Homemade Chicken Nuggets #1 : Gluten Free Cassein Free

My kids like McDonald’s chicken nuggets a lot.  I don’t really let them eat them often because they’re processed and chock-full of chemicals.  This shares with you our homemade version of chicken nuggets.

 Ingredients:

 2 organic chicken breasts, chopped finely

 1/4 cup pork backfat 

 1/2 tsp Hain organic salt

1/2 tsp Mc Cormick oregano

1/2tsp parsely flakes 

1/4 tsp. pepper

1/4 tsp  paprika

 2 organic egg

 1 cup  rice flour

 gfcf breadcrumbs

 

Procedure:

 Mix chicken, pork backfat, salt, pepper, oregano, parsely flakes, paprika,  1 organic egg together.

 Line a container with wax paper .  Roll chicken nugget mixture into mini patties and freeze.

 Before cooking, brush patties with egg and roll in rice flour.  Dip again and roll in breadcrumbs if desired.

 Fry.  (make sure that the oil is hot , before frying and don’t overcrowd the pan).

Natural Cough Remedy #2 : Homemade Salt Solution

Colds and cough can be irritating.  One of the best ways to help reduce common symptoms of a cold is to gargle with salt water.   I often gargle with salt solution every time my throat feels inflamed. 

According to Dr. Philip Hagen editor in chief of MAYO CLINIC Book for Home Remedies, “ a saline solution can not only draw excess fluid from inflamed tissues in the mouth.”  Dr. Hagen further points out that “ gargling also loosens loose mucus, which can  remove irritants like allergens, bacteria, and fungi from the throat.

A randomized study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine in 2005, showed 400 volunteers who were observed for 60 days during the colds and flu season.

Some of the subjects were actually told to gargle salt solution for 3 times day.  Interestingly, the group who gargled regularly  had a 40% decrease in upper respiratory tract infections compared to the control group.  There have been other studies that found that gargling was helpful versus sore throats and congestion.

Recipe

1 /2 to 1 teaspoon of rock salt  ( or Himalayan pink salt).

8 oz water

Mix until the rock crystals are melted.

Gargle solution and spit out after a few seconds.

Recommendations: Gargle regularly for best results.  

Pomelo Orange Juice Recipe

I went downtown today on a fruit buying binge and came across sweet pomelos and green ponkan oranges.

The Pomelo is a citrus fruit native to Southeast Asia.  In the Philippines, the most famous pomelos comes from Davao.  Pomelos come in various sizes, the best way to tell if the pomelo is sweet is to check out the rind of the fruit.  Davao pomelos usually have thinner rinds and taste like a  sweet mild grapefruit.

They are great to snack on because they contain a lot of fiber, and have 0% fat.  They contain around 41 mg of vitamin C per 100g.  

Green ponkan or green mandarin oranges are imported usually from Taiwan.  They have around 0.1 % of fat.  They are rich in vitamin C, B1, A and folate.  To get the most out of your ponkan, avoid exposing the orange to heat as this destroys the vitamin C.

I was happy to find out that green ponkan is juicier than the typical oranges I buy for my kids.  I was actually able to get 5 kilos of ponkan at around Php 50.00 per kilo.  A good buy compared to the oranges being sold around the Manila area for around 5 for 100 php.

Ingredients:

1 Pomelo

3 green ponkan oranges  

Juice  pomelo and green ponkan oranges together.  Serve immediately within 30 minutes of juicing to retain freshness.

* You can chill the green ponkan oranges in the refrigerator prior to juicing.