Chocolate Shortbread

Shown with stevia flavored chocolate chips, almonds and walnuts (both raw and unsalted).

Here are three to try:

High-Protein Chocolate Shortbread Bars (No-Bake)

This recipe creates a rich, fudgy bar. 

• Base Ingredients: 80g (⅔ cup) oat flour, 60g (⅔ cup) vanilla vegan protein powder, ¼ tsp salt, 28g (2 tbsp) coconut oil (melted), 1/2 tsp vanilla, 1/2 tsp stevia, 1-2 tbsp liquid sweetener (like maple syrup or stevia to taste).
• Chocolate Topping: 1/2 cup dairy-free chocolate chips and 1 tsp coconut oil, melted together.
• Method: Combine all base ingredients, press into a pan, top with melted chocolate, and freeze until set. 

2. 4-Ingredient Vegan Chocolate Shortbread (Baked)

This provides a more traditional, crumbly texture. 

• Ingredients: 1 ½ cups almond flour, 3 tbsp cocoa powder, 3 tbsp melted coconut oil, 3 tbsp maple syrup (use sugar-free syrup for sugar-free).
• Method: Mix ingredients, roll out the dough to 5mm thickness, cut, and bake at 350°F (180°C) for about 10-12 minutes. 

3. Protein-Packed Shortbread Bites

• Ingredients: 1/2 cup almond flour, 3 tbsp coconut flour, 4 tbsp protein powder (vanilla or chocolate), 1 tbsp sweetener (maple syrup or sugar-free alternative), 3 tbsp almond milk.
• Method: Mix, press into a mold, and refrigerate or freeze. 

Tips for Success:

• Protein Powder: Vanilla or chocolate-flavored vegan (pea/soy) or whey protein works best.
• Sweetener: To keep it sugar-free, use stevia, monk fruit, or erythritol blends.
• Dairy Alternative: Use coconut oil or refined, unsalted dairy-free buttery sticks.
• Texture: If the dough is too dry, add a tiny amount of almond milk; if too wet, add a teaspoon of coconut flour. 

Roasted Chickpeas

Crispy, flavorful roasted chickpeas from the Pioneer Woman are easy to make and perfect as a snack or salad topping.

I added the spices and share instructions on how to make things truly from scratch. 

Ingredients for Crispy Chickpeas
Instructions

• 2 cans (15 ounces each) chickpeas, drained and rinsed (*)
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 to 2 teaspoons each: sea salt; garlic powder; onion powder
• avocado oil cooking spray

  

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and   spray a baking sheet with avocado oil.
2. Dry the chickpeas thoroughly on a clean kitchen towel or paper towels
3. Toss the chickpeas in a medium bowl with olive oil and spices until evenly coated.
4. Spread the chickpeas in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.
5. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, shaking the pan halfway through, until  crunchy.
6. Let cool for at least 1 hour; they will become even crunchier as they cool. Best eaten within 1 day.

OR (*) use an instant pot to cook your own chickpeas. Place 6 c water in pot. Add 1 1/2 c dry chickpeas. Use High Pressure and cook for 10 min with a 20 minute natural release. 

Strain, rinse, pat dry - following the instructions above (step 3).

Tasty Muffins - Applesauce; Oatmeal

 

Charoset - Recipe for Seder Meal

Charoset (Haroset)

2 grated apples (or finely chopped)    1 c finely chopped walnuts        2 T grape juice

1 T lemon (juice of one lemon)            1/2 tsp cinnamon                    1 1/2 tsp sugar

Wash and peel the apples. Remove the apple cores. Grate or cut the apples into small pieces. Sprinkle lemon juice on it and mix well. Add chopped walnuts, cinnamon and grape juice. Stir well. Sprinkle sugar on top and serve on the Seder plate. 

Charoset/Haroset, a paste made of apples and cinnamon, is used to echo the cement and bricks the Jewish people used to build cities in the Exodus story, according to Helfand. 

(https://pepperdine-graphic.com/symbols-in-the-seder-the-passover-dinner/) 

“In the Seder plate, each food is meant to tell the story. You’re supposed to repeat [the significance] and convey the story to the next generation.”

“The first thing recited in a Seder Meal says that anyone who doesn’t have a meal should come join,” Schwarzberg said. “The ability to invite others to table is a sign of freedom.”

https://pepperdine-graphic.com/symbols-in-the-seder-the-passover-dinner/ 

Preparedness - Food Supply Chart for Success

 

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Deanna's Alt 72 hr Medicine Kit

 Activated Charcoal

• Bites and Stings: mix with enough water to form a paste. Keep on bite area for 20 minutes.

• Chemical Poisoning: mix 50-100g for adults or 10-25g for children with a glass of water and drink.

• Radiation Exposure: take 20-30g (10 tsp) per day mixed with water for 1-2 weeks.

• Stomach Flu, Food Poisoning or Diarrhea: take 600mg every hour up to 5g per day when actively sick. Decrease by 1/2 for children. 

• Warning: it will absorb other medications and vitamins in your system so take at least 2 hours apart from other things and don’t stay on it long term.

Baking Soda

• Bites, Stings, Rashes, Burns: Make paste by adding a bit of water and apply to skin. Leave 20 minutes and reapply as necessary. May also bathe with 2 cups of baking soda in the water.

• Colds or Flu: day 1, take 1/2 tsp in cool water every 2 hours for a total of 6 times. Day 2, drink 1/2 tsp in cool water every 2 hours for a total of 4 times. Day 3, drink 1/2 tsp in cool water morning and evening only. After that, drink 1/2 tsp in cool water every morning until symptoms are gone.

• Radiation Exposure: bathe in 1-3 lbs daily. Also take internally to protect kidneys as for colds.

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• Warning: drinking 6 1/4 cups a day of colloidal silver for a whole year may turn your skin irreversibly blue. Luckily, ‘agryia’ is only cosmetic. Also this solution is 10ppm and does not have the same effect. Read more about the safety of using silver at silverbiotics.com in the faq. Do not use while pregnant.

Tea Tree Oil

• Antifungal: take 4-8 drops internally by mixing with a teaspoon of honey and add to warm water, then drink. May also rub on infected area.

• Colds: rub on bottom of feet 2-6 times a day and cover with socks. May also rub on pulse points (inner wrists and sides of throat).

• Ear Infections: Place 1-2 drops on a cotton ball and place in ear canal. Do not apply directly to ear. Change out cotton ball after several hours for a fresh one with new oil. Continue until it heals. 

Witch Hazel

• Bug Spray and Bites: mix with tea tree oil and spray.

• Itch Relief, Rash, Chicken Pox, Boils, Poison Ivy or Oak, Sunburn, Cuts, Diaper Rash, Cold Sores, Bruises: spray as desired. May use full strength or cut 50%  with water.

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• Snake Bites: make a poultice of cayenne by barely covering with water and bringing to a boil. Remove from heat and let steep a few minutes. Place mixture in center of a cotton cloth, fold up, apply to wound and keep warm with heat pack. Can also be applied directly to skin and wrapped with strip of fabric.

• Strep Throat: mix 1/2 tsp in 1 cup water and gargle every hour during the day until gone.

Hydrogen Peroxide

• Ear Infections: lay down with ear facing roof, fill with peroxide. Hold still for 5 minutes, then repeat with other ear. Bubbling means it’s working.

• Foot Fungus: spray a mixture of half water, half peroxide on toes every night and let dry.

• Open Wounds or Infected Skin: spray and rinse or soak 5 minutes a few times a day. Will even help fungus and gangrene.

• Sanitization: spray on food, counters, cutting boards, high chair, etc. Let sit 30 seconds. Does not need to be rinsed off.

• Sinus Infections: 1 TB to 1 cup non-chlorinated water can be used as a nasal spray.

• Sore Throats: gargle with half water, half peroxide.

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Nano-Silver

• Antibiotic, Viral, Yeast or Fungal Infections: drink 2 TB morning and night.

• Burns: spray silver on wound every few hours and drink 2 TB twice daily.

• Chicken Pox or Shingles: drink 2 tsp twice daily and spray blisters 1-4 times daily.

• Colds: drink 1 TB 3 times a day. Drops may also be placed in ears, nose or throat twice a day.

• Diarrhea or Dysentery: drink 2 tsp every hour for the first eight hours. Also use probiotics.

• Ear Infections: with ear facing roof, drop 5 drops into ear canal and hold still 12 minutes. Repeat in each ear every 12 hours. May also drink 2 tsp twice daily.

• Fevers: drink 1 tsp every hour up to 8 hours until fever breaks.

• Food Poisoning: drink 2TB immediately followed by 2 TB every hour for 8 hours.

• Open Wounds: clean and soak gauze bandage with liquid to kill bacteria. Apply topically to any bacterial infection 1-4 times a day.

• UTI: drink 2 TB hourly for the first two days. For the next two weeks, take 2 TB twice daily.

• Water Purification: 4 drops in 8 oz glass of water and let stand for 2 minutes.

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Alternative Medicine Preparedness Kit

A sampler and guide for using natural remedies during a disaster.

• Warning: do not take baking soda internally more than 3.5 tsp (or 1.5 tsp if over age 60) within 24 hours. Do not use max dosage for more than 2 weeks. Do not use if on a sodium restricted diet as each 1/2 tsp contains 616mg sodium.

Bentonite Clay

• Bites, Stings, Bruises, Sprains: make a paste with 1 part clay to 3 parts water. Apply to area and wrap with cloth. Leave for 30-60 minutes and reapply as desired.

• Diaper Rash: make a paste using coconut oil.

• Diarrhea or Constipation: drink 1 tsp mixed in water 1-2 times a day.

• Open Wounds: make paste as above but may add 1 TB liquid silver. Apply to area, wrap and leave until dry or 30-60 minutes before removing and applying fresh paste. Do not reuse the same clay.

Cayenne

• Bleeding, Heart Attack, Hemorrhage or Nosebleeds: drink 1 tsp mixed in 1 cup hot water every 15 minutes until crisis has passed. If external, also pack dry cayenne directly on wound.

• Migraines: 1/2-1 tsp in hot water. May add lemon or honey if too spicy to drink.

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Yarrow

• Fevers: mix 1oz dried herb with 2 cups hot water and drink hourly. This herb raises temperature, opens the pores and promotes sweating. This diaphoretic action helps break a fever naturally and is thought to be a vital herb in times of plague.

• Chicken Pox, Measles or Severe Colds: give tea early in the disease to shorten the duration.

• Bleeding: apply powder directly to wounds.

Upgrade Ideas

• Grapefruit Seed Extract - effective antibiotic alternative. Anti-fungal, antiviral, promotes wound healing, fights candida, toenail fungal infections, immune-booster, purifies water. Seriously, get some.

• Castor Oil - laxative, wound healing, stimulates tissue growth. Can induce labor.

• Essential Oils - thieves or on guard, oregano and lavender are my top choices. 

• Iodide Tables - for protecting your thyroid directly after radiation exposure. 

• Probiotics and Multivitamins - especially for kids. Strengthens immune system.

Note: this booklet is solely for informational purposes and is not intended to provide medical advice. For more information, read Beyond Wheat and Weeds by Claudia Orgill.

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