Top of the day to you
Yesterday a great friend of mine (Stillman Rice) who runs a very high tech
gym in town & I went down to get the last of the very few mangoes that were
available this year. His 12-year old son was away for a couple weeks so the
timing was just right as this was the very last of the excellent mangoes that
Ed Ensey in Merritt Island has. I don't know if he ships or not but if he does
I will surely let you know. He only has 5 acres of them so I can't say for sure.
But when Stacie (Stillman) and I got back I made a recipe that
well
you know when someone is sucking the juice out of the bowl, that is a good indicator.
So I thought I'd let you know about this one, as this was truly one of my best.
Now it's also great to see someone take what I teach with nutrition to the
next level and when you see the result of excellence, it's a great motivator
for me to keep on going. This guy really let's the dignity of his example shine
through and it's not much wonder he has the success he does. Everyone says,
I want to look like that and they plug away at it.
And one other little side note as I move into this week's recipe. I was in
Publix (our local grocery store chain and a very good one for produce I might
add) and I was picking out some tomatoes when I saw a guy in wheel chair (Pete
was his name) coming over. I gave him some room and I watched how he was picking
the tomatoes out. I couldn't help myself so I offered my help.
I told him to get the ones with the richest color and gave slightly to the
touch. Since they were on the vines, one last thing he needed to know was the
ones that popped right off the stem with the other two things in mind would
be the best of choice. So I asked him what he was going to make with them. He
said, tacos. Well I thought I would be a total jerk seeing him with a basket
full of chips, hamburger meat and cheese if I didn't at least offer an alternative
hoping that he wouldn't get his feelings hurt. So I was tactful
believe
it or not!
I mentioned this week's recipe to him and he put everything back and said he
would try it
Bless his heart as he told me he has just had a stroke which
is why he was in the wheelchair.
So after a 30-mile bike ride with my friend, Chris LeBlanc, I got a call from
Pete telling me I have his attention. This was 1000 times better than those
tacos he was initially buying the tomatoes for not to mention how much cheaper
this recipe was than the tacos. And he asked to be sure to put him on my weekly
recipe messages. So here we go with a really great recipe. Now Gayle Carson,
I know you can like this one as I know you have all the ingredients
so
back off!
And Joe Polish, you can do this one too! You'll be huge. Thanks for the book.
THE INGREDIENTS:
---- 1 ounce of Olive Oil
---- 1 small batch of Green Onions (about 5 in the batch) sometimes
called Scallions
---- 2 stalks of Celery
---- 2 medium size Tomatoes
---- 1 Orange Bell Pepper
---- 1 Zucchini Squash
---- 1 Yellow Summer Squash
---- One quarter teaspoon of Oregano
---- One quarter teaspoon of Basil
---- One eighth teaspoon of Cayenne Pepper
---- 2 ounces of Cashews
---- One half pound of fresh Tilapia Fish
THE RECIPE
In a skillet on a medium heat, put the 1-ounce of Olive Oil and then the chopped
Scallions. Turn around and cut the Celery up into about one-inch slices and
put in the skillet. Then cut up the Tomatoes up into small pieces and put into
the skillet and at that time put the one-quarter teaspoon of Oregano, one-quarter
teaspoon of Basil and one-eighth teaspoon of Cayenne Pepper. Stir the mixture
around and let simmer for about 1 more minute. Then cut the Orange Bell Pepper
in small pieces and put in the mixture. Now for the final stage, take a cheese
slicer and thinly slice the Zucchini Squash and the Yellow Summer Squash into
the mixture. Mix thoroughly and then pour it into a large bowl (I eat everything
in a large salad bowl.) then pour the ground Cashews up and pour over the top
of this.
Let this sit while you put the 2 small pieces of Tilapia Fish Filets in the
same pot the vegetables cooked in along with about one-quarter inch of Distilled
Water. Bring the water to a boil and immediately shut the stove off. Wait for
exactly 3 minutes and the Fish will be done. Put the Fish over the Vegetable
Mixture and enjoy. I have never had anyone who likes fish ever tell me this
wasn't just flat delicious. The Tilapia is a very clean fish and cooks up easily.
I feel if you are going to eat fish, let's be sensible about it and eat the
cleanest fish and cook it the least harmful and I feel poaching it like this
really does the trick.
I haven't recommended a song in a long time and my younger brother Gary in
Vancouver re-introduced an old favorite of mine when he was down for Christmas
this year. Her name is Etta James and the song is Don't Misunderstand! Now I'll
guarantee when you are snuggling up to your spouse when this song is playing
WATCH
OUT!
Best to you as always.
Wayne "The Mango Man" Pickering = The Ambassador for Health
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.. David Angelucci
Unicot, TN
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