Headaches Today

Today I had a headache just about all day. I woke up with it and I do not know why. I was also very tired. Maybe it was a very long and busy week that finally caught up with me. I napped on and off all day and that headache stayed with me. It would not go away. I did not have any Aleve with me, so I tried the pressure point thing to no avail. Normally it works but not today. Finally I could suffer no more, I broke down and got some Aleve. I took 2 about 4 and felt better about 5pm. A headache can wear you out!

I have always been in favor of using pressure points to relieve a headache. Here are the tips on finding them. They work and practice finding the points will improve the rate at which your headache goes away.

1. Draw an imaginary line between the middle of both ears to the top of your head using your finger. This is a pressure point that commonly relieves headaches, as well as dizziness and low energy.
2. Move your finger from your shoulder to your neck until you feel a depression. Apply pressure as needed in the area that is the most tender. This pressure point relieves migraine headaches as well as neck pain, shoulder tension, dizziness and stress.
3. Slide your finger to the place where your thumb and index finger meet. You should be able to feel a depression in this pressure point. Pressure applied to this point treats headaches that are in the front of your head.
4. Locate the next point by placing your finger in the depression between your big toe and your second toe. Feel where the tendons meet, then press where it is most sore. This will not only relieve migraine pain, but also anger, irritability, stress, menstrual pain and anxiety.
5. Massage one or more of these points for three to five minutes, or until you feel relief. Acupressure can be repeated if necessary. For best results, apply pressure with the tip of your finger, your knuckle or the eraser end of a pencil.

You can chase a butterfly all over the field and never catch it. But if you sit quietly in the grass it will come and sit on your shoulder.
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Cravings

I am having cravings today for chicken liver, of all things. Why? I am not sure. I was thinking back to the best chicken liver I ever had and it was at a small deli downtown. Chopped chicken liver was on the menu and it was out of this world! That deli closed many years ago and I have not had anything that tastes like it since.

Maybe about once a year I will buy chicken livers from the store and sautee them with onions. Good! That is about all I need to get my chicken liver fix. I think it had been over a year since I have had any chicken livers. I will have to get some this weekend!

You can chase a butterfly all over the field and never catch it. But if you sit quietly in the grass it will come and sit on your shoulder.
~~Unknown~~

Mayan Chicken Fricassee

My lunch today is something really good. I will be having Mayan Chicken Fricassee or Pollo en Pepian Dulce. It is good. I cooked it about a month ago and the recipe makes quite a bit. I froze some for later and last night I remembered it was in the freezer. Here is the recipe. It is easy and with the rasins and nuts, it is a different taste sensation. It is very good. Try it out. You will enjoy it!

MAYAN CHICKEN FRICASSEE
(Pollo en Pepian Dulce)Mexican

3 1/2 to 4-pound chicken, cut into serving pieces
2 cups chicken stock,
about 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1/2 cup pepitas (Mexican pumpkin seeds)
3 red bell peppers, seeded and coarsely chopped, or 5 canned pimientos, chopped
3 medium tomatoes, peeled and coarsely chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons lard or vegetable oil
1/4 cup Seville (bitter) orange juice, or use two-thirds orange juice and one-third lime juice
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
salt, freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup seedless raisins
butter
1/4 cup chopped almonds

Put the chicken pieces into a heavy casserole, pour in the stock, adding a little more to cover, if necessary. Cover and simmer until almost tender, about 30 minutes. In a blender or food processor grind the sesame and pumpkin seeds as fine as possible and shake through a sieve. Set aside. Put the peppers, tomatoes, onion, and garlic into a blender or food processor and reduce to a coarse puree. Mix the puree with the ground sesame and pumpkin seeds.

Heat the lard or vegetable oil in a skillet, add the puree, and cook, over moderate heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, for 5 minutes. Drain the chicken, reserve the stock, and return the chicken to the casserole. Add to the puree 1 cup of the stock, the Seville (bitter) orange juice, allspice, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir to mix, and pour over the chicken. Cover and simmer gently until the chicken is tender, about 15 minutes. Add a little more stock if necessary. The sauce should be thick. Soak the raisins in cold water to cover for 15 minutes. Drain thoroughly. Heat a little butter in a skillet and saute the almonds until they are golden. Drain. Transfer the chicken and sauce to a warmed serving dish and sprinkle with the raisins and almonds. Serve over white rice. Servings 6

You can chase a butterfly all over the field and never catch it. But if you sit quietly in the grass it will come and sit on your shoulder.
~~Unknown~~

Monday Blues

It is Monday and I am so not motivated today. Breakfast was a cup of mandarin oranages, a large cup of coffee and 1.5 liters of water. It can only get better. It does not help that I am tired from the weekend. It was a busy weekend full of meetings and lots of things to do....moving also. It is 9:42AM. It can only get better. Later

You can chase a butterfly all over the field and never catch it. But if you sit quietly in the grass it will come and sit on your shoulder.
~~Unknown~~

The Joy of Canned Salmon

Oh the joys of canned salmon! Now do not get me wrong. I love fresh salmon and I eat it all the time. In a pinch I always keep a few cans of salmon in the pantry. I pulled one out on yesterday to eat and the best thing about canned salmon is the skin. That silvery soft skin on top of the salmon.....I just love it. It is so smooth against your tongue and that texture mixed with the rough texture of the salmon is divine. Nothing better than the salmon skin in canned salmon. HMMMMMMMMM! It does a body good!

You can chase a butterfly all over the field and never catch it. But if you sit quietly in the grass it will come and sit on your shoulder.
~~Unknown~~

Rasberry Acai Juice

I just discovered this juice lurking on my grocery store shelves last week. I bought a bottle just to try. I normally get just the acai juice at the health food store, but I thought I would try it with a flavor. It is tasty. I wonder about the calories. I have not looked. I just want those benefits of Acai Berries! I love it.

You can chase a butterfly all over the field and never catch it. But if you sit quietly in the grass it will come and sit on your shoulder.
~~Unknown~~

Lunch Today

Today I had no lunch. I was hungry and just by chance a co-worker had extra beans, rice and sausages to share. It was good. A bit starchy for me, but hey..beggars cannot be choosy. I was happy to eat it and that it was shared. What a surprise. What was breakfast? 2 dunkin doughnuts that the big boss brought in and a bisquit from Bojangles. It has not been a good food day. All the wrong things today.

You can chase a butterfly all over the field and never catch it. But if you sit quietly in the grass it will come and sit on your shoulder.
~~Unknown~~

China Bans Dog From the Menu

Interesting news article: I think that while we foreigners will be horrified by dog being on the menu, I do not think that it was necessary to ban it. Foreign countries mean foreign food. We do not have to eat it. But who does not know that wierd and strange foods are eaten in places other than North America? Do we really think that the majority of chinese culture will be trying to impress us? I think not. The culture and political govenment are not about the western world.

China has ordered dog meat to be taken off the menu at its 112 official Olympic
restaurants in order to avoid offending foreign visitors.
Restaurant workers
are advised to "patiently" suggest other options to diners who order dog.
Any restaurant found violating the ban would be black-listed, the state-run
Xinhua news agency reported.
Dog - known as "fragrant meat" - is eaten by
some Chinese for purported medicinal properties.
The ban, issued by the
Beijing Catering Trade Association, forbids all designated Olympic restaurants
from offering dog and urges other food outlets to remove the meat from menus.
"If a customer orders dog meat, restaurant staff should patiently suggest
another entree," said Xiong Yumei, deputy director of the Beijing Tourism Bureau
told Xinhua.
Act of respect
The measure has been implemented to "respect
the habits of many countries and nationalities," the Beijing News quoted the
municipal food department as saying.
The BBC's James Reynolds says the ban
is one of several steps taken by China to avoid foreign visitors being amused or
offended by local customs.
Authorities have also told people to queue up
politely, to smile and not to spit on the streets.
During the 1988 Seoul
Olympics, South Korea also banned doggie dishes from menus. Officials invoked a
law banning the sale of "foods deemed unsightly".
Dog meat is eaten in some
other Asian countries, including Vietnam, the Philippines and Laos

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You can chase a butterfly all over the field and never catch it. But if you sit quietly in the grass it will come and sit on your shoulder.
~~Unknown~~