Words of wisdom, chips of turnip

Posted in ashtanga yoga, raw food, things i like on 01/19/2010 11:55 am by karen

Words of wisdom. Not mine, of course ;-)

Here is the basic prescription for any question: Open the hips, then the back. Heal the knees (by opening the hips, then the back). If you want to do the next pose, perfect all the previous ones. If you want to start Second Series, deepen the backbends. If you want to do Third Series, don’t. You probably shouldn’t. If you are frequently injured or miss practices, scale back or do primary only until the inconsistency is all gone for a long time. Never, ever skip practice. And implicitly: don’t feel sorry for yourself, work hard, give thanks to your teachers, breathe deep, defer to SKPJ in all things, and make offerings to Ganesh. :-)

Or, as Soen Sa Nim said (before Nike ever thought of it): Just do it!

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Fun with the dehydrator! Right now on my desk, there’s a little zip-lock bag of dried salted kale leaves and crispy turnip chips, and a bag of dried apple rings and pineapple wedges. All very yummy. But I’ll tell you what: I consider the dehydrator worth its price and the amount of space it takes up (kind of a lot), just for the unbelievable deliciousness of raw flax crackers.

I’ve always had little tea splatters under my desk from tossing my tea bags into the waste basket. Now there’re a few flax seeds under there, too. I’m pretty convinced a human could live happily on flax crackers and tea. The Cop will definitely disagree on this. He is amused by the dehydrator, particularly when I tell him I can use it to squirrel away food for the coming apocalypse (he’s always ready for that eventuality).

Yup, we’ll be set for the apocalypse. Guns and ammo? Check! Large, protective dog? Check! Dried food? Check! Ice dancing routine? Check!

 

7 Comments

  1. Apocalypse preparedness is really, really important.

    Once you dehydrate kale, how long does it last?

    I have heard that it’s really difficult for humans to digest unground flaxseed, so when I eat it I have this thing where I have to squeeze each seed between the incisors to break it. Could be fun with crackers…

  2. Re: kale: it lasts for weeks, supposedly. Here’s the thing, though — it needs pretty specific storage to stay really crispy. The desert is a good place for crispy food — I’ve been keeping it in a tupperware with the top slightly ajar because the air is so dry here. Sadly, though, it rained today. The few leaves I have left are soggy… :( Tragedy.

    Flax seeds. Yup, not digestible if whole. I’m going to try half ground and half whole seeds in my cracker experiments this weekend. The catch is that ground seeds don’t stay fresh very long at all. Catch 22. The incisor-cracking is amusing: like popping bubble wrap.

    You appreciate the words of wisdom, I’m sure. :-)

  3. I love this:

    “Yup, we’ll be set for the apocalypse. Guns and ammo? Check! Large, protective dog? Check! Dried food? Check! Ice dancing routine? Check!”

    ha ha ha!!!
    You know I’m sort of obsessed wtih movies about the apocalypse.

  4. I do. Also appreciate bubble wrap.

  5. Owl, you crack each grain between your teeth?! Talk about mindful eating…!
    And yeah, it’s sad that flax doesn’t last long once it’s cracked. It starts to smell rancid pretty quickly. Total turn off when you’re working your way through a salad.

    I’m told that the real thing to stockpile for the apocalypse is seeds: that way we can replant. Apparently gold krugerands are another way to go, but honestly, those things are heavy, so I’m fleeing to the hills with my tomato seeds come D-Day. Everyone will be welcome at my compound for spaghetti. but byob, yo.

  6. hi Karen
    that’s great you got the dehydrator and are making healthy treats.
    hugs
    Arturo

  7. :-)

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