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Suzanne sanders's Blog – January 2010 Archive (3)

Root Chai

7 cups boiling water

2 Tbs. dried ginger or fresh

1 tsp. dried dandelion root, burdock root, licorice root

1Tbs. cardamom

1/4 cup black tea or a little more or a little less ( I like Irish black tea, of course organic)

3 cups organic vanilla oat milk

Simmer spices in boiling water for 15 minutes. Then add the milk and warm back up to a simmer. Add the black tea and steep for not more than 3 minutes. Steeping longer can make it bitter. I usually dont' notice that… Continue

Added by suzanne sanders on January 27, 2010 at 3:39pm — No Comments

A couple of days staying away from town/recap on goals

It seems the more I come into town and take my kids shopping for their needs my body has some terrible side effects from it. This time swollen tong and sore lymp nodes on my neck, not fun! Jospeh and I joked that it is a great way to save money, if I didn't take the kids shoping anymore! It felt great to just be out there breathing the fresh air. Of course I am still walking/running up the hill. I start my day with taking carnatine and a greens drink. Then it is walk run with Bella, Rocky, and… Continue

Added by suzanne sanders on January 13, 2010 at 6:39pm — 1 Comment

The ultimate workout

A couple of days ago Joseph and I started are usual workout up the hill with Bella and Rocky. It is a pretty steep hill. I usually start with Bella and Joseph has Rocky. On this day Bella was in a more relaxed mood and I found myself pulling her more. Usually she runs and I have to try to keep up. I always end up doing lots of cirlcles with her as we are going up. I do this to catch my breath and of course she is faster than I. Half way up Joseph took her because we needed her to run, she has… Continue

Added by suzanne sanders on January 9, 2010 at 3:58pm — No Comments