bake at 400 degrees F for 5 minutes. Then bake at 350 degrees F for 45 – 50 minutes. Enjoy!

Submitted by Gary Moon

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