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Moussaka for Sukkot

Judith — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:02:32 +0000

It’s always wonderful to have friends to enjoy the Feasts of YHVH with. I can hardly remember my life before. These Appointed Times are now so much a part of our lives that I can’t imagine life without them.

The following is a favorite dish that I occasionally make at other times of the year but it is a tradition at Sukkot. Unlike traditional Greek Moussaka this one is a kosher meat dish if those distinctions are important to you. This recipe is adapted from a Jewish cook book that is unfortunately out of print.

During Sukkot our meals are casual and we dish up in the kitchen and head out to dine in the Sukkah.

My FAVORITE Moussaka Recipe

4 large potatoes, peeled and very thinly sliced

1 medium eggplant, peeled and very thinly sliced

1 lb. ground beef or lamb

5 eggs

2 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped

2 onions, chopped

1/4 cup chopped parsley

Pinch of cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 cup olive oil

Salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 350.

Boil the potatoes slices for 5 minutes, drain, and reserve.

Salt the eggplant well, weight them under a heavy plate for 30 minutes, rinse well and pat dry

In a large bowl mix the ground beef, 2 eggs, onion, tomatoes, parsley, cinnamon, nutmeg, oil, salt and pepper

Oil the bottom of a deep casserole dish (10×14 in.)

Line with a layer of 1/2 the potato slices, add a layer of 1/2 the eggplant slices and then add all the meat filling.

Add a layer of the remaining eggplant and finish with a layer of remaining potato slices.

Separate 3 eggs and beat yolks with 1 teaspoon of olive oil and a pinch of salt until creamy

Beat the whites until stiff and fold into the yolks.

Pour this over the potatoes and sprinkle with additional nutmeg.

Bake at 350 for 45minutes

The taste is improved if the Moussaka is made several hours or even a day in advance and re-warmed before serving. It should not be served very hot .. Serves 4-6

This is a very filling dish and all you need to accompany it is a green salad sprinkled with feta . Enjoy!

Keep Food Real,

~Blessings~

Judith

Raw Milk Legislation

Judith — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:08:42 +0000

Below is a copy of an email I received…. I am posting it here and I hope that many of you respond :0)

Our LOCAL Farmers need our help NOW!

KEEP FOOD REAL!

Thanks,

Judith

Dear Raw Milk Advocate:

As you may be aware, there are currently proposed legislative rules before the House and the Senate in Boise concerning Cow/Herd Share Programs in Idaho and our ability as Farmers to continue to provide these services to people who wish to use them. There are some good parts to the proposed rules which will help to assure the cleanliness of the milk, such as regular testing of the milk for bacteria counts, etc. However, there is one proposal which could, in effect, drastically limit the availability of raw milk from Herd Share Programs in the future. That is that each herd would be limited to no more than three lactating cows or seven goats or sheep.

This limitation, in my opinion, is unrealistic, as it in no way serves to reduce the risk of contaminated milk; safe milk depends on cleanliness. But it does severely limit the amount of milk a single farm can produce for its boarders. Therefore it will limit the number of consumers who can use the boarding services.

If you agree, and you would like to help protect the right of consumers to drink raw milk please contact the legislators listed below and let your voice be heard IMMEDIATELY!

The House and the Senate work simultaneously to hear the rules. Below are each of the committee members of the Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee and their email addresses:

Senator Tim Corder (R), Mountain Home – Chair, tcorder@senate.idaho.gov

Senator Chuck Winder (R), Boise - Vice Chair cwinder@senate.idaho.gov

Senator Gary Schroeder (R), Moscow, gschroeder@senate.idaho.gov

Senator Brent Hill (R), Rexburg, bhill@senate.idaho.gov

Senator John McGee (R), Caldwell, jmcgee@senate.idaho.gov

Senator Leland Heinrich (R), Cascade, lheinrich@senate.idaho.gov

Senator Melinda Smyser (R), Parma, msmyser@senate.idaho.gov

Senator Edgar Malepeai (D), Pocatello, emalepeai@senate.idaho.gov

Senator Les Bock (D), Boise, lbock@senate.idaho.gov

We have learned that the representatives of the House Agriculture subcommittee that will study the rules are as follows (with links to their e-mail addresses):

Rep. Ken Andrus, (R) Lava Hot Springs, Chairman, kandrus@house.idaho.gov

Rep. Mack Shirley, (R) Rexburg, mshirley@house.idaho.gov

Rep. Dennis Lake, (R) Blackfoot,
dlake@house.idaho.gov

Rep. Donna Pence, (D) Gooding. dpence@house.idaho.gov

You can email members of the House Agricultural Affairs Committee at the following website: http://legislature.idaho.gov/about/contactbycommittee.cfm.

If you or others wish to have your voices heard, you must act now! If you believe that people should be able to drink raw milk if they wish and that producers should not be limited by unreasonable low herd size limits please email each of the above legislators immediately or it will be too late to make your voice heard.

Sincerely,

Luana Hiebert
Heritage Farms
PO Box 247
Cocolalla, ID 83813
208-683-4410

When you purchase from Heritage Farms you support a local farmer, sustainable agriculture, and thus, the very environment in which you live!

FUTURE Real Food Co Op

Judith — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:16:17 +0000

I had a fantastic conversation yesterday with my good friend Deborah Cameron!

We are going to move ahead with….

our dream project of a Real Food Co Op for our end of the Treasure Valley!

Boise has the Boise Co Op and Nampa, the second largest city in Idaho, needs a Food Co OP to serve the west end and central valley residents.

We are going to try for a grant and also secure pledges from potential members. This is an exciting project for both of us.

I welcome input from my readers as I embark on this journey. I am a firm believer in the power of collaboration and co facilitation… Like minded people can achieve more together than alone.

Deb Cameron had the very successful Henny Penny Market in south Nampa. She will be managing the new Co Op . Her management style is one of a team builder who has the gift of bringing out the talents of her employees. I have learned a lot from Deb over the years that I have known her. Her entrepreneurial spirit is based in integrity and a love for this community.

Deb has an eye for beauty and a passion for real food. I look forward to working and growing alongside this strong, gentle woman as we bring our dream to reality.

The Real Food Co Op will…

Be a viable source for REAL FOOD in the Treasure Valley area

Provide wholesome food to low income people by accepting the Idaho Quest Card.

The Co Op will also offer educational programs such as….

Eating healthy on a budget
Artisan Bread baking
How to prepare Grass Fed Beef
Dinner from your back yard
Cheese making
Gluten Free Baking
Raw Foods
Organic and Sustainability….the truth
Green Cleaning

And more….

To stay up to date on the progress of the Real Food CoOp become a Fan Of “Future REAL FOOD CoOp, Nampa Idaho” on FaceBook .

photos taken by me in Klamath Falls, Oregon At Night Fire Natural Foods (thanks guys)

FOOD FREEDOMS AND MARTIAL LAW oh my

Judith — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:36:56 +0000

I wanted to post about something fun and nice today but this is MORE important!!

Our Food Freedoms are being eradicated faster than I can spell the word.. ANOTHER insidious bill is about to change life for everyone in this country that eats….

First there was HR 759 but now we HAVE HR 2749 too!

We MUST stand up against the BAD GUYS… While we still have a democratic process we need to use it…

Hear what Shelly Roche, CTO breakthematrix.com has to say

Martial Law? in a Food Bill?

Here are two sources for you to explore….

Strange Martial Law An excellent post with all the facts from www.foodfreedom.wordpress.com

Here’s an excerpt….

HR 2749 is a strange bill in many ways. While the other “food safety” bills have been around since winter, allowing for much public discussion on the internet, HR 2749 has only suddenly appeared. It is a mutant conglomeration of the worst of the other bills, with the addition of one very original part – martial law.

When it was a draft, it was Waxman’s bill. But once given a number, it became Dingel’s who already had a “food safety” bill, HR 759. So Waxman got none and Dingel got two. (Was this because Waxman, being Jewish, was a hideous choice to introduce a bill with Codex in it – designed by the Nazi pharmaceutical companies that funded Hitler, provided the gas for the gas chambers, experimented on prisoners with vaccines – and is expected to kill millions?)

* HR 2749 would give FDA the power to order a quarantine of a geographic area, including “prohibiting or restricting the movement of food or of any vehicle being used or that has been used to transport or hold such food within the geographic area.”

[This - "that has been used to transport or hold such food" - would mean all cars that have ever brought groceries home or any pickup someone has eaten take-out in, so this means ALL TRANSPORTATION can be shut down under this. This is using food as a cover for martial law.]

Under this provision, farmers markets and local food sources could be shut down, even if they are not the source of the contamination. The agency can halt all movement of all food in a geographic area.

[This is also a means of total control over the population under the cover of food, and at any time.] See this DailyKos entry………..

TO READ THE REST ….Strange Martial Law

This is serious.. If you were wondering HOW this ~ end time ~ “stuff” was going to come down you don’t have to WONDER any longer….

Please act on what you learn here today… don’t put it off. It will only take a minute of your time.

Verses from Ephesians Chapter 6

¹⁰Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

¹¹Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

¹²For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

¹³Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

¹⁴Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

¹⁵And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

¹⁶Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

¹⁷And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

POINT to PONDER……

Having DONE ALL to STAND…… STAND!

Take ACTION! OPPOSE HR 2749

This link will lead to a quick and painless form…..

http://www.ftcldf.org/petitions/pnum993.php

Bless you!

Keep FoodREAL!

AND Keep Freedom REAL for as long as we can!