Eat Cleaner Living Tip – Lucky #13 // Burgers that Won’t Leave You Lusting for Moo

January 26, 2010 – 4:38 pm

Lucky #13: Let me tell you friends…we’ve never seen so many ground beef recalls packed together in a few weeks as we have recently.  About 1 million pounds worth.  Fraught with hormones and food borne illness fears, it’s enough to have converted this once carnivore into a meat-no-more.   Even as standards rise in the fast food industry, the environmental and health impacts from frequent beef eating is hard to stomach. 

So what’s a burger loving lady or lad to do?  Plenty to feed the bun-loving craving, from turkey to tofu, vegetarian burgers to vegan patties that wow the tastebuds and won’t leave you lusting for moo. Plus, they fit with the Eat Cleaner philosophy by eating lower on the food chain.  
For a Turkey Twist, Oprah featured Mar-a-Lago’s Turkey Burger as a favorite of hers and posted the recipe.  If you want the Veggie route, you can check out the recipe featured at La Vida Locavore that is fit for Vegan consumption as well.  The beauty of this post is that others in the community have offered their favorite recipes, including an interesting Mushroom burger recipe video.  You learn something everyday when sharing knowledge online.  

It’s all about adding flavor, so this is where you get can get creative.  Place them between a whole wheat bun or wrap them up in our favorite Ezekiel sprouted tortillas.  Get your 5-9 of veggies and opt for a wrap of crisp romaine lettuce and fill with a myriad of good-for-you fun like spicy daikon sprouts and sliced avocado topped with  roasted tomato salsa.  Add a slather of pesto or horseradish mustard for added kick.   My favorite?  Vietnamese style, with bean sprouts, cilantro, grated carrots and spicy peanut sauce. And of course, give those veggies a bath in Eat Cleaner Fruit + Vegetable Wash before gobbling.   We managed to convert the whole family and not one nose wrinkle from the lot!

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Pharrell Williams’ MIDEM Keynote Q&A in France

January 26, 2010 – 3:46 pm

Pharrell Williams was the kenote speaker for the MIDEM 2010 music business conference in Cannes, France, this past week. Co-CEO of Cornerstone, Rob Stone did a lengthy Q&A session with the super producer/media mogul/fashion designer, among a million other titles. GlobalGrind got Rob Stone to speak on the experience of interviewing Pharrell for over 40 minutes. There was a lot going on behind the scenes to make the information sit-down happen. – Global Grind

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Birds On A Wire

January 26, 2010 – 3:45 pm

Well, I should be at work right now, but ahah! No go.  My car needs an alignment so I was going to get a ride with my sister, but apparently, her car won’t start.  It’s “no big deal” but it has to warm up in the sun.  Which takes a few hours.

So, instead of calling in sick and actually doing something with today, I’m sitting here et up with guilt after calling and telling the truth and my sister’s gone back to bed.  It’s not worth fighting about particularly since there’s not a damn thing to do about it, but I feel like I’m doing something wrong somehow.  I don’t want this to send the day akilter, though I know it will, and I really don’t want to change clothes or workout because I don’t want to go through the whole workout-shower process.

I recorded what might be a preliminary vlog, but however, as it’s got me situated in front of an open messy drawer, and has me pretty scattered, I’m thinking I need to re-record it.  Lest anyone think I was giving up on this little dream of mine to vlog.  Mornings are bad, usually, and evenings are worse, so the timing has been very difficult to try and record.  We’ll see.  It feels a little soul-baring, and like wow, people can be judgemental on the internet, wow.  That’s not necessarily a good thing.   I have to be ready to handle that, or much more likely, the complete void of feedback I’m likely to receive.

So.  One crazy day and 260-odd words later, and I have a burrito bowl from Chipotle with rice in it sitting next to me.  I did not order the rice, but I got the rice and I was so hungry and stupid, I took it.  Confidence, my girl, confidence.  However, despite laughing today that I avoided that side of the street because I didn’t want to fall into a Chipotle.  I did.

Sort of.  I haven’t eaten the rice.  Don’t plan to.  But the thought of trying to make nothing out of the nothing in our refrigerator after spending about $200 on keeping my car out of the grave was agony.  I’d had a shake for breakfast and then coffee and water and I was feeling lightheaded and stupid, particularly because I was all yay, I’m really going to lose weight now.  Which, no, idiot, your metabolism is not cooking and basically you’re just making your brain run on fumes.

At any rate, not planned, minorly controlled as I pretty much scarfed it down as carefully as anyone may scarf anything they can’t eat 100% of.  I probably didn’t have a teaspoon of rice and I don’t know if I want to live in a world where accidental rice fucks up your diet for eternity.  What I need to do is go to work early and get some food tomorrow otherwise this running by the seat of my pants bullshit is going to happen again and probably with less favorable results.

Tonight:  1/2 hour walk and WiiActive.  I really have to find it within me, because right now,

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Process

January 26, 2010 – 3:33 pm

I’m starting to get things into motion // organized **some** of my vintage fabric

dug through my button collection

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browsed through my  book collection

now, let’s stay on task

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NEW ART for 2010

January 26, 2010 – 3:20 pm

 

Since my last blog post, I have attempted to create a painting a day.  Often I’ve started one that carried over into the next day, but then  began another.  It’s only been a few weeks and already I have built a nice selection of work, using old techniques as well as new ones.  The merging of techniques has been tricky.  It’s been fun as well as exhausting. 

Like I mentioned earlier, I have built a nice selection of work on paper, canvas, as well as particle board.

My friend & mentor THH70 dropped by the other day & filmed the early stages of a new piece “Female Smoker”  T did a great job putting the video togher.   Take a look.

The NEW work is Great.  I’ve impressed myself a little…. but don’t take my word for it. I encourage you to visit my new website and take a look for yourself.

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Living Free

January 26, 2010 – 2:49 pm

I’ve recently crossed paths with an old school friend who I haven’t seen in over 25 years.  We now work together and it’s been great getting reacquainted with her all over again.  Having fun reminiscing about the past and exchanging our life stories.  After a few weeks of spending lots of time together, she said there’s something different about me now that never showed before.  She summed it up in one word saying that I was “free” – carrying myself as if I’m weightless – there’s no baggage from the past.  I appear happy and content with my life, open/approachable and I don’t  have any ulterior-motives/not expecting anything in return.

I never really  put much thought into how I’m being perceived but to have someone tell me that I come across as being “free” is a compliment that I gladly accept.  I guess the last 10 years of being on a “letting go” journey is showing its true colors.

What I know for sure about living free

  • We make life more complicated then it really is. 
  • Happiness is living a purposeful life and being true to your authentic self. 
  • When you find yourself in a useless battle – you just simply walk off the battlefield.
  • There comes a time in one’s life that in order to move forward and allow change you have to let go of old beliefs, habits and thoughts. To unlearn the many things that you’ve spent your entire life learning.
  • Letting go of all anxiety, stress, anger, grudges and resentment means that you are freeing yourself up for many blessings that are in store for you. 
  • You are what you think - your outer world becomes a reflection of your inner world. 
  • You must believe and have faith that your present and future holds the best days of your life.
  • You attract what you put out:  Learn to release the need to “control” everything in your life.  Let yourself to become spiritually open to allow all good things to flow into your life. Trust in your instincts and God’s nature to guide you.
  • Stop trying to make everything happen according to what you think should happen. Let things happen according to the natural flow of life.
  • Living one’s life with an attitude of gratitude. It’s not possible to move towards what you want when you aren’t grateful for what you already have. 
  • Learning to let go is one of the biggest gifts you can give to yourself and share with others. 

I’ve practiced letting go long enough to know that it feels a whole lot better than not letting go. It has brought me much needed peace, joy, and happiness.

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The Less is More Adventure: Stressful Times

January 26, 2010 – 2:47 pm

Danger ahead!  Use caution!

This is an adventure after all.  And when you watch an action/adventure movie, there are always dangerous, suspenseful parts.

I know I’ve been away from the keyboard for a while and that’s the cardinal sin of blogging, so I hope you’re still out there and you’ll overlook my temporary demise.  The good guy usually wins in the end, right?

Right at the time I’m working on financial freedom, lifestyle change. and simplicity, a number of occurrences have arisen to challenge all that. 

I received a notice that a hearing has been scheduled at which my ex-wife is looking to attempt to double my child support and apparently make other claims against me.  I have to figure out now if I can afford an attorney, get to western Kansas, take off work, and provide documentation to protect myself. 

The security that I thought I had at my job no longer seems secure.  There’s a lot of gloom and doom and talk of cuts and restructuring being thrown about almost daily.

The State of Missouri is trying to collect a large sum of back taxes that I don’t owe, but they claim I do.  It’s up to me to prove otherwise. 

Good times?  Hardly.  But, as with most things, there is more than one way to look at it. 

I can be full of resentment and say, “It’s not fair!  I’m trying to make my life better and easier and now it’s getting harder again.”  That’s how I feel much of the time this last week or so.

On the other hand, I can say, “Thank God I have already made changes that cushion the possible effects of all this.”  By already adopting a much simpler lifestyle in which we don’t require as much, it makes it more likely that whatever happens, we will be able to be all right with it.

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Planet Cazmo Newsletter!

January 24, 2010 – 4:22 pm

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ICE SKATES ARE NOW AVAILABLE!!

 

Visit the new Winter Shop to buy ice skates for the frozen lake and Caz Rena! And get this, you can also throw your very own ice skating party on the lake! There are also new winter hats and coats available in HOT Deals to stay warm!

NEW POP OUT CHAT BOX!

 

Don’t want the chat box to take up space on your cazmo screen? Use the new pop out chat window! (just make sure you turn off pop up blockers or allow this one).

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As Always, Spread the World!

 

Thanks for your support!
Planet Cazmo

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Second Weigh In!

January 24, 2010 – 4:11 pm

I can’t wait to blog later about my weigh in….so here it is: 71.2 kg!

Woohoo!!!! That’s a total loss of about 3.8kg. I hope I can shed that 1.2 kg by the end of January. But given that I’ve got a few dinners planned for my birthday, this week’s going to be extra challenging. Plus….I LOVE CAKE!

Surely, I can have my own birthday cake? :P

Tina.

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The non-diet diet post

January 24, 2010 – 3:50 pm

Now that the troublesome introduction post is written, some more about me.

I’m sure this is a fairly common sentiment, but at the moment, I need to lose weight.  I’m not overweight, but I’m a fairly short lady, so I tend to get pudgy pretty quickly.  I don’t have the holidays as an excuse, as I’m Jewish, and spent Hanukah alone and not eating latkes and jelly donuts, but I do tend to cook and bake a lot, which might be the root of the problem.  So, one of my goals this month was to start eating better.

It’s been a slow climb up to my current weight.  I was 145 as a teenager (at 5′3″), and went down to 120 in college (when I lived on coffee, cigarettes, and diet coke between gym visits), but spent a majority of the years since then hovering between 130-140. (140 being where I am now)  For a brief while, I had delusions that I could actually look like a skinny person, but I’ve gradually come to realize that I’m never going to look like Kate Bosworth, and I’d probably look pretty weird if I did actually have her body.

But, I also know that because of that realization, I’ve let myself cheat. There is a huge difference between accepting who you are, and overeating because you can’t change the way you look.  And, I have the tendency to allow myself to indulge.  I think I get it from my mother (who, whenever I go to visit, opens a bottle of wine and begins to bake).

I am not on a diet.  I’m just trying to learn about nutrition and become a bit of a healthier person.  For me, the biggest thing is understanding portions, which I’m sure a lot of people struggle with.  But, I also know that when I set my mind to something, I mean really set my mind to something, I get through it.  I’ve been tracking what I eat, everything that I eat, through a handy little app on my iTouch, and it’s actually not that hard.  Slowly, but surely, I think I’m learning.

Now, for a recipe.   This healthy soup, named for my grandfather who requests it whenever I come to visit, is full of vegetables, and just a hint of spice, great for a cold day.  This makes a gigantic pot of soup by the way, so be prepared to either have lots of leftovers, or to share.  I made this on tuesday, and am still eating it!  But, I’m a single girl, so I suppose that isn’t surprising.

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Bernie’s Vegetable soup

1 lg. onion

4 cloves garlic

2 tbsp olive oil

1 bunch scallions

1 head of cabbage

3 carrots

2 c. green beans

1 can tomato paste

7 c. water

bouillon to taste

1 tbsp chili sauce (I use sriracha garlic chili sauce, which can be found at asian markets,and some supermarkets)

salt, pepper to taste

Chop the onions, garlic and scallions and fry them in the oil until aromatic.  Add in the chopped vegetables, water, boullion, tomato paste and chili paste and simmer until the vegetables are tender.  Simple, right?   Spices can be added to it, depending on your taste, as can vegetables.  It goes great with some crusty bread and some cheese, but its also a great standalone.

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