This blog will help you towards healthier lifestyle choices!

I owned a State Approved K-6 for over 20 years and when it closed, I was devastated. However, I decided to make lemonade out of lemons and so I thought: I went to school for 40 years (one class at a time) and I have a PhD, I'll just look for a better job.



And, I did.....look that is, the "finding" part eluded me. I was 60 years old, never got sick and could outwork almost anyone half my age but, as I was looking for a job, it was NOT looking for me!



In the first two years after my school's closure, I applied for over 450 jobs (everything from Starbucks, to Admin Assistant to jewelry sales) and had no luck.



Finally a friend asked why I was counting the jobs and I realized I was focusing on what was NOT happening instead of what might happen so I quit counting, but not applying.



In order to survive, I sold my house and lived off the proceeds while I continued applying. I lived extremely frugally because I knew that the money would not last forever.



Over the years, I have continued to live frugally and apply for jobs. However, there truly is ageism in America today and I have been unsuccessful in getting a "real" job.



What I have been successful at is cobbling together a life by working at my many part time jobs! Currently, I have 2 jobs each day (subbing in the Auburn School District and tutoring at Sylvan Learning Centers). And I do other jobs occasionally such as Real Estate Broker, Author, and Editor.



Because I am a Health Coach, my passion is helping people be healthier.
Over the years, I've learned much about how to be healthy even if I wasn't wealthy so I decided to share my expertise with you! I will bring you tips, recipes, and many ideas on how to choose a healthy lifestyle, even if you are eating out of the local Food Bank and/or don't have much money to pay for gym memberships!

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Vegan Fresh Ground Whole Wheat Almond Poppy Seed Bread

This is just one of the many bread recipes I developed when I owned ECE Academy. We had about 80 children and served about 9 loaves of fresh ground whole wheat bread every day, made in my 3 Zojirushi bread machines. This is a 2 pound machine so be sure to adjust if you have a smaller machine. One of the reasons I loved my Zo's so much was the little pin that made the bread dough flip. I never had a mistake or bread that rose too quickly or too slowly. And, all of these recipes are kid tested. Oh, by the way, we did not serve butter with our bread, just the tasty bread! 2 tsp SAF yeast 2 Cups whole wheat kernels (makes approx 3 cups flour) 1 tsp sea salt 1 T Tofu White Drink Mix 3 T wheat gluten 1 heaping T poppy seeds 2 T extra virgin olive oil 1 T honey or agave syrup 1 T almond extract 1 c pule 5 T filtered water Place the yeast into the Zo bread pan. Grind the wheat kernels into flour and place 3 cups into the bread pan. Add the sea salt, Tofu White Drink Mix,poppy seeds and gluten. Measure oil first, then honey into the bread pan (this helps the honey to slide right out). Add the almond extract. Add 1 cup plus 5 T filtered water and put into bread maker. Put onto the full cycle (on the Zo, it's the white bread cycle). Watch and listen to be sure there is enough water in the bread pan. Add more, a tablespoon at a time, as needed. For those of us who are "almond" people, this bread tickles the senses and makes us very hungry! Note: For those who are gluten intolerant, you can use a non gluten flour. Experiment to see what works for you!

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