You're right, I'm getting overwhelmed with calls and e-mails, but I totally understand. Briefly, all I did was use the product twice/day (Morning & Afternoon) I do my 40 minutes of stationary bike (like I had already been doing, but now I didn't skip any days). Other than that… nothing different. The product MAKES you not want to eat the things you normally would that make you fat. No cravings, no late night snacking desires, no in-between-meal snacking. It's really easy to eat what you should when you don't feel like eating much at all. I feel full ALL the time. And the longer I'm on it the more that feeling grows.
This is absolutely the most remarkable product I have ever tried in my life. And believe me when I say I've tried them all! It's actually been 35 lbs now in just 24 days and the amazing thing is I have not had a plateau one day since I started. I've lost at least a lb every day. Oh… and no jitters, no weird feelings and NO irritability, like I ALWAYS got before when I tried ANYTHING to lose weight.
Hope that helps.
Sincerely,
David L Hull
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FreeLife® launches TAIslim™ No gimmicks, just lose the fat and keep it off!
My husband and I have been using FreeLife's AMAZING nutritional product GoChi for several months now with GREAT results and didn't think we could possibly be happier. Yesterday however, FreeLife announced their newest product TAIslim™ and I already have 2 cases being sent my way! My goal is to lose 20 lbs and I figure if Dave can lose 30 lbs in 3 weeks, I shouldn't have any trouble losing 20 lbs in 4 weeks!
To show you how strongly I stand behind FreeLife's products, once I get TAIslim™ in my hands, I will post a photo of myself each week for 4 weeks here on my blog so you can see for yourself if it's doing what it claims it does.
Here is Dave's testimony:
Friday, January 9, 2009
This is Dave Hull. In the first photo, he weighs in at 240 lbs. The second photo is Dave, just 3 weeks later and 30 lbs lighter after using FreeLife's new weight loss product TAIslim™ !
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Get ready for my "Cook Book of the Month Club"!
OK, many of you have heard me talk about my plans to have a monthly cook book and I'm FINALLY going to do it!
Before you get too excited, there WILL be a monthly subscription fee involved, but it will be REALLY CHEAP for the first 100 people who sign up, so if you think you might want to be part of this, let me know soon because I will more than likely advertise with one or more popular search engines.
Back to the good stuff...
Upon joining, you will receive a new digital cook book that I have painstakingly created with AT LEAST 30 theme-based recipes! Those of you have received my FREE "30 Thirty-Minutes or Less Recipes" have an idea of what the monthly cook books will look like already. You will be able to cancel your subscription at any time, so no worries about being locked in if you want to unsubscribe. Also, once-a-month, I will have a random drawing from all subscribers to receive something food or cooking-related that is really cool and useful!
For those of you who jump on this opportunity early, it's only going to cost you $7.95 a month for as long as you stay subscribed. People that come after the first 100 will be charged almost double that, so don't think about it too long!
In the meantime, feel free to ask me any questions that you may have.
Until then,
"Season to taste...cook until done"
Coffee + homemade egg nog = YUM!
If you like coffee and egg nog, then you should try putting them in the same cup!
Coffee Nog
2 Servings
8 oz. fresh brewed coffee
1/2 cup cream
1 egg yolk
1 TBS brown sugar
Nutmeg or cinnamon
Combine sugar and egg yolk, beat well. In a small saucepan, heat cream. Slowly whisk in egg yolk and sugar. When blended, remove from heat, taking care not boil. Pour coffee into your favorite cups and top with cream mixture. Sprinkle with nutmeg or cinnamon, if desired.
Thanksgiving is over, now what to do with the leftovers?
Here are five fantastic recipes that should solve that problem:
Turkey Club Pizza
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Serves 6
1 Boboli pizza crust
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1/2 tsp. dried basil leaves
1/2 tsp. dried thyme leaves
1/8 tsp. pepper
2 Tbs. Dijon mustard
2 cups cubed cooked turkey
1-1/2 cups shredded Muenster cheese
6 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
2 tomatoes, chopped and seeded
1-1/4 cups shredded Swiss cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Preheat oven to 425ºF. In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, basil, thyme, pepper and mustard; mix well. Stir in turkey and spread the mixture onto the Boboli. Top with the remaining ingredients in order listed. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted.
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Tex-Mex Turkey Spaghetti
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Serves 6
1 (16 ounce) package spaghetti pasta
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cups cooked turkey, chopped
1 jar (16 oz) chunky salsa
1 jar (15 oz) Alfredo sauce
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 avocados, peeled and chopped
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. While the water is heating, sauté onion in olive oil in large skillet over MEDIUM heat until onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
Cook pasta according to package directions. While pasta is cooking, add turkey and salsa to onions and bring to a simmer; stir in Alfredo sauce. Drain pasta and add to mixture in skillet. Toss over MEDIUM heat for a few minutes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and top with avocado and serve.
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Turkey Pineapple Curry
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Serves 6
1 onion, chopped
1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup flour
2 tsp. curry powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. white pepper
4 cups chicken broth
3 cups cooked cubed turkey
1 can (8 oz.) pineapple tidbits, drained
In a large skillet sauté onion in butter until soft. Sprinkle in flour, curry powder and salt. Cook and stir for 3 minutes. Add broth and cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thickened. Add turkey and pineapple and heat until mixture is hot. Serve over hot rice with desired curry accompaniments (chutney, chopped nuts, toasted coconut,etc.).
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Baked Turkey Sandwich
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Makes 8 sandwiches
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1 Tbs. olive oil
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 Tbs. Dijon mustard
1 tsp. poppy seed
8 Kaiser rolls, split
1-1/2 lbs. thinly sliced deli turkey
8 slices deli Swiss cheese
Preheat oven to 350ºF. In small pan, sauté onion in olive oil until tender. Cool for 10 minutes. Mix butter, mustard, onion mixture, and poppy seed in a small bowl and spread over cut sides of rolls. Fill rolls with turkey and cheese. Wrap each sandwich in aluminum foil and bake for 20-30 minutes until sandwiches are hot and cheese is melted.
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Wild Rice Turkey Bake
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Serves 6
3 cups cooked wild rice
3 cups chopped cooked turkey
1 pkg. (16 oz.) frozen french cut green beans, thawed
1 jar (15 oz.) Alfredo sauce
1/2 cup soft bread crumbs
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Mix rice, turkey, green beans and Alfredo sauce in large bowl. Place in 8 x 12" glass baking dish and sprinkle with bread crumbs. Bake for 45-50 minutes until casserole bubbles at the edges and bread crumbs are browned.
If you want to freeze this and save it for later, undercook rice by 10 minutes. Do not thaw green beans. Mix all ingredients and place in baking dish. Wrap well and attach small freezer bag with bread crumbs. Label and freeze up to three months. To thaw and reheat, place casserole in refrigerator overnight. Uncover, sprinkle with breadcrumbs, and bake at 350ºF for 50-65 minutes until bubbly and thoroughly heated.
These make WONDERFUL gifts!
WARNING: These are highly addictive and you may be threatened with your life if you try to stop making them....
Brownie Cakes In A Jar
2 canning jars, wide mouth
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon (optional)
1/3 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup water
3 TBS unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 egg, beaten
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped (optional)
Preheat oven to 325ºF. Sterilize two 1-pint straight-sided wide-mouth canning jars (specifically made for canning jams and jellies) lids and rings by boiling for 10 minutes (keep the lids and rings in the hot water until ready to use); set aside. In a small bowl stir together flour, sugar, baking soda and cinnamon, if desired. Set aside. In a medium saucepan combine butter or margarine, water and cocoa powder; heat and stir until butter or margarine is melted and mixture is well blended. Remove from heat; stir in flour mixture. Add buttermilk, egg and vanilla; beat by hand until smooth. Stir in nuts. Pour mixture into the prepared canning jars; place jars onto a cookie sheet.
Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a pick inserted deep into each cake comes out clean. Remove cakes from the oven, one at a time. Place a lid, then a ring onto the jars and screw down tightly. USE HEAVY-DUTY MITTS, THE JARS ARE SERIOUSLY HOT!! Place jars onto your counter to cool. You'll hear a "plinking" sound. If you miss the sound, wait until the cakes are cool and press on the lids, they shouldn't move at all, that means they've sealed. Store cakes in a cool, dark, place--they should last up to a year.
NOTE: If you want to decorate them, place a wad of cotton in the center of each lid, then place a piece of decorative cloth, about 3-inches larger in circumference than the lid, (cut with pinking shears) on top of the cotton. Screw the ring back on (by this time the rings can be removed as the lids should be sealed). Use your imagination when decorating--a hot glue gun works wonders!
Three-Bean Salad you make in the microwave
Don't discount your microwave oven for meal preparation on Thanksgiving Day! If you're tired of the same old green bean casserole, try this fool-proof hot bean dish on for size. In 15 minutes you will have a bean dish so good that everyone will want seconds!
Microwave Three-Bean Salad
Makes 8 - 10 servings
3 slices raw bacon, coarsely chopped
1 tbs all-purpose flour
2/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup cider vinegar
1 can (15-1/2 oz.) cut green beans, drained
1 can (15-1/2 oz.) cut wax beans, drained
1 can (15-1/2 oz.) red kidney beans, drained
1 medium onion, peeled and thinly sliced
Place chopped bacon into a 1-quart glass measuring pitcher. Cook uncovered in microwave oven 4 minutes on HIGH, stirring once. Stir flour, sugar and vinegar into bacon mixture. Cook uncovered in microwave oven 3 minutes on HIGH, stirring once. This is the dressing. Combine all of the greens and onion in a 1-1/2 quart glass casserole. Heat uncovered in microwave oven 3 minutes on HIGH.
Pour bacon dressing over beans, stir until blended and serve to your hungry guests!
Good Gravy!
I've been asked several times how to make turkey gravy from scratch, so I am sharing my Grandma Betty's recipe with you. It's a little bit of work, but I think you will like the results. Making gravy from scratch requires you to start it right after the bird goes into the oven...the secret is in the simmer!
Ingredients
- 1 tbs vegetable oil
- 1 turkey neck and giblets reserved from your turkey
- 1 chopped onion
- 5 cups water
- 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth*
- 4 sprigs of fresh thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 6 tbs all-purpose flour
- Salt and pepper to taste
*If using a self-basting turkey, do not use chicken broth as the gravy will be too salty; use 7 cups of water instead.
Directions
While the turkey is roasting, heat oil in large saucepan over MEDIUM-HIGH heat. Add turkey neck and giblets and cook about 5 minutes until browned. Add chopped onion and cook about 3 minutes until softened, stirring frequently. Add water, broth (if applicable), thyme, and bay leaf and bring to boil. Reduce heat to LOW and simmer about 3 hours, which will result in about half (3-1/2 cups). Strain into a large measuring cup, reserving giblets if desired.
When the turkey comes out of the oven, carefully strain the contents of the roasting pan into a fat separator. Let it settle so the fat separates and then skim it off, reserving 1/4 cup. Pour defatted pan juices into measuring cup with giblet stock. You will now have about 4 cups of stock. Heat reserved fat in empty saucepan over MEDIUM heat; stir in flour and cook about 4 minutes until it's about the color of honey. Using a wire whisk, slowly add giblet stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to MEDIUM-LOW and simmer about 5 minutes until slightly thickened. Chop reserved giblets and add to gravy if desired and season with salt and pepper.
If you are planning to cook a natural turkey, please be sure to check out my previous blog post on this subject.
Happy Thanksgiving!
~ Dana
Two really great sweet potato recipes for the Crock Pot
SWEET-SPICED SWEET POTATOES
Makes 4 servings
2 lbs sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp salt
2 tbs butter, cut into 1/8-inch pieces
1 tsp vanilla
Combine all ingredients except butter and vanilla in Crock Pot® slow cooker; mix well. Cover; set to LOW for 7 hours or HIGH for 4 hours. Add butter and vanilla; gently stir to blend.
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SWEET POTATO STEW
Makes 4 servings
1 cup chopped yellow onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup grated peeled sweet potato
1 cup reduced-sodium vegetable broth or water
2 slices crisp-cooked bacon, crumbled
1 cup fat-free half and half
Black pepper to taste
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
Place onion, celery, sweet potato, broth and bacon in Crock Pot® slow cooker. Cover; cook on LOW 6 hours. Increase heat to HIGH. Add half-and-half, using just enough to bring stew to desired consistency. Add more water if needed. Cook 30 minutes on HIGH or until hot. Season to taste with pepper. Stir in parsley.
GoChi™ is in the news...again!
Please take the opportunity to view this link from the Australian Associated Press regarding a new study released on GoChi from a member of the FreeLife Scientific Advisory Board, Dr. Vivienne Reeve. FreeLife will continue to lead the way in scientifically validating the incredible health benefits of its products.
Sincerely,
Dana Jones
Curious about what GoChi™ can do?
I am a 64 year old woman. I have always been interested in health and natural remedies. For that matter, up to about eight years ago had been extremely healthy......
Then something happened. I started suffering from extreme fatigue and exhaustion, to the point that I thought my life might be over as I knew it. I went to many doctors. They ran many tests. They could not seem to find anything wrong with me. I tried many different things, but none seemed to help. I always ended up in the same spot. Exhausted!!!! It was a chore to even go to town. My husband would take me and I would rest in between stops.
Then about a year ago a friend called who had been suffering from extreme depression and a diabetic condition that the doctors were having a hard time stabilizing. She told me she had found a product that had changed her life! She was sure it would help me. This was Himalayan Goji juice (now called GoChi juice). I was extremely SKEPTICAL!! But . . . I could see the change in her WOW!! It had a 90 day money back guarantee. What did I have to lose. . . . . . It was amazing. A gift from the Lord. I now call it a God berry.
Within 3 weeks (I kept a journal) I took my horse up to the mountains and went on a 7-1/2 hour trail ride and still had energy left. It was hard to believe as I thought I might have to give up riding because of the fatigue and exhaustion. Since then I have gotten off my cranberry pills and L Lysine as I seemed to get bladder infections and cold sores. Plus I used to have to keep my heels filed because they were so dried and cracked. GoChi Juice has changed my life, so that now I have a life!!! I also became a distributor as I wanted to help others. I have many amazing testimonies from others who have experienced the incredible power of the tiny Goji berry.
Carol Krch
Crooked River Ranch, Oregon
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