Greek Vegetable Dip

This is a really good yet very healthy recipe for vegetable dip. It has a Greek flair which comes from the garlic and yogurt ingredients. It works well as an appetizer before lamb, fish, or chicken. For vegetables, I recommend carrots, cauliflower, cucumbers, or broccoli, but others will probably do as well.

Ingredients
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp celery salt
1/4 cup organic sour cream
1/2 cup organic plain yogurt
1 tsp red wine vinegar
1 clove garlic, minced
parsley flakes or dill weed for garnish

Directions
1. Mix all the ingredients (excluding parsley or dill weed) together in a medium sized bowl.
2. Pour mixture into serving bowl.
3. Sprinkle parsely or dill weed over dip for garnish.

'Extinct' Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Found in Arkansas

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The ivory-billed woodpecker, long feared extinct, has been rediscovered in a remote part of Arkansas some 60 years after the last confirmed U.S. sighting, bird experts said on Thursday."

"Several people have seen and heard an ivory-billed woodpecker in a protected forest in eastern Arkansas near the last reliable sighting of the bird in 1944, and one was captured on video last year."

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The Benefits of Blackstrap Molasses

I recently purchased some molasses to try out in my milkshakes. I was surprised to find out the nutritious value this forgotten all natural sweetner has in it.

For instance, it is loaded with vitamins, minerals and trace elements naturally present in the sugar cane plant and is a good source or iron, vitamin B6, potassium, calcium and magnesium.

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The Geneva Bible

The Geneva Bible is not well known even among commited Christian believers. I was not aware of it until a few years ago. But history reveals that it once had a much brighter spotlight.

"This was the Bible read by William Shakespeare, by John Donne, and by John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim's Progress. It was the Bible that was brought to America on the Mayflower and used by Oliver Cromwell in the English Civil War."

For more information, check out the The Geneva Bible entry at the Wikipedia.

Smoothie Recipes

Here are some smoothie recipes I have picked up lately.

Beam Me Up Banana
2 bananas (frozen)
1 cup of strawberries
1 cup of vanilla rice milk
2 cap full of Vanilla Extract
4 tablespoons of Grade B Maple Syrup
1/10 teaspoon of nutmeg

Lots-a-Fruit
½ cup of sliced strawberries
2 apples peeled, cut and with seeds removed
½ cup of blueberries
½ cup of peaches
¾ cup of natural apple juice
¾ cup of natural orange juice

*Make sure the juices are not from concentrate

Gettin’ My Grove Back
1 cup of natural orange juice
1 cup of sliced strawberries
2 mangos peeled and with seeds removed
2 tablespoons of Grade B Maple syrup
1/3 teaspoon of Cinnamon
¼ Tablespoon of vanilla extract
1 cup of crushed ice

Morning Quickie
2 Frozen Bananas
1 cup of sliced frozen peaches
1 cup of natural apple juice
½ sliced strawberries

What’s Up Doc!
6 carrots
1 apple (remove seeds first)
1 celery stalk

Liver Lover
3 carrots
½ beet
1 cup of parsley

Vampire Killer
1 Handful of parsley
4 carrots
2 celery stalks
3 cloves of garlic

Blood Builder
6 carrots
6 spinach leaves
½ cucmber
1 tomato or 2 stalks of celery
½ beet
4 springs of parsley

Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple Cider Vinegar has significant health benefits. I strongly recommend looking into creative ways for introducing this ingredient into your diet.

A healthy tonic before bed:

• 1 T Apple Cider Vinegar
• 1 T Clover Honey
• 8 oz water

Be sure to wash your mouth with water afterward, because the vinegar will eat your enamel if left on your teeth.

Also, I recommend the Bragg brand of organic vinegar. It the benefits of natural unfiltered richness not found in the common store brands. You can purchase Bragg vinegar online OR go to your nearest Whole Foods grocer.