Guest guest Posted March 14, 2002 Report Share Posted March 14, 2002 , I would love for someone to find me the recipe that was like my moms. See, she always made them from memory and then she quit making them and never wrote it down. I do buy canned ones sometimes and they are just ok. I used to can but my specialty was pickled garlic dilly beans (green beans). They were so good and a little spicy. I know I have the recipe if anyone is interested. They are yummy on a pickle plate or even in a cocktail. mmmmmmm. I also used to make salsa (so good served warm) and applesauce and apple butter. I don't do all that anymore. I have to quit talking about food before I raid the refrig. My hubby ate my last chocolate and my girl scout cookies are gone. boohoo. Zanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2002 Report Share Posted March 14, 2002 , if I can make a recommendation, why don't you try doing web pages? I'm serious. It's kind of like an art form, especially once you get into making your own graphics and stuff. I spend a lot of time doing that and it really does take my mind off of things. Sounds like ya had a hard night, I'm sorry. Big hugs, Ed *no more evil one jokes, I promise* > SO glad to finally see the pictures, Annette!! Vicki, of course > that's Annette by the mural Is the one adult portrait your sister, > by any chance, or a self-portrait?? BTW, you look pretty darn slim to > me, anld not a day over 35!! > Melita, I've sorta been on and off antidepressants for, oh, say 2 > years from last summer- gee, that makes a no sense :0 - I first tried > Celexa (SSRI) in the summer of 1999 ( I think) and was on that for a > year and a half, something like that. I really didn't seem to have > detrimental side effects from it. It was suggested to me to " help > smooth out " perimenopause/PMS issues, etc. It was after that, by a > month perhaps or 2, that I first began noticing by decreasing stamina > and hip pain. That all got worse, of course. THis past year I decided > to get off it, wondering if it had anything to do with how I felt. I > also tried wellbutrin for smoking cessation ( couldnt tolerate side > effects whatsoever), and for a while was taking both Celexa again > plus 10-20 mgs of elavil at night- to help with fibro symptoms. I was > somewhat groggy and spacey most of the day and didn't like THAT > either. The last thing I tried was Zoloft. I only took that perhaps 5 > weeks or so- didn't seem to help anything much and made me feel > more " wired. " I'm now exteremly wary of these antidepressants, but > after the conversations/argument/discussion my husband and I had > tonight, I might as well go back on something and say the H with it > all. He seems to think I was healthier, as well, when I was taking > low dose birth control pills, which I took before I ever tried an > antidepressant. I was so hoping I could find more natural means to > help my mood and PMS crap, and find some way to have much more > energy.... I'm so confused now. He seems to think I am simply very > depressed and mental, that a job would do me good, that if a " support > group " has no solutions or " cures " , what good could it possibly be > doing me, that I think I know everything, that I should truly push > myself, as I haven't at all the past month, etc etc........ I have to > admit, many of the things I said tonight didn't help my " case " much, > but I think I'm just so frustrated. Plus, I guess I AM feeling sorry > for myself way too much right now, and I have no right to, compared > with the rest of you guys I really don't. I've been way too > negative about everything, and I know it. > Oh dear, I didn't mean to get so far off tangent...... I suppose > what I hope for is some way or some thing to help me with the blahs, > or to get my mind to a more energetic level, without resorting to > drugs. I don't know if that's possible, but I sure hope so. I'm > thinking I should try the low dose birth control again, but I must > stop smoking before I can do that. And, I worry about > taking " unnatural " hormones, as well. An excuse for everything > Zanna, I have to mention MY grandma's homegrown, canned pickled > beets too! Nothing compared. Bet they were the same as the ones you > recall. She died at age 92, in 1993, but there's a chance I could > find her old recipe somewhere. I'll ask my dear old Dad and > stepmother. I usually grow beets here every year, and always count on > making " pink water! " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2002 Report Share Posted March 15, 2002 . " I was so hoping I could find more natural means to > help my mood and PMS crap, and find some way to have much more > energy.... " Have you looked into soy products? Soy milk, Edamame(green soybeans? Tofu? There is another product out there called 'Sam e' which might also help you. The soy issue has always been hotly debated as to whether or not it helps with pre/or post menopause. But I hvae many friends who swear by it. There are a variety of ways to get it into your diet. But I would try that before going back on birth control pills. Go to a health food store and ask for suggestions. Most people are fairly knowledgable about that. Sorry you feel so 'blah'. But you know...with everything that goea on with us...have you been tested to see if you are gluten intolerant? Once my diet changed..it was night and day for my depression. And that was BEFORE the pred!! Check it out Melita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2002 Report Share Posted March 15, 2002 Edamame? Whatever it is it probably tastes like beets AND I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT!! > . > " I was so hoping I could find more natural means to > > help my mood and PMS crap, and find some way to have much more > > energy.... " > > Have you looked into soy products? Soy milk, Edamame(green soybeans? > Tofu? There is another product out there called 'Sam e' which might > also help you. The soy issue has always been hotly debated as to > whether or not it helps with pre/or post menopause. But I hvae many > friends who swear by it. There are a variety of ways to get it into > your diet. But I would try that before going back on birth control > pills. Go to a health food store and ask for suggestions. Most people > are fairly knowledgable about that. > > Sorry you feel so 'blah'. > > But you know...with everything that goea on with us...have you been > tested to see if you are gluten intolerant? Once my diet changed..it > was night and day for my depression. And that was BEFORE the pred!! > > Check it out > Melita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2002 Report Share Posted March 15, 2002 Edamame is yummy!! Soy beans. They are so good. Boil for 10 minutes (or is it 15) and drain, cool and peal and eat. They are a great snack. The best ones I have found are the frozen ones at Trader Joes. Some of the other ones are too salty. Zanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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