Let Thy Food Be Thy Medicine

 Two ways to eat fresh onions and garlic

Why eat fresh garlic and onions? These bulbs contain a component called Allicin among other health promoting components. Allicin inhibits the reproduction of bacteria and viruses. I don't know all the science, but you can read more HERE on Herbazest.com.

Whenever I am fighting a bacterial or viral infection I try to consume as much garlic as possible.

Most of the time I straight up eat garlic cloves. But, eating garlic can be way more pleasurable.

For onions try this Tomato Onion Salad.

Dice half an onion and a medium tomato.

Mix together with salt, pepper, basil, a couple tablespoons of mayonnaise and as much apple cider vinegar as you like (2ish Tbsp. for me).

This salad was so delicious that last time I was sick I was eating this salad twice a day. That makes 1 whole onion a day! I think that it did me a lot of good and it was real food as medicine.

I love garlic! There are many ways that I get fresh garlic into my diet. I've made a garlic and oil emulsion as a salad dressing. That is a good way to get a few fresh garlic cloves with a meal. My family has a tradition of making what we call Garlic Salad, which is a garlic spread made from cooked eggplant pulp, bread crumbs, olive oil, vinegar, and salt. It is similar to the Lebanese dish; Baba Ganu. I quit adding the bread crumbs and I like it much better that way. (I never told my Grandma.Shhh)

One of my favorite ways to eat fresh garlic in a meal is a variation of Huevos Rancheros.

I mix 3-4 cloves of minced garlic with a couple ounces of cream cheese.

Spread the cream cheese mixture onto toasted corn tortillas.

Top with a fried eggs and chopped cilantro.

And, for a added boost for flavor and health promoting capsaicin, add Tabasco sauce or your favorite hot pepper sauce. 

There you have it! Two ways to make food your medicine by utilizing the flavors of fresh onions and garlic!

I hope you enjoy!

Let me know if you have tried any of these before or how you use food as your medicine!

Psalms 104:14 

He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle,

 and herb for the service of man:

 that he may bring forth food out of the earth;

Sloth Update!

 

I did it! I finished my first sloth!

The paws have Velcro sewn on so that the sloth can hang on to the crib or furniture. My little girl loves how the sloth seems to be giving her hugs by clasping the Velcro around her neck.

I made a few deviations from the sewing instructions. 

(1) I fused the eyes and nose onto the face with iron on gluey stuff instead of stitching them on.

(2) The instructions called for topstitching the face onto the body, but I thought that it would be too difficult to keep the face from shifting around on me, so I hand stitched it into place with an invisible ladder stitch.

(3) I sewed the Velcro on the paws after I had sewed the front and back pieces together and turned it right side out. The instructions call for sewing the Velcro on before assembling the sloth and turning right side out 

(4) I added topstitching at the top curves and the bottom curves. I thought the reinforcement would add structural integrity and keep the edges from rolling.

If you want to make a sloth, follow this link and download the free pattern. HERE

Sewing Sloth Lovies | Off To A Slow Start

"Bwhaahahah!"

You know how long I've been trying to come up with a title?

This project has not gone to plan. I had planned to have 4 Sloth Lovies made by now, all finished with pictures to show you. The reality is that I don't even have 1 finished. 

I thought of using the title:

Sewing Sloth Lovies | Grand Plans Mediocre Results

Then I thought of:

Sewing Sloth Lovies | Off To A Slow Start

Wait......

Wait for it........

The pun dawn's on me:
 "Hahahahaha!"
I'm slow in more than one way!
Insert> "More cackling."

Excuse me while I laugh at my own jokes.......
Boy, did I need that laugh! 
I guess you can tell by now that I have been a little discouraged. Nothing like laughter to lift the spirits!

Proverbs 15:13

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance:

 but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

Here's the story on the sloths:

I have saved this pattern from a Pinterest post years ago. I have finally gotten around to trying it. 

Aren't these sloths just the cutest things?

The pattern is a free download from (a site I can't remember right now.) I will get the link and share it HERE.

I printed off all the pieces.

I went fabric "shopping" in my stash.

Turning a sack full of sloth toes right side out.

Details of the face.

Tune in later to see the finished project! I will finish. I know I will. A minute here, a minute there. Slowly, but surely I will get done.

And, that is the moral of the story; never give up!

Any of you out there have weeks that you feel like you can't make any progress? Don't be discouraged. Focus on your priorities and the periphery aspects of life (like sewing projects) will work themselves out.