This Spanish-style rice is extremely easy and very versatile. Serve it as a side dish, or add your favorite plant-protein for a one pot meal! Makes 8 servings Ingredients 2 cups dry brown rice Directions Cook rice according to package directions. Set aside. Combine onion, bell peppers, garlic, paprika, and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer 15 minutes. Add tomato paste and rice and mix well. Add salt to taste. Per serving (1/8 of recipe): 200 calories; 1.7 g fat; 0.3 g saturated fat; 7.5% calories from fat; 0 mg cholesterol; 5.2 g protein; 42.1 g carbohydrates; 2 g sugar; 6.6 g fiber; 325 mg sodium; 30 mg calcium; 1.4 mg iron; 27.8 mg vitamin C; 709 mcg beta-carotene; 1.3 mg vitamin E Source: The Power of Your Plate by Neal Barnard, M.D.
1/2 onion, chopped
1/2 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tablespoon paprika
1 cup water
6 ounces tomato paste
salt, to taste
Ingredients
3 cups diced potatoes
2 cups diced carrots
1/2 cup nutritional yeast flakes
1/2 cup water (reserved from the vegetables)
1/4 cup olive oil
2 Tbsp Chicken Style Seasoning
(Better Than Bouillon, or McKay’s)
1 Tbsp Garlic
1 Tbsp onion powder
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp lemon juice (optional)
Note:
For a sharper flavor, you can increase the seasonings to taste. The potatoes and carrots were peeled for this photo, but if you leave the skins on, you will just have a few specks in the sauce. Same great flavor with more nutrients.
Directions
Boil the potatoes and carrots until very tender. Drain the veggies, saving the ‘veggie juice’ and place in a blender or food processor with all the remaining ingredients. Blend on high for a minute, scrape the sides and blend for another minute on high. You will have a creamy velvety cheese sauce. Add additional veggie juice as needed.
I recommend a powerful mixer, like a vita-mix or Blend-tec.
This base recipe is perfect just the way it is for nachos, haystacks, or any creations needing cheese; like au-gratin potatoes, mac and cheese, or stuffed spuds. You can also chill and reuse later. When re-heated, it will again become creamy.
For added variations, add salsa, or herbs. It also works as a fantastic thickener for potato or broccoli soups.
Recipe is from Mark Anthony who teaches on 3 ABN frequently
Here are the highlights of the message given by Pastor James Lee on Sabbath, 1 February 2014 at the Santa Barbara Seventh-day Adventist church. Pastor Lee is a VP of the Southern California Conference and is in charge of Evangelism.
Ezekiel 47:1-5
The Healing Waters and Trees
Then he brought me back to the door of the temple; and there was water, flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the front of the temple faced east; the water was flowing from under the right side of the temple, south of the altar. 2 He brought me out by way of the north gate, and led me around on the outside to the outer gateway that faces east; and there was water, running out on the right side.
3 And when the man went out to the east with the line in his hand, he measured one thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the water came up to my ankles. 4 Again he measured one thousand and brought me through the waters; the water came up to my knees. Again he measured one thousand and brought me through; the water came up to my waist. 5 Again he measured one thousand, and it was a river that I could not cross; for the water was too deep, water in which one must swim, a river that could not be crossed.
Looking at our world today convinces many that the world is not getting better. God is withdrawing His Grace. Jesus is coming soon!
We need to find ourselves more like Jesus at the end of each day and month this year! No matter how much we already know about being a Christian-God is not finished with us yet. Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.
In time, our bodies, our clothes and our homes deteriorate. Even movie stars fade from public memory. Our Christian walk should grow stronger as we age. Our faith should grow stronger. We should not be struggling with the same issues we had difficulty with 10 years ago. We need to look at ourselves. Examine where we are right now with God!
In the above verses that the Prophet Ezekiel wrote, Ezekiel dreamed that he we was ankle deep, then knee deep, then waist deep and finally in waters that he could not cross.
Ankle deep water or religion does not last. Some people jump in and out of church according to the person’s desires. No heart change or repentance has happened.
Knee deep water or religion requires walking a little slower. It is a little inconvenient as the person experiences being led by the Spirit some of the time but their religion does not hold fast.
Waist deep water has some depth. Some change has happened. It is easy to be a member of the church but not have a spiritual walk with Jesus. Many Christians experience waist deep religion. These people look good on the outside but are dead in the water.
Ezekiel was directed by God to surrender totally to the power of God. Once the river got so deep, it could not be crossed. Surrender requires a personal encounter with Jesus.
How much trust do you have in God? We won’t be driven away from the church when we are surrendered totally.
Religion that is deep enough to swim in will take us home to Jesus. Does your religion focus on God’s word? Is it deep enough when life gets tough?
Family Problems
Job Loss
Sickness
I want to be saved! We all have a choice. We can be in ankle deep or knee deep or waist deep religion or we can go all in and swim in deep water when we let Jesus take our lives and our hearts.
When that spirit comes, our lives are changed. We need the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. If you want Christ or a closer walk with Him, He is inviting you to come. Just Ask!
Pastor Mark Finley wrote this article recently on his blog.
Public Evangelism has gotten some pretty low marks recently. Many church administrators and pastors believe it is too expensive, too intense, and too confrontational. They are convinced that the effort and energy, the time and money spent could be better expended on other forms of outreach.
One of the challenges, of course, is that there are not many other forms of evangelism that are producing any significant results in the Western world. Here are my thoughts on why public evangelism is often ineffective: Public evangelism is ineffective when it is viewed as an event and not as a process.
If the sum of outreach in a local congregation is a traditional “three week” evangelistic prophecy meeting, we should not expect very many results at all. Successful evangelistic meetings are part of a continual cycle of the church’s witness.
When a local congregation is actively involved in community based outreach seminars, personal contacts, and interest generating events throughout the year, an interest base will be developed. Then the Holy Spirit will powerfully use public evangelism to reap an abundant harvest. To paraphrase a Biblical principle “Whatever the church sows that it will also reap.”
Public evangelism is ineffective when church members stand by as spectators, invite few friends, sporadically attend the meetings and casually pray for their city. Soul-winning is not a spectator sport. When the church is actively involved, passionately praying for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the public meetings, inviting their friends, neighbors and relatives that do not know Christ or the Adventist message, miracles happen.
I am reminded of Ellen White’s clear statement in Desire of Ages page 535, “What human power can do divine power is not summoned to do.” Public Evangelism is ineffective when the emphasis is on numbers and not people. When the focus of public evangelism is on the number of people baptized rather than individuals transformed by the grace of Christ and won to God’s kingdom, God’s power is limited. There may be an illusion of success—but rapid baptisms for numbers’ sake or manipulating people for one’s own self-glory may be “sweet in the mouth but it will certainly be bitter in the belly.”
Competition among administrators, pastors and evangelists to baptize the largest numbers stifles the genuine working of the Holy Spirit. God honors a life totally dedicated to loving people for Jesus sake, meeting their needs, sharing His message and inviting them to make the most important decision of their lives.
God has promised when the church is actively involved in an ongoing cycle of evangelism and administrators, pastors and lay people reach out to their communities unselfishly with the genuine desire to share His love with others there will be an abundant harvest.
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Pure maple syrup is unquestionably delicious, but it’s also high in calories and a bit expensive. To reduce the cost to your waistline and your wallet, try this fabulous blend. It is so easy to make, adds a bit of extra nutrition, and extends the maple syrup while retaining all of its magnificent flavor. It’s the perfect topping for pancakes, waffles, or French toast. Makes about 1 cup Ingredients 1/2 cup pure maple syrup Directions Source: Breaking the Food Seduction by Neal Barnard, M.D.; recipe by Jo Stepaniak
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
Stir together maple syrup and applesauce until well blended. Serve at room temperature, or warm briefly over low heat. Store leftovers in the refrigerator.
Per serving: 118 calories; 0.1 g fat; 0 g saturated fat; 0.7% calories from fat; 0 mg cholesterol; 0.1 g protein; 30.5 g carbohydrates; 26.4 g sugar; 0.4 g fiber; 4 mg sodium; 28 mg calcium; 0.5 mg iron; 0.4 mg vitamin C; 4 mcg beta-carotene; 0.1 mg vitamin E
A friend of mine sent me this gluten free vegan recipe so everyone can enjoy a healthy dessert.
Sesame Truffles
½ cup (raw) cashews
2 fresh Medjool dates (or 3 Fresh Barhi dates) (add to part of cashews in food processor for best chopping, then add the rest of the cashews)
¼ cup tahini
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup sesame seeds
Place part of cashews in food processor with dates and pulse. When dates are fairly fine, add the rest of the cashews and pulse until the texture of coarse sand.
Add tahini and vanilla and pulse until smooth.
Transfer mixture from food processor to a bowl and refrigerate 2 hours.
Roll into 1-inch balls and coat with sesame seeds.
Makes 8 truffles
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Sweet potatoes and peanuts are familiar ingredients in many African cuisines. In this colorful soup they are combined with garbanzo beans and other vegetables and served over cooked rice.
Makes 8 servings
Ingredients
1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 onion, sliced
2 small sweet potatoes or yams, peeled and diced (about 2 cups)
1 large carrot, thinly sliced
1 celery stalk, thinly sliced
1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 15-ounce can crushed tomatoes
4 cups vegetable broth (see recipe) or water
1 15-ounce can garbanzo beans, undrained
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
3 tablespoons peanut butter
1-2 teaspoons curry powder
4 cups cooked brown rice
Directions
Heat water and soy sauce in a large pot. Add onion and sweet potatoes or yams and cook over high heat, stirring often, until onion is soft, about 5 minutes.
Add carrot, celery, and bell pepper. Cover and cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add tomatoes, broth or water, beans and their liquid, cilantro, peanut butter, and curry powder. Stir to mix, then cover and simmer until vegetables are tender when pierced with a fork, about 10 minutes.
Per serving: 279 calories; 5.6 g fat; 1 g saturated fat; 18% calories from fat; 0 mg cholesterol; 10.5 g protein; 48.9 g carbohydrates; 6.2 g sugar; 9 g fiber; 472 mg sodium; 80 mg calcium; 3.3 mg iron; 35.7 mg vitamin C; 3,251 mcg beta-carotene; 1.8 mg vitamin E
Source: Healthy Eating for Life for Women by Kristine Kieswer; recipe by Jennifer Raymond, M.S., R.D.
Please feel free to tailor PCRM recipes to suit your individual dietary needs.
Take a break from your morning smoothie or bowl of oatmeal and try this savory Black Bean Breakfast Burrito! Packed with vegetables and beans, it is the perfect combination of plant foods to power you through your day.
Make this recipe in bulk and freeze the burritos individually to eat throughout the week.
Makes 12 servings
Ingredients
1/4 cup water
1 onion, diced
2 bell peppers (red, orange, yellow, or green), seeded and diced
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon crushed garlic
black pepper, to taste
3 cups drained canned or cooked black beans
10 button mushrooms, sliced
2 ripe tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup salsa
3 cups cooked brown rice
Salt or tamari, to taste
Tabasco sauce, to taste
12 whole-grain tortillas
Directions
Heat water in a large saucepan or wok. When hot, add onion and sauté until limp. Add bell peppers, cumin, garlic, and black pepper, and cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Add a little more water if necessary, to prevent sticking. Stir in black beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, and salsa, and cook and stir until mushrooms are tender, about 10 minutes. Add rice and season to taste with salt or tamari and Tabasco sauce. Serve on warm tortillas, folded or rolled up to enclose filling.
Per serving: 230 calories; 2.4 g fat; 0.5 g saturated fat; 9% calories from fat; 0 mg cholesterol; 9.2 g protein; 45 g carbohydrates; 2.7 g sugar; 9.8 g fiber; 271 mg sodium; 58 mg calcium; 2.7 mg iron; 29.7 mg vitamin C; 499 mcg beta-carotene; 0.8 mg vitamin E
Source: Breaking the Food Seduction by Neal Barnard, M.D.; recipe by Jo Stepaniak; © Jo Stepaniak 2005, published by permission.
Please feel free to tailor PCRM recipes to suit your individual dietary needs.
2 cups Flour
3 Tbsp natural sugar *
1 whole orange zest peel
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/3 cup cold vegan margarine
1 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup soy milk
1 1/2 tsp egg replacer or ground flax seeds and water
* I use some Stevia powder and avoid the sugar.
In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, orange peel, baking powder, and baking soda. Mix well and cut in the margarine until consistent. In another bowl mix the cranberries, orange juice, soy milk, and egg replacer. Mix in the flour mixture and mix until stiff dough forms. On a floured surface, gently knead about 6 times. Pat dough into 10 inch circle, cut into 8 to 10 wedges. Bake at 400 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Great served with a dollop of lemon pie filling.
Recipe from Chef Mark Anthony
3 cups white wheat flour
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
3 tsp ground flax seed mixed with 1/4 cup water
6 large bananas
1 1/2 cups honey
1/2 cup applesauce
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Mix dry ingredients and set aside. Combine ground flax and water and let rest for a few minutes, mash the bananas and mix with honey, apple sauce and flax mixture. Add in the dry ingredients then the nuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes. Do not over cook, it is actually better to under cook a little bit.
Makes 6 mini loaves or 2 large loaves.
Recipe from Chef Mark Anthony
Viral Infections
Did you know that there are viral outbreaks happening more frequently ?
Antibiotics have been used for many years to treat outbreaks of viral infections.
Avian flu started about a 100 years ago. More recently in 2009 there was the serious outbreak of H1N1 or Swine Flu in Asia. Outbreaks of Avian Flu, Bird Flu, MRSA and Swine Flu have been reported by the media for many years now. According to Pub Med which is the National Library of Medicine:
MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. MRSA is a “staph” germ that does not get better with the first-line antibiotics that usually cure staph infections. When this occurs, the germ is “resistant” to the antibiotic.
Symptoms
It is normal for healthy people to have staph on their skin. Many of us do. Most of the time, it does not cause an infection or any symptoms. This is called “colonization” or “being colonized.” Someone who is colonized with MRSA can spread MRSA to other people.
A sign of a staph skin infection is a red, swollen, and painful area on the skin. Pus or other fluids may drain from this area. It may look like a boil. These symptoms are more likely to occur if the skin has been cut or rubbed because this gives the MRSA germ a way to “get in.” Symptoms are also more likely in areas where there is more body hair due to hair follicles.
MRSA infections in patients in health care facilities tend to be severe. These staph infections may be in the bloodstream, heart, lungs, or other organs, urine, or in the area of a recent surgery. Some symptoms of these severe infections are:
- Chest pain
- Cough or shortness of breath
- Fatigue
- Fever and chills
- General ill feeling
- Headache
- Rash
- Wounds that do not heal
Medical providers are now having problems treating people that come down with viral infections.
Pharmaceutical drug companies do not want to invest a billion dollars in antibiotic drugs that people will only take for one week or so.
Drug companies are more interested in spending money on researching lifestyle disease drugs that treat diseases like Diabetes, Heart Disease and Obesity.
Many people do not respond to antibiotics now and medical personnel have very little to treat some of these viral infections.
There is hope.
Nature provides an all natural antibiotic.
Stabilized Allicin is a powerful natural product that has been available since around 1999. Dr. Peter Josling is a British Biochemist that found a way to capture the Allicin Powder through a process that he discovered in his lab.
Before you rush off to your local grocery to buy some garlic, you should understand a little more about the process of stabilizing the allicin from crushed cloves of garlic. When you peel a clove of garlic and take a knife to begin chopping up the garlic, the chemical allicin is released. Allicin has been proven to kill the MRSA virus in a petri dish in the United Kingdom.
Dr. Josling has created a natural antibiotic that contains Stabilized Allicin and Organic Camu Camu. The product Dr. Josling formulated is Camucin.
When you take one veggie capsule of Camucin, you are getting the equivalent of eating 30 cloves of raw garlic but without the taste! You won’t even smell like Garlic either!
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If you’re not familiar with the pomegranate, it is a red fruit with a tough outer layer; only the juice and the seeds inside are edible. Pomegranate juice is available year round, but you can purchase fresh pomegranates in most grocery stores from September through January. When refrigerated in a plastic bag, pomegranates keep for up to 2 months. This fantastic little fruit recently made its way back into the news after some spectacular clinical results. Here’s what you need to know:
Compounds found only in pomegranates called punicalagins are shown to benefit the heart and blood vessels.
Recent medical research studied heart patients with severe carotid artery blockages. They were given an ounce of pomegranate juice each day for a year. Not only did study participants’ blood pressure lower by over 12 percent, but there was a 30 percent reduction in atherosclerotic plaque. Just as astounding, participants who did not take the pomegranate juice saw their atherosclerotic plaque increase by 9 percent.
Not only are pomegranates good for your heart and blood vessels but they have been shown to inhibit breast cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer, leukemia and to prevent vascular changes that promote tumor growth in lab animals.
Pomegranate juice contains phytochemical compounds that stimulate serotonin and estrogen receptors, improving symptoms of depression and increasing bone mass in lab animals.
This is one fruit that you can’t afford to exclude from your diet!
Features of a Pomegranate
Most powerful anti-oxidant of all fruits
Potent anti-cancer and immune supporting effects
Inhibits abnormal platelet aggregation that could cause heart attacks, strokes and embolic disease
Lowers cholesterol and other cardiac risk factors
Lowers blood pressure
Shown to promote reversal of atherosclerotic plaque in human studies
May have benefits to relieve or protect against depression and osteoporosis
Chapter 10 End of the 2300 Days
Before the throne I saw the Advent people–the church and the world. I saw two companies, one bowed down before the throne, deeply interested, while the other stood uninterested and careless. Those who were bowed before the throne would offer up their prayers and look to Jesus; then He would look to His Father, and appear to be pleading with Him. A light would come from the Father to the Son and from the Son to the praying company.
Then I saw an exceeding bright light come from the Father to the Son, and from the Son it waved over the people before the throne. But few would receive this great light. Many came out from under it and immediately resisted it; others were careless and did not cherish the light, and it moved off from them. Some cherished it, and went and bowed down with the little praying company. This company all received the light and rejoiced in it, and their countenances shone with its glory.
I saw the Father rise from the throne, and in a flaming chariot go into the holy of holies within the veil, and sit down. Then Jesus rose up from the throne, and the most of those who were bowed down arose with Him. I did not see one ray of light pass from Jesus to the careless multitude after He arose, and they were left in perfect darkness. Those who arose when Jesus did, kept their eyes fixed on Him as He left the throne and led them out a little way.
Then He raised His right arm, and we heard His lovely voice saying, “Wait here; I am going to My Father to receive the kingdom; keep your garments spotless, and in a little while I will return from the wedding and receive you to Myself.”
Then a cloudy chariot, with wheels like flaming fire, surrounded by angels, came to where Jesus was. He stepped into the chariot and was borne to the holiest, where the Father sat. There I beheld Jesus, a great High Priest, standing before the Father. On the hem of His garment was a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate. Those who rose up with Jesus would send up their faith to Him in the holiest, and pray, “My Father, give us Thy Spirit.” Then Jesus would breathe upon them the Holy Ghost. In that breath was light, power, and much love, joy, and peace.
I turned to look at the company who were still bowed before the throne; they did not know that Jesus had left it. Satan appeared to be by the throne, trying to carry on the work of God. I saw them look up to the throne, and pray, “Father, give us Thy Spirit.” Satan would then breathe upon them an unholy influence; in it there was light and much power, but no sweet love, joy, and peace. Satan’s object was to keep them deceived and to draw back and deceive God’s children.