tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24935454467210115872024-03-17T22:03:36.074-05:00Shalom In The Wilderness "I will make a covenant of peace (shalom) with them and eliminate harmful beasts from the land so that they may live securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods." Ezekiel 34:25Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.comBlogger2660125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493545446721011587.post-43316484968366792762024-03-14T10:34:00.001-05:002024-03-14T10:34:17.647-05:00The Use of Water - Barbara O'Neill<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/U6wbGilFg5o?si=1YJlknYoI4N7Zb8X" width="480"></iframe><div>I highly recommend this great video on the value of drinking water. Amazing!</div>Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493545446721011587.post-67045251355113663352024-03-09T14:44:00.001-06:002024-03-09T14:44:04.119-06:00Root Cause - The Health Effects of the Root Canal Procedure - FULL DOCUM...<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/OHN-JJO7HHw?si=4XNVlxI0MEEG3tBv" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>If you have had a root canal or are considering having one, you need to watch this documentary.</div>Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493545446721011587.post-8480283040006246592024-03-05T15:56:00.005-06:002024-03-05T15:56:50.758-06:00Larry Randolph - "2024 - The Year of Contradictions!"<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/js419LnOdQs?si=Hi7bXfMWQ0VM9ZJ8" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>I very much enjoyed and was inspired by this video with Larry Randolph. I thought you might want to check it out if you haven't already seen it.</div>Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493545446721011587.post-1477453783729297332024-02-29T11:34:00.002-06:002024-02-29T11:34:35.870-06:00Dr. Bryan Ardis on The Shocking Truth About Nicotine<p>I highly recommend this video. So much information to research and verify, but if even half of it is true it is so helpful and hopeful!</p><p><a href="https://rumble.com/v4g9qef-the-shocking-truth-about-nicotine-and-its-bizarre-nwo-connection-w-dr.-ardi.html">The Shocking Truth About Nicotine</a></p><p></p>Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493545446721011587.post-25719005070200963272024-02-28T12:53:00.004-06:002024-02-28T12:53:44.817-06:00Healing - Equipping and Activating The Saints Part 1 - Ian Andrews<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/aveeBxhmnJo?si=HBQWmN0wwhXUDfZv" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>I have learned so much from Ian Andrews. His approach to healing is so refreshing, inspiring, hopeful, encouraging, practical.... He has begun posting these informative audio teachings weekly. If you are at all interested in being an instrument of healing I highly recommend you listen to them. </div>Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493545446721011587.post-68075499898773030972024-02-11T14:53:00.001-06:002024-02-11T14:53:46.176-06:00Commitment (Repost)<p><span style="font-family: arial;">For some reason I see several people have been re-reading my post on "Commitment" from 10 years ago. Since it is still relevant--maybe even more so today--I thought it might be a good time to repost it. The only change I would make is to say Country Guy and I have now been married 57 years. We are still committed.</span> 😀</p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="font-family: "Cherry Cream Soda"; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><u>Commitment</u> </span><span style="font-size: small;">first posted January 20, 2013</span></h3>
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<p style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15.8px;"> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Have you ever noticed that 'commitment' seems to be a dirty word these days? I was thinking about the number of people who live together without getting married this morning. Those people appear to be unwilling to make a life-long commitment and that's what marriage is supposed to be. The Bible calls marriage a covenant. It's to be a physical example of the spiritual truth of how Christ loves the church. We certainly are not giving a very good impression of that are we?</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> Have you ever studied the history of blood covenants? In ancient days, animals were cut in two and each half laid opposite the other on a slight incline, so that the blood ran together in a little stream. Two parties made a deal and then walked between these animals in the blood path to say "let this (that has been done to these animals) be done to me if I do not hold up my end of the bargain". That is serious commitment, don't you think?</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> Country Guy and I will have been married 47 years in April. That sounds like an amazing length of time to me considering that when I think about how old I feel before I remember how old I am, I think of myself as about 45! :o) We believed when we got married that we were making a covenant for the rest of our lives. It has not always been easy--of course, if Country Guy would just shape up, it would be easier--Just joking! </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> Since it was a serious commitment, one we didn't enter into lightly, we had no choice but to stick together and work things out. We believe that we were to honor the commitment we spoke in the words "for better, for worse, in sickness & health, till death do us part." Just repeating those words give an indication that all things won't be rosy. There is a warning inherent in them. It is the commitment for life that gets us through those times we would like to avoid and makes us stronger in the process.</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> It seems to me we have become a nation of wimps because we've forgotten our covenants, or broken them when times got tough, or never made them to start with. We've chosen to do what feels good to avoid the trials that bring growth. </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> I once read a book by Gary Thomas entitled, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Sacred Marriage</span>. In it, his premise was that God didn't create marriage to make us happy, He created marriage to make us holy. In the covenant of marriage we are given a perfect opportunity to learn to prefer others, die to self, love unconditionally, and to practice all those other commandments Jesus gave us. If we are committed for life we might as well get to learning how to do those things because the problems are not going to go away!</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> I believe that's what we're missing today. We all want to be happy, but the Bible says our goal is to be holy. Let's think about what our lack of commitment says to those who don't read the Bible. In fact, I believe if we are serious about this Christian life, we need to look at our entire lives to see if they are true representations of what Jesus did for us, and if not, to ask Him to help us become a true disciple--doing what He did, living as He lived. How much that surely would please Him!</span></p>Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493545446721011587.post-13039581963572805632024-02-06T13:53:00.001-06:002024-02-06T13:53:06.622-06:00A beautiful sunrise<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-CZ1_que_-EWYsk2_hTjrl7VwJ2aSbz5KS-FzfEIYwoo49cE7djhYFWEmUAOSqIMuyBbkoJP3vYqlAXtoBm351fOoBYDR8wHXqsCHKXpASON8JZUhu79Qk2Lb3JPGRy8G-dMDR7dWXsPu_MmX54T5vbNuSKiASPe55ZzTRt0wAtGet-bKP9TwO1GReNXZ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-CZ1_que_-EWYsk2_hTjrl7VwJ2aSbz5KS-FzfEIYwoo49cE7djhYFWEmUAOSqIMuyBbkoJP3vYqlAXtoBm351fOoBYDR8wHXqsCHKXpASON8JZUhu79Qk2Lb3JPGRy8G-dMDR7dWXsPu_MmX54T5vbNuSKiASPe55ZzTRt0wAtGet-bKP9TwO1GReNXZ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /> We recently spent some time in Florida. One morning as I went out to walk on the beach the sky was exceptionally beautiful! <p></p>Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493545446721011587.post-9624439717654023572024-02-01T09:21:00.001-06:002024-02-01T09:21:24.979-06:00A Chuckle for Today--But Also True!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwXoRG76JLK7qZOzSH6z113iwuwFNquzNn1VjnbqwFdHDOZGSMRtbv82NkU-uXIkwFfegpanJX43AEo8aLPkggw69qIknOzEQa26Icgo6F_bvCDD0YvtgSifpsV3yF3LCjhJdefZeJ39_bax9NLhSgRTCsSQ5N6OZlY6eBkDoRN2fBuMg_f2iRjF8tiR4H" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="1378" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwXoRG76JLK7qZOzSH6z113iwuwFNquzNn1VjnbqwFdHDOZGSMRtbv82NkU-uXIkwFfegpanJX43AEo8aLPkggw69qIknOzEQa26Icgo6F_bvCDD0YvtgSifpsV3yF3LCjhJdefZeJ39_bax9NLhSgRTCsSQ5N6OZlY6eBkDoRN2fBuMg_f2iRjF8tiR4H=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493545446721011587.post-85572505807470074062024-01-31T10:05:00.003-06:002024-01-31T10:47:37.111-06:00French Onion Chicken Soup<p>I tried a wonderful new soup recipe that I saw in The Epoch Times newspaper a couple of weeks ago. I condensed the instructions so they are easier to follow. This is a time consuming soup--mainly because the onions must be watched and stirred as they are cooking for 35-45 minutes, but it is very worth the effort.</p><p><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;">French Onion Chicken Soup</b></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>For the Soup:</b></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">3 pounds yellow onions (4 large or 6 medium)</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">6 T. Butter, divided</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">1 tsp dried thyme</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">2 dried bay leaves</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">2 1/2 tsp salt, divided, plus more as needed</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">3 medium carrots </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">3 medium stalks celery</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">3 cloves garlic (or 3/4 tsp garlic powder)</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts, or thighs</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">3/4 cup dry white wine</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">1 T. Dry sherry (I used Marsala wine as substitute)</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">1/4 c. Flour</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">6 c. Chicken broth</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>For the cheesy toasts (optional)</b></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">1/2 baguette or loaf of Italian/French bread</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">2 oz. Gruyere (or Swiss) cheese (about 1/2 heaping cup)</p>
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<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Peel, and thinly slice the yellow onions (about 10 cups)</li>
<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Melt 4 T. of butter in a large heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Add the onions, dried thyme , bay leaves, 1 1/2 tsp salt and the pepper. Cook stirring often and scraping the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon to prevent burning until the onions are soft and amber brown, 35-45 minutes.</li>
<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Meanwhile, peel and slice carrots and celery into 1/4 inch slices. (About 1 to 1 1/4 C. each) Mince the garlic. When onions are done add remaining 2 T. butter to the onion mixture. When melted, add carrots/celery/garlic and cook stirring occasionally for 5 minutes.</li>
<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Add wine and sherry to mixture. Cook, stirring occasionally until mostly evaporated, 2-3 minutes. Sprinkle with the flour and cook stirring constantly for 1 minute. Continue stirring as you pour in the chicken broth. </li>
<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Season the chicken breasts (I use chicken tenders) with rest of salt. (If breasts are thick, butterfly them by slicing longwise through thickest part.)</li>
<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Add the chicken in a single layer on top of onion/carrot/wine mixture. Increase the heat to medium high and bring to a lively simmer. Reduce heat as needed to maintain a gentle simmer. Cook, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pot occasionally, until chicken is cooked through, 15-20 minutes. </li>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Prepare cheese toasts: </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Arrange oven rack 3-4 inches below broiler unit and set oven to broil. Cut baguette crosswise on a bias into 1 inch thick slices (about 8). Place in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Grate the Gruyere cheese. Sprinkle the bread evenly with the cheese. Broil until cheese is melted and bubbly about 30 seconds to 1 minute.</p>
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<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">When chicken is well done, remove and shred with 2 forks, return to soup mixture. Remove bay leaves. Add more salt/pepper if needed. Ladle into bowls</li>
<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Top each bowl of soup with a piece of cheese toast. </li>
<li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Serve immediately.</li>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Soup can be refrigerated 4-5 days or frozen for 3 months.</p><div><br /></div>Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493545446721011587.post-74966193211968436722024-01-29T09:12:00.003-06:002024-01-29T09:13:16.274-06:00Something to Think About: Howard Pittman's Near Death Experience<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/UKnwGMG7PHg?si=JZObVXGj6iF243F-" frameborder="0"></iframe>Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493545446721011587.post-10235612585390992042024-01-29T09:12:00.000-06:002024-01-29T09:12:08.443-06:00Howard Pittman PART 2 | Insights After a Near Death Experience<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/pqDtxBRUrfs?si=IVN7iepuccAdKXaY" frameborder="0"></iframe>Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493545446721011587.post-29395477993651014212023-12-08T10:51:00.005-06:002023-12-08T10:51:55.126-06:00Chevrolet 2023, A Holiday to Remember.<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/LDzXb6pRv_I?si=UYZYHQeiU7GUuTDH" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>This is a wonderful commercial! I wonder how many "good days" we could make happen if we set about re-creating things of the past for those who have trouble remembering?</div>Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493545446721011587.post-37734736516089664222023-11-23T10:47:00.002-06:002023-11-23T10:47:21.937-06:00Find Your People | Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors (Official Music Video)<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/yDVl3WHoymI?si=KTkwfudUNIazQeit" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>I hope you have "found your people" and are able to celebrate Thanksgiving with them.</div><div>Happy Thanksgiving!</div>Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493545446721011587.post-4680465762342243642023-11-12T07:59:00.002-06:002023-11-12T08:03:35.524-06:00Louise Eggleston Quote on Removing Cancer<p> This morning I rediscovered a little booklet by Louise Eggleston, <u>God's Blueprint for Health, Happiness and Triumphant Living</u>, which had been tucked into a drawer and forgotten. Below is something she said on page 10 that I think needs to be pondered by every person. </p><p>She was commenting on one of the phrases from I Corinthinians 13:4-8, "Love is never irritated or touchy." </p><p>She says, <i><span style="font-family: times;"> "Holding a hurt in you, unforgiven and not blotted out of your memory, is the <b>root cause of every form of cancer </b>and <b>arthritis. </b>A cancer patient is always a nice person, very sensitive to others attitudes, easily hurt, but he/she <b>never fights back</b>, or tells others about his/her hurt feelings; never returns any evil to the one who hurt him/her, but he/she has not forgiven it and asked God to blot it out of his/her memory. Even in the last hour of life, a cancer patient can be <b>competely cured, </b>if he/she will confess to <b>Christ in him/her</b>, and ask Him to blot it out of his/her memory and send love and forgiveness, or some simple act of Kindness to the one who hurt him/her. We have proved this over and over, so we can stake our lives on its Truth."</span></i></p><div>I beleive it would serve each one of us well if we searched our souls, asking Holy Spirit to reveal any unforgiveness we have against anyone and immediately resolve to get rid of it.</div>Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493545446721011587.post-58399411142649414762023-11-08T13:56:00.000-06:002023-11-08T13:56:03.994-06:00What A Beautiful Fall Day!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsyU1ewO10ENh_AbAHh1pjrR1gDqX8V-5p6EciSssBRf9gUimcnbAY0REDUbvoGx8CRbhXpdXvAhdI0g_iJm6cfK7iI46s19cGnN-8Mj7tm8n-B15sUq7pZMXDFjwfoYOX1YcHff9UxfUIXPLCOuSrM81j3Y0n0P32tSWJMy76r0bYOHPALJ25FR49ExqT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsyU1ewO10ENh_AbAHh1pjrR1gDqX8V-5p6EciSssBRf9gUimcnbAY0REDUbvoGx8CRbhXpdXvAhdI0g_iJm6cfK7iI46s19cGnN-8Mj7tm8n-B15sUq7pZMXDFjwfoYOX1YcHff9UxfUIXPLCOuSrM81j3Y0n0P32tSWJMy76r0bYOHPALJ25FR49ExqT=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /> I took a walk to the pond yesterday afternoon. How beautiful! The reflection was so perfect that you can look at the photo upside down.<p></p>Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493545446721011587.post-56296523432014564772023-10-31T15:09:00.005-05:002023-10-31T15:09:37.936-05:00Another beautiful Brandon Lake song : Gratitude (Chosen Performance)<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/dQdfs5S6jyA?si=YS7KOakrbJG2RmIp" frameborder="0"></iframe>Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493545446721011587.post-27979862044431368092023-10-29T11:43:00.000-05:002023-10-29T11:43:10.239-05:00Brandon Lake, Thomas Rhett - Talking To Jesus (Live from The Ryman)<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/N9Rgb27afss?si=Z8k_ZnFH4ZgD3FlR" frameborder="0"></iframe>Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493545446721011587.post-30447445067321427982023-10-27T10:10:00.006-05:002023-10-27T10:11:51.388-05:0010 Fast Food Samples Tested: Guess What They Found? Dr. Mercola<p><span style="font-family: arial;">This is an enlightening and highly disturbing article by Dr. Mercola. It looks as if it is time for us to return to good ole home cooking.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><strong style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 25px; font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://everlast.mercolamarket.com/r/?id=h7432c86e,3401f0d6,31da9363&e=bWlkPURNMTQ4MjkyNCZyaWQ9MTk0OTQ4NTE2NiZwMT1jYzU1MDY0ZDUwZDZhNTk2MTA1YWJkZGQxNmE3YWI2MDgxNDE5NTVlZWE0M2YxOTNlODY5MDg4MjRkNDM3Mzk5JnAyPTIwMTExMjI3JnAzPXRydWU&s=N9vj59vnOCd_8e73_CzaITh9veMAQoQvZrA2NdiJCts" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 25px; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">10 Fast Food Samples Tested: Guess What They Found?</a> </strong><strong style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Dr. Mercola</strong></p><p> <span style="font-family: Times;">While high amounts of </span><a href="https://takecontrol.substack.com/p/linoleic-acid" style="font-family: Times;"><span style="color: #0000e9;">linoleic acid (LA)</span></a><span style="font-family: Times;"> is one of the primary reasons why processed foods and fast food are so bad for your health, contaminants like veterinary drugs, antibiotics, hormones and heavy metals — combined with inferior amounts of essential nutrients — are other highly-ranked reasons to steer clear of.</span></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 14.9px;"><b>8 of 10 Fast Food Meals Contain Veterinary Drugs</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">In September 2023, Moms Across America (MAA) submitted food samples from 10 fast food chains to the Health Research Institute, a nonprofit laboratory that tests food for nutrient content, contaminants and toxins. Each food sample was tested for the presence of 104 of the most common veterinary drugs and hormones. You can read the certificate of analysis <a href="https://assets.nationbuilder.com/yesmaam/pages/9329/attachments/original/1696564521/MAA-VMR-Result-20230928-V3.pdf?1696564521"><span style="color: #0000e9;">here</span></a>.<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><sup>1</sup></span></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Fast food restaurants sampled included McDonald’s, Starbucks, Subway, Chick-fil-A, Burger King, Taco Bell, Chipotle, Dunkin’, Wendy’s and Domino's. Of these, only Chipotle and Subway tested negative for veterinary drugs.</p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">This isn’t all that surprising, considering most chain restaurants rely on beef and chicken from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), where veterinary drugs are routinely used. As explained by MAA:<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><sup>2</sup></span></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><i>"Due to large, industry, confined animal feeding operation conditions, which include extremely close quarters, unsanitary spaces, and high incidence of disease, most of America’s nonorganic meat comes from livestock that is heavily treated with antibiotics, growth hormones, and an anti-parasitic which is also a known aviary contraceptive."</i></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 14.9px;"><b>6 of 10 Contain Potentially Risky Antibiotics</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Six of the 10 fast food samples (Taco Bell, Dunkin', Wendy’s, Domino's, Burger King and McDonald's)<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><sup>3</sup></span> contained a veterinary antibiotic ionophore called monensin, which is not approved for human use as it can cause severe harm. The sample with the highest concentration (Taco Bell) contained 0.64 micrograms (mcg). The "acceptable" daily intake is 12.5 mcg/kg of body weight per day.</p>
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<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Monensin also has a number of side effects in animals, including anorexia, diarrhea, depression, ataxia, degeneration of heart and skeletal muscles, necrosis and death.</p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">The antibiotic ionophore narasin, which has the same side effects in animals as monensin, was found in 4 of the 10 samples (Wendy’s, Dunkin’, Domino’s and Starbucks). The highest concentration, 1.53 mcg, was found in a Wendy’s cheeseburger. The three others contained only trace concentrations. The "acceptable" daily intake is 5 mcg/kg per day.</p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Both monensin and narasin are toxic to dogs and horses and can cause paralysis of the hind legs at extremely low levels. They can also cause acute cardiac rhabdomyocyte degeneration and necrosis in beef and dairy cattle. The reason they’re used in cattle is because they encourage weight gain. MAA commented on these findings:<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><sup>4</sup></span></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><i>"Moms Across America is gravely concerned about our population, especially children, unknowingly eating unprescribed antibiotic ionophores livestock, even at low levels, consistently because of potential damage to the microbiome as well as the risk of antibiotic-resistant bacteria growth.</i></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><i>We question if the side effects of these ionophores in dogs and horses, leaving their hind legs dysfunctional, might be related to millions of Americans presenting with restless leg syndrome and neuropathy, conditions unknown to most humans just a generation or two ago ... Until proven safe, we urge our regulatory agencies, such as the USDA and FDA, to disallow the use of these drugs in our livestock."</i></p>
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<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 14.9px;"><b>‘Fowl Contraceptive’ Detected in Chick-fil-A Sandwich</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">The Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich was found to contain nicarbazin,<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><sup>5</sup></span> an antiparasitic drug and fowl contraceptive that causes infertility in certain poultry, such as pigeons and geese. In fact, it’s used to control geese and pigeon populations.</p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">In chickens, it’s used to control certain types of infections and fatten them up. Side effects of the drug include increased sensitivity to heat stress, degenerative processes in the liver and kidneys, and death.</p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">In 2009, the British Soil Association sought to have nicarbazin banned in the U.K., as evidence proving the drug would not cause genetic damage, mutations, birth deformities or malformations was lacking. As a result, a European review board was unable to establish a safe level of residue in chickens and eggs.<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><sup>6</sup></span></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Despite open questions, the European Commission and the UK's Veterinary Medicines Directorate continued to allow routine use of the drug in the poultry industry by using a legal loophole. In the U.S., nicarbazin has been an approved veterinary drug for use as an anticoccidial agent in broiler chickens since 1955.<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><sup>7</sup></span></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">The Chick-fil-A sandwich contained 0.36 mcg of nicarbazin and the "acceptable" level is 200 mcg/kg per day.<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><sup>8</sup></span> The seemingly wide safety margin does not mean there’s nothing to worry about though. As noted by MAA executive director Zen Honeycutt:</p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><i>"The impact of millions of Americans, especially children and young adults, consuming a known animal contraceptive daily is concerning. With infertility problems on the rise, the reproductive health of this generation is front and center for us, in light of these results.</i></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><i>These are veterinary drugs and hormones ... so the only studies that I have found, and that you will find, will be for animals. [They're] not authorized for humans, and yet they're being allowed [into the food supply]. Some people are consuming this food every day, so we don't know how much they are accumulating in their body."</i></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">John Fagan, chief scientist at the Health Research Institute, also noted that the FDA’s acceptable levels are really only meaningful when we’re talking about acute poisoning. In the case of fast food, which some people eat three times a day, the concern is chronic poisoning from the accumulation of toxins over time.<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><sup>9</sup></span></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 14.9px;"><b>School Lunches Loaded With Pesticides</b></p>
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<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">In September 2022, MAA also tested 43 school lunches for the presence of not only hormones and veterinary drugs, but also pesticides, heavy metals and nutritional content.<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><sup>10</sup></span> The results there were even more concerning.</p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Ninety-five percent of the school lunch items had detectable levels of glyphosate, a carcinogenic and endocrine-disrupting weed killer routinely used on GMO grains that has been linked to liver inflammation, metabolic disorder, cardiovascular disease and cancer, including liver cancer and Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><sup>11,12</sup></span></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">The highest levels of glyphosate were found in beef taco with soft wheat tortilla (286.77 nanograms per gram) and pizza (156.14 ng/g). As noted by MAA, these levels are highly concerning:<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><sup>13</sup></span></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><i>"If consumed regularly, results with Total Effective Glyphosate above 25 ng/g could have harmful effects. These are levels that, if routinely fed to rats, cause them to show symptoms of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD).</i></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><i>NAFLD is life-threatening and is an epidemic in the USA. These levels of glyphosate in school lunches would be expected to have similar effects on children. </i></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><i>Levels lower than 25 ng/g can be expected to contribute to NAFLD and other pathologies because a child will eat more than one thing during the day that contains glyphosate, and the levels of glyphosate would be cumulative."</i></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Other toxic pesticides found in the school meals include:</p>
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<li style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Thiabendazole</b>, which has immune suppressing effects, was found in 27.9% of the samples.</li>
<li style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Piperonal butoxide</b>, present in 18 of the 43 samples (41%), is a developmental toxin that causes birth defects and neurodevelopment disruptions.</li>
<li style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Pyrimethanil</b>, detected at 595.04 ppb on an apple, has been shown to cause thyroid tumors in animals.</li>
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<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 14.9px;"><b>School Meals: Drugs, Heavy Metals, but Few Nutrients</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Nine of the 43 school lunches also contained four types of veterinary drugs and hormones, and a shocking 100% of meals contained heavy metals at levels up to 6,293 times higher than the maximum levels allowed in drinking water. Levels ranged from 0.5 ppb to 94.4 mcg/kg.</p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">The highest levels of heavy metals were cadmium and lead, found at up to 46.8 mcg/kg (cadmium) and 94.4 mcg/kg (lead). Meanwhile, most of the meals were "abysmally low" in essential nutrients. As reported by the MAA:</p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><i>"An advisor has calculated the contribution that the sample food would make to a person’s nutritional requirements, assuming that they ate a 4 oz portion (standardly used in nutritional analysis) and assuming that this food contributed ¼ of their nutrition for the day.</i></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><i>‘The nutritional items are consistently very deficient in Copper and are also consistently deficient (but to a lesser extent) in calcium, potassium, and phosphorous. Magnesium, zinc, and manganese are deficient in many of the samples, roughly 50%. The only mineral that is consistently meeting or exceeding requirements is iron. That is good but it is not enough!’ ...</i></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><i>Without proper nutrients, our children’s brains will not function properly, and their bodies will not be developed as needed. Often children with learning and behavioral issues are deficient in just one or two minerals or vitamins; when those nutrients are added to their diet, their mental, physical, and behavioral issues subside. Even violent behavior is discontinued. Our children must have proper nutrient-dense food."</i></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 14.9px;"><b>Fast Food Cannot Sustain You</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">After completing the veterinary drug analysis on 10 fast food meals, MAA went on to test 21 fast food brands for essential minerals, and the top 10 brands for B vitamins.</p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><i>"The testing was conducted out of concern for America's skyrocketing mental and physical health crisis,"</i> Honeycutt writes in her October 18, 2023, report.<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><sup>14</sup></span></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><i>"Eighty-five million Americans eat fast food every day. Fast food companies often supply a significant portion of the 30 million school meals served to our children each day.</i></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><i>The quality of the food, including the contamination of agrochemicals and lack of nutrients due to toxic chemical inputs, contributes to our mental and physical health issues. One in five Americans have a mental illness, and 54% of our children have a chronic health issue.</i></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><i>For many impoverished children, school meals are the only food they consume each day. Numerous studies have linked toxins in the food supply and lack of nutrition to conditions such as autism, depression, aggression, suicide, and homicides. This report will ... disclose the mineral, vitamin B, and calorie levels in the top 20 fast food restaurants/ school lunch suppliers."</i></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Based on the micronutrient testing done on school lunches in 2022 (above), you can probably guess what this nutritional testing revealed. The mineral content of the fast food tested did not meet the recommended daily requirements of calcium, potassium, manganese, copper, zinc and iron.</p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">For example, the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of copper is 900 mcg per day, and Chick-fil-A’s chicken nuggets contain just 1.4 mcg of copper per gram. To meet the RDA, an adult would need to consume nearly nine servings of nuggets.</p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Signs of copper deficiency include fatigue, poor concentration and low mood. Also, "children with autism and violent behavior often have an imbalance of copper," Honeycutt writes.</p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 14.9px;"><b>Fast Food Nearly Devoid of B Vitamins</b></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Even worse, zero amounts of vitamin B9 or B12 were detected in the top 10 fast food samples, and deficiencies in these B vitamins can lead to fatigue, digestive issues, heart problems, nervous system disorders and erratic behavior. Indeed, vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is known as "the energy vitamin." Your body requires it for energy production.</p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">It also plays an important role in neurological function, and deficiency can culminate in a range of mental health symptoms, from irritability and depression to dementia and even psychosis. You can learn more about vitamin B12’s role in mental health in this <a href="https://takecontrol.substack.com/p/vitamin-b12-to-help-combat-mental-illness"><span style="color: #0000e9;">November 6, 2022 article</span></a>.</p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Warning signs of B12 deficiency include brain fog, memory lapses, mood swings, apathy, fatigue, muscle weakness and tingling in the extremities. Unfortunately, B12 deficiency may not present itself for several years, so by the time you notice symptoms, you may be quite deficient.</p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">The fact that NONE of the top 10 fast foods contained B12 is rather remarkable when you consider B12-rich foods include beef, seafood, chicken and eggs. Beef and chicken are staples in fast food, yet fast food beef and chicken provide no B12 at all! If that doesn’t convince you that fast food meat is nowhere near the same as grass fed organic meat, I don’t know what will.</p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">A woman would need to consume 333 servings of Chick-fil-A chicken sandwiches and a man would need to eat 380 servings to meet the RDA for niacin.</p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Levels of B3 (niacin) were also abysmal. The RDA for women is 14 mg per day and for men it’s 16 mg. To meet that RDA, a woman would need to consume 333 servings of Chick-fil-A chicken sandwiches (at a serving size of 210 grams) and a man would need to eat 380 servings.</p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;">Chipotle’s carnitas bowl with everything, which had the highest amount of B3, still requires you to eat eight servings if you’re a woman and nine servings if you’re a man, to meet your RDA of niacin. As reported by MAA:<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><sup>15</sup></span></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><i>"On average, adults would need to consume between 64-73 servings of the top 10 fast foods to get proper vitamin B3 nutrition per day. Alternatively, a portion of liver (pasture-raised, ideally) or a can of tuna (SafeCatch) would supply enough vitamin B3 or niacin for proper nutrition for a day. Clearly, cheap fast food is not as cheap as it seems when one factors in the value of the nutrients provided in the purchase."</i></p><div><i><br /></i></div>Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493545446721011587.post-80695437261807667952023-10-13T08:55:00.000-05:002023-10-13T08:55:21.517-05:00Before Hamas<p> I received this in an email and thought it would be good to share. We have been told so many lies that it's difficult to get to the truth. </p><p style="font-family: Baskerville; font-size: 18px;"><i>BEFORE HAMAS </i></p><p style="font-family: Baskerville; font-size: 18px;"><i>Let’s be clear: </i></p><p style="font-family: Baskerville; font-size: 18px;"><i>Before Israel, there was a British mandate, not a Palestinian state.<br />-Before the British Mandate, there was the Ottoman Empire, not a Palestinian state.<br />-Before the Ottoman Empire, there was the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, not a Palestinian state.</i></p><p style="font-family: Baskerville; font-size: 18px;"><i>-Before the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, there was the Ayubid Empire, not a Palestinian state. Godfrey IV of Boulogne, known as Godfrey de Bouillon, conqueror of Jerusalem in 1099<br />-Before the Ayubid Empire, there was the Frankish and Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, not a Palestinian state.</i></p><p style="font-family: Baskerville; font-size: 18px;"><i>-Before the Kingdom of Jerusalem, there was the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, not a Palestinian state.<br />-Before the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, there was the Byzantine empire, not a Palestinian state.</i></p><p style="font-family: Baskerville; font-size: 18px;"><i>-Before the Byzantine Empire, there were the Sassanids, not a Palestinian state.<br />-Before the Sassanid Empire, there was the Byzantine Empire, not a Palestinian state.<br />-Before the Byzantine Empire, there was the Roman Empire, not a Palestinian state.</i></p><p style="font-family: Baskerville; font-size: 18px;"><i>-Before the Roman Empire, there was the Hasmonean state, not a Palestinian state.<br />-Before the Hasmonean state, there was the Seleucid, not a Palestinian state.<br />-Before the Seleucid empire, there was the empire of Alexander the Great, not a Palestinian state.</i></p><p style="font-family: Baskerville; font-size: 18px;"><i>-Before the empire of Alexander the Great, there was the Persian empire, not a Palestinian state.<br />-Before the Persian Empire, there was the Babylonian Empire, not a Palestinian state.</i></p><p style="font-family: Baskerville; font-size: 18px;"><i>-Before the Babylonian Empire, there were the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, not a Palestinian state.<br />-Before the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, there was the Kingdom of Israel, not a Palestinian state.</i></p><p style="font-family: Baskerville; font-size: 18px;"><i>-Before the kingdom of Israel, there was the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, not a Palestinian state.<br />-Before the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, there was an agglomeration of independent Canaanite city-kingdoms, not a Palestinian statehood.</i></p><p style="font-family: Baskerville; font-size: 18px;"><i>Actually, in this piece of land there has been everything, EXCEPT A PALESTINIAN STATE</i></p><p style="font-family: Baskerville; font-size: 18px;"><i><br />Jenn Giffin</i></p>Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493545446721011587.post-32752619281236108542023-10-02T11:13:00.000-05:002023-10-02T11:13:05.348-05:00We must defund and exit the World Health Organization<p> The World Health Organization's upcoming pandemic treaty and the International Health Regulation (IHR) amendments are part of a global “soft coup” to strip nations of their sovereignty and people of their bodily autonomy and freedom. It must be stopped. This poster is downloadable on doortofreedom.org. Please study it, share it, and contact your representatives to urge them to sponsor <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/79/text" target="_blank">H.R.79 — The WHO Withdrawal Act</a>,<sup style="font-size: 10px;"><span data-hash="#ednref3" id="edn3">3</span></sup> introduced by Rep. Andy Biggs, which calls for defunding and exiting the WHO. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDxGYyZgso5D-eRkS3ZCUyLvVFoX3BKvGtEjHzEoEby-rBoK8V1V-8ZGGKPmMAV9on44_rt1u6qJJXEAu_4PJa0y6rJkRBahT0cmw_-cib8bNt06r6AaEIc5k50n-03BeeKuzf1GHiijf6e2VNNIM6p-yQKCKsFjSFnnjw1OdI0VmQCrYWfpkWRzCBNtfz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1584" data-original-width="1220" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDxGYyZgso5D-eRkS3ZCUyLvVFoX3BKvGtEjHzEoEby-rBoK8V1V-8ZGGKPmMAV9on44_rt1u6qJJXEAu_4PJa0y6rJkRBahT0cmw_-cib8bNt06r6AaEIc5k50n-03BeeKuzf1GHiijf6e2VNNIM6p-yQKCKsFjSFnnjw1OdI0VmQCrYWfpkWRzCBNtfz=w496-h640" width="496" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhinOh83vrFuOcbwEpCKoCbZImGm-OEaH42Z-PIJ0CU5Or7xGP8MzqSkJ05XGcGUpUdzb8tMBxHppnRMxri4S1GTKXzdVvKhMbRDQfyFjsOHM5agupRnK5UZU0KGLnrPX5VhodolxQaQ-aCPQq0-WM19qryFwlneip-fMDxwfzPQ1ma_59CjKHhMEaFvMmX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1584" data-original-width="1220" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhinOh83vrFuOcbwEpCKoCbZImGm-OEaH42Z-PIJ0CU5Or7xGP8MzqSkJ05XGcGUpUdzb8tMBxHppnRMxri4S1GTKXzdVvKhMbRDQfyFjsOHM5agupRnK5UZU0KGLnrPX5VhodolxQaQ-aCPQq0-WM19qryFwlneip-fMDxwfzPQ1ma_59CjKHhMEaFvMmX=w496-h640" width="496" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493545446721011587.post-49864144033215103742023-09-29T08:27:00.000-05:002023-09-29T08:27:02.145-05:00Dr. Bryan Ardis Interviewed by Jason Shurka<p> Everyone needs to watch <a href=" https://www.unifydhealing.com/antidote">this interview</a>. It includes the truth, origin and the antidote for Covid19. After watching please help to get the information to others. We have to help each other wake up to the lies we have been told.</p>Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493545446721011587.post-10393435619856006352023-09-24T13:11:00.002-05:002023-09-24T13:11:38.912-05:00Italian Sausage Pasta<p> I found <a href="https://pressureluckcooking.com/instant-pot-sausage-shells/">this recipe on the same site</a> I found the Herbed Cheese recipe which is posted below. Since it was written for an InstaPot, which I don't have, I changed a few things and cooked it as a casserole. If you have an InstaPot the whole process would be much easier and take less time. I forgot to add the artichokes when I made it, so I made that optional on the recipe since we thought it was excellent without. (I plan to try adding them the next time I make this and see whether it is a good addition.)</p><p>If you are like me, you welcome suggestions of good recipes to help you get out of the rut of cooking the same thing all the time. I think you will like this.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Italian Sausage Pasta</b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 10px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">1 lb box pasta (medium shells is best)</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">1 lb. Italian Sausage sliced into 1/2 inch pieces</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">1/4 c. butter</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">1/2 onion, chopped</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">1 T. garlic, minced</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">2 14 oz cans chicken broth</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">2 c. Cherry or grape tomatoes</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">5 oz. fresh spinach</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">1 c. white wine</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">1 t. Italian seasoning</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">1/2 t. dried parsley</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">1/3 c. cream or half & half</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">5.2 oz Boursin herbed cheese, (see recipe below on this blog if you want to make your own)</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">1 1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">14 oz can artichoke hearts, drained and cut into pieces. Optional.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Cook pasta in the 3 c. of chicken broth. Drain. In a large skillet, fry sausage in small amount of butter. Clean pan. Add rest of butter to pan, add onion and garlic and cook till tender. Add 1 c. Chicken broth spinach, and cherry tomatoes. Cook for a few minutes till spinach is reduced. Add white wine, cream, herbed cheese, seasonings and cook for a few minutes till seasonings have softened. Add Parmesan till dissolved. Combine pasta, sausage, sauce and artichokes, if using, and pour into a large casserole dish. Bake at 350 degrees 20-30 minutes.</p>Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493545446721011587.post-72085645940887978642023-09-18T18:36:00.003-05:002023-09-18T18:36:40.711-05:00911 Debunked<p> If you still believe the story of 9.11 that we've been told for 20 years I highly recommend these three videos:</p><p><a href="https://rumble.com/v3gxxgn-special-presentation-flight-attendant-sheds-new-light-on-911.html">Flight Attendant Sheds New Light on 9.11</a></p><p><a href="https://rumble.com/v3gy0jm-special-presentation-new-evidence-against-911-plotters.html">New Evidence Against 9.11 Plotters</a></p><p><a href="https://rumble.com/v3gxz8e-9.11-structural-architect-destroys-9.11-narrative-conspiracy-conversations-.html">Structural Architect Destroys 9.11 Narrative</a></p><p>Your eyes will be opened and you will say, as I did, "How could I ever have believed a plane could fly into a building and cause all this damage?"</p>Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493545446721011587.post-13594688715618919752023-09-16T19:31:00.003-05:002023-09-16T19:39:21.050-05:00Herbed Cheese Recipe<p> I believe I have found an herbed cheese recipe to use with the steak sauce I wrote about last time. It is delicious on crackers, as an addition to recipes and spread on a filet before the whole thing is drenched in the yummy red wine steak sauce. I found it on <a href="https://pressureluckcooking.com/recipes/">Pressure Luck Cooking</a>.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Here is the recipe:</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b>Garlic Herb Cheese (Copycat Boursin) Recipe</b></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;">2 8-ounce bricks of cream cheese, at room temperature so it's softened </p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;">1 stick (8 ounces) salted (or unsalted) butter, at room temperature so it's softened </p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;">1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;">3 cloves (1 tablespoon) garlic, minced or pressed</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;">1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;">1 teaspoon dried dill weed</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;">1/2 teaspoon garlic powder</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;">1/2 teaspoon dried thyme</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;">1/2 teaspoon dried basil</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;">1/2 teaspoon black pepper</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;">1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;">Add all the ingredients to a large mixing bowl. Take a silicone, rubber or wooden mixing spoon or spatula and mix together, folding it over until well combined with even seasoning distribution or use a hand mixer.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px;">Once done, you can either serve immediately with crackers or in a recipe or store for later. If storing for later, keep the cheese in the large mixing bowl with a lid on top or divide into 4-5 small ramekins for pre-measured portions (each ramekin will be equivalent to about one 5.2-ounce package of Boursin). Cover with plastic wrap if placing in the fridge where it will last up to a month or the freezer for several months!</p><div><br /></div>Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493545446721011587.post-24202914034510698152023-09-12T17:51:00.031-05:002023-09-16T19:36:51.831-05:00A New Recipe Website<p>On special occasions we often go to an excellent (destination dining) restaurant, Andrew's At The Westbrook, about 30 miles from our house. I always order the Herbed Cheese Filet with Red Wine/Shallot Sauce because it is heavenly! I have never tried any other main course there because I love it so much! I always recommend it to anyone who goes with us as "must try" because it is absolutely delicious! I have wanted to find a recipe that captures the taste of the sauce. Yesterday I found one that came very close in the sauce recipe for<span style="font-family: times;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"><i><a href="https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/roast-beef-tenderloin-wine-sauce.html">Roast Beef Tenderloin with Red Wine Sauce</a>.</i></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">Here's the original recipe:</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><u><b>Red Wine Sauce</b></u></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">8 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">¾ cup finely chopped shallots, from 2-3 large shallots</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">1¼ cups red wine</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">3 cups beef broth</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">6 fresh thyme sprigs</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">¼ teaspoon kosher salt</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">⅛</span> teaspoon ground black pepper</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">1 teaspoon sugar</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">2 tablespoons all-purpose flour</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16.8px;">Melt 5 tablespoons of the butter in a medium saucepan. Add the shallots and cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent, 7 to 8 minutes. Add the wine, beef broth, thyme sprigs, salt, pepper and sugar, and bring to a boil. Cook over medium heat for about 30 minutes, or until the liquid is reduced by about half.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16.8px;">While the liquid is reducing, place the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter in a small bowl and soften in the microwave, if necessary (it should be soft but not melted). Add the flour and, using a small spoon, mix into a smooth paste.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Times; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16.8px;">Once the wine mixture is reduced, reduce the heat to low and remove the thyme sprigs. Whisk the flour-butter paste, a tablespoon at a time, into the simmering liquid, and simmer for a few minutes, until the sauce is thickened. Set aside. (The sauce can be made up to this point and refrigerated up to 3 days ahead of time.)</p><div><br /></div><div>Have you ever visited Jenn Segal's <a href="https://www.onceuponachef.com">Once Upon A Chef's website</a>? That is where I found the recipe which I changed a little because I didn't have shallots, but only onions, or fresh thyme, so I sprinkled in some dried. I also added a clove of garlic. The taste was close enough that I am satisfied I can tweak it to our satisfaction after I get the original ingredients called for. I am very impressed with this site, so wanted to pass it on to all of you who, like me, are always looking for something new to cook. Tonight I'm trying her <span face="minion-pro, serif" style="caret-color: rgb(59, 55, 55); color: #3b3737;"><i><a href="https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/baked-salmon-honey-mustard-pecan-crust.html">Baked Salmon with Honey Mustard and Pecan Panko Crust</a> </i>with the </span><span face="minion-pro, serif" style="color: #3b3737;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(59, 55, 55);"><i><a href="https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/potatoes-au-gratin.html">Potatoes AuGratin</a>.</i></span></span></div><div><span face="minion-pro, serif" style="color: #3b3737;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(59, 55, 55);"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span face="minion-pro, serif" style="color: #3b3737;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(59, 55, 55);">I will add a note later to let you know how they turned out.</span></span></div><div><span face="minion-pro, serif" style="color: #3b3737;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(59, 55, 55);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="minion-pro, serif" style="color: #3b3737;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(59, 55, 55);">NOTE: The salmon was OK but I've tried other recipes I like better, including the one on the Recipes #1 page on this blog. The potatoes were very rich but also very good. I will make them again.</span></span></div><p> </p><p><br /></p>Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325665197242056471noreply@blogger.com0