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Events & Classes
Coming up...
 The following classes are free
and will be held at our store (unless otherwise indicated) on the dates shown. Space is
limited and reservations are required! Just click on the link provided to register. Grown-ups only, no child care or play areas
available.
Cooking Under Pressure
Saturday, November 3, 2007
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Taught by Sue Becker
Kuhn Rikon makes the "Mercedes Benz of pressure cookers," and has for the past 50 years. But this isn't your grandmother's pressure cooker. Kuhn Rikon invented the spring-loaded valve system, making theirs extremely safe to use.
At our Cooking Under Pressure class, Sue will introduce you to the best thing for the home cook since running water. Learn to make fall-off-the-bone-tender chicken in half an hour, delectable black beans and rice, and garlic green beans even your kids will love. Sue will show you, step-by-step, how to make an entire meal (including dessert) in a pressure cooker.
If you have a pressure cooker, come and find out what an amazingly versatile tool you have in your cupboard. If you don't own one yet, come to taste why you should!
Click Here to Register
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Only Real Bread is the Staff of Life
Okefenokee Country Club
Blackshear, Georgia
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Speaking Engagement
Do you want to feed your family healthier and more nutritious meals, but aren't sure how? Then this workshop is for you! Mixing Biblical truths with nutritional and scientific facts, Sue's presentation will be both enlightening as well as encouraging.
Many of the foods we eat for convenience are literally making us sick because they are devoid of the fiber and nutrients that are essential to our health. Yet vital life-giving whole foods are available to you. Sue's simple and time-efficient recipes let you be creative without getting complicated. Your family can enjoy the wholesome goodness of fresh ground grains in a variety of ways.
The cooking demonstration will include milling wheat, making a variety of breads, rolls and muffins, granola, grits, pressure cooking, tortillas, smoothies and more!
To register, please contact Joan McNeal, 912-283-6029.
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Getting Started
Saturday, November 10, 2007
10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Taught by Sue Becker
Curious about whole grains? Interested in baking Real Bread, but don't know where to begin? Join Sue on November 10th for an introduction to milling whole grains and making delicious and healthy baked goods your family will love. Sue will discuss wheat, honey, and other bread ingedients, and will demonstrate the equipment you'll need to get started. You will have the opportunity to ask questions and see how to knead and shape dough.
Click Here to Register
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A Word From Sue
Thoughts on the Raw Foods Class
 Two of my favorite ideas I have begun to implement from the raw foods class are the "super-foods shake" and the zucchini pasta. When Tina White first told me about turning ordinary zucchini into angel hair pasta, I must say I was a little skeptical. But after trying the spiral slicer one time, I got excited.
In just a few seconds, our new Spiral Slicer can turn almost any firm vegetable (or fruit) into fine spaghetti like strands or incredibly long thin ribbons with just an easy turn of the handle. The Spiral Slicer can also make beautiful julienne strips as well as perfectly uniform slices. To make "raw angel hair spaghetti" just process a zucchini through the machine and watch long strands of zucchini "pasta" come out. For a totally raw meal, top with a delicious Fresh Tomato Basil Sauce (see recipe below).
Our family is not ready to go all raw, so I just topped the zucchini pasta with our favorite cooked sauce. It was delicious!
For a really fast treat, top the zucchini pasta with one of the pesto sauces we sell. My favorites are the Sweet Pepper and the Basil Pesto. Makes a great fast lunch. YUM!
Item # 00722 - Spiral Slicer - $24.95
Fresh Tomato Basil Sauce
This is a fresh hand-chopped sauce that you put together tasting as you go. Depending on how many tomatoes you start with, you can make as much or as little as you like.
- Roma tomatoes
- Sun-dried tomatoes
- Lemon juice
- Olive Oil
- Chopped Parsley
- Chopped Basil
- Finely minced onion
- Garlic
- Sea Salt
- Fresh-cracked black pepper, or red pepper
- Agave Nectar or Raw honey, for sweetening, if desired
Chop and go, mix and taste! This is best when made the night before or early in the day and then allowed to sit out at room temperature most of the day.
Eat as is ... or serve over spiralized zucchini or summer squash or kelp noodles.
Raw Super Foods Shake
Again I was skeptical of promoting foods that were out of the ordinary, but after doing my homework on the nutritional benefits (see below) of each of the super foods in this shake, this super foods shake is now part of my daily routine. I drink a variation of the Raw Super Foods Shake every morning. I noticed an incredible increase in energy right away. The Bread Beckers now carries all of the super foods for this shake except the raw cashews and the Ho Shou Wu (to order, see below). Each of the super foods comes in a one pound package. One pound contains about 50-60 Tablespoons, so it will last for quite a while.
Basic Super Foods Shake Recipe
- 1 tsp. raw organic lacuma powder
- 1 tsp. raw organic maca powder
- 1 Tbs. raw organic cacao powder (or powdered cacao nibs)
- 2 Ho Shou Wu capsules (open and empty into drink)
- Squirt of Agave nectar to taste
- Squirt of Yacon Syrup to taste
- 1 cup of water
- 1 cup of ice cubes
- Handful of raw cashews
Grind cashews (and nibs if using) in blender. Add the rest of the ingredients and enjoy. If you use the cacao powder it tastes like a frosty from Wendy's or a mocha iced coffee. The nibs do not totally powder so they do not lend much of a chocolate flavor.
Since I have access to raw milk and do not have a milk allergy I use about 1 cup of milk in place of the nuts and water. You could of course use any milk substitute as well. I also do not use the cacao. Even though it is rich in anti-oxidants and minerals, it does have caffeine. See below for details on the benefits of the Super Foods.
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Raw Super Foods:
Lucuma (pronounced "loo-ku-mah") is an exotic Peruvian fruit known as the "Gold of the Incas." Lucuma is low in acid, low in sugar and is an excellent source of carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. It is especially abundant in beta-carotene (precursor of vitamin A), niacin (vitamin B3), and iron, with significant amounts of calcium and phosphorous. Lucuma is one of the lost crops of the Incas and its remarkable nutritional value and exotic flavor make it worth recognizing and appreciating.
Lucuma has a unique sweet flavor and the Peruvians savor the taste of it in ice cream, as it is one of their most popular flavors. Enjoy it by itself or mix it in your favorite treat. It can add great flavor to any smoothie or yogurt. Don't limit its use just to the shake. Experiment with this great food!
Item # 00458 Lucuma Powder, Raw Organic 16 oz. - $18.95
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Maca is a vegetable root, related to the potato family, which grows only in the high Andean plateaus of Peru. Maca is an adaptogen - it adapts to your body's metabolism. It works with your body to repair what needs to be repaired. It is full of vitamins and minerals in the right combination and proportion that your body needs, so that your body can actually use them. Maca is a protein rich food containing at least 18 different amino acids. It is an incredibly rich source of very absorbable calcium.
Maca is best know for its nourishing benefits to the entire endocrine system and its effectiveness in such health challenges as osteoporosis, male impotence, menopause, menstrual difficulties, chronic fatigue, and depression. It does not contain natural hormones but so nourishes the body to help restore proper hormone production in both men and women.
Since Maca is a food, it is a non toxic energetic supplement with no downside effects. It enhances overall energy. In women it encourages the normal production of estrogen, progesterone and testosterone therefore promoting natural hormone rejuvenation. It may eliminate hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms and reduce morning sickness in pregnant women. You may use from 1 tsp - 2 Tbsp per day. Start with 1 tsp per day for about a week. Increase if you feel you need more. Remember it is a food so more won't hurt you it just may be a waste if you do not need that much.
In a nut shell Maca:
- Is a storehouse of vitamins, minerals
- Contains building blocks that nourish the brain
- Eases hormone irregularities
- Nourishes the entire body, particularly the endocrine system
- Rebuilds weakened immune system
- Re-mineralizes poorly nourished body
- Increases energy and endurance
- Contains 10% calcium by weight - excellent for bones
- Supports the adrenal glands
- Is high in vitamin B1 - which helps convert carbohydrates to energy
- Regulates metabolism, energy levels, and growth hormones
No wonder it is called a super food!
Item #00456 Maca Powder, Raw Organic, 1 lb. - $20.00
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Cacao (nibs or powder) is raw chocolate. Raw chocolate is indeed high in antioxidants and rich in minerals, especially sulfur and magnesium. It is also high in fiber. Cacao is rejuvenating, increasing energy, focus and alertness. It is known to increase serotonin levels therefore making you "happy"!
Item #00451 Cocoa Powder, Raw Organic 16 oz - $21.95
Item #00452 Cacao Nibs, Raw Organic 8 oz - $9.95
Item #00454 Cacao Nibs, Raw Organic 16 oz - $18.00
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Yacon Syrup is a plant based raw sweetener with a flavor similar to molasses. It is considered a prebiotic, therefore is an aid to digestion and helps with the absorption of calcium and vitamins. The undigestible portion of yacon syrup serves as food for friendly bacteria in the gut. Yacon syrup contains significant amounts of potassium as well as antioxidants. It is low in simple sugars, therefore is more slowly broken down in the body so is well tolerated by those with blood sugar issues.
Item #00460 Yacon Syrup, Raw Organic, 23 oz - $23.95
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Ho Shou Wu is a member of the buckwheat family and is a rich source of bioflavonoids that help protect and maintain blood vessel health. It has anti inflammatory properties as well as antihistamine action, making it helpful for allergies, asthma and overall respiratory health. It has long been used in Chinese medicine as a liver and kidney tonic. Liver and kidney weakness may sometimes manifest as symptoms such as hair loss and premature graying of hair.
The Chinese meaning of Ho Shou Wu is "head full of black hair." It has been known to reverse premature graying of hair. Ho Shou Wu, also known as Fo Ti, supports the immune system and blood vessel health. It is a digestive tonic, rejuvenator and increases stamina and endurance
Sue uses the Nature's Sunshine brand, which she sells directly. Send an e-mail to support@breadbeckers.com with the subject "Ho Shou Wu." Ho Shou Wu can also be purchased at herb and health food stores.
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Co-ops
4th Quarter Schedule
The co-op schedule for the rest of 2007 can be found on our web site at www.breadbeckers.com/coops.htm
Co-ops
are a great way to get your grains and other supplies that are just too
expensive to ship any other way. Current co-op shipping rates range
from 9 cents to 11 cents per pound (depending on distance from our
warehouse) when we deliver on our own truck, compared to UPS rates that
can be around 50 cents a pound! Visit our website and find the co-op closest to you, our coordinators will be happy to welcome you into a co-op!
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 Contact Bread Beckers
Business Hours
Monday thru Friday, 9am to 5pm
Phone 770-516-5000
Fax 770-516-7588
Email support@breadbeckers.com
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