Getting healthy in 2012

Guest post written by James Grant

One thing that I really want to do in 2012 is finally get my health in line. I have high cholesterol and I really need to change around my diet and my lifestyle so that I can get to a much healthier place.

I've been doing research on how to get healthy in a realistic way. I know that I'm not going to want to go out and run a marathon, ever. So I'm trying to take a realistic approach. While I was online looking up that stuff, I ran across the site miracle ear. I looked through it and decided to go and get fitted with some hearing aids, like people have suggested to me before.

I'm also going to hire a personal trainer, because I know that if I'm paying someone to tell me how to exercise, I actually will do all that they tell me to do if at first to just get my money's worth! I'm hoping that I'll start feeling a lot better too so that it will serve as even more motivation.

New Year 2012 Celebration

This maybe a late post but it's better late than never. Lat New Year's eve, I was so busy preparing and cooking for our Media Noche. It was only me and hubby plus my brother who celebrated New Year so I didn't really prepared a lot. Just enough for us and also included some to give away to my neighbor. Hubby helped by making his favorite potato salad. I made first the fruit salad because it's the easiest one to make. I just open the cans of fruit cocktail and mix it with the Nestle cream and a little condensed milk. After mixing I put it in the fridge.

Next thing I did was to cook the chicken barbeque. I marinated  the chicken a few hours before so I just had to put it in the wooden stick and cooked it in the electric grill. When it's done cooking, I cooked the hotdogs in the frying pan and then put it in the barbeque stick and I added colored marshmallows for good presentation. I didn't cook pancit because hubby said he got tired eating it. We didn't buy a cake either because it's only the three of us. So midnight strike, all people were busy making noise in the streets and lighting firecrackers and fireworks. I called my hubby and my brother to come and eat the foods prepared on the table. We thank God for blessing us the past year and also for giving us another year. Happy 2012! Thank you Lord!

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Beef Adobo With Potatoes

This is a very simple recipe of adobo, very easy to cook and yummy to the tummy. This is our family's favorite from my grandmother's recipe.

Ingredients:

2 pounds beef

2 1/4 cups water

1/2 cup Soy sauce

4 medium size potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes

1/2 cup distilled white vinegar

4 cloves crushed garlic

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1/4 cup sugar

Directions:

Dice meat into small cubes, mix in other ingredients except potatoes in a large saucepan and bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 50 minutes then add the potatoes and cook until meat is tender. Add water and salt if needed. Serve with rice.

Mashed Potatoes and Chicken Afritada

Mash potatoes and chicken afritada are the foods I often cook for my hubby because they;re easy to prepare and I already know the recipe and ingredients. Though I am not a big fan of mash potatoes, I had to cook it because that's hubby's staple food. Mine is rice of course. Hubby used to tell me that I can't survive without rice but I proved him wrong many times especially when I went on a diet and I didn't eat rice for almost a month. All I eat were most beans, veggies, fish, lean meat and fruits. I did lose a lot of weight.

Now I am back to eating rice again and of course I eat mash potatoes and chicken whenever I am in the mood to cook it. Click here for the recipe.

Schar Gluten Free Sample

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Though I am not a gluten-free intolerant, I am excited to try their Sub Sandwich Rolls. I am pretty sure my hubby would love that too because he loves sub sandwiches. Schar Gluten-free Sub Sandwich Rolls are delicious, low fat, non-GMO and an excellent source of fiber. Perfect for school or work lunches, Schar Sub Sandwich Rolls come individually wrapped in convenient two-packs for optimum freshness. These hearty rolls can handle the piled-high fixings of the perfect submarine sandwich, from favorite deli-meats to fresh-sliced hot or cold beef, turkey or chicken. For a savory twist on your favorite Italian dish, use the Sub Sandwich Parbaked Rolls to house meatballs and marinara sauce or sliced Chicken Parmesan.

 

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Ensalada Rusa

Potato recipes are my hubby's favorites so I had to learn how to cook different recipes for him and me. One recipe that I've learned to cook is the Ensalada Rusa (Russian Salad). I got the recipe from the internet. I have cooked this several times already and hubby and I love it.

Ensalada Rusa is Dominican's favorite salad. It is usually served on special occasions and is a traditional component of the Christmas dinner. I will be cooking this recipe again this coming Christmas and serve it on Christmas eve.

Ingredients:

1/2 lb of potatoes

1/2 lb of carrots

1/2 cup of sweet corn

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup of peas

1 apple diced into small cubes (optional)

i medium red onion

3 eggs

salt

Preparation:

Boil the potatoes, carrots and eggs. Peel and dice into small cubes. Mix in the rest of the ingredients. Adjust salt to taste. Put in the refrigerator for 30 minutes prior to serving.