Healthy Honey Oat Flour Raisin and Chocolate Chip Cookies #healthyeating #healthyliving #healthyfood #lorijeaninthekitchen

I just made two batches of wonderful tasting cookies that feel good for me and taste good - warm right out of the oven from Oatmeal with a Fork website. I trust her because she always uses the best dollar for what I'm looking for and gives me the best results where I'm limiting my sugar. I had no coconut sugar so I only used honey in one recipe calling for sugar, so this might be better for you anyway. I always blend my own oatmeal flour with the blender. It's easy and works well and costs so much less than having to buy it. Many food pantries give out oats or at the lower priced stores you can stock up cheaply. A great way to keep recipes gluten free and tasty.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Recipe

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

I also blended an entire cup of oats leaving 1/4 c. whole oats for the raisin cookies. And I blended all the flour for the chocolate chip cookies. 

Just Three Minutes a Day of Yoga Can Save You! #yoga #lorijeaninthekitchen #holisticliving

I found this wonderful woman that saved me with just three minutes a day. Cutting out refined white sugar and gluten has saved me so far with my chronic illness and other physical limitations because of stress put on my body from abuse. I need more carb burning but desperately needed yoga as well. This short sequence saved me. I memorized the steps and do them just about every night.

It's here: Yoga Three Minutes Sequence Sarah Beth Yoga

Delicious Healthier Recipes #substituting #allpurposeglutenfreeflour #maplesyrup #honey #lorijeaninthekitchen #healthierrecipes

 Experimenting with Sugar Free Gluten Free Recipes

After getting away from wheat and going back to it, it goes through my body now. Now I know I have a bad reaction to it, which isn't uncommon for Hashimotos disease, which is a nasty autoimmune disease that attacks my body. I'm just glad I found out. I'm also glad that I have more energy and don't feel like I'm dying now after cutting out refined sugar, white sugar all together for me right now as it stands.

I made a blueberry muffin recipe substituting with leftover maple syrup and a bit of honey for sugar-using 3/4 of the called for sugar measurement, and gluten free all purpose flour instead of regular all purpose flour. I also added in a few squeezes of lemon because I like the idea of lemon blueberry muffins, but most called for too many things I didn't want to use. I'm trying to learn how to substitute regular recipes for gluten free sugar free because all the ones I find when I google call for almond flour, coconut flour, or some other kind of Paleo flour. Now this isn't bad... it's just I don't always want to eat those flours. I grew up on hearty breads, yet I can't eat them anymore. I love the taste of sweetness yet refined sugar turns me off now, gladly to this. So when I use other natural sweeteners that I feel are better I enjoy the taste. But when substituting recipes it can be tricky. I'm trying to get bolder and bolder with this. I have found today you don't have to cut down on the milk when adding a liquid sweetener. It will make the batter too thick.

I used this recipe to substitute my blueberry muffins.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/8443/aunt-blanches-blueberry-muffins/

I also found another with an interesting cinnamon, flour, and sugar topping. I would like to try that with coconut sugar.

Holistic Findings #poisons #pesticides #preservatives #additives #medicine #holistic #lorijeaninthekitchen

Stress levels in the body don't raise cholesterol within a week. I find it strange, maybe not so now, that I week before my scheduled doctor's appointment to announce to the world that I lowered my cholesterol over 200 points, 225 to be exact in a nine month period, by diet alone, and not by eating less fat, but cutting additives and preservatives, then eventually refined sugar and gluten, after I had stopped taken my cholesterol lowering medication Lipitor that my head and body started to feel scarily strange. It wouldn't be the first time my body had been exposed to unwanted advances at unfortunate times, after all after being medically counseled on being poisoned with a substance easy to hide in the home of a pesticide component in my food, why would one or others be surprised to a forced situation on my body before a doctor's appointment with such a scandalous bureaucratic society. My body somehow went out of control the week before my appointment and I had to reluctantly surrender to my Lipitor once again, frightfully feeling I should try everything at this point that I had, at this time too. My tests showed the conclusion much lower results, and I had only taken Lipitor for a week; It takes two week for Lipitor to kick into your system at all. The doctor, or PCP, said I didn't need it but could take a dose of 40mg anyway and that it wouldn't hurt me. ?! What's that?

I have now been able to cut it down in half and will continue to those who oppose exposure to substances that are financially beneficial to the few bad bureaucrats that this simple injured woman may have caused a threat to.

Article Sugar Conspiracy by the Guardian

Healthy fats are needed and good for us.

Coconut oil

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Olive Oil

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Avocado oil

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To Die For Honey Sweetened No Bake Cheesecake Chocolate and Chef Pete Evan's Cauliflower Mac and Cheese #cheesecake #chocolate #dessert #chefpete #chefepeteevans #lorijeaninthekitchen

 Honey Sweetened No Bake Cheesecake

 

I served this on top of homemade dark chocolate. I'm going to try on top of homemade almond flour pie crust next.


I added a squirt of lemon on a small part to make it Lemon Cheesecake filling.

For the cream cheese for this I shopped at Whole Foods and got an organic one. I like a lot of 365 products there as well with price and ingredients.

My body can feel deprived from cutting out so many ingredients in my diet. I just mainly completely omit refined sugar and gluten. Since I've cut out wheat altogether I've found my body won't accept it anymore. I'm functioning higher so I assume my body is going to reject it now. Finding substitutes that I've accepted as healthier has made all the difference in the world. When I find a taste that I can lavish over I'm through the roof. My tastes have changed since I've cut out these two ingredients. I can accept the finer tastes that may have been overlooked compared to the quick sweet ones or seemingly more energy ones. I can go now a full meal without a starchy carb more comfortably and feel the difference with a bit of more healthier energy. I don't do this often though. If I substitute a vegetable instead of a carb at a meal I try and include a small snack with a carb, say a small gluten free roll or dessert.

Added a touch of sense reactor with this amazing Cauliflower and Cheese Mac by Chef Pete Evans. I had no heavy cream so I made my own light cream, which is easier with a limited pantry, with milk, butter, and a couple of teaspoons of potato starch. Use your own thickener if needed and if it thins out when reheating it. 

Therapy and Chocolate #yummy #Museboatradio #lorijeaninthekitchen

I just learned today during therapy that 6 years of abuse from my ex is too intolerable. Six years I let my ex scare me after physically abusing me as a child and then adult - just waiting for it to happen again, begging him on my knees to stop as he laughed because he knew he was scaring me as he would force motion pounces at me. He eventually came home and would throw large pieces of furniture in our living room as I stared on. I would go to work shaking. I found that scoundrel made me feel like I was a piece of poop. Even after all these years I still see him coming after me, and not alone now but with friends. I have to hold my unborn child that he killed until I can find a way to let go of her. I'm learning how to make my own surroundings around me safe. AND that I'm not a piece of POOP!! If it wasn't for Cristiano Ronaldo the Portuguese soccer icon to fill so many accomplishments in his life I would still think I'm a piece of poop. I kept going stronger and harder watching him go.

I aided myself with garbanzo bean chocolate bars tonite!! Yummy! Creamy Chocolate Bars #4

Don't forget to listen to my podcast featured at Museboat Radio this Sunday. I believe I'm in the kitchen on this one. How exciting!! 1:00 pm PST "Holistic Tips with Lori Jean" at iHeart Radio. Links below. I help share healing from emotional and physical abuse nutritionally.

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Homemade Seasoned Sea Salt and Homemade Cheese Crackers #lorijeaninthekitchen #healthyliving #yummy

 

I made myself some homemade seasoned sea salt. Boy was it good. Don't use too much though.

 

Homemade Cheese Crackers 

The tastiest, healthiest cracker you can make.

Coconut Flour Orange Cake #coconut #energy #healing #emotionalbeing #holisticyeah

I'm always sharing how coconut flour helps me. I always feel more energized and alert. This helps your emotional state. This is why I'm always experimenting on ways to cook/bake with it. I think I found a neat tasting cake. It may  not taste sweet enough for you at first but your body gets used to it. It actually starts to like the finer things in life. I know I love my homemade dark chocolate with honey or molasses better than regular chocolate. I look forward to the fine taste.

Coconut Flour Orange Cake

I'm actually finding regular eating is great. This has become regular eating with regular foods as everyone else consumes daily.

Moroccan Spiced Alaska Pollock Filet and Moroccan Carrots #healthyfood #flaxseed #food #lorijeaninthekitchen #foodnetworkkitchen

The meat and fish rub is in the same magazine as the Moroccan carrots. I blanched the carrots.I used flax eggs with buttermilk to dredge and flour and plain crumbs.

Homemade Paleo BBQ Sauce and My First Piece of Grass-Fed Bison #lorijeaninthekitchen #holisticyeah #holisticmedicine #museboatradio @museboatlive

Homemade BBQ Sauce from Juli Bauer's Paleo Cookbook p. 278

I added a touch of honey. Mouthwatering. I like my chicken grilled dark.

My first piece of grass-fed bison. It gave me a kick like liver.

Summer Squash Gratin
I used breadcrumbs and didn't have cornmeal and it was still good. I looked forward to eating it which is important to me. I added extra cheese too.

If you  missed these I posted earlier at my social sites, Apple Pie Spiced Muffins.

These are heavenly and light. Coconut flour is tricky to cook with so don't be scared of the texture. I used raisins and found that using lighter fruit is better when solely using coconut flour. Also make sure you feel the spring back when baking. This will ensure this kind of flour is cooked thoroughly.

Please come by Sundays at 1:00 pm PST for one of my featured podcasts from "Holistic Tips with Lori Jean" at Museboat Radio. I'll be in the chat room to answer any questions you might have.

3 Bean Turkey Chili and Homemade Italian Dressing #lorijeaninthekitchen #goodfood #healthyfood

Turkey Chili
I made quite a bit of changes where I don't like things too hot. I can't imagine how anyone can handle the amount of spices that are called for. But with that said, with a bit of tweaking it's delicious. I omitted chili powder, red or yellow pepper ( I had green peppers in my canned black beans), chipotle powder, used less jalapeno pepper, only used 1 tsp of cumin, a pinch of cayenne pepper, used two beans (kidney and black beans), added 3 stalks of celery sauteed them before the onions and jalapeno for at least 5 minutes, used tomato sauce I had in stock instead of canned tomatoes, used my own homemade chicken stock and definitely squeezed lime on top as well as crumbled some smoked cheddar I had in the house.

Homemade Italian Dressing
This stuff is delicious. I couldn't believe how much better it is than just using oil and vinegar and so much better than store-bought dressing where there's so many chemicals. I loved the white wine vinegar in this and also when using on fresh green salads adding provolone to bring a fresh Italian restaurant flavor is a plus. It states on the recipe page that this is a good marinade. I wouldn't doublt it.

 Homemade Chip Dip
Very affordable and yummy.

 Tuna Cakes
These make a wonderful way to make those darker cans of tuna taste absolutely delicious!!



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