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[Lutefisk]

I need to point out that the term paleo is wrong when connected to diets...it's a fad name used by someone who is really vegan, not that I look down on vegans, I don't, I do however, need to point out that paleo diets included ANY kind of meat that was found, "grass" grains (from which corn, wheat, rice come from), nuts, berries, and mixtures of fat and berries for travel foods, fermenting fruits, fungus, insects etc. Who ever started this "paleo" diet stuff is a fraud and those who believe it have never studied archaeology. People, fad diets are just that, if you have to eat because of a medical condition, do take care who you believe. If you do so because of personal beliefs, you already understand what is needed to supply your needs. Paleo deits are a joke. What is, however, missing in true paleo diets is additives and food colorings. And if you check, you might find all the food allergies seem to appear with fast foods and twinkies

the paleo diet I follow is like the one promoted by Robb Wolf in The Paleo Solution. If you know one thing about Robb, its that he's not a vegetarian. The vegans hate him, actually. his version is foods that were available to our pre-agricultural ancestors. Grass grains? Not really. Modern hybridized/GMO grains are nothing like the ones available to Paleolithic humans. Grass fed meat, organ meats, organic heirloom veggies. Fermented fruits? no problem!

Fat plus berries? I think you are thinking of pemmican which is fat plus pounded dried muscle meat. Berries optional. I use this for hiking, camping, motorcycle trips where being able to pack a lot of non-perishable nutrition into a small space is desirable. Yep, have even eaten bugs and liked them. Mealworms fried in coconut oil are yummy!

 

[Hinotori]

The fan will also go. And thanks to a pic someone posted, it could turn into a dragon fly! In this pic you see Maxx again, the back of our oldest Chase (11yr old DS) and Patience (younger DD, 9yr old) Still in the "dinning room".


Yep more "dinning room". When I take pic of a house, I spin in a circle so I can get the whole room. To the left leads into the "2nd living room". To the right is one of the many ways to get into the kitchen. The brown door you see is a little broom closet and just beyond that I will put up a wall to make a large pantry and the closet will be inside the pantry to keep all the cleaning stuff away from the food.

I think the fan is there because of where the air register is. Moves the air around and makes it more efficient.

I know Mom and Dad put a fan in the living room and dining room to move heat through the house. The wood stove was in the living room and the bedrooms are on the opposite side of the house. They only used wood heat until well after I left the house.

We have no heat or ac in this house. The living room fan gets used a LOT to move air around. We have one window ac unit in the bedroom to keep it cool enough to sleep if it does get hot.

It's the invisible stuff that the inspectors can't find that worry the heck out of me now. Like all the cheap extention cord chunks that were spliced and duct taped together in the walls here that weren't found until the electricians were tearing up the walls to run the new wiring. We were paranoid and wanted some updated wiring and more plugs. Good thing we spent for that. Had to do the line from the pole to the house anyway because it was 110.

The septic was fine until the rain started up heavy again around November the year we bought this place. Had a guy come pump it out. There was a thick mat of what looked to be printer or notebook paper in the septic that wasn't there when the inspector lifted the lid. We have to replace the septic soon just because it's very, very old. But that was insane.

 

[RainMom]

I'll take any recipes I can get that are child/husband friendly even some that aren't. I am so tired of peas and green beans.

Yeah I have talked to my husband about it a few times. Then I finally screamed at him on night when the pizza showed up. For a while I'd fix his plate and just set it in front of him and he'd eat it. But then I began feeling like I was his servant and stopped doing that.

Here's a recipe we love- and I've grown to really appreciate kale- something I had never eaten before. it's easy to grow, grows in the winter, can be pruned and pruned, and still gorws, etc, etc. it's very, very healthy- vitamin A, fiber, dark leafy stuff.

Kale salad with Garlic-tahini Dressing. They make this at Whole Foods, and that's where I first tried it- awesome stuff- surprizingly awesome. So much that my son asks for this for breakfast! So, cut up your kale and put in a big bowl with a lid so you can "shake" the dressing on to evenly distribute it. I pour some dressing on, shake, see if it looks coated ebough, then shake some more. It's even better if you can let it sit in frig for an hour before serving.

BTW- I altered the ingredients to suit our dietary needs- but the recipe is easy to make for those with no allergies.

I haven't had anyone not like this recipe yet

Garlic-Tahini dressing

½ cup tahini (comes in a jar- often by Peanut butter)
8 cloves garlic, crushed, or equal amount of pre-chopped (I use the crushed garlic in a jar)
2 Tblsp Coconut Secret vinegar (you can use apple cider vinegar)
2 Tblsp Coconut Secret Aminos (you can use Bragg’s aminos or soy sauce)
2 Tblsp Nutritional Yeast (adds B12- you can skip this ingredient if you want)
¼ cup lemon juice (fresh if possible)
2 tblsp extra virgin olive oil (Optional- Iou can skip this ingredient)

Water (you have to decide this- and adjust for consistency- I added about 3 tblsp, so it was thin enough to shake the kale & dressing in a covered bowl, but not 'watery". If you do NOT use nutritional yeast, you might not need any water at all)

 

[hallerlake]

I need to point out that the term paleo is wrong when connected to diets...it's a fad name used by someone who is really vegan, not that I look down on vegans, I don't, I do however, need to point out that paleo diets included ANY kind of meat that was found, "grass" grains (from which corn, wheat, rice come from), nuts, berries, and mixtures of fat and berries for travel foods, fermenting fruits, fungus, insects etc. Who ever started this "paleo" diet stuff is a fraud and those who believe it have never studied archaeology. People, fad diets are just that, if you have to eat because of a medical condition, do take care who you believe. If you do so because of personal beliefs, you already understand what is needed to supply your needs. Paleo deits are a joke. What is, however, missing in true paleo diets is additives and food colorings. And if you check, you might find all the food allergies seem to appear with fast foods and twinkies

Where on earth did you get the idea that a paleo diet is vegan? It's based on a hunter/gatherer diet. Humans evolved as hunter/gatherer/scavengers which is why some people think our physiologies do well with a paleo diet. Our bodies are adapted to it. Hunter/gathers ate/eat some grass seeds, but a meadow doesn't produce anywhere near the quantity as a field of grain, so the amount of grain in a hunter/gather diet was/is limited.

In most hunter/gatherer societies studied by anthropologists, 80% of the calories were brought in by the gatherers. The hunters may have "brought home the bacon", but the gatherers brought the eggs, hash browns, toast, jam, and juice.

 

[robj]

Well remember that there is a lot of work that needs to be done, but I love how the kitchen is set up. Here come more pictures......

Ok, so this is one of three entrances (side entrance). This leads you into the HUGE "dining room".




Check out the weird crud they put on the ceiling, That GOES! In this pic is Rylaya (10yr old DD) and Maxx (youngest out of all the kids, 8yr old DS)


The fan will also go. And thanks to a pic someone posted, it could turn into a dragon fly! In this pic you see Maxx again, the back of our oldest Chase (11yr old DS) and Patience (younger DD, 9yr old) Still in the "dinning room".


Yep more "dinning room". When I take pic of a house, I spin in a circle so I can get the whole room. To the left leads into the "2nd living room". To the right is one of the many ways to get into the kitchen. The brown door you see is a little broom closet and just beyond that I will put up a wall to make a large pantry and the closet will be inside the pantry to keep all the cleaning stuff away from the food.






DH and the realitor. I really like the little window looking into the kitchen and there are two little shelves just under the window to.


















Everything in the kitchen will be repainted, and the counter tops have to be redone too. The counters on one side of the kitchen have real tile and the counters on the other half of the kitchen have that fake counter top stuff (can't remember what it is called). We have always wanted the double oven and a counter cook top! Plus...there is a dish washer!!!!! 5 kids and two adults plus any guests and we have no dish washer.

I can see it. I think it's gonna be cool! I you guys wish the best of luck! I know you'll get it cuz I'm in the mood for move-in helpers pizza!!!!!!!!!NUMNUMNUMmmy Pizza

 

[Imp]

Quote: I can see it. I think it's gonna be cool! I you guys wish the best of luck! I know you'll get it cuz I'm in the mood for move-in helpers pizza!!!!!!!!!NUMNUMNUMmmy Pizza

Nice pics FM,

What is the weird crud on the ceiling. I have a very poor ceiling job in my add on. Just smeared on joint compound. I could sand for a million years and never get a flat ceiling. So I'm looking for ideas.
The kitchen cupboards do look like my 1957 kitchen, I ripped it out 12 years ago.

Good luck with the house.
Russ

 

[Totalcolour]

I need to point out that the term paleo is wrong when connected to diets...it's a fad name used by someone who is really vegan, not that I look down on vegans, I don't, I do however, need to point out that paleo diets included ANY kind of meat that was found, "grass" grains (from which corn, wheat, rice come from), nuts, berries, and mixtures of fat and berries for travel foods, fermenting fruits, fungus, insects etc. Who ever started this "paleo" diet stuff is a fraud and those who believe it have never studied archaeology. People, fad diets are just that, if you have to eat because of a medical condition, do take care who you believe. If you do so because of personal beliefs, you already understand what is needed to supply your needs. Paleo deits are a joke. What is, however, missing in true paleo diets is additives and food colorings. And if you check, you might find all the food allergies seem to appear with fast foods and twinkies

The problem is, many folk see something on the web, and suddenly, it's "gospel". As my dad used to say, "TRUST BUT VERIFY".

Allergies and how to eliminate foods that cause them.

There are two methods, - I prefer the additive method since it's the least stressful on the body.

Fast for a couple of days, or drink clear broths and gels (like preparing for surgery)

Then, add perhaps four foods you know to be allergy free - perhaps one meat, one veggie, one fruit and one cereal/grain; or a BRAT diet. Then after a few days, add one more food. If you are okay after a few days, add another, and so on. This way you can identify the foods that cause allergies.

The other way is to eat normally and start to eliminate foods. It's less boring, but it takes much longer to identify the foods that may be bothering you, and in the meantime, you may be suffering from the ones that ARE bothering you.

Wishing everyone who has problems, luck in finding just the right diet.

 

[Farmin Momma]

Quote: Well I am really bad about not getting to excited when it comes to getting a new home. But I am riding on the idea that no one else will want it because of how much work needs to be done. IF we get this place, a big moving day party would be so cool to do. I know before with one of the other houses I posted on here that I wanted someone brought up the idea of a house warming party/pot luck with everyone!
So I have a few more pics I would love to share......

Here I am standing in the "second living room" looking threw the foyer, threw the living room and into what I think will be the bedroom for DH and I. The dinning room is to my right where you see Maxx.



The front door in the foyer. Funny, cause there is no walk way or anything leading to the front door out side.





Standing with my back to the front door. You see the living room to my left, stairs leading to upstairs bedrooms, the kitchen forward on the right (that is where I want a wall for the pantry), and "second living room" to my left.


Living room


This odd little area is off of the living room. It is about 4ft by about 9ft. I will put the dog beds there year round until Christmas and then that is where the tree will go!




Entering "our bedroom" off of the living room.


The back side of the living room fire place. If you look up to the right corner of the brick work, you can see that we are able to put a wood burning stove in our room.




Now lets go upstairs..... This is apart of the original 1902 house. You can see one of the attic openings.



Looking down the stairs, you can see to the left, the second and third bedroom.



Here is the first bedroom.




The second bedroom.


This is the third upstairs room. Maxx refuses to accept that this would be his room, because he says it creeps him out. Referring to the black hole that leads into the attic.


There is also a little linen closet to the right.


And I love that it has what looks like a barn door.





I have a few more pictures, but they are of the Awesome paintings that the last people to live here painted on the walls in some of the rooms. But I feel like I am hogging the thread so I will not post those unless asked. I hope I am not the only one that likes the old charm of this home, the upstairs is my Favorite part.

 

[Imp]

Quote:
Oh you got to post the pics. It's kinda cool to see it, and the paintings are a must. Looks like a huge house.

 

[Farmin Momma]

Quote: Sweet thanks, I love sharing it helps with my excitement!
Here they are......

This fist one is on the wall in one of the downstairs HUGE bedrooms. There are also perfect flowers painted around the window, but I did not get a good picture of those.



These next few pictures are of one big painting that takes up one whole wall and the ceiling in the other HUGE down stairs bedroom.












See the clouds?


This one is in the "second living room".


These people had some talent! If I could find out who they were I would hire them to paint a wall in each of the kids rooms.