Grandma Honey

For years every afternoon I listen to Gary Null's podcast. He's a very smart older scientist and I've come to trust his knowledge through the years. 
The first 20 minutes of his program he usually devotes to nutrition and health.  Then he goes into politics but that's when I fall asleep. Literally.  I love his soothing voice, and I usually do not like his politics.
For years he has talked about adding tumeric to broccoli and I finally tried it.  Just olive oil, salt and turmeric. Sometimes garlic too. With almonds sprinkled on top.
Love the taste of this blend. Turmeric adds something special. 


Dr Oz calls tumeric The Golden Spice of Life for Better Health. I knew this, but I just didn't know it tasted good until recently. 

Why is it the parents can be gone a couple hours and the twins will 
run into their arms...but....
they leave for 4 days, and they act like they barely know them? 




The map below is for my Dad.  He asked me last night whereAmy and Logan went on this hike. 
We kept this map our fridge just in case  we would need to get a search party.

So yes, I was very relieved when they came back. 
So lest you think the music I chose for this video  was a bit dramatic, it wasn't.

Our grand twins have moved in for 4 days while their parents went hiking
somewhere out there that is not on fire. I hope.

Jonas and Tea think since they are the youngest in the family, they will marry last.
Like marriage is all about the birth order.

It's hard figuring out life when you're six...or what do do with their hands while talking!




Do we not make videos of our children and grandchildren so they can look back on them someday?
Well, it's already happening!

The twins have continually requested this one since yesterday...
To them, it's ancient. To me, it feels like last week.

Téa's always been in charge, even back then.

Even as an adult, my Mom use to go to most all my Dr appts with me.  Or when I took my boys to their appts. For years and years. Decades really.
I'd use about any excuse to be with her.
Sometimes I would be dazzled by the newer more high tech offices.  But Mom would roll her eyes and say under her breath, "But you're paying for all this."
So I learned to appreciate the more modest offices. And I came to prefer older and wiser, over young
and higher tech. And NOT just for the money I would save.
Six years ago I broke my foot while quiltting. My podiatrist at Kaiser said it happened because my
arches are too high. He suggested I find a podiatrist outside of Kaiser to make special orthotics for my
shoes. (Kaiser doesn't offer orthotics.)
I put this off for 6 years.
Finally I called this office:
It was sprinkling that day so they left their door wide open so we could all smell the rain, I guess.


Dr Penman took cement molds of my feet.  Then I waited about 2 weeks

an…

Not my title, or my recipe, but we sure do love it.


Man Pleasing Chicken is very easy to make.  Just mix up the simple sauce, put it all over the chicken, and bake.
The sauce makes enough for 6 chicken thighs but I didn't have a big enough pan  so I just cooked 4, so didn't use quite all the sauce.

The sauce: 1/2 c dijon mustard 1/4 c maple syrup (use the real stuff) 1 T rice vinegar
Mix the sauce and fully coat each piece of chicken with it, front and back.

Bake the chicken uncovered for 40 minutes at 450' (baste the tops of the chicken with the sauce half way through)

Absolutely either line your pan with foil or use a disposable pan because you will not be able to
clean it after. Trust me on this. I ended up having to throw my pan away the first time I made this. 
But it's no big deal to just line your pan.... because look what happens to the pan after the chicken is done;
But no worries, The chicken is not burnt at all. It's just the weird way this recipe cooks.  …

This story, while it belongs to someone else, makes me realize I need to be more alert!
I hope it speaks to you like it has to me.
This young mom was in an accident that left her paralyzed.  But her story is about something that happened to her before the accident. 


Go HERE for her little story.
Could this have happened to me before and I wasn't listening?