I want to spend my life 00:00:02.13\00:00:08.07 Mending broken people 00:00:08.10\00:00:13.04 I want to spend my life 00:00:13.07\00:00:19.21 Removing pain 00:00:19.25\00:00:24.25 Lord, let my words 00:00:24.29\00:00:30.49 Heal a heart that hurts 00:00:30.53\00:00:35.06 I want to spend my life 00:00:35.10\00:00:40.80 Mending broken people 00:00:40.84\00:00:46.27 I want to spend my life 00:00:46.31\00:00:51.85 Mending broken people 00:00:51.88\00:00:55.18 Hello, and welcome to another 3ABN Today Cooking Program. 00:01:10.67\00:01:14.27 My name is Jill Morikone, 00:01:14.30\00:01:15.64 and we are so excited 00:01:15.67\00:01:17.44 that you've taken time from your Wednesday 00:01:17.47\00:01:20.34 to cook with us in the kitchen here today. 00:01:20.38\00:01:22.88 We have a wonderful guest. 00:01:22.91\00:01:24.25 She has been here before, 00:01:24.28\00:01:25.68 she's a precious woman of God 00:01:25.71\00:01:27.38 and she has just a passion 00:01:27.42\00:01:29.48 for helping people move to a more plant-based diet. 00:01:29.52\00:01:33.52 She does an incredible... 00:01:33.56\00:01:34.89 She's a teacher, really, she does an incredible job. 00:01:34.92\00:01:36.96 And we decided, we want to bring her back, 00:01:36.99\00:01:39.23 and we want to feature some more of those recipes. 00:01:39.26\00:01:41.63 So it's my privilege to introduce to you 00:01:41.66\00:01:43.90 at home Lucia Tiffany, and, Lucia, 00:01:43.93\00:01:45.57 we're so glad that you took time 00:01:45.60\00:01:47.67 from your busy schedule 00:01:47.70\00:01:49.04 to come back to 3ABN and share with us. 00:01:49.07\00:01:51.17 Thank you so much, Jill. 00:01:51.21\00:01:52.54 I just really appreciate the invitation. 00:01:52.57\00:01:54.34 For me, it's always a privilege to have an opportunity 00:01:54.38\00:01:57.15 to speak to people about things they can do, 00:01:57.18\00:02:00.92 choices they can make, to enjoy more wellness, 00:02:00.95\00:02:04.12 to enjoy the health that God wants us to have. 00:02:04.15\00:02:07.66 And a lot of times 00:02:07.69\00:02:09.02 just learning a little bit more about what make good choices, 00:02:09.06\00:02:11.96 how are ways we can make those choices 00:02:11.99\00:02:13.70 can be such a help to people. 00:02:13.73\00:02:15.06 So I'm just really happy to be here today. 00:02:15.10\00:02:17.47 We're excited to have you, 00:02:17.50\00:02:18.83 and you have done programming on 3ABN not only in English, 00:02:18.87\00:02:22.67 but in Spanish and for French channel as well. 00:02:22.70\00:02:25.74 Yes, yes. So she is trilingual. 00:02:25.77\00:02:27.81 Do you speak any other languages I don't know of? 00:02:27.84\00:02:29.54 I won't count of any of the others, so... 00:02:29.58\00:02:33.55 Now you and your husband spent some time in Africa? 00:02:33.58\00:02:35.88 Yes, we were there for six years. 00:02:35.92\00:02:38.45 Back in the '90s, so it's been a while, but yes, 00:02:38.49\00:02:41.32 we enjoyed our time there very much 00:02:41.36\00:02:43.12 working with the people in development, 00:02:43.16\00:02:45.29 working with the Adventist Development 00:02:45.33\00:02:46.66 and Relief Agency there. 00:02:46.70\00:02:48.03 That's wonderful. Yes. 00:02:48.06\00:02:49.40 Now, right now, you are, you're a lifestyle coach, 00:02:49.43\00:02:51.33 but much more than even a lifestyle coach 00:02:51.37\00:02:53.87 because you're taking that from individual coaching 00:02:53.90\00:02:56.81 to people to trying to market it, 00:02:56.84\00:02:59.07 you could say, or help people on a broader base, 00:02:59.11\00:03:01.21 tell me about that? 00:03:01.24\00:03:02.58 I found that I have a limited reach 00:03:02.61\00:03:05.38 if I do one-to-one coaching, 00:03:05.41\00:03:07.08 which I really enjoy doing and I still do, 00:03:07.12\00:03:09.58 but I was thinking of how are ways 00:03:09.62\00:03:11.42 that I could actually reach a wider audience, 00:03:11.45\00:03:13.86 and so I decided to start looking at more online 00:03:13.89\00:03:17.73 because so many people 00:03:17.76\00:03:19.59 I'd like to reach are international, you know? 00:03:19.63\00:03:21.76 They don't all live here in the United States 00:03:21.80\00:03:23.67 and so not being online is more limiting. 00:03:23.70\00:03:27.34 So it was important to me to have a platform 00:03:27.37\00:03:32.44 where I could reach people anywhere in the world 00:03:32.47\00:03:34.54 that wanted to be able to learn more 00:03:34.58\00:03:36.54 about how to make that transition, 00:03:36.58\00:03:39.25 that plant-based move to something more healthy. 00:03:39.28\00:03:42.42 So that is what I'm working on. 00:03:42.45\00:03:44.65 I work on Facebook, 00:03:44.69\00:03:46.02 you can find me there on plant-based move. 00:03:46.05\00:03:47.72 I have some private Facebook groups 00:03:47.76\00:03:49.82 where people can connect to form a community of support. 00:03:49.86\00:03:52.73 Because sometimes people need to know 00:03:52.76\00:03:54.10 there's other people on the same journey with them 00:03:54.13\00:03:56.60 that can provide them with support and inspiration, 00:03:56.63\00:03:59.53 and that's also a place 00:03:59.57\00:04:01.37 where I can put up educational and resource material 00:04:01.40\00:04:04.54 for people to use in their move. 00:04:04.57\00:04:06.78 That's wonderful. 00:04:06.81\00:04:08.14 You know if you think about plant-based food, 00:04:08.18\00:04:09.88 now if I were to do it, 00:04:09.91\00:04:11.25 I could just share maybe a little bit 00:04:11.28\00:04:12.61 from my own experience, right? 00:04:12.65\00:04:14.08 But she's, Lucia is a Master of Public Health, she's an RN, 00:04:14.12\00:04:18.99 and she has a certification with Lifestyle Coaching, 00:04:19.02\00:04:21.52 so she's experienced and knows what she's talking about, 00:04:21.56\00:04:24.19 and that makes a difference. 00:04:24.23\00:04:25.56 Plus she has a cookbook, this is Flavors of Health, 00:04:25.59\00:04:28.56 I have it in my own kitchen, and it's a great cookbook, 00:04:28.60\00:04:31.33 you did with your mom. 00:04:31.37\00:04:32.70 I did, I did. 00:04:32.73\00:04:34.07 It was a joint project, it was so much fun. 00:04:34.10\00:04:35.54 And I just feel very privileged to have a mother 00:04:35.57\00:04:38.21 that helped me get started on this whole path way back 00:04:38.24\00:04:41.74 when I was a little girl. 00:04:41.78\00:04:43.11 And we've been cooking together all my life, so yeah. 00:04:43.14\00:04:44.75 Oh, that's precious. 00:04:44.78\00:04:46.61 Now today we're doing, I want to say cheese recipes, 00:04:46.65\00:04:49.72 but cheese-less. 00:04:49.75\00:04:51.09 Yeah, kind of cheese free. 00:04:51.12\00:04:52.92 Recipes that most people think of 00:04:52.95\00:04:54.66 in terms of having cheese in them, so yeah... 00:04:54.69\00:04:56.79 Yes, well, let's take a look at the cheese free recipes 00:04:56.83\00:05:00.10 that we're going to be making today. 00:05:00.13\00:05:01.46 We're starting with the goudas, smoked coconut sliceable gouda. 00:05:01.50\00:05:05.30 Yes. 00:05:05.33\00:05:06.67 Incredible, and we're combining that, 00:05:06.70\00:05:08.44 we're going to make with gluten-free cheesy crackers. 00:05:08.47\00:05:10.27 Yes, that we are. 00:05:10.31\00:05:12.27 I like that, and then... 00:05:12.31\00:05:13.64 And then we'll follow with hummus quesadillas. 00:05:13.68\00:05:15.84 Quesadillas, of course, 00:05:15.88\00:05:17.21 means something made from cheese, 00:05:17.25\00:05:18.58 but this is going to have no cheese in it, 00:05:18.61\00:05:20.12 but it's going to be really tasty. 00:05:20.15\00:05:21.72 And zebra cheesecake to finish. 00:05:21.75\00:05:23.75 Oh, that looks like blueberry cheesecake. 00:05:23.79\00:05:26.32 It has blueberries, it has pineapple, 00:05:26.35\00:05:28.32 and it has a great design too, so... 00:05:28.36\00:05:29.69 Oh, fabulous I can't wait to make these recipes. 00:05:29.72\00:05:33.23 Let's read our first recipe for that sliceable gouda. 00:05:33.26\00:05:37.07 You want to read the recipe for us. 00:05:37.10\00:05:38.43 Sure, one can of full fat coconut milk, 00:05:38.47\00:05:42.00 so you don't want the one that says light... 00:05:42.04\00:05:43.74 For the second part we will use... 00:06:04.16\00:06:05.93 Okay, now is, for many people 00:06:17.57\00:06:19.37 don't you find that people say 00:06:19.41\00:06:20.91 cheese is a difficult thing to transition. 00:06:20.94\00:06:22.91 It is. I like my cheese. 00:06:22.94\00:06:24.38 It's hard to transition to something plant-based. 00:06:24.41\00:06:26.75 Absolutely, because cheese actually has 00:06:26.78\00:06:28.88 addictive chemicals in it 00:06:28.92\00:06:31.29 that make it just as hard to kick 00:06:31.32\00:06:32.82 as cocaine and nicotine for many people. 00:06:32.85\00:06:35.09 Or chocolate? Chocolate too, yeah. 00:06:35.12\00:06:38.19 Okay. Okay. It is very similar. 00:06:38.23\00:06:40.30 And so having something 00:06:40.33\00:06:41.76 that gives you a similar mouth feel 00:06:41.80\00:06:44.53 has a real good taste, a good flavor, 00:06:44.57\00:06:46.87 and that you can use in the places 00:06:46.90\00:06:48.80 where you're used to using cheese 00:06:48.84\00:06:50.34 can be really helpful. 00:06:50.37\00:06:51.71 So we're kind of focusing on that in this program. 00:06:51.74\00:06:53.17 Nice. Okay, so what do we do first? 00:06:53.21\00:06:55.31 Okay, for the sliceable gouda, 00:06:55.34\00:06:57.71 we're going to start with the blender. 00:06:57.75\00:06:59.81 I'll switch. Yeah, that'll be fine. 00:06:59.85\00:07:03.52 We're going to start by putting in our coconut milk. 00:07:03.55\00:07:07.56 Can I take a spatula please? That's perfect. 00:07:07.59\00:07:10.36 Now how do you know 00:07:10.39\00:07:11.73 you're getting full fat coconut milk? 00:07:11.76\00:07:13.26 You want to look at the label, 00:07:13.29\00:07:14.83 and usually if they're not full fat, 00:07:14.86\00:07:16.73 they'll say something like light coconut milk. 00:07:16.77\00:07:18.47 I got you, okay. 00:07:18.50\00:07:20.27 And you don't want light 00:07:20.30\00:07:21.64 'cause it just means they put extra water in it. 00:07:21.67\00:07:23.00 Okay, all right. 00:07:23.04\00:07:25.97 And then we have a little bit of water. 00:07:26.01\00:07:30.18 I might be done with that spatula for right now. 00:07:30.21\00:07:31.55 Okay, I got it. 00:07:31.58\00:07:33.45 And we'll put in our aminos, 00:07:33.48\00:07:37.49 our hickory smoke flavor. 00:07:37.52\00:07:40.32 Now where do you get liquid smoke hickory? 00:07:40.36\00:07:42.86 Any grocery store actually carries that. 00:07:42.89\00:07:44.76 I've found it, no, it's not a specialty store, 00:07:44.79\00:07:47.03 just pretty much anywhere. 00:07:47.06\00:07:48.60 Put in some salt. 00:07:48.63\00:07:50.77 Then we have our lemon juice. 00:07:50.80\00:07:54.24 And we have our yeast flakes. 00:07:54.27\00:07:55.94 This is part of what gives it that cheesy flavor, 00:07:55.97\00:07:58.57 it's kind of nutty and gives it a rich flavor. 00:07:58.61\00:08:01.94 And then I'm going to start it before I add the last powder 00:08:01.98\00:08:04.88 which is the agar-agar 00:08:04.91\00:08:06.25 'cause I don't want it to clump. 00:08:06.28\00:08:07.62 Okay. 00:08:07.65\00:08:08.98 So I'm just going to start this real slow. 00:08:11.35\00:08:16.06 And then I'll add the agar-agar. 00:08:16.09\00:08:19.49 And we're going to blend that on high for just a minute, 00:08:25.43\00:08:28.50 just make sure everything's really well blended. 00:08:28.54\00:08:30.61 And then... We make sure we turn it off. 00:08:36.54\00:08:38.61 Yeah, then I'm going to take the other three powders 00:08:38.65\00:08:42.28 which were the arrowroot, tapioca, and the gum. 00:08:42.32\00:08:46.39 Now why do you separate those powders? 00:08:46.42\00:08:48.22 Because these, we're going to add in the blender 00:08:48.26\00:08:51.89 after we've boiled the blender mix. 00:08:51.93\00:08:54.56 So the agar-agar is in the blender, 00:08:54.60\00:08:56.97 it's one of the thickeners for this. 00:08:57.00\00:08:59.60 Put it right on high? On high, got it. 00:08:59.63\00:09:01.70 You want as hot as you can get it. 00:09:01.74\00:09:04.81 And then these will thicken really quickly 00:09:04.84\00:09:08.68 when you add it to the hot mixture, 00:09:08.71\00:09:10.25 so I want to mix them all up, 00:09:10.28\00:09:12.35 and then we'll put it in the blender 00:09:12.38\00:09:14.98 with the hot stuff when we're done with that. 00:09:15.02\00:09:17.62 Okay, so we won't need to pour the blender mixture in here. 00:09:17.65\00:09:20.82 Yes. 00:09:20.86\00:09:22.19 So how do you develop recipes? 00:09:26.33\00:09:28.76 Well, I am not necessarily completely original 00:09:28.80\00:09:31.93 like some people. 00:09:31.97\00:09:33.34 I get inspiration from a lot of different places. 00:09:33.37\00:09:35.90 I'll taste things some place, 00:09:35.94\00:09:37.54 I will buy something from the store sometimes 00:09:37.57\00:09:40.58 or I will go online, 00:09:40.61\00:09:43.78 and a lot of times get real ideas 00:09:43.81\00:09:45.61 for what things I want to make, 00:09:45.65\00:09:47.38 but often when I go online there will be some ingredients 00:09:47.42\00:09:51.89 that I either don't care for 00:09:51.92\00:09:54.02 or I try them and they're little bland, 00:09:54.06\00:09:56.39 and I want to, you know, 00:09:56.42\00:09:57.76 season them up a little bit better. 00:09:57.79\00:09:59.13 Change it a little bit. Yeah. 00:09:59.16\00:10:00.50 I think this one works really well 00:10:00.53\00:10:01.86 because it keeps it from sticking to the bottom. 00:10:01.90\00:10:03.23 Won't do that. 00:10:03.26\00:10:04.60 And I just go kind of back and forth with that. 00:10:04.63\00:10:06.33 And we're going to bring that to a boil, 00:10:06.37\00:10:08.37 and then it has to simmer for five minutes. 00:10:08.40\00:10:11.84 And you have to stir the whole time, 00:10:11.87\00:10:13.21 so I'm giving Jill that job. 00:10:13.24\00:10:14.78 I get a job, yay! 00:10:14.81\00:10:16.48 Thank you. I appreciate that. 00:10:16.51\00:10:19.78 So everything is ready and that's, basically 00:10:19.81\00:10:22.92 we're going to wait for this to boil. 00:10:22.95\00:10:24.62 So tell me about, you were talking to me about a chart 00:10:24.65\00:10:27.19 before the program. 00:10:27.22\00:10:28.56 Something about the matrix chart, 00:10:28.59\00:10:29.99 and this is going from animal-base 00:10:30.03\00:10:32.63 to more healthy plant-base. 00:10:32.66\00:10:34.30 Yes, I don't know if this might be a good time 00:10:34.33\00:10:35.86 to put that graphic up, it's called the Diet Matrix. 00:10:35.90\00:10:39.07 And I like to use this to explain to people 00:10:39.10\00:10:41.37 where they are in terms of eating 00:10:41.40\00:10:44.34 because a lot of people go, 00:10:44.37\00:10:45.71 "Well, you know what I eat it's not so bad 00:10:45.74\00:10:47.78 or maybe it's pretty good," 00:10:47.81\00:10:49.14 but this helps us to really even score where we're at, 00:10:49.18\00:10:51.85 so if you'll see this is a square or a rectangle 00:10:51.88\00:10:55.22 with four sections. 00:10:55.25\00:10:56.58 I see that. And it has two black lines. 00:10:56.62\00:10:58.49 The horizontal black line is the axis that represents 00:10:58.52\00:11:02.79 refined and processed food on the left side 00:11:02.82\00:11:05.63 and whole foods on the right side. 00:11:05.66\00:11:07.43 I can see that. 00:11:07.46\00:11:08.80 The vertical axis has plant foods at the top 00:11:08.83\00:11:11.93 and animal based products at the bottom. 00:11:11.97\00:11:14.90 So when we divide that into those four quadrants, 00:11:14.94\00:11:18.01 I like to start by looking at the red quadrant 00:11:18.04\00:11:20.31 where is where a lot of Americans 00:11:20.34\00:11:21.91 actually find themselves, 00:11:21.94\00:11:23.65 and I call it the Sad Sick Soul quadrant 00:11:23.68\00:11:27.28 because most of what they're eating is not only, 00:11:27.32\00:11:30.39 has animal products 00:11:30.42\00:11:31.75 but it also is refined or processed, 00:11:31.79\00:11:35.22 so we're looking at white flour, 00:11:35.26\00:11:36.59 white sugar, meat, dairy, eggs, 00:11:36.62\00:11:38.83 those sorts of things. 00:11:38.86\00:11:40.20 So both animal products and refined process. 00:11:40.23\00:11:42.23 Yeah. Sad sick souls. 00:11:42.26\00:11:43.60 Okay. That's right. 00:11:43.63\00:11:44.97 Because that's a diet that set you up for depression, 00:11:45.00\00:11:47.20 that's the sad part. 00:11:47.24\00:11:48.57 It also sets you up for chronic lifestyle diseases 00:11:48.60\00:11:50.81 like diabetes, and obesity, and high blood pressure, 00:11:50.84\00:11:53.74 so that's the sick part of it. 00:11:53.78\00:11:56.24 If we go back to that diagram, 00:11:56.28\00:11:58.15 when we look at the square 00:11:58.18\00:11:59.71 to the right of that called Concerned Citizens... 00:11:59.75\00:12:01.65 I see that. 00:12:01.68\00:12:03.02 That is what I call the people that are becoming more aware of 00:12:03.05\00:12:04.92 what they're eating, 00:12:04.95\00:12:06.29 and so they don't want the hormones, 00:12:06.32\00:12:07.99 the chemicals, they eat organic, 00:12:08.02\00:12:10.16 but they might be eating grass fed beef, organic eggs, 00:12:10.19\00:12:14.36 those sort of things. 00:12:14.40\00:12:15.73 Free range or something Yeah, free range. 00:12:15.76\00:12:17.10 So moving more whole food based, healthier 00:12:17.13\00:12:19.40 but still eating the animal products. 00:12:19.43\00:12:21.40 Okay. That's right. 00:12:21.44\00:12:22.77 so it's a healthier version of animal products. 00:12:22.80\00:12:24.71 And so instead of being red, I colored it orange. 00:12:24.74\00:12:27.48 Yeah, okay. 00:12:27.51\00:12:28.84 Then if we go to the top left side, 00:12:28.88\00:12:33.28 that's the yellow square 00:12:33.31\00:12:34.65 and I call that Junk Food Vegans 00:12:34.68\00:12:36.48 because they are eating all plant-based products, 00:12:36.52\00:12:39.82 but many of them are refined and processed, 00:12:39.85\00:12:42.69 this is where people... 00:12:42.72\00:12:44.06 Just give me a second, we're starting to boil, 00:12:44.09\00:12:45.43 should I be turning it down or not? 00:12:45.46\00:12:46.80 Just, maybe, yeah. 00:12:46.83\00:12:48.16 You see on the edge, just starting. 00:12:48.20\00:12:49.53 Maybe turn it down just a little 00:12:49.56\00:12:50.90 so it doesn't boil up vigorously 00:12:50.93\00:12:52.27 but you do want to just stay... 00:12:52.30\00:12:54.27 Oops, I'm doing the wrong one. 00:12:54.30\00:12:55.64 It would help Jill if you do the right one. 00:12:55.67\00:12:57.01 There we go. 00:12:57.04\00:12:58.37 We do want it to continue simmering. 00:12:58.41\00:13:00.11 The agar-agar needs to cook 00:13:00.14\00:13:01.64 to activate the thickening power. 00:13:01.68\00:13:03.81 I learned that yesterday actually 00:13:03.85\00:13:06.15 when I was making my first batch, 00:13:06.18\00:13:08.85 I forgot that the agar-agar needed to be in this part 00:13:08.88\00:13:12.55 and I set it over here with my mixed powders, 00:13:12.59\00:13:15.36 and my cheese wasn't set up last night 00:13:15.39\00:13:17.26 when I went to look at it, 00:13:17.29\00:13:18.63 so, I was like, oh, yeah, the agar-agar... 00:13:18.66\00:13:20.00 This is an important thing. 00:13:20.03\00:13:21.36 It's very important that it be cooked. 00:13:21.40\00:13:23.20 Okay, we were on the top left quadrant. 00:13:23.23\00:13:25.17 We were, junk food vegans. 00:13:25.20\00:13:27.87 Those are people that for instance are eating 00:13:27.90\00:13:29.87 all plant food, plant-based foods 00:13:29.90\00:13:32.91 like Oreos, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, 00:13:32.94\00:13:36.71 French fries, 00:13:36.75\00:13:38.08 all of those things are technically plant-based 00:13:38.11\00:13:40.32 but they are not particularly health producing, 00:13:40.35\00:13:42.88 so that's why they are there. 00:13:42.92\00:13:44.25 I think I could fall in that category sometimes. 00:13:44.29\00:13:46.82 Do you know that? You know lot of people can. 00:13:46.86\00:13:48.49 Thinking, well, I want to be plant-based, 00:13:48.52\00:13:50.86 but I'm in a hurry 00:13:50.89\00:13:52.23 or I don't really have time to cook something 00:13:52.26\00:13:53.60 or you know, 00:13:53.63\00:13:54.96 so it's easier to grab something prepared. 00:13:55.00\00:13:56.33 Yeah, it's true. Okay. 00:13:56.36\00:13:57.70 And so the optimal wellness 00:13:57.73\00:14:02.10 where you really want to, probably, 00:14:02.14\00:14:03.81 be make your goal would be upper right hand 00:14:03.84\00:14:06.78 corner of our graphic where... 00:14:06.81\00:14:08.14 The green section. 00:14:08.18\00:14:09.51 That's the green section, right? 00:14:09.54\00:14:10.88 That says healthy happy humans 00:14:10.91\00:14:13.18 because that's where your diet is not only plant-based 00:14:13.21\00:14:16.38 but it's predominately whole food based, 00:14:16.42\00:14:19.05 which means you're eating foods the way God made them, 00:14:19.09\00:14:22.32 whole grains instead of refined grains. 00:14:22.36\00:14:25.43 You're eating plenty of legumes, and vegetables, 00:14:25.46\00:14:28.20 and fruits that are not processed and refined, 00:14:28.23\00:14:30.83 don't have a bunch of added sugars and oils. 00:14:30.87\00:14:33.27 And so that would be your healthiest quadrant. 00:14:33.30\00:14:35.60 So everybody can look at that 00:14:35.64\00:14:37.64 and place themselves somewhere in it, you know? 00:14:37.67\00:14:39.84 Yeah. 00:14:39.87\00:14:41.21 If for example more than half of what you eat is plant-based 00:14:41.24\00:14:45.65 but you still have some animal products, 00:14:45.68\00:14:47.02 you might be above that middle line on the vertical axis. 00:14:47.05\00:14:48.48 Okay. You could be a six. 00:14:48.52\00:14:51.22 Yeah, you could be a six or a seven in plant-based, 00:14:51.25\00:14:53.89 but you're still using some animals. 00:14:53.92\00:14:56.26 And then also, you might be able to look at 00:14:56.29\00:15:02.06 what you're eating and say, 00:15:02.10\00:15:03.43 "Oh, if I just substituted a whole grain 00:15:03.47\00:15:05.80 for this pasta dish instead of a white flour pasta, 00:15:05.83\00:15:11.24 that's moving me more towards that green square. 00:15:11.27\00:15:14.04 So you're telling me, I can make baby steps. 00:15:14.08\00:15:16.81 I don't have to start at ten, ten, 00:15:16.85\00:15:18.88 way over here in the red, and then the next morning... 00:15:18.91\00:15:21.32 Well, the red would be zero. Thank you. 00:15:21.35\00:15:24.29 so, you can tell math was never my strongest subject. 00:15:24.32\00:15:27.06 Okay, you will start with zero, zero on both axis. 00:15:27.09\00:15:30.76 And then all of a sudden jump over to the green over here 00:15:30.79\00:15:33.16 and be you know 20 or whatever, 10 in the... 00:15:33.19\00:15:36.26 So you can take steps toward it. 00:15:36.30\00:15:37.83 That's right. 00:15:37.87\00:15:39.20 And so as long as you're moving in that direction, 00:15:39.23\00:15:41.54 and you're going towards the green quadrant, 00:15:41.57\00:15:43.37 and you're moving up to that far corner, 00:15:43.41\00:15:45.37 you are making progress 00:15:45.41\00:15:46.74 and you're going to be enjoying 00:15:46.78\00:15:48.11 benefits at every step of the way. 00:15:48.14\00:15:50.21 You will be enjoying better health. 00:15:50.25\00:15:51.81 You will be enjoying lower risk for many chronic diseases. 00:15:51.85\00:15:54.95 Yeah, okay. Very good. 00:15:54.98\00:15:57.42 So how's this looking? It's looking good. 00:15:57.45\00:15:59.42 I think it needs about two more minutes. 00:15:59.45\00:16:00.79 Okay, how do you know when it's done? 00:16:00.82\00:16:02.52 Do you have to actually time it or do you... 00:16:02.56\00:16:04.53 I actually timed this part of it 00:16:04.56\00:16:06.09 just to make sure that 00:16:06.13\00:16:07.46 the agar-agar has completely cut... 00:16:07.50\00:16:09.93 It's not like it becomes more translucent 00:16:09.96\00:16:11.80 or somehow the texture changes or... 00:16:11.83\00:16:14.34 Not a lot. Okay. 00:16:14.37\00:16:15.87 You just have to know exactly. 00:16:15.90\00:16:17.24 Once it's boils, yeah, it gets kind of shiny looky. 00:16:17.27\00:16:18.84 You'll notice that. Oh, yeah, it is. 00:16:18.87\00:16:20.21 Absolutely, I can see that. 00:16:20.24\00:16:21.71 Yeah, I just want it, 00:16:21.74\00:16:23.08 that's what activates the agar-agar. 00:16:23.11\00:16:24.61 The agar-agar is actually a jelling agent 00:16:24.65\00:16:27.75 that is from sea vegetables, 00:16:27.78\00:16:30.19 and so it, 00:16:30.22\00:16:32.09 the cooking somehow tends to activate it, 00:16:32.12\00:16:34.39 and it can do a lot of things that jello does. 00:16:34.42\00:16:36.26 I've actually made like some holiday dishes, 00:16:36.29\00:16:38.46 Jello moulds using agar-agar to set it up 00:16:38.49\00:16:41.50 because it will, it will set up really stiff, so yeah... 00:16:41.53\00:16:46.07 So this gouda cheese when you make it, 00:16:46.10\00:16:47.67 a lot of people like it. 00:16:47.70\00:16:49.04 Oh, you know what, 00:16:49.07\00:16:50.44 I was just telling you before the program started 00:16:50.47\00:16:52.91 that last year my son got married. 00:16:52.94\00:16:55.41 And so... Congratulations. 00:16:55.44\00:16:57.01 Oh, thank you, thank you. 00:16:57.05\00:16:58.95 We were responsible for their rehearsal dinner, 00:16:58.98\00:17:00.62 and we had several different kinds of soups, 00:17:00.65\00:17:02.25 and we had crackers, and I wanted to do some cheeses. 00:17:02.28\00:17:04.69 So I made a couple of different kinds of sliceable cheeses, 00:17:04.72\00:17:07.16 and this was one of them, and it was such a hit. 00:17:07.19\00:17:10.06 Everybody just loved it and they were e-mailing me, 00:17:10.09\00:17:12.29 and they're like, "Please send me the recipe. 00:17:12.33\00:17:14.16 I really, really like that. 00:17:14.20\00:17:15.53 That's just as good or better than the real thing." 00:17:15.56\00:17:17.40 And so I was like, well, maybe that would be something helpful 00:17:17.43\00:17:20.24 to people that are wanting to transition. 00:17:20.27\00:17:22.50 And among the cheeses, when I was still eating cheese, 00:17:22.54\00:17:25.27 smoked gouda was one of my favorites. 00:17:25.31\00:17:26.91 Yes, nice. 00:17:26.94\00:17:28.78 I just always liked it in sandwiches. 00:17:28.81\00:17:30.51 Oh, yeah, absolutely. It gives you a great flavor. 00:17:30.55\00:17:33.21 I love the smoked hickory. I think we're good on that. 00:17:33.25\00:17:36.22 Are we good? Yeah. 00:17:36.25\00:17:37.95 Okay. 00:17:37.99\00:17:39.32 So I can use the spatula right here. 00:17:39.35\00:17:43.43 So we're going to blend it again, you said. 00:17:43.46\00:17:45.16 Yeah, and let me just clean that up for you or there we go. 00:17:45.19\00:17:50.87 And so you want to carefully pour it back into your blender. 00:17:50.90\00:17:53.47 Don't burn yourself. No. 00:17:53.50\00:17:55.80 And I like using a rubber spatula 00:17:55.84\00:17:57.44 to make sure I get everything out. 00:17:57.47\00:18:02.21 You don't miss anything. Thank you. 00:18:02.24\00:18:04.58 Then I'm going to put the lid on, 00:18:08.22\00:18:09.78 and I'm going to take this little centerpiece out... 00:18:09.82\00:18:12.05 And slowly add the powder as you blend. 00:18:12.09\00:18:14.19 I want, yeah, I'm going to have to do it pretty quickly, 00:18:14.22\00:18:16.96 but I'm going to turn it on low just to get started. 00:18:16.99\00:18:21.46 And this can take some power, 00:18:21.50\00:18:23.06 so I'm going to turn on fast once I add the powders. 00:18:23.10\00:18:25.47 Okay. 00:18:25.50\00:18:26.84 That thickens just like that. 00:18:50.79\00:18:52.33 It does, it is instant. I can watch that, yes. 00:18:52.36\00:18:54.10 And you'll see, it kind of even kind of makes a ball in there. 00:18:54.13\00:18:57.47 I see that. 00:18:57.50\00:18:58.83 So I have to pour it into my mold right away. 00:18:58.87\00:19:00.94 I'll take that spatula back. Where did we put it? 00:19:00.97\00:19:02.67 It's right here in the pot. 00:19:02.70\00:19:04.04 Oh, thank you. No problem. 00:19:04.07\00:19:07.64 And I just, you can use any kind of smooth interior dish, 00:19:07.68\00:19:11.91 the shape, of course, is what the cheese will take. 00:19:11.95\00:19:14.45 Okay, yup. 00:19:14.48\00:19:15.82 So depending on what you want to do, 00:19:15.85\00:19:17.19 if you want to cut wedges of cheese, 00:19:17.22\00:19:18.65 you can put it in a pie dish. 00:19:18.69\00:19:20.66 Yes. Nice. 00:19:20.69\00:19:23.06 So how long does it has to sit in the fridge till it sets? 00:19:23.09\00:19:26.70 It will, you can set it in the fridge 00:19:26.73\00:19:29.10 or even on the counter for the first hour or two 00:19:29.13\00:19:31.93 and it'll set up as it cools. 00:19:31.97\00:19:34.24 And then you can unmould it and put it in the fridge 00:19:34.27\00:19:39.04 for another five or six hours. 00:19:39.07\00:19:40.81 Okay, and then it's ready to go. 00:19:40.84\00:19:42.88 Nice. 00:19:42.91\00:19:44.25 And then it should unmould pretty easily 00:19:44.28\00:19:45.61 if you warm it up just a little bit, 00:19:45.65\00:19:47.45 it'll help and you can just smooth it out 00:19:47.48\00:19:49.12 if you want, but you'll notice it's very thick already. 00:19:49.15\00:19:51.55 Yes, oh, yeah. 00:19:51.59\00:19:52.92 Definitely thick, that worked... 00:19:52.95\00:19:54.72 We know, I stirred it for five minutes. 00:19:54.76\00:19:56.93 Yes. 00:19:56.96\00:19:58.29 Let's do our gluten free crackers, 00:19:58.33\00:20:00.06 and then we'll try the cheese and the crackers together. 00:20:00.10\00:20:02.06 'Cause we need crackers 00:20:02.10\00:20:03.43 if we're going to have cheese, right? 00:20:03.47\00:20:04.80 Let's read the recipe for that, 00:20:04.83\00:20:06.17 for the gluten free cheesy crackers... 00:20:06.20\00:20:08.04 I love crackers and cheese. Yes. 00:20:31.23\00:20:33.13 You know, to me 00:20:33.16\00:20:34.50 just the combination of the two, 00:20:34.53\00:20:35.86 and they make a great appetizer or a great, it's really good. 00:20:35.90\00:20:38.60 And these are cheesy crackers. Yes, they are. 00:20:38.63\00:20:40.84 Because they have some nutritional yeast 00:20:40.87\00:20:42.30 which kind of helps with that cheesiness. 00:20:42.34\00:20:44.54 Yes, I like that. 00:20:44.57\00:20:45.91 So shall we get started? Yes. 00:20:45.94\00:20:47.44 All right, I'm going to put my almond flour in first, 00:20:47.48\00:20:51.08 and this one is a whole almond flour, 00:20:51.11\00:20:53.42 that's why it's got all the brown speckles in it. 00:20:53.45\00:20:55.55 Yes. You were gonna ask something. 00:20:55.58\00:20:56.92 I was going to ask if you grind or if you buy almond flour? 00:20:56.95\00:21:00.19 I usually will buy it, it's a little bit finer, 00:21:00.22\00:21:03.02 and so the cracker will hold together. 00:21:03.06\00:21:04.63 This cracker doesn't have any wheat in it, 00:21:04.66\00:21:06.59 and so there's no gluten to hold it together, 00:21:06.63\00:21:09.36 the flaxseed is kind of the binder, 00:21:09.40\00:21:11.47 so the finer the particles the better it holds together. 00:21:11.50\00:21:15.04 So that's why unsweetened shredded coconut, 00:21:15.07\00:21:18.44 my yeast flakes. 00:21:18.47\00:21:20.41 Now it said we could use coconut flour? 00:21:20.44\00:21:23.28 You can. Yeah, either one. 00:21:23.31\00:21:24.91 It doesn't matter, that would be finer, 00:21:24.95\00:21:26.35 this one gives it a little more texture. 00:21:26.38\00:21:27.88 So it's a little more true to it 00:21:27.92\00:21:29.25 but it also probably falls apart a little bit. 00:21:29.28\00:21:30.95 They're very flaky crackers, what can I say. 00:21:30.99\00:21:34.29 And then, this is ground flaxseed, 00:21:34.32\00:21:36.59 and I just grind my own flaxseed, 00:21:36.62\00:21:38.06 like in a little coffee grinder. 00:21:38.09\00:21:39.49 That's a great binding agent. When I'm ready for it. 00:21:39.53\00:21:41.16 Flax really holds stuff together. 00:21:41.20\00:21:42.53 It really helps with this one, and then I'll put in the salt. 00:21:42.56\00:21:47.47 And I like garlic in it. 00:21:47.50\00:21:49.10 You can kind of season it however you want. 00:21:49.14\00:21:51.77 Italian seasoning is an option. Nice. 00:21:51.81\00:21:53.94 Sometimes I like it more garlic and onion 00:21:53.98\00:21:55.84 and I just put a little sprinkle of the Italian 00:21:55.88\00:21:57.61 which is what I think I'll do this time. 00:21:57.65\00:21:59.78 And then I will thoroughly stir all these dry ingredients 00:21:59.81\00:22:02.35 before I add the oil and the water. 00:22:02.38\00:22:06.72 Now do you find in your lifestyle coaching, 00:22:06.76\00:22:08.39 people are trying to go more gluten free? 00:22:08.42\00:22:10.99 A lot of people have found that they have issues, 00:22:11.03\00:22:14.33 and so they have been told by their doctors 00:22:14.36\00:22:16.36 or they've experimented and say, 00:22:16.40\00:22:17.73 "Well, I just feel better when I go gluten free." 00:22:17.77\00:22:20.50 And I think a lot of it has to do 00:22:20.54\00:22:22.84 with how our foods have changed. 00:22:22.87\00:22:24.87 And so people have developed sensitivities 00:22:24.91\00:22:26.81 that maybe they didn't have before, 00:22:26.84\00:22:28.21 so it can be helpful. 00:22:28.24\00:22:29.58 Like the pesticides, and the GMO, 00:22:29.61\00:22:30.95 and all of that stuff gives us a greater sensitivity, I think. 00:22:30.98\00:22:34.05 I think the round up is huge, so... 00:22:34.08\00:22:36.75 Yeah. Yeah. 00:22:36.79\00:22:38.12 There's a lot of things that affect people. 00:22:38.15\00:22:39.65 And so if they need something gluten free, 00:22:39.69\00:22:41.66 it's nice to be able to offer that. 00:22:41.69\00:22:43.02 It is. 00:22:43.06\00:22:44.39 And this happens to be just a very flaky cracker, 00:22:44.43\00:22:46.29 so if that's what you're looking for, 00:22:46.33\00:22:47.90 then that can be really helpful. 00:22:47.93\00:22:49.26 I'm going to go ahead and put my oil in first I think. 00:22:49.30\00:22:51.63 Okay. 00:22:51.67\00:22:53.27 That's not very much. 00:22:53.30\00:22:54.64 Is it coconut oil? This one's coconut oil. 00:22:54.67\00:22:56.00 Yeah, I can see that. You can use olive oil as well. 00:22:56.04\00:22:58.44 But coconut has such good flavor. 00:22:58.47\00:23:00.21 I love the flavor. I love coconut oil. 00:23:00.24\00:23:02.38 And I think that coconut oil 00:23:02.41\00:23:03.75 also has some healthy things for us 00:23:03.78\00:23:05.25 if we don't over do it so... 00:23:05.28\00:23:08.68 Good. 00:23:08.72\00:23:10.09 One of the things that's rich in is omega-3 oils, 00:23:10.12\00:23:12.95 so is the flax and so is the almond, 00:23:12.99\00:23:15.02 so there's a lot of omega-3 richness in these crackers. 00:23:15.06\00:23:18.89 And for many of us in here in America 00:23:18.93\00:23:20.93 our problem is not getting enough in terms of ratio. 00:23:20.96\00:23:23.83 We get way too many omega-6s and not as many omega-3s 00:23:23.87\00:23:27.37 which is what we really need for good health. 00:23:27.40\00:23:29.17 So what would have omega-6 in it? 00:23:29.20\00:23:31.87 Pretty much all other vegetable oils, 00:23:31.91\00:23:34.04 like just regular vegetable oils, 00:23:34.08\00:23:37.88 most processed foods. 00:23:37.91\00:23:39.25 Like olive oil, olive oil, your canola, your vegetable? 00:23:39.28\00:23:40.62 Has some but not as much. Okay. 00:23:40.65\00:23:41.98 Not as much. Okay. 00:23:42.02\00:23:43.35 Processed foods almost all use omega-6 00:23:43.39\00:23:45.42 because it doesn't go rancid on the shelf. 00:23:45.45\00:23:47.66 The problem with omega-3 is it's very unstable. 00:23:47.69\00:23:50.39 It's like the flaxseed oils, your almonds, 00:23:50.43\00:23:52.79 and so they'll go rancid easily, 00:23:52.83\00:23:54.46 so they're not popular 00:23:54.50\00:23:56.00 for things with a long shelf life. 00:23:56.03\00:23:57.37 That makes sense. 00:23:57.40\00:23:58.73 And I mean most of us eat more refined food, 00:23:58.77\00:24:00.10 so then that would make perfect sense 00:24:00.14\00:24:01.47 why we're getting too much omega-6 00:24:01.50\00:24:03.20 and not enough omega-3. 00:24:03.24\00:24:04.57 That's right. That makes sense. 00:24:04.61\00:24:05.94 So I just added my water, 00:24:05.97\00:24:07.31 and I'm just going to stir till it kind of sticks together. 00:24:07.34\00:24:10.71 And that ground flax 00:24:14.22\00:24:15.55 will absorb the liquid quite quickly. 00:24:15.58\00:24:17.59 Yeah. 00:24:17.62\00:24:18.95 And then it doesn't really make a ball or anything, 00:24:18.99\00:24:20.92 I mean you can kind of press it together, you can see that. 00:24:20.96\00:24:23.09 I can see that. Kind of holds together. 00:24:23.12\00:24:24.73 That's all I need to do, 00:24:24.76\00:24:26.09 and I'll put it on my cookie sheet that I've... 00:24:26.13\00:24:27.86 But it's upside down. 00:24:27.90\00:24:29.23 Yeah, I put parchment paper on it, 00:24:29.26\00:24:31.93 but I like to use the rolling pin 00:24:31.97\00:24:33.30 and the edges of the cookie sheet 00:24:33.34\00:24:34.67 get in the way of my rolling pin. 00:24:34.70\00:24:36.04 Yeah, very smart, okay. 00:24:36.07\00:24:37.97 So I do this on purpose. I like that, okay. Yeah. 00:24:38.01\00:24:41.54 And because there's not a lot of oil in here, 00:24:41.58\00:24:43.75 the parchment paper kind of makes sure 00:24:43.78\00:24:45.41 that your crackers don't end up sticking to the cookie sheets. 00:24:45.45\00:24:48.08 And they're fragile, 00:24:48.12\00:24:49.45 so they'll break up if they stick, 00:24:49.48\00:24:51.12 so the other thing I like to do is get a piece of plastic wrap. 00:24:51.15\00:24:57.76 Nice. 00:24:57.79\00:24:59.13 Yeah, then it won't stick to rolling pin. 00:24:59.16\00:25:01.00 That's right, and it's very soft dough, 00:25:01.03\00:25:03.33 so I don't even actually have to put hardly any pressure 00:25:03.37\00:25:05.60 on my rolling pin. 00:25:05.63\00:25:06.97 I can see that, okay. 00:25:07.00\00:25:08.34 And I just roll it out to about an eighth of an inch thick. 00:25:08.37\00:25:11.67 If you roll it thinner, 00:25:11.71\00:25:13.44 you can make it almost paper thin, 00:25:13.48\00:25:14.84 and they're very crispy, 00:25:14.88\00:25:16.38 but they break up real easily as well, 00:25:16.41\00:25:18.45 so kind of depending on 00:25:18.48\00:25:19.81 what you're wanting to do with the cracker... 00:25:19.85\00:25:22.88 Nice. 00:25:22.92\00:25:24.62 What do you bake it at? 00:25:24.65\00:25:25.99 We're going to bake it at, I think it's 350. 00:25:26.02\00:25:28.79 Three fifty? Yeah. 00:25:28.82\00:25:30.53 And you basically, you're just going to bake them 00:25:30.56\00:25:32.03 till they are golden, 00:25:32.06\00:25:33.56 and it will depend on your pan 00:25:33.60\00:25:35.16 and the thickness of your cracker 00:25:35.20\00:25:37.23 as to how long it takes. 00:25:37.27\00:25:38.70 Yes. Yeah. 00:25:38.73\00:25:42.07 Nice. 00:25:42.10\00:25:45.14 I love crackers. Oh, me too. 00:25:45.17\00:25:49.18 My husband is never, never thinks I make enough crackers. 00:25:49.21\00:25:54.78 So I like to just fold this in 00:25:54.82\00:25:56.25 to my make my edges a little bit straighter. 00:25:56.28\00:25:58.15 Now that's neat, I have never tried that. 00:25:58.19\00:26:01.09 Well, it's such a soft dough that it really works well. 00:26:01.12\00:26:03.89 Yeah, it evens it out more, absolutely. 00:26:03.93\00:26:06.76 And so didn't want to go to score it, 00:26:06.80\00:26:08.13 I will come up with more. 00:26:08.16\00:26:09.50 Yeah. 00:26:09.53\00:26:10.87 That's great, I like it. 00:26:10.90\00:26:14.30 It's like making quinoa bread or something, you know. 00:26:14.34\00:26:17.37 And different ingredients, of course, but, nice. 00:26:17.41\00:26:19.87 And I just go over it. 00:26:19.91\00:26:21.71 Oh, yeah, that's very precise. 00:26:25.41\00:26:29.05 There we go. Nice. 00:26:29.08\00:26:30.45 I think that's thin enough. 00:26:30.49\00:26:32.19 And so then I'll just take a knife. 00:26:32.22\00:26:34.02 I think we got one over there somewhere. 00:26:34.06\00:26:38.06 We'll do with that yellow colored one. 00:26:38.09\00:26:40.70 It is a knife. I can use that. 00:26:40.73\00:26:43.13 And then I just score it, 00:26:43.16\00:26:45.10 what you can do it however you like, 00:26:45.13\00:26:47.64 whether you want squares or rectangles. 00:26:47.67\00:26:50.77 You're going almost all the way through though, 00:26:50.81\00:26:52.34 it looks like, right, okay. 00:26:52.37\00:26:53.71 It's more than scored actually. 00:26:53.74\00:26:55.08 Okay, it looks like it, okay, sorry, 00:26:55.11\00:26:56.44 I was just going to say that looks 00:26:56.48\00:26:57.81 like you're really going through. 00:26:57.85\00:26:59.18 And then if you want diamonds, 00:26:59.21\00:27:00.55 you can make them a little bit narrower 00:27:00.58\00:27:01.92 and then do kind of diagonally. 00:27:01.95\00:27:04.89 Yup. 00:27:04.92\00:27:06.25 How long do they keep, the crackers once you... 00:27:11.19\00:27:12.86 Oh, the crackers, 00:27:12.89\00:27:14.36 they don't last very long on my counter. 00:27:14.40\00:27:18.87 I'm sure. 00:27:18.90\00:27:20.24 But you could freeze them indefinitely. 00:27:20.27\00:27:22.30 While you cut, I'm going to try one over here. 00:27:22.34\00:27:24.14 Okay. 00:27:24.17\00:27:25.51 Nice, we already got a cracker and cheese. 00:27:25.54\00:27:28.88 Now I get to try the cheese. 00:27:28.91\00:27:30.35 That's very tasty. 00:27:37.65\00:27:41.62 The cracker is fabulous 00:27:41.66\00:27:42.99 and I love the smoked flavor of the cheese. 00:27:43.02\00:27:46.26 That worked, ah? 00:27:46.29\00:27:47.63 Oh, that works, that's really good. 00:27:47.66\00:27:49.20 I like that, yummy. 00:27:49.23\00:27:50.60 We're making quesadillas next, right? 00:27:50.63\00:27:52.00 We are. Let's read the recipe. 00:27:52.03\00:27:53.64 You want to read that for us. Okay, sure. 00:27:53.67\00:27:55.67 For the quesadillas you will need... 00:27:55.70\00:27:57.51 I really like Mexican food, to me any type of Mexican food, 00:28:17.69\00:28:20.60 but to have a quesadillas and have it plant-based. 00:28:20.63\00:28:23.60 That's amazing. 00:28:23.63\00:28:24.97 And this one's actually gluten free if you use rice tortillas. 00:28:25.00\00:28:27.44 You can use either wheat or rice tortillas. 00:28:27.47\00:28:29.57 Oh, these are brown rice tortillas. 00:28:29.60\00:28:30.94 These are brown rice tortillas, so if someone is gluten free, 00:28:30.97\00:28:33.98 it's a good way, I just kind of like the way they toast up. 00:28:34.01\00:28:36.88 I keep them in the bag till I'm actually ready to heat them 00:28:36.91\00:28:39.55 because they'll tend to dry out and crack easily. 00:28:39.58\00:28:42.35 Now I have my skillet hot, 00:28:42.38\00:28:44.59 and I'm just going to heat up the tortilla, 00:28:44.62\00:28:47.46 flip it a few times, 00:28:47.49\00:28:48.82 I just keep moving it while it's in the pan, 00:28:48.86\00:28:50.73 it's a dry pan, so... 00:28:50.76\00:28:55.03 Just keep it from burning there. 00:28:55.06\00:28:56.40 Yeah. Nice. 00:28:56.43\00:28:57.77 But it gets more flexible 00:28:57.80\00:28:59.13 if you try to fill it and fold it, 00:28:59.17\00:29:01.60 when it's cold it'll just break. 00:29:01.64\00:29:02.97 Right. 00:29:03.00\00:29:04.34 So... 00:29:04.37\00:29:05.71 Do you do a lot of gluten free at home? 00:29:05.74\00:29:07.61 Or not? Off and on. 00:29:07.64\00:29:08.98 For a couple of years I was very sensitive to gluten, 00:29:09.01\00:29:11.41 and so I was gluten free, 00:29:11.45\00:29:12.78 but I find I can tolerate it much better now so... 00:29:12.81\00:29:17.09 I think this is just about ready. 00:29:17.12\00:29:18.45 Nice. 00:29:18.49\00:29:20.16 And then I'll get my fillings ready here. 00:29:20.19\00:29:22.62 Want a few slices of avocado, so I just make some slivers. 00:29:22.66\00:29:27.40 I love avocado. 00:29:27.43\00:29:29.20 It's one of my favorites. Me too. 00:29:29.23\00:29:31.60 Tip in a whole avocado in here for me and I'd love it. 00:29:31.63\00:29:34.60 And then we will start by taking the hummus, 00:29:34.64\00:29:37.11 and this can be just any hummus that you get at the store, 00:29:37.14\00:29:40.41 this one happens to be red roasted pepper, 00:29:40.44\00:29:42.38 I like that one a lot. 00:29:42.41\00:29:43.78 But you can get garlic or roasted garlic, 00:29:43.81\00:29:46.82 and I just spread the whole tortilla. 00:29:46.85\00:29:48.35 So you're really using the roasted red pepper hummus 00:29:48.38\00:29:50.52 in place of your cheese? 00:29:50.55\00:29:52.15 Yes. Okay. 00:29:52.19\00:29:55.26 And it gives you good flavor. 00:29:55.29\00:29:56.62 It's excellent, the first time I saw this idea 00:29:56.66\00:29:59.19 I was like, hummus? 00:29:59.23\00:30:00.56 Really? I know. 00:30:00.60\00:30:01.93 How's that going to be? 00:30:01.96\00:30:04.00 I really had a hard time imagining it, 00:30:04.03\00:30:05.37 so I did it, then I was like, 00:30:05.40\00:30:06.74 "Oh, these are really good." 00:30:06.77\00:30:08.90 And not everybody is used to using hummus, 00:30:08.94\00:30:11.21 but hummus is made from garbanzos, 00:30:11.24\00:30:12.74 it's a whole food, it's excellent nutrition, 00:30:12.77\00:30:16.14 great source of protein. 00:30:16.18\00:30:17.51 Oh, yeah. Hummus is good. 00:30:17.55\00:30:18.88 And then I'll take some of my mashed beans, 00:30:18.91\00:30:21.12 and these can be just your own pinto beans. 00:30:21.15\00:30:23.75 I like to cook my own, 00:30:23.79\00:30:25.15 and then just season them with garlic, 00:30:25.19\00:30:26.65 and olive oil, and salt. 00:30:26.69\00:30:28.89 You can also get canned beans and mash them 00:30:28.92\00:30:31.99 but I did, these were canned beans 00:30:32.03\00:30:33.36 and I added my garlic and... 00:30:33.40\00:30:34.73 Okay, yup. 00:30:34.76\00:30:36.10 So either way works. Yes. 00:30:36.13\00:30:37.47 And either way would be considered not refined, 00:30:37.50\00:30:39.17 we're moving over to the green spectrum. 00:30:39.20\00:30:40.94 That's right. This is all whole. 00:30:40.97\00:30:43.20 And the brown rice tortilla is whole, 00:30:43.24\00:30:45.07 so this one's going to be like a 20-20 on our diet matrix. 00:30:45.11\00:30:48.18 Yay! 00:30:48.21\00:30:49.71 Then we'll put in some avocado. 00:30:49.74\00:30:51.35 Good, yummy. 00:30:51.38\00:30:56.32 That's good. 00:30:56.35\00:30:58.55 You can put three or four slices, 00:30:58.59\00:30:59.92 whatever you want. 00:30:59.95\00:31:01.29 This one's a pretty big one. 00:31:01.32\00:31:02.66 I might actually want to put a fourth one in here. 00:31:02.69\00:31:04.13 Oh, I think so. Absolutely. 00:31:04.16\00:31:08.40 But I like to make the slices kind of thin 00:31:08.43\00:31:10.20 so it doesn't hold the two halves apart. 00:31:10.23\00:31:13.60 Right, okay. 00:31:13.64\00:31:14.97 And then let's use a little bit of salsa. 00:31:15.00\00:31:18.27 You got a spoon here. Yeah. 00:31:18.31\00:31:20.64 Just my hands are little bit sticky. 00:31:20.68\00:31:24.25 Nice. 00:31:24.28\00:31:25.61 And this is just a very simple salsa. 00:31:25.65\00:31:26.98 This has tomatoes and cilantro, you could make your own. 00:31:27.02\00:31:29.65 This is one that's vinegar-free. 00:31:29.68\00:31:31.09 Nice. 00:31:31.12\00:31:32.45 Now where do you find the vinegar-free ones? 00:31:32.49\00:31:33.82 In the Mexican section. 00:31:33.86\00:31:36.26 There's a brand that is pretty simple. 00:31:36.29\00:31:38.43 Okay. 00:31:38.46\00:31:39.79 And then if you want to sprinkle 00:31:39.83\00:31:41.16 just a little bit of salt for the avocado, 00:31:41.20\00:31:43.60 and here's what you could add, a thin slice of tomato, 00:31:43.63\00:31:45.90 or a thin slice of onion if you like it more oniony. 00:31:45.93\00:31:49.34 Yummy. 00:31:49.37\00:31:50.71 The one thing you want to be careful 00:31:50.74\00:31:52.07 is not to get it too juicy. 00:31:52.11\00:31:53.44 Yes. 00:31:53.48\00:31:54.81 'Cause then it can be a little messy to cook. 00:31:54.84\00:31:56.18 And then we'll just put this back in our hot pan. 00:31:56.21\00:31:58.25 Nice. Fold it in half. 00:31:58.28\00:32:00.92 And I just want to toast it, so it's a little bit crispy. 00:32:00.95\00:32:04.79 Nice. I like the crispiness to it. 00:32:04.82\00:32:06.59 Yeah. 00:32:06.62\00:32:07.96 And when I flip it, I always kind of flip it over the fold, 00:32:07.99\00:32:10.49 that way you don't dump stuff out. 00:32:10.53\00:32:11.96 I've done it both ways. So that was bit of experience. 00:32:11.99\00:32:14.43 Absolutely. 00:32:14.46\00:32:18.07 Oh, that's great. 00:32:18.10\00:32:19.70 Now you also are in additional lifestyle coaching, 00:32:19.73\00:32:21.94 you teach nurse assistance classes? 00:32:21.97\00:32:24.57 I do. 00:32:24.61\00:32:25.94 I am really privileged to teach at a Christian school 00:32:25.97\00:32:28.98 that does nurse assistant classes. 00:32:29.01\00:32:30.61 I have a new class of anywhere 00:32:30.65\00:32:32.35 from 6 to 16 people every month. 00:32:32.38\00:32:35.62 This would be like, what we call, CNA? 00:32:35.65\00:32:37.45 Yes, it's to prepare them to take their test to be a CNA. 00:32:37.49\00:32:40.72 Looks like this one's done. 00:32:40.76\00:32:42.09 It does look done. It was a hot pot. 00:32:42.12\00:32:44.13 And so it's been really fun 00:32:47.16\00:32:49.56 'cause I get to share 00:32:49.60\00:32:50.93 a lot of these ideas about plant-based eating 00:32:50.97\00:32:53.57 which is really new to many of them. 00:32:53.60\00:32:56.17 Many of them have never really thought 00:32:56.20\00:32:57.54 about what they eat before. 00:32:57.57\00:32:59.14 And so it's really been fun 00:32:59.17\00:33:01.44 to see them kind of grab hold of 00:33:01.48\00:33:02.84 some of these ideas and start to implement them. 00:33:02.88\00:33:04.85 I start seeing them bringing salads for their lunches, 00:33:04.88\00:33:07.15 you know, where they weren't doing it before. 00:33:07.18\00:33:08.75 And they're like, "Can you see, like, 00:33:08.78\00:33:10.15 a few more servings of vegetables 00:33:10.19\00:33:11.52 or few more servings of fresh fruits?" 00:33:11.55\00:33:13.09 And they'll think about it and they're like, 00:33:13.12\00:33:14.46 we could do that, you know. 00:33:14.49\00:33:16.16 In this last class, 00:33:16.19\00:33:17.53 I had a lady that had been smoking cigars for 34 years, 00:33:17.56\00:33:21.13 and she decided to quit. 00:33:21.16\00:33:23.90 And she was able to do that in the middle of our class 00:33:23.93\00:33:27.60 and by the end our class, she was completely off of them. 00:33:27.64\00:33:30.44 And she was so happy. 00:33:30.47\00:33:31.94 She was like, "I can taste my food. 00:33:31.97\00:33:33.61 It's really amazing, I haven't been tasting this 00:33:33.64\00:33:35.48 well for years." 00:33:35.51\00:33:36.85 And she gave God all the glory for giving her the power 00:33:36.88\00:33:38.71 to stick with her choice, you know. 00:33:38.75\00:33:41.48 And I really like to share with them, 00:33:41.52\00:33:43.28 that's where it comes from. 00:33:43.32\00:33:44.85 You can make all the choices you want, 00:33:44.89\00:33:46.25 but God has to give you the power to follow 00:33:46.29\00:33:47.79 through on your choices. 00:33:47.82\00:33:49.22 So that's an important piece for people 00:33:49.26\00:33:51.66 I think to understand. 00:33:51.69\00:33:53.03 Amen, absolutely. So you just cut this in half? 00:33:53.06\00:33:54.80 Yeah, I like to cut it in half or you can make it, 00:33:54.83\00:33:57.23 you know, pie shaped pieces... 00:33:57.27\00:33:58.60 Nice, nice. Yummy. 00:33:58.63\00:34:00.47 To serve. Yummy. 00:34:00.50\00:34:03.71 Is it too hot still? 00:34:03.74\00:34:06.31 It's probably cooled off little bit. 00:34:06.34\00:34:08.94 Oh, that's fabulous. Isn't that great? 00:34:08.98\00:34:11.41 I just love that rich taste 00:34:11.45\00:34:14.12 that the hummus and the beans together do. 00:34:14.15\00:34:15.48 I love the hummus with it. 00:34:15.52\00:34:16.85 And I've never put a hummus in a quesadilla. 00:34:16.89\00:34:18.85 I like that. I'm dripping salsa. 00:34:18.89\00:34:20.22 Yes, it's little bit drippy, huh. 00:34:20.26\00:34:21.59 Ooh, that's good. I like that. 00:34:21.62\00:34:22.96 So before we go to the next recipe, 00:34:22.99\00:34:24.93 what would you say to someone who is saying, you know, 00:34:24.96\00:34:26.93 "I don't even know how to go into plant-based. 00:34:26.96\00:34:31.47 I'm struggling, you know, I'm just stuck here, 00:34:31.50\00:34:34.27 I like my food, I want to eat my food. 00:34:34.30\00:34:38.07 And I'm not even sure I want to change." 00:34:38.11\00:34:40.28 What would you tell them? 00:34:40.31\00:34:41.64 I'd say the first thing is to inform yourself, 00:34:41.68\00:34:44.25 get educated about the benefits of change. 00:34:44.28\00:34:46.75 Because if you don't actually see 00:34:46.78\00:34:48.72 what those benefits are that you're working towards, 00:34:48.75\00:34:50.95 sometimes it can be hard to get motivated. 00:34:50.99\00:34:52.75 Unfortunately, some people wait 00:34:52.79\00:34:54.12 till they get really sick to get motivated. 00:34:54.16\00:34:55.76 I like to see people understand 00:34:55.79\00:34:57.26 before they get really sick the importance of changing. 00:34:57.29\00:35:00.30 And then just one thing at a time, 00:35:00.33\00:35:02.10 look at adding some fruits and veggies to your meals, 00:35:02.13\00:35:05.63 just extra few servings of fruit at breakfast 00:35:05.67\00:35:08.30 or an extra few servings of vegetables at lunch, 00:35:08.34\00:35:11.51 trying some different varieties. 00:35:11.54\00:35:13.21 That's a great place to start. 00:35:13.24\00:35:15.11 So education would be the key to motivation. 00:35:15.14\00:35:17.61 Often it is. 00:35:17.65\00:35:18.98 Because if I don't know why I need to do this, 00:35:19.01\00:35:21.08 then why would I even want to make a change. 00:35:21.12\00:35:22.45 Exactly. 00:35:22.48\00:35:23.82 And I think the diet matrix helps with that 00:35:23.85\00:35:25.19 because your heart start to see, 00:35:25.22\00:35:26.55 "Oh, here, I'm not gonna feel as well as I would over here. 00:35:26.59\00:35:29.39 And so these are changes that will help me to feel better, 00:35:29.42\00:35:31.83 and may help me to deal with a lot of health challenges 00:35:31.86\00:35:33.43 I already have." 00:35:33.46\00:35:34.80 Okay, so what if I'm struggling 00:35:34.83\00:35:36.16 and I'm trying to eat something, and I say, 00:35:36.20\00:35:37.53 "I didn't even like that, like, 00:35:37.57\00:35:39.57 my taste buds are adjusted to eating a certain way, 00:35:39.60\00:35:42.54 and I don't even like to eat this." 00:35:42.57\00:35:44.04 What do you do there? 00:35:44.07\00:35:45.41 Well, one of the things that I do 00:35:45.44\00:35:46.78 when I work with people is, 00:35:46.81\00:35:48.14 I will guide them through a pallet reset 00:35:48.18\00:35:49.64 which is where they eat very simple food 00:35:49.68\00:35:51.95 for about one week 00:35:51.98\00:35:53.31 because it's amazing how quickly your taste buds 00:35:53.35\00:35:55.45 can adjust to new flavors, 00:35:55.48\00:35:57.09 but if you have very simple food for about one week... 00:35:57.12\00:35:59.99 What is simple food, define that? 00:36:00.02\00:36:01.56 Just maybe very whole grains, fruits, no salt, no coffee. 00:36:01.59\00:36:08.10 I like my salt. 00:36:08.13\00:36:09.46 No pepper, no sugar, but for one week. 00:36:09.50\00:36:12.87 That's not the way you're gonna eat all the time. 00:36:12.90\00:36:14.50 But it's just a reset. 00:36:14.54\00:36:16.34 And at the end of that week, just whole foods, 00:36:16.37\00:36:19.17 like these quesadillas are going to be so yummy. 00:36:19.21\00:36:21.74 It's just amazing how it changes your ability 00:36:21.78\00:36:24.11 to appreciate food in a natural form. 00:36:24.15\00:36:26.51 So your pallet can actually change that. 00:36:26.55\00:36:27.98 Yes, yes. Wow, that's amazing. 00:36:28.02\00:36:30.59 Yeah, they say that, within three to six weeks, 00:36:30.62\00:36:33.36 it can completely change in that people 00:36:33.39\00:36:35.36 can go to a completely salt-free diet. 00:36:35.39\00:36:37.83 And within three to six weeks, 00:36:37.86\00:36:40.60 if they went back to their old diet, 00:36:40.63\00:36:42.30 they would consider it nauseatingly salty. 00:36:42.33\00:36:44.53 Isn't that amazing? Yeah. 00:36:44.57\00:36:45.90 To me, that's God. It is. 00:36:45.93\00:36:47.30 Because He knows, 00:36:47.34\00:36:48.67 "Hey, I'm struggling with this or I'm dealing with this," 00:36:48.70\00:36:50.77 but making those choices, those decisions, 00:36:50.81\00:36:53.41 then God can actually reset my pallet. 00:36:53.44\00:36:55.61 I mean, that's incredible. It is. 00:36:55.64\00:36:57.51 Yeah, and we're going to make cheesecake next. 00:36:57.55\00:36:59.71 All right? All right, yes we are. 00:36:59.75\00:37:01.08 Yes. Let's read our recipe. I can't wait to try that. 00:37:01.12\00:37:04.09 So for the crust, we have... 00:37:04.12\00:37:05.75 And in the filling, you will have... 00:37:24.37\00:37:26.81 I think dessert is one of my favorite things. 00:37:44.39\00:37:46.29 Oh, yeah. 00:37:46.33\00:37:47.66 And to have a dessert that's plant-based, 00:37:47.70\00:37:49.63 and that's whole foods... 00:37:49.66\00:37:51.40 Is this plant-based and whole foods? 00:37:51.43\00:37:52.83 Are we in the green quadrant? A lot. We're almost there. 00:37:52.87\00:37:55.34 A lot of this is whole food. 00:37:55.37\00:37:58.07 There's only a few things, 00:37:58.11\00:37:59.44 we'll talk about them as we go through, 00:37:59.47\00:38:00.81 that might be a little bit more refined 00:38:00.84\00:38:02.18 or processed versus completely whole. 00:38:02.21\00:38:03.68 Okay, so we don't have to be on the chart always 00:38:03.71\00:38:06.88 at the top right corner. 00:38:06.92\00:38:08.25 We can pick and choose. Yes, you can. 00:38:08.28\00:38:10.29 But it's really nice to have a framework to know 00:38:10.32\00:38:13.66 where am I, where am I going. 00:38:13.69\00:38:15.36 So this is, for example, a dessert 00:38:15.39\00:38:17.23 that I probably wouldn't have very often. 00:38:17.26\00:38:18.63 I might do this for a Thanksgiving with my family, 00:38:18.66\00:38:21.66 you know, something like that. 00:38:21.70\00:38:23.03 It's probably not something 00:38:23.06\00:38:24.40 I would even do on a weekly basis 00:38:24.43\00:38:25.77 because it is rich. 00:38:25.80\00:38:27.14 Okay. Yeah, now that's good. 00:38:27.17\00:38:28.50 Absolutely. All right. 00:38:28.54\00:38:29.87 So we'll start with the crust. 00:38:29.90\00:38:31.24 And I have here my whole almond flour. 00:38:31.27\00:38:33.74 So this was not blanched almond, 00:38:33.78\00:38:35.11 you can see the brown speckles from the almond skin. 00:38:35.14\00:38:37.71 And I'm going to put all my dry ingredients in first. 00:38:37.75\00:38:40.18 This is our omega-3s? The almonds, yes, it is. 00:38:40.22\00:38:42.85 The almond, yes, I'm learning, okay. 00:38:42.88\00:38:44.89 And then we have carob 00:38:44.92\00:38:46.25 which is also very rich in a lot of vitamins and minerals. 00:38:46.29\00:38:50.56 And it kind of gives it a bit of a chocolaty flavor 00:38:50.59\00:38:53.19 without any of the drawbacks of chocolate. 00:38:53.23\00:38:57.43 And then we're going to also put in our seasonings. 00:38:57.47\00:39:01.47 This is the Ceylon cinnamon. 00:39:01.50\00:39:04.17 Ceylon cinnamon is not the kind 00:39:04.21\00:39:05.61 you usually find at your grocery store. 00:39:05.64\00:39:07.28 You usually have to make sure 00:39:07.31\00:39:09.81 that it's marked Ceylon cinnamon. 00:39:09.84\00:39:11.88 And what's the difference? 00:39:11.91\00:39:13.25 Ceylon cinnamon is actually from a different tree. 00:39:13.28\00:39:14.98 And it doesn't have some of the very irritating chemicals 00:39:15.02\00:39:16.99 that regular cinnamon does have. 00:39:17.02\00:39:18.75 Okay. And so, I get mine online. 00:39:18.79\00:39:21.52 It's very easy to find online. 00:39:21.56\00:39:24.63 And so it's more healthy, but it still gives you a nice, 00:39:24.66\00:39:27.46 it's a little more citrusy and not quite as biting 00:39:27.50\00:39:30.50 as the other cinnamon in terms of flavor. 00:39:30.53\00:39:32.53 Let me smell once. Yeah, sure. 00:39:32.57\00:39:35.80 Oh, yeah. Yeah. 00:39:35.84\00:39:37.71 It's got a little lemony to it. 00:39:37.74\00:39:39.07 It smells just slightly different 00:39:39.11\00:39:40.44 than regular cinnamon. 00:39:40.48\00:39:42.04 But I like the flavor, it's really great with fruit. 00:39:42.08\00:39:44.88 Then I'm gonna put my salt in. 00:39:44.91\00:39:49.68 And as soon as that's mixed up well, 00:39:49.72\00:39:51.42 I'm just gonna add my liquids which is my maple syrup. 00:39:51.45\00:39:56.99 And this is premium Michigan maple syrup. 00:39:57.03\00:39:59.43 Now this one or this one? That's fine. 00:39:59.46\00:40:03.43 I love fresh maple syrup. 00:40:03.47\00:40:05.03 I used to be in Massachusetts before I married Greg, 00:40:05.07\00:40:08.67 so maybe I want to say 10, 15 years of my life 00:40:08.70\00:40:12.04 has been in Massachusetts. 00:40:12.07\00:40:13.41 They have great maple syrup up there. 00:40:13.44\00:40:15.71 You go up to Maine, or New Hampshire, 00:40:15.74\00:40:17.98 Vermont, they'll will tap those maple trees. 00:40:18.01\00:40:20.15 They got really good. 00:40:20.18\00:40:21.52 So I'm sure Michigan's good too. 00:40:21.55\00:40:22.88 It seems like the North, you get good maple syrup. 00:40:22.92\00:40:24.25 Yes, my sister Trish and her husband 00:40:24.29\00:40:26.45 make this maple syrup from their own trees. 00:40:26.49\00:40:28.76 That's even better. 00:40:28.79\00:40:30.16 And it is like the most awesome maple syrup I've ever had. 00:40:30.19\00:40:32.83 And a special thanks to Trish, 00:40:32.86\00:40:34.23 she came with you and she does a great job. 00:40:34.26\00:40:36.00 Oh, I don't know, I would not be able to do this without her. 00:40:36.03\00:40:38.67 That's all there is to it. 00:40:38.70\00:40:40.94 And maple syrup, of course, 00:40:40.97\00:40:42.30 is just the evaporated sap of the tree. 00:40:42.34\00:40:44.34 So no nutrients have been taken out 00:40:44.37\00:40:46.07 but it is very concentrated. 00:40:46.11\00:40:47.44 It is. 00:40:47.48\00:40:48.81 And then we're gonna add some of our coconut oil 00:40:48.84\00:40:52.65 which helps to set up the crust 00:40:52.68\00:40:55.98 and also provides some nice richness. 00:40:56.02\00:40:58.55 Got it. 00:40:58.59\00:40:59.92 'Cause coconut oil really thickens up, 00:40:59.95\00:41:01.56 you know, if it's not more... 00:41:01.59\00:41:03.22 And because we're gonna freeze this cheesecake, 00:41:03.26\00:41:06.36 it's a raw-free cheesecake. 00:41:06.39\00:41:08.10 We don't have to cook it. Okay. 00:41:08.13\00:41:11.83 Do you have more nutrients when you eat raw? 00:41:11.87\00:41:13.94 Some people advocate, 00:41:13.97\00:41:15.30 "We need to be eating more raw foods, more... 00:41:15.34\00:41:18.21 Is there more nutrients that way or not? 00:41:18.24\00:41:20.18 We need a combination of raw and cooked foods. 00:41:20.21\00:41:23.38 Some foods actually release 00:41:23.41\00:41:24.75 more nutrients when they're cooked, 00:41:24.78\00:41:26.15 things like carrots and tomatoes, 00:41:26.18\00:41:28.08 you get more of the phytonutrients available 00:41:28.12\00:41:30.32 to the body when they're cooked but we need raw. 00:41:30.35\00:41:32.69 And most of us probably don't eat 00:41:32.72\00:41:34.06 as much raw as we should. 00:41:34.09\00:41:35.42 So I encourage people to eat more raw 00:41:35.46\00:41:38.33 because most of us aren't getting enough. 00:41:38.36\00:41:39.79 But this is balanced. I like that. 00:41:39.83\00:41:41.36 We're not saying, "Okay, we're going 100% raw," 00:41:41.40\00:41:43.53 but right, okay, good. 00:41:43.57\00:41:44.90 There are some things that need to be cooked. 00:41:44.93\00:41:46.27 Grains really are better for the body 00:41:46.30\00:41:47.64 when they're well cooked. 00:41:47.67\00:41:49.00 Absolutely. 00:41:49.04\00:41:50.37 You know, I'm such a rubber spatula girl. 00:41:50.41\00:41:52.01 You need this kind of again? That's really what I need. 00:41:52.04\00:41:54.28 Yeah. 00:41:54.31\00:41:55.64 Well, you're good at getting everything 00:41:55.68\00:41:57.05 out of the bowl. 00:41:57.08\00:41:58.91 You know, when I was in high school, 00:41:58.95\00:42:01.68 I was in a school 00:42:01.72\00:42:03.05 that have a lot of practical teaching aspects to it. 00:42:03.08\00:42:05.82 One of my responsibilities was cooking. 00:42:05.85\00:42:07.26 And the lady that was my supervisor 00:42:07.29\00:42:09.39 was one that had gone through the depression, 00:42:09.42\00:42:11.76 and she was definitely of the waste-not, 00:42:11.79\00:42:14.10 want-not variety. 00:42:14.13\00:42:16.80 And so we were taught to use a spatula 00:42:16.83\00:42:18.80 to clean every single bowl out. 00:42:18.83\00:42:20.74 Yes. 00:42:20.77\00:42:22.74 And I think it's a good habit. 00:42:22.77\00:42:25.27 But that's where the habit began. 00:42:25.31\00:42:27.01 And I'm putting this into my nine-inch cheesecake pan. 00:42:27.04\00:42:29.38 I forgot to say that. 00:42:29.41\00:42:30.75 I have it lined with parchment paper... 00:42:30.78\00:42:32.11 I can see that. 00:42:32.15\00:42:33.48 That will keep the crust from sticking to your pan 00:42:33.52\00:42:36.45 and make it easy to serve. 00:42:36.48\00:42:38.49 And then I just kind of use my spatula 00:42:38.52\00:42:41.22 to even out the crust. 00:42:41.26\00:42:43.76 You don't really push it to the edge. 00:42:43.79\00:42:45.43 It will kind of get there. 00:42:45.46\00:42:46.80 Okay. 00:42:46.83\00:42:48.66 I'm rushing things. You know, that's okay. 00:42:48.70\00:42:50.63 It's just... It takes time. 00:42:50.67\00:42:52.70 Yeah, and depending on how you measure 00:42:52.73\00:42:54.90 your flour and your liquids. 00:42:54.94\00:42:56.94 It may be a little bit more liquidy 00:42:56.97\00:42:59.07 and flow a little more or might be a little thicker. 00:42:59.11\00:43:01.48 And it doesn't really matter, 00:43:01.51\00:43:02.84 I just want to kind of get it all the way 00:43:02.88\00:43:04.31 out to the edges. 00:43:04.35\00:43:06.05 Give it a little shake, they'll kind of help settle it. 00:43:06.08\00:43:08.08 I see that. 00:43:08.12\00:43:09.45 And then now I can come down with that for the moment. 00:43:09.48\00:43:12.35 So now, our crust is ready to put into the freezer. 00:43:12.39\00:43:15.19 How long does it sit in the freezer for? 00:43:15.22\00:43:16.62 It needs to harden. 00:43:16.66\00:43:17.99 So a couple hours is probably enough 00:43:18.03\00:43:20.40 to put the filling in. 00:43:20.43\00:43:22.66 And we have one frozen, right? We do. We have one right here. 00:43:22.70\00:43:25.13 So let me pop this in the freezer 00:43:25.17\00:43:27.40 while you pull that one out. 00:43:27.44\00:43:30.41 So here's my previously-frozen crust. 00:43:30.44\00:43:32.57 It's ready then for my filling. 00:43:32.61\00:43:33.98 So we'll go to the filling at this point. 00:43:34.01\00:43:36.81 So this filling goes in the blender. 00:43:36.85\00:43:38.75 And we're gonna start with our soaked cashews. 00:43:42.98\00:43:45.69 Now, you said in the recipe, soak them four hours, was it? 00:43:45.72\00:43:48.39 Yes, that's what it said. 00:43:48.42\00:43:49.76 Why would you soak them for four hours? 00:43:49.79\00:43:51.13 The reason for soaking the cashews 00:43:51.16\00:43:53.06 is that it helps them to soften. 00:43:53.09\00:43:54.86 And especially if you don't have a real 00:43:54.90\00:43:56.60 high powered blender, 00:43:56.63\00:43:57.97 it will help to get really smooth, 00:43:58.00\00:43:59.43 and you really want the filling to be smooth. 00:43:59.47\00:44:01.74 That's part of what makes the cheesecake 00:44:01.77\00:44:03.10 a cheesecake, right? 00:44:03.14\00:44:04.47 Absolutely. 00:44:04.51\00:44:05.84 I don't like... you need spatula. 00:44:05.87\00:44:07.21 Yeah, thank you. 00:44:07.24\00:44:09.21 I don't like a grated cheesecake. 00:44:09.24\00:44:10.91 That just doesn't sound very appealing. 00:44:10.95\00:44:13.62 I would be for soaking them. Yes. 00:44:13.65\00:44:15.58 And cashew is a softer nut but when you soak it, 00:44:15.62\00:44:18.19 then it really grinds up very, very fine. 00:44:18.22\00:44:21.12 And so, then I'm going to add 00:44:21.16\00:44:22.69 the rest of my ingredients. 00:44:22.72\00:44:24.06 Doesn't really matter what the order is, 00:44:24.09\00:44:25.59 except I'm not adding my fruit. 00:44:25.63\00:44:27.40 So I put everything else in. 00:44:27.43\00:44:29.86 And what's the purpose for that, 00:44:29.90\00:44:31.27 keeping the fruit separate? 00:44:31.30\00:44:32.63 'Cause I notice that in the recipe, 00:44:32.67\00:44:34.00 it's separate, keep it separate. 00:44:34.04\00:44:35.37 It's because we're going to take this base, 00:44:35.40\00:44:39.44 and we're going to split it into two containers, 00:44:39.47\00:44:41.58 and then we're gonna blend one of the fruits 00:44:41.61\00:44:43.68 with each of the halves so... 00:44:43.71\00:44:45.05 Nice, okay. 00:44:45.08\00:44:46.88 But the base for both of them are the same. 00:44:46.92\00:44:48.95 This is the lemon juice. 00:44:48.98\00:44:50.32 Did you fresh lemon juice or from the bottle? 00:44:50.35\00:44:52.69 I love fresh lemon juice, either one will work. 00:44:52.72\00:44:54.96 The flavor is really good. 00:44:54.99\00:44:56.32 Yes. 00:44:56.36\00:44:57.69 And some vanilla, and a little bit of water... 00:44:57.73\00:45:02.06 I'm sorry, coconut oil. 00:45:02.10\00:45:03.43 Nice. 00:45:03.47\00:45:05.50 And that also helps to set up the cheesecake. 00:45:05.53\00:45:09.67 Now you use a lot of coconut oil 00:45:09.70\00:45:11.27 as opposed to some of the other oils? 00:45:11.31\00:45:14.31 Most of the time, 00:45:14.34\00:45:15.68 I try not to use too much of any kind of oil, 00:45:15.71\00:45:17.98 but because it seems to be easier 00:45:18.01\00:45:19.98 to get other kinds of oils... 00:45:20.02\00:45:24.05 When I have a choice and I'm going to, 00:45:24.09\00:45:25.89 I'll try to either use coconut oil, 00:45:25.92\00:45:28.19 sometimes flaxseed oil, 00:45:28.22\00:45:29.56 and I do use extra virgin olive oil too sometimes. 00:45:29.59\00:45:31.46 Yeah, okay, good. 00:45:31.49\00:45:32.83 A little bit of variety. Okay. 00:45:32.86\00:45:34.80 I think that goes in the trash too. 00:45:34.83\00:45:36.16 Got it. Thank you. 00:45:36.20\00:45:37.53 And we got all our ingredients in here then. 00:45:37.57\00:45:40.64 Just double check. 00:45:40.67\00:45:42.17 Cashews, lemon juice, maple syrup, 00:45:42.20\00:45:44.01 coconut oil, and vanilla. 00:45:44.04\00:45:45.37 So we're just gonna put the lid on here, 00:45:45.41\00:45:46.81 and then we're gonna blend this till it's very smooth. 00:45:46.84\00:45:48.71 Make some noise. Yeah, we will. 00:45:48.74\00:45:50.35 So normally you would blend it longer? 00:46:28.58\00:46:30.49 Yes, I'd want to make it really, really smooth. 00:46:30.52\00:46:32.65 But I think we're pretty close. 00:46:32.69\00:46:34.02 For television, we'll consider we're close enough. 00:46:34.06\00:46:35.49 Yeah, we will. But, okay, good. 00:46:35.52\00:46:37.13 Okay, and then in here, 00:46:37.16\00:46:40.63 I usually end up with about a cup... 00:46:40.66\00:46:45.20 about three cups. 00:46:45.23\00:46:46.57 So I'll put a cup and a half in each of my containers. 00:46:46.60\00:46:51.04 Good. 00:46:51.07\00:46:52.41 And then you're gonna blend 00:46:52.44\00:46:53.78 the pineapple with some and the blueberry with some. 00:46:53.81\00:46:55.14 That gives you the nice whirl, the zebra of that. 00:46:55.18\00:46:57.38 That's right, that's right, it's how we're gonna do it. 00:46:57.41\00:47:00.52 I like it. 00:47:00.55\00:47:02.05 I think that's really pretty close. 00:47:02.08\00:47:03.92 Okay. 00:47:03.95\00:47:05.62 Nice. 00:47:05.65\00:47:07.76 It smells really good. 00:47:07.79\00:47:09.12 Yeah, those cashews are really, really nice. 00:47:09.16\00:47:11.93 It has a good smell. 00:47:11.96\00:47:13.29 Okay. 00:47:13.33\00:47:14.66 And then, I'm going to do my light-colored one first. 00:47:14.70\00:47:17.07 That way, I can use the blender without having to wash it. 00:47:17.10\00:47:19.53 This is smart. 00:47:19.57\00:47:21.64 If you do the blue one... You're done. 00:47:21.67\00:47:23.91 Yeah, you're gonna have to really wash that. 00:47:23.94\00:47:25.71 Okay, so I'm just gonna blend this briefly. 00:47:25.74\00:47:27.94 Okay, so there is my pineapple one. 00:47:46.09\00:47:47.96 Okay. 00:47:48.00\00:47:49.33 I'll put that one in here. 00:47:49.36\00:47:52.90 Nice, it did change colors a little bit. 00:47:52.93\00:47:55.04 Actually, it's a little lighter. 00:47:55.07\00:47:56.40 It does. 00:47:56.44\00:47:57.77 It's a little more like a cream instead of not so yellow. 00:47:57.81\00:48:00.51 Right. 00:48:00.54\00:48:01.88 Oh, you can really smell the pineapple. 00:48:01.91\00:48:05.98 That's great. 00:48:06.01\00:48:09.52 Greg would like this, anything with fruit. 00:48:09.55\00:48:12.19 Yes. He loves fruit. 00:48:12.22\00:48:13.86 Yeah. 00:48:13.89\00:48:15.59 Anything that's sweet and rich, my husband loves. 00:48:15.62\00:48:18.73 Well, that's kind of true too. 00:48:18.76\00:48:22.70 Okay, I want to get most of this white out 00:48:22.73\00:48:25.07 because we're gonna change colors here. 00:48:25.10\00:48:26.63 Right, okay. 00:48:26.67\00:48:28.00 That makes sense. 00:48:28.04\00:48:30.41 Now we're gonna make the blue part. 00:48:30.44\00:48:31.97 Yep, so I'll put the blueberries in. 00:48:32.01\00:48:33.78 Oh, you're putting at the bottom. 00:48:33.81\00:48:35.14 Doesn't matter. Oh, okay. 00:48:35.18\00:48:37.15 I thought maybe there's a method to this. 00:48:37.18\00:48:39.31 Not this one. 00:48:39.35\00:48:40.68 Nice. 00:48:45.55\00:48:46.89 Yummy. 00:48:49.96\00:48:53.09 All right, then we'll give this one a blend. 00:48:53.13\00:48:54.66 It's a lot more liquidy, 00:49:10.65\00:49:11.98 there's a lot more liquid in blueberries. 00:49:12.01\00:49:13.35 There might be. 00:49:13.38\00:49:14.72 And it doesn't actually make too much difference 00:49:14.75\00:49:16.08 'cause it's all going to be frozen anyway. 00:49:16.12\00:49:17.45 So the consistency differences don't matter. 00:49:17.49\00:49:18.85 So you serve it frozen? 00:49:18.89\00:49:20.32 I do. Okay. 00:49:20.36\00:49:22.66 So frozen zebra cheesecake. 00:49:22.69\00:49:26.06 That it is. 00:49:26.09\00:49:29.36 So when you do the lifestyle coaching, 00:49:29.40\00:49:32.57 what type of people come to you for help? 00:49:32.60\00:49:36.10 Would it be someone who says, 00:49:36.14\00:49:37.47 "Hey, I just want to lose weight"? 00:49:37.51\00:49:39.34 Or is it someone who says, "I have high, you know, 00:49:39.37\00:49:42.94 triglycerides, or cholesterol, or my blood pressure is high," 00:49:42.98\00:49:46.08 or what type of issues, health issues do you deal with? 00:49:46.11\00:49:49.05 It can be pretty much any lifestyle issue. 00:49:49.08\00:49:52.55 Diabetes is a really common one these days. 00:49:52.59\00:49:56.93 Losing weight isn't usually a primary 00:49:56.96\00:50:00.80 reason to go plant-based. 00:50:00.83\00:50:02.46 I mean, some people will. 00:50:02.50\00:50:03.83 But my approach isn't primarily about weight loss, 00:50:03.87\00:50:07.17 even though for many people, that's one of the advantages 00:50:07.20\00:50:09.10 they will enjoy when they do that. 00:50:09.14\00:50:10.77 Okay, so diabetes is the big issue. 00:50:10.81\00:50:12.31 Yes, it is. 00:50:12.34\00:50:14.04 As our, like, high cholesterol, high triglycerides... 00:50:14.08\00:50:17.88 Blood pressure, high blood pressure? 00:50:17.91\00:50:20.32 Yes, yeah. 00:50:20.35\00:50:21.68 All of those things can be benefited 00:50:21.72\00:50:23.22 by making that plant-based move. 00:50:23.25\00:50:24.85 Yes, absolutely. Good. 00:50:24.89\00:50:26.22 Okay. Okay. 00:50:26.25\00:50:27.59 So the zebra part of this. 00:50:27.62\00:50:28.96 I need those two little measuring cups over there. 00:50:28.99\00:50:31.73 Got it. 00:50:31.76\00:50:33.09 And these are each about half a cup, 00:50:33.13\00:50:34.80 and then what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna alternate 00:50:34.83\00:50:38.10 and just take about one scoop, 00:50:38.13\00:50:43.54 and I just pour it right in the middle of the pan. 00:50:43.57\00:50:50.18 And then I'll take a scoop of the blue. 00:50:50.21\00:50:52.71 And then where's that one go? 00:50:52.75\00:50:54.08 It goes right on top of that, right in the middle of the pan. 00:50:54.12\00:50:57.39 Oh, that's neat. 00:50:57.42\00:50:59.95 I can see, it spreads it out and then you get the white 00:50:59.99\00:51:02.22 on the outside, okay. 00:51:02.26\00:51:03.59 And so you just alternate 00:51:03.63\00:51:04.96 till you've used up all your filling. 00:51:04.99\00:51:06.46 That's fun. 00:51:06.49\00:51:07.83 And you always pour it right in the middle 00:51:07.86\00:51:09.63 on top of the other layer. 00:51:09.66\00:51:11.00 Wow. 00:51:11.03\00:51:12.67 But then don't jiggle your pan. 00:51:12.70\00:51:14.74 Yeah, Jill, don't touch the counter. 00:51:14.77\00:51:18.74 Well, a little bit is not gonna hurt it. 00:51:18.77\00:51:20.18 But like you don't try to, like, even it out or anything, 00:51:20.21\00:51:23.01 yeah, just let the weight of the filling spread it out. 00:51:23.04\00:51:26.25 I can see that. 00:51:26.28\00:51:27.75 So every time you make it, 00:51:27.78\00:51:29.12 it would be just a little different. 00:51:29.15\00:51:30.49 Yes, just like the zebras. Yeah, okay. 00:51:30.52\00:51:32.32 They say, no two zebras have the same stripes, right? 00:51:32.35\00:51:35.56 There you go, I love that. 00:51:35.59\00:51:37.33 Oh, that's great. 00:51:37.36\00:51:38.69 It's really pretty. 00:51:38.73\00:51:40.60 What color do you end with on the top? 00:51:40.63\00:51:42.26 Well... 00:51:42.30\00:51:43.63 Or it depends on how you run out a filling that you do? 00:51:43.67\00:51:45.00 The one that I did for demo today, 00:51:45.03\00:51:46.50 I ended with white, and then I was sorry 00:51:46.53\00:51:49.27 because it wasn't in the middle. 00:51:49.30\00:51:53.07 Sometimes it just doesn't spread exactly, symmetrically. 00:51:53.11\00:51:56.41 That's right. That's right. 00:51:56.44\00:51:58.45 And then I was like, "Oh, I like the blue in the middle. 00:51:58.48\00:52:00.32 So we'll see, 00:52:00.35\00:52:01.68 I might try to end with the blue today. 00:52:01.72\00:52:03.05 So how long does it freeze for? 00:52:03.08\00:52:04.65 Till it's completely solid. Overnight is really good. 00:52:04.69\00:52:06.69 Oh, wow. Okay, yeah. 00:52:06.72\00:52:09.52 So it's just gonna tighten up your circles there, 00:52:09.56\00:52:11.23 the more you pour on there. 00:52:11.26\00:52:12.59 And we have one in the freezer, I'm gonna pull out... 00:52:12.63\00:52:14.23 Sure. While you finish there. 00:52:14.26\00:52:16.43 Oh, that looks fabulous. 00:52:19.83\00:52:25.47 I'm ready to eat now. 00:52:25.51\00:52:29.68 Yummy! Look at that. 00:52:29.71\00:52:31.81 You did end with a white in the middle. 00:52:31.85\00:52:33.18 I did on that one. 00:52:33.21\00:52:34.55 I like it. Yummy. 00:52:34.58\00:52:36.95 I'm just gonna do two more on this one and we'll be done. 00:52:36.99\00:52:39.09 We'll cut it in a minute. 00:52:39.12\00:52:40.69 And then I will get to try it and see how it tastes. 00:52:40.72\00:52:43.79 There you go. I love it. 00:52:43.83\00:52:45.16 So you garnish with the blueberries 00:52:45.19\00:52:46.53 and the mint... 00:52:46.56\00:52:47.90 And you can do anything you want for garnish. 00:52:47.93\00:52:49.46 I know there's some of our viewers 00:52:49.50\00:52:51.80 that are even more creative than I am 00:52:51.83\00:52:54.24 and could do beautiful things, 00:52:54.27\00:52:55.60 you can have sliced fruit on it, 00:52:55.64\00:52:57.21 you could even put a salsa on top if you want it. 00:52:57.24\00:52:59.74 Now, have you tried it, maybe with a pineapple 00:52:59.77\00:53:01.61 and a strawberry? 00:53:01.64\00:53:02.98 Yes, I have, and that's good. 00:53:03.01\00:53:04.91 As long as you have a color contrast, 00:53:04.95\00:53:06.78 that works great. 00:53:06.82\00:53:08.15 You need the light color to contrast with the dark. 00:53:08.18\00:53:09.52 Yeah, you want a light and a dark. 00:53:09.55\00:53:11.12 You could do it with raspberry, it'd be really pretty. 00:53:11.15\00:53:13.72 Oh, that sounds yummy. Yeah. 00:53:13.76\00:53:15.96 I would like that very much. Yeah. 00:53:15.99\00:53:19.09 Okay, this will be for my last one. 00:53:19.13\00:53:20.96 You're gonna end with the blue one on the top. 00:53:21.00\00:53:22.33 I am. 00:53:22.36\00:53:23.70 Yeah, be different than this one. 00:53:23.73\00:53:25.33 Yup. 00:53:25.37\00:53:27.57 I like it. 00:53:27.60\00:53:29.77 There we go. 00:53:29.80\00:53:32.67 And we find that on top, 00:53:32.71\00:53:35.04 the layers kind of end up blending. 00:53:35.08\00:53:36.44 I see that. 00:53:36.48\00:53:37.81 You get a little bit of the stripe... 00:53:37.85\00:53:39.18 But when you cut it, you're gonna get more of it. 00:53:39.21\00:53:40.55 Yeah, so we will cut this one in a minute. 00:53:40.58\00:53:42.95 And when we come out 00:53:42.98\00:53:44.32 for the final products at the very end, 00:53:44.35\00:53:45.79 we will show you what it looks like with the... 00:53:45.82\00:53:49.09 And I get to try it too. 00:53:49.12\00:53:50.73 What we want to do right now 00:53:50.76\00:53:52.09 is we want to go to Lucia's contact information. 00:53:52.13\00:53:55.40 She's just an incredible woman of God 00:53:55.43\00:53:57.07 with a wealth of information. 00:53:57.10\00:53:59.33 And I know that the Lord can use her to minister 00:53:59.37\00:54:02.17 to your life whether you're struggling 00:54:02.20\00:54:03.64 with any of those lifestyle diseases 00:54:03.67\00:54:05.71 that we talked about. 00:54:05.74\00:54:07.08 And you say, "I need a coach, 00:54:07.11\00:54:08.44 I need a lifestyle coach to help me 00:54:08.48\00:54:10.15 get from point A to point B, C, and D, 00:54:10.18\00:54:12.91 and then eventually, 00:54:12.95\00:54:14.28 all the way to the other end of the spectrum." 00:54:14.32\00:54:16.08 Or maybe you want to check out her Facebook 00:54:16.12\00:54:18.19 or her website and watch some of those videos 00:54:18.22\00:54:21.26 because that's incredible, 00:54:21.29\00:54:22.62 the ministry that God has given to you. 00:54:22.66\00:54:24.99 And that cookbooks available on the website too. 00:54:25.03\00:54:27.20 Okay. 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