Creating a Healthy Balance

Okay-- WOW! In the past month I have jumped into the cooking business, taken on studying for an entrance exam for graduate school and nurtured the development of a company I am preparing to launch while maintaining my current job. It's 5 am and I am starting the day off. Some discoveries where made while preparing the "Healthy Hash" and "Orange French Toast" that need to be revised--- 1) somehow in the translation process of the deliver process to me and the preparing process of reviewing the list on my end, ingredients appeared in the directions that were not noted in the ingredient list. That said, the Healthy Hash in all honesty is one of the most delicious and nutritious feeling foods I have had in my life. This was my first time experiencing any type of hash meal, but, it will not be my last. The recipe is going to need to be revised and reposted so that all the ingredients noted in the directions are in the ingredient list.... in terms or the Orange French Toast, well.... my friends, I had to order marlmade from the local grocer, this project is even bigger than I thought! Okay, no last minute preparing these recipes must be nurtured into perfection.

In the past week I also had a friend pass away, Brandon J. at age 30. We have known each other for nearly eight years, he was thin and hyper and had a quote he always reminded me of: He would say "Evie, sleeping is for the dead". Brandon died of a heart attack - complications of diet and other life complications I will not speak of. Food creates balance in our lives, it is what keeps us moving. It has a very spiritual connotation in the Bible as Jesus broke bread and gave to his disciples at the last supper, in the old testament Mana feel from the sky and nourished the Israelites and in today's society we can identify a number of religions, cultures and practices that exclude certain foods from the diet. The concept behind food restrictions is not to limit one's ability to enjoy life, but rather to give freedom. I have been considering Brandon's words this past week and feel strongly that sleeping is for the dead, and for the living. As we prepare our meals each day, we are giving our bodies the opportunity to rejuvenate, to over come toxicity and mal-nourishment. Moving forward I may not be able to keep with my original project goal of cooking a meal every Sunday for awhile, I need to pass my test with flying colors....and keep all things in balance. Corrections on the Healthy Hash and French Toast coming-- until the next post, please try the recipe yourselves and leave a post!

Love,

Evie