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eBread Newsletter February 17, 2012
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VIDEOS

 

Did you miss a class you really wanted to attend?  Watch them on line in our Video Classes section.  We will be streaming some classes live, and then archiving them for anyone to watch later.  

 

Need help with a particular appliance?  We're putting short instructional videos in our Product Demonstrations section. Bosch Universal Mixer is already there, with many more to follow! 

 

 

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What's New at the Bread Beckers  

 

 

Emmer - an ancient grain similar to spelt.  Available in 6 gallon buckets, 50LB bag, 1 gallon pail, and 2LB baggie.  We're working on some "custom" recipes, but it handles very much like spelt in recipes

 



The Beckers are returning to Latvia 

 

Not to bring home more children but on a short term mission trip.  We will be traveling over spring break with our two Latvian sons and our youngest daughter Olivia.  We are very excited to be taking our boys back to share the gospel in their homeland.  We will be ministering in several orphanages and surrounding churches. 

If you would like
to make a tax deductible contribution to help with our expenses please make checks payable to:


FBC Canton  
Then mail to 
Brad and Sue Becker  
561 Dogwood Hills Lane  
Canton, GA 30115

Thank you so much for your love and support over the years.  We appreciate all of you so much.  

  

 

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The Anti Grain Saga Continues

It seems that grains are being attacked on all fronts.  I get articles forwarded to me at a minimum of one per week.  If you are like me, you may be growing a bit weary, not to mention confused by it all.  I want to encourage each and every one of you reading this, to please pray before you read the information being presented, both from me or anyone else.

What I have determined from everything I have read so far, is that most of the anti grain information is based on a false premise - evolution.  The latest article I read (by Dr. Loren Cordain, a professor at Colorado State University and an expert on Paleolithic lifestyle ) stated: 

"The degree to which the adverse effects are expressed depends largely on how long that species has had to co-evolve with that particular form of plant food it is eating. Since humans have only been consuming unsprouted grains and beans in large amounts for approximately 500 generations, we still suffer far more than certain rodents and birds, who have had thousands of generations longer to adapt to this way of eating."

"Grains are the seeds of a plant. They're its reproductive material, and plants don't make their reproductive material to give away for free to other animals. If they did they'd become extinct, and so the evolutionary strategy that many plants, particularly cereal grains have taken to prevent predation is to evolve toxic compounds so that the predator of the seeds can't eat them, so that they can put their seeds in the soil where they're meant to be to grow a new plant and not in the gut of an animal to feed it."  These statements are completely contradictory to what the Bible states as fact.  Genesis 1:29 "See I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the land and every tree with seed in its fruit, you shall have them for food."

God gave seeds to man for food when He created them, not later, after they evolved millions of years from some other animal.  

Another misleading premise is the hunter/gatherer propaganda.  I do not deny that in more uncivilized cultures people groups have lived mostly from the land - hunting wild game and gathering wild seeds.  However, part of the curse given to Adam, because of his disobedience, was "by the sweat of your face shall you eat bread until you return to the ground". Genesis 3:19  sounds like farming to me,  hoeing and pulling weeds are a sweaty job to ensure yield from a garden.

Another term mentioned frequently by the anti grain proponent is a Paleolithic diet or lifestyle.  Again this is an evolutionary term referring to an ancient people group that lived thousands of years ago, from whom humans evolved.

To say that grains are not nearly as nutrient dense as fruit and vegetables is ridiculous.  In my studies over the years of food sources of specific vitamin and minerals, I am always amazed at how many list grains as a predominate source.   Fruits and vegetables are great sources of vitamins and minerals, as well, but they rot and decay, loosing their nutritional value every day they are stored.  Not so with grains.  They are perfectly storable and retain all their nutritional value when they are left whole and intact.  God told Joseph to store grain, not fruits and vegetables, for a reason.  In fact if you reread the story - you will find there were other foods available during the time of famine, just no grain, except in Egypt.  Grains are a critical part of any healthy diet.

Again I encourage everyone to carefully consider what you read and believe.  I personally believe there may come a day when grains are our only reliable food source.  They do not have to be picked green or radiated to be stored.  Organic grains are not genetically modified.  Grains will hold their nutritional value for years and in case of a famine, stored grains may be sprouted in a small space, for a supply of fresh greens. 

So be careful "going against the grain" on this issue.


  

Events 

 

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Gluten Free Bread and Rolls
Wednesday February 22, 2012
10AM - 2PM
Taught by Denise Rogers
Registration $8
Click here to register

This class will help you gain the confidence and know-how to begin making your own gluten free breads and rolls. Join us for a time of baking, sampling, and lots of helpful information. Delicious gluten free foods can be prepared fresh at home for less! Freshly milled gluten free (GF) flours contain all of the naturally occurring fiber and are much more nutritious than prepared bags of GF flour.

Along with GF grains, beans, and ingredients, the Zojirushi bread machine, Verona (Magic Mill/Electrolux) Mixer, and three of our cookbooks will be highlighted. The necessary ingredients and supplies are available here for your convenience.

 

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Fresh Manna Women's Conference
Church at Liberty Square
Cartersville, GA
March 1-3, 2012
www.ngacog.org
770-448-9300

Sue will speaking at this conference.  Call or visit their site to register

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Irish and Southern Food Fusion

Saturday March 3, 2012
10AM - 1PM
Taught by Judtih McLoughlin and Ashley McCord
Registration $8 
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 In celebration of St Patrick's Day:

  • Citrus Salad with organic mixed greens, blood red oranges and cinnamon soda bread croutons
  • Traditional Ulster soda bread with Irish butter
  • Traditional Corned Beef and Colcannon with Parsley Cheese Sauce
  • Paddy's Mint pie with an orange twist
  • Irish cream of vegetable soup
  • Fine Irish American coffees
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Exercise Education Series

Click the links below for more information, dates, and registration costs.

Mondays: March 5, 19, and 26, 2012  
Click here to register 


We are pleased to announce that Steven Rankin will be coming to the Bread Beckers for this exciting and informative series.  Steven has a diploma in Exercise Science from Georgia Southwestern State University.  He has over 12 years of experience in the field of physical training and exercise.  He also has a powerful personal testimony of recovery after being shot in the face in the line of duty as a police officer where he was a physical trainer for the SWAT team. 

Steven is very grounded both spiritually and intellectually.  His desire is to educate others about the benefits of exercise, as well as to give you the tools you need to build your own exercise program that works best for you. 

You may attend one, two or all three of the classes.
$25 for each session or $60 if you register for all three at once.

Energize your life with Exercise
March 5, 2012

Learn how to bring back that youthful feeling with proper exercise and training.  

Stretch Your Problems Away
March 19, 2012

Learn how to use stretching and muscle anatomy mapping to stop those aches and pains, and prevent intrusive surgery.

Got Fat? - Metabolize It!
March 26, 2012

Learn how to turn your body into a fat burning machine by understanding some basic metabolism concepts.  Steven will teach you about the benefits of eating the right foods at the right time for your specific metabolism type.  These facts could help you lose the excess fat that seems to never go away no matter what you do.

 

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Fast Fixes

Wednesday March 21, 2012
10AM - 2PM
Taught by Denise Rogers
Registration $8 
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 Want to eat well, but spend less time in the kitchen?  In Fast Fixes you will learn to streamline your food preparation, take advantage of our quick tips and organization strategies, and receive lots of meals-in-a-hurry recipes - in just 3 hours, we will cover 2 dozen recipes!

 

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Getting Started

Saturday March 24, 2012
10AM - 2:30PM
Taught by Sue Becker and Ashley McCord
Registration $8 
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We will introduce you to the world of milling your own grains and making all your own breads.  We will start from "scratch" and discuss all the necessary baking ingredients and types of wheat and equipment needed to make this lifestyle change not only possible but doable!

We will demonstrate milling flour, mixing quick breads, kneading bread dough, either by hand or machine, shaping the dough, making quick cereals, and even tortillas.

And best of all - you get to taste everything we make!!  We will demonstrate the Wonder Mill, NutriMill, Bosch Kitchen Machine, the Kitchen Assistant, Zojirushi Bread Machine, Tribest Personal Blender, and the ChefPro Tortilla press.

Lots of information presenting the endless possibilities of baking with whole grains.

 

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Bread Making 201

Tuesday March 27, 2012
10AM - 2PM
Taught by Ashley McCord
Registration $8 
Click here to register 


This class is for anyone who is ready to move past the basics of bread making.  

Do you still find yourself using processed white flour products for pizza night or birthday parties? If you answered yes, then this class is for you!  

We will specifically cover: 

  • Pizza Dough - making it and rolling it out
  • Birthday Cake - cake and icing
  • Cookies
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Gluten Free Cooking 201

Saturday April 14, 2012
10AM - 1PM
Taught by Denise Rogers
Registration $8 
Click here to register 


Let us show you how to prepare satisfying and delicious breakfast breads and cereals, quick meals as well as a few irresistible desserts - all gluten free. Class demonstrations will include pancakes, biscuits, muffins, hot cereals, 3-minute soups and gravies, rice pasta with the best-ever meat sauce, and much more.

Come hungry - you'll be sampling everything we make!
  

 

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Ancient Grains for Modern Meals

Friday April 20, 2012
10AM - 1PM
Taught by Maria Speck and Sue Becker
Registration $8 
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Maria Speck, author of Ancient Grains for Modern Meals, will be sharing her culinary expertise at the Bread Beckers.  Sue will join Maria in the kitchen to show us all how to make ancient grains a delectable part of every meal.  Her genuine personality and love of cooking will inspire all who attend.  I can almost smell the spices of the Mediterranean already!

Maria will be on hand after the class for a book signing. 

Her beautiful cookbook received top honors this past year.
A New York Times notable cookbook for 2011
A Washington Post top 10 cookbook for 2011
Cooking Light, one of the best 100 cookbooks of the past 25 years
Gourmand Awards, winner USA Mediterranean category

 

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Dehydration, Canning, Yogurt Making

Thursday April 26, 2012
10AM - 1PM
Taught by Ashley McCord
Registration $8 
Click here to register 


We will cover the basics of pressure canning as well as the "how tos" of food dehydration.  We will thoroughly cover the variety of uses for a food dehydrator and demonstrate numerous ideas using the dehydrated foods including beef jerky, fruit leathers, grapes, vegetables, vegetable powders and even yogurt! A fun and lively class!!!

 

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