All Kinds Of Wonderful Things Happening In The Golden D Kitchen Today
Over the last few weeks, I have been going over my scheduling; whether household, homestead, garden and Discord and steemit. I find myself some days in a tizzy like whirlwind, especially Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. Luckily I have four other days to sort things out and get my motivation, rhythm and groove in sync.
But these thoughts brought me to a whole 'nother realization and then when I read @fishyculture's post Abundant Health In 2018 which happens to be part of my healthy2018 contest, my eyes opened!
I had commented to her desire to be "more flexible and have more physical strength" by saying:
When I was working in an office as an admin assistant, I found myself suffering from sore shoulders and upper back, stretching REALLY helped. Even now, I get up from my desk and laptop every 20 or 30 minutes and go do some household chores; benefit of working from home
Well, I re-read my own words and realized I had fallen into the "desk trap". I was so focused on steemit, being available for fellow steemians and Discord members that I had stopped doing my thing in the kitchen every day.
Now, I don't mean cooking, because I still cook and bake, but I mean my little experiments with steemit, bettering my health by making homemade concoctions, health and beauty aids and even my herbal teas. So last night, as I drifted off to sleep I declared to myself, my future health and God that I would change that first thing today.
In keeping with my healthy2018 goals, I have decided to take my own advice to heart and every 20-30 minutes of steemit and computer time, I am taking a 10-15 break. Whether it is to clean something, make a new recipe or prepare for whatever is on the mind agenda for the day and evening.
See, I have this thing... like I'm sure most of you reading this can admit to, I get lost in steemit. I lose myself in posting, commenting and searching. When it seems as only a few minutes have passed, turns out it's more like an hour... or more.
I am still going to be 100% available on steemit and Discord, but will start to be more mobile I have my cell app, my kindle app and my Samsung tablet app; so no reason not to be on-the-go.
So this morning after I finished the @qurator Daily Qurator edition, I set off for the kitchen and in doing so, I pledged to myself that once a week minimum, I will be posting my Kitchen Happenings here.
So let's get started with the first Kitchen Happenings!
Herbs, Tea & Cucumbers
Herbs For Tea
It's been a few weeks since I made my herbal teas; not sure if it was the holidays and chaos or if I was just developing a lazy pattern. SO I changed that today!
Cucumbers: Not Wasting A Scrap
Over the weekend we ate a lot of salad and when we have cucumbers in our salad, I usually peel the skin off. I always save the peelings and when I have enough for at least one tray on the dehydrator, I toss them on and let the machine work its magic.
Why, you ask?
Simply, there are so many uses for dehydrated cucumber peelings. After they are COMPLETELY dried out, I run them through my Magic Bullet (mini food processor) for a cucumber powder and this is how I use it then.
- Add to homemade soap recipes
- Add to homemade salad dressings for an extra kick of flavor
- Add to homemade facial and body scrubs
Cucumbers have such a high water content that when I add to the soap and scrubs they actually help re-hydrate my skin; and in these dry winter months, extra hydration is crucial.
@karenfoster Has Won Me Over
She made a post late last week about her Overnight Oatmeal Breakfast Jars, yet another one of the healthy2018 tags that I made a few weeks ago and I made them last night before bed.
Once I get my hands on some Hemp Seeds, I am trying her hemp seed milk recipe.
Time For Wine? Update on Fermentation Of The Grapes
About a week ago, I received my wine kit in the mail and I started my first batch of homemade grape wine.
Here are just a couple of images and updates on the fermenting process. Right now it is in the "violent fermentation" stage and within the next day or two I'll be starting the "secondary fermentation" stage. When I siphon the wine from the bucket into the glass jar; where it will sit and ferment for another 6-8 weeks.
So there you have it, my morning spent in the kitchen while I steemit and Discord!
In collaboration with my healthy2018 contest and tag, I want to remind everyone about the new steemit account called @healthy-home and make sure to tag your posts with #healthy-home. He has a contest going on right now too!
