Food as medicine!

Checking in with my dollies!!!
I really hope food has been treating you well. I watched a documentary called, FOOD MATTERS. It covered the nutritional value of food. And also how food should be regarded as our source for nutrition and healing instead of medicine. It suggested that we should eat raw foods, at least 60% per meal. What I found to be incredibly worthwhile was the statistics of the last 20 years or so on medication related deaths compared to the less than a dozen deaths due to vitamins that were BTW unfounded. My? people this is not new info but definitely crucial information medicine is a business. Keep that in mind when planning your next meal!

MJ I love you to pieces!!!

Jumping for Monkey Bread!

NEWS AND UPDATES

Personal Stories
OOOOOOOOooohhhh my sweet dollies! I have missed you so very much. I have not posted in over a month. Please, please pray for my kids my son and his wife lost their little baby last month, my grand daughter, and we were devastated. Yet faith and time has a way of comforting us all! Therefore, I am praying for peace.

The Business
It has been really busy for Mama Joy. I really do miss putting recipes on the blog and seeing all the folks viewing us from as far away as Sri Lanka! It feels good to know that people love reading about food :-)
First of all the cookbook is available now via paypal on the website: http://www.chefmamajoy.com/.

Right now my treats are available at the "Liberty Deli" in Northern Liberties and we are expanding this month to the "Wired Bean Cafe' " on Germantown Avenue in Mt. Airy!

The website is live and kicking! We are launching the cafe' fundraiser we believe that you don't have to borrow if you have good investors.

Troy (my hubby) and I are currently interviewing investors for the restaurant/cafe. If you or someone you know believes in food for the soul and gourmet dessert treats, done simplistically...give us a call. All contact information is available at: http://www.chefmamajoy.com/.

Okay, as you may or may not know, I am in a food ministry at my church and we basically learn about food. Every meeting we collect food for the homeless. Last meeting, we had a celebration for the young graduates in our group. Everyone brought dishes from home. A young man brought some Monkey Bread he made.

All I can say is...make it yourself!

It's easy and fun to make and eat...scrum-dill-ee-ishous!!!!!!

Monkey Bread


My kids ate ours before I could take
 a pic so I used this one!



Ingredients:

4 cans refrigerated biscuits
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 1/2 sticks butter (3/4 cup)
1/2 cup white sugar  
2 Tablespoons cinnamon
1/2 cup raisins (these are optional, it's great with or without them)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 9-10 inch tube pan.

2. Mix white sugar and cinnamon in a medium sized plastic bag. Cut the biscuits into halves or quarters and place six to eight biscuit pieces in the sugar cinnamon mix. Shake well.

3. Arrange pieces in the bottom of the greased pan. Continue layering until all the biscuit pieces are coated and in the pan. If you are using raisins, place them among the biscuit pieces as you are layering.

4. In a small saucepan, melt the butter with the brown sugar over medium heat. Boil for 1 minute. Pour over the layered biscuits.

5. Bake for 35 minutes. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a plate. Pull apart and enjoy!

My dollies, Mama Joy has a few minor changes to the one I make, however, this is a great recipe. Please note that is your bread does not "pop" out, feel free to smack your flute or bunt pan a little. There is plenty of butter in this recipe.

Recipe taken from: Monkey Bread Recipe
Photo taken from: Monkey Bread Picture

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What to Make for Mommy!



HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

My Sweet Dolly Daughters and Sons!


Do not go crazy burning things in the kitchen. All mom's are not alike but I think many of us just want to be loved. Please have any little ones in her life make drawings (make sure they are thought out and not too "thrown together"). My daughters and sons made some sweet thoughtful cards for me! Flowers are a nice touch.

If you are making breakfast in bed. Go easy. Make sure you know what Mommy likes and what is easy for you!

• Fruit with yogurt is good if Mommy likes it. Top with granola or nuts and cinnamon.
• Pancakes are yummy, so use the complete style; it needs only water. So make sure to mix it well and cook on medium heat with a nice lightly oiled or buttered pan. Watch for bubbles to form and flip.  
• If the kids practice a quick song it might jerk a few tears.
• If you don't want to cook, take mommy to a nice diner or restaurant for breakfast.
• If you cook pretty well try something fun like fried chicken and waffles or fish and grits or feta omlet with avocado and sweet potato fries.

My Mother's Day Breakfast was amazing! Daddy made eggs with cheddar cheese and peppers, Italian sausage, bacon, pancakes and a beautiful crystal glass of berry juice. I received beautiful thoughtful cards, gifts and hand made little treasures. I cried a little and smiled alot!

I hope you have the best mother's day ever and show or remember mommy in a special way!

MJ

Curried Brown Rice and Bananas

My loves, My dollies!

Please try this easy dish. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! This dish is great with meat as a side dish or by itself as a main dish. I have missed you so and I want to cook for you more!!! The cookbook is complete! Stay tuned for ordering information. Love you much!

MJ

Curried Rice and Bananas





2 cups brown or wild grain rice

Water to prepare rice (prepare as noted on package)

1-2 bananas, sliced thinly
1 cup raisins, minced
1 small onion, minced
1 carrot, diced small
1/2 cup grean beans, chopped large
1/2 tsp. garlic, minced
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. Jamaican curry powder
Salt and pepper to taste

In a small cup blend 1 Tbsp.olive oil, curry powder and cinnamon until well incorporated, set asde. Prepare rice. While hot stir in curry mixture, then cover rice with lid. In a medium hot pan, with remaining olive oil, saute' vegetables, raisins, garlic, salt and pepper. In large bowl, mix all ingredients. Enjoy!

Delicious Compromise!

My Darling Dollies!

Thank you for joining me. I have not been far away,  just contem-"plate" ing my next steps. I think if you move without thought and prayer it's like traveling in complete darkness; you definitely will go somewhere but you would probably run into more obstacles.

I started doing Daniel Fast friendly meals a few weeks ago and then I fell off my fast. I did not feel comfortable posting starchy, sweet and meaty meals so I paused. 

A friend suggested that I post my experience so here I am. I love blogging and I don't want to feel guilty about what I post. I have decided to post mostly recipes and articles that can be interchangeable. Let me know if you want to know more or have thoughts on the subject. I am sure I am not the only one who has gone through this.

Other than that I'm doing what I am moved to do.

Breaking Bread

Herb Rolls

My perfectly foodie Doll Babies!

I miss you so very much! Hopefully you have been well. I am certain many of you are still fasting for the Lenten season. I do commend you all. Tonight I am posting a rolls recipe that I made for my family it uses yeast so eat this when you are able if you cannot have it now. I took this from http://www.bigoven.com/.

The site has great recipes from its members. You can join, try the recipes and vote on them as well. If that isn't enough, you can also add the site as an app on your smartphone!

Herb Rolls

3 1/2 cups flour

1 large egg

1/4 cup milk

1 Tbsp. of each:

Rosemary, minced

Dill, minced 

Water

Sugar

Table Salt

Sea Salt

Yeast

Butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350*. The pictures below instruct for the rest of the steps.



Rosemary, dill, butter, sugar,
egg, salt, chives & yeast




Add yeast to 1 Tbsp. warm water. Let sit for a minute
then add eggs, sugar, herbs, salt and milk, blend
then add flour except for 1/4 cup. Blend well.









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make 12 balls out of dough roll in
palms of hands. Place in greased 9"x13"
 pan bake 25 mins or until brown.



Add enough flour to keep dough
from being sticky then knead dough.




My Doll Babies, please know that these rolls are dense and harden quickly. You can steam them or eat them right away. My children were really into them! Please enjoy!

MJ