Within/Without

Peace. I am one who cooks dinner every night. I'm old school like that. We only do fast food maybe once a month? I don't cook dinner on Tuesdays or Saturdays. Keeps me from becoming resentful. I am also one who gets bored eating the same old thing over and over again. I have been experimenting with different cultures and their food. And I have been adding some interesting things to my repertoire. I thought I'd share with you some of the foods I've made Putting an asterisk next to the food that I have never made before. Asian Week Fried Rice Egg foo yung Mongolian Veggie beef* Curry Fish in coconut sauce Mei Fun I only made 1 new thing that week so it was easy Mexican Week Bean Burritos Tacos Chick-un Chimichangas* Fish Enchiladas* Yo! Those chimichangas were so damn good! I also made enchilada sauce for the 1st time and that isht was good too! I have visions of making a chimichanga out of Thanksgiving leftovers.... The fish enchiladas were so so. I ...

Peace. I quit the Elimination diet. It wasn't doing anything for my feet. It seemed like it was working at the start, but my feet got worse. Especially after it started getting cold. It got so bad in spots that the skin just started to split and bleed. So I went to to the dermatologist. I have issues with the dermatologist.... but she did make a good point. I had restricted my diet so much and my feet were not improving. So.... it's over. The bright side is... I'm back on cheese! BUT.... The Dermatologist did a reasonably good job and advising me on treatment. (1) I got a cortisone shot. I knew that was coming. And you know what? It has stopped the frank stinging pain of this flare. (2) Topicort for my face seems to have stopped the face flare cold. (3) She told me about a technique called “occlusion”. You shower... while still damp add your intense moisturizer.... wrap afflicted areas with saran wrap.... cover with something. I used long socks... and wait. I did this o...

Peace. This is an sneak tip update... My boss has accused me of viraly infecting his computers. I haven't. Does he think I do internet porn all day in full view of the clients? But you know how bosses are. I so hope expect to find the position of my dreams before I'm 45.... I am still on the Elimination Diet. Here is the scary thing. I think I like it...... Since truly restricting my diet, I have gotten it down to a core of foods that don't bother me. I have said no to milk products outside of butter. And when it comes to butter, I don't eat it by itself. I eat it cooked in foods. And I avoid, though not completely soy. (I had some tofu to go bad and once you smell that....) I avoid adding sugar and salt to foods. And I avoid processed foods for the most part. Processed foods are of the devil! The 7 bought some cookies... generic chips ahoy I think... And I had 1. That 1 made me want another when I was clear I wasn't hungry. So I had the 2nd. Then I got a ...

Peace. I didn’t do an update last week on my elimination project, because it was shark week. Shark week has its own set of challenges. But now that it’s over I can honestly say that I think the Elimination Diet is starting to work. I have noticed that my foot skin is starting to heal. It crusted, now it’s coming off. The coming off isn’t sexy because (a) it itches and (b) its unsightly. But I can see true healing of my feet, ankles and legs. Yay!!! The flip side… Yes, I’m healing. But it’s not an easy process. I can’t eat what I’m used to eating. So I have been struggling to find alternatives. Precise can eat anything… and does! So there is always food looking me in the face. And I have had to exert quite a bit of will power to not devour the food. Just because I know it’s bad for me, doesn’t mean I still don’t want it. I sooooo do. And it’s not fair to ask him to eat as I am when he doesn’t have the same issues. I don’t’ think he can handle it. Now shark week…. Ever since I’ve...

Peace This is a girlie post. You have been warned… I just learned something very interesting about my facial skin. But I gotta give you some back-story first… I have always had normal skin. It’s never been oily and it’s not usually dry. If it leans in any direction it’s to the dry. Yes, I never had a pimply phase, pimple scars or big pores. But dry skin wrinkles faster. This Black WILL crack. I kinda wish I had a bit of oil, because every blue moon (cycle) when I get some, it gives me a lovely glow. But in the last few years (since I turned 40) the pendulum has swung to the dry side. At first it was just a tight feeling. Now it’s an outright flaking in my t-zone. I have upped my water intake, do moisturizing masks, added oil to my skin care regimen; I even started drinking a tablespoon of EVOO to make my coat shiny. All to no avail. I now keep moisturizer in my makeup bag. Well…. I have been doing my eyebrows lately… and btw, I LOVE what doing my brows has done to my face. Mys...

My elimination diet: No Gluten (even though I know I don’t have a gluten issue), Dairy, Soy Caffeinated Coffee, Sugar or Nuts. I already know I can only eat small quantities of night shades. Corn is genetically modified and eggs are questionable. I don’t eat a lot of eggs anyway. I don’t particularly like the taste. I had a store bought green smoothie this morning that blistered my tongue. I has pineapple in it. Pineapple does that to me. It’s on the list. Of the produce that elicits a flare in me, I noticed that I don’t flare if the produce is cooked. Yet another reason I probably will never be 100% raw. This being the 1st week I’m not sure of what I’m experiencing other than detox. Nothing has settled down as yet. Apparently, I need to eat like this for a moon cycle and then start adding foods back 1 at a time. Here is the kicker… the weather is changing. In a month’s time, the weather could possibly be completely different than it was when I started. Oh well… no more egos f...

Peace. Ok… Stuff be happening. I really like the place I’m at right now in life. I’m not old, but I’m not young anymore either. I’m at a place where I have a confidence and discernment. Folks just can’t just fool me at will. I can see things for what they really are. People, there is nothing wrong with getting older! I just wanted to say that for some reason. Maybe someone needed to see that. I have been trying to avoid doing a long term cleansing diet. I don’t like not having the easy options. But I have been suffering consistently from excema for no less than 5 years. Normally when I have an excemitic outbreak, it lasts for a season and then it will clear up completely. But for the last half of decade I have had irritating patches somewhere on my body. It’s not be in the same spot, but it’s always somewhere. It's currently trying to take hold of my face and you know that cannot happen. Excema is an auto immune disease. So…. Time to embark on the elimination diet. Which esse...