They're Here!

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On March 16th, we welcomed Mason Alexander, weighing 6 pounds 6 ounces, and Henry Tate, weighing 6 pounds 1 ounce, into our family.  Mason, shown on the left, arrived first followed by Henry about 20 minutes later.  Delivery went well and no csection was needed.  Both boys are healthy and were able to come home from the hospital with us a few days later.  Since then, things have been a whirlwind of sleepless nights and endless feedings.  Despite the challenges with two, all of us are thrilled to have them as part of our family and are having fun getting to know them and their unique personalities.  Both Ethan and Drew have been big helps and love to feed and hold both babies. 

Valentine's Day is here again...!

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Hi Everybody...
It's that time of the year again!!!
The day that all men dread and all woman love but hate at the same time!!
The day that makes and breaks relationships...VALENTINE'S DAY!!
We hope that have bought your presents and made those all-important dinner reservations...xoxo

If you want to do something extra-special for your gluten-free Valentine...make them this heart-shaped chocolate ganache cakes!!! Trust us, they work wonders :))

Chocolate may appear to be an obvious choice for a Valentine's Day dessert. However, chocolate's popularity at this time of the year only serves to confirm its reputation as the ultimate food of love. For who could argue that chocolate is anything less than the most delicious substance in the world? These Mini Chocolate Ganache Cakes are so easy to make, but they are none the less guaranteed to impress. Baking them in heart shaped pans is just another playful way to let your beloved know that you've got romance on the brain.

Sarah's Valentine Video!!!!




Mini Chocolate Ganache Cakes



6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped (or 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips)

1 tablespoon heavy cream

1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened

2 eggs

1 egg yolk

1/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon almond flour

2 teaspoons GF Flour Blend*

1/2 tablespoon powdered egg whites

1/8 teaspoon xanthan gum

cocoa powder (for dusting)

whipped cream (for serving)



*The recipe for GF Flour Blend is found in our cookbook, see http://www.noexcusesglutenfreecookbook.com/. But, since this recipe calls for such a small amount of GF Flour Blend, you can substitute with a different gluten free flour blend you may already have.



Preheat oven to 400°. Grease six 4-ounce mini-cake pans, cupcake pans, or heart shaped pans. Dust the pans with cocoa powder. To make the ganache melt two ounces of the chocolate together with the cream using a double boiler. Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate until firm. Melt the butter and remaining chocolate in the double-boiler, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and cool for 10 minutes. Using the whisk attachment of an electric mixer, beat the eggs, egg yolk, vanilla extract, salt, GF Flour Blend, almond flour, xanthan gum, powdered egg whites, and sugar until thick ribbons fall from the beater. Add the cooled chocolate mixture and fold until smoothly blended. Pour batter into pans. Shape the refrigerated chocolate ganache into six truffles. Place one truffle onto of each cake and push down gently. Bake for 9-11 minutes or until the tops of the cakes are firm. Cool cakes for 5 minutes and carefully invert cakes onto a wire rack. Serve warm with fresh whipped cream or ice cream.


If I Loved You.....
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Roy's Hawaiian Fusion at the San Diego Marina

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Hi Everybody!!
I forgot to post this blog from a year ago.  If you haven't tried the prix fixe gluten-free menu
at Roy's Hawaiian Fusion...you must!! That restaurant chain is very dedicated to keeping their gluten-free clientele happy.  The chefs and servers are very knowledgeable and helpful.  I dined at the Roy's Hawaiian Fusion at the San Diego Marina.  The Gluten Free Prix Fixe Menu was amazing and included soup, a main course, and delicious dessert. Here is the Gluten-free menu currently on the Roy's Website: (http://www.roysrestaurant.com/cuisine/pdf/glutenfree/GF_SanDiego.pdf).  I went there in July 2011 while my sister was taking the California Bar Exam!! She was being tortured by testing while I was having a glamorous vacations in sunny San Diego...ha! Anyway, I had the Strawberry Salad, the Filet Mingon, and the flourless molten chocolate cake.  Everything was excellent.  I was especially happy to have a good gluten-free molten chocolate cake.  Chef Jon Sloan was especially concerned about the quality of the gluten-free options and even came to the table to ask how everything was.  Thanks to Chef Sloan for a wonderful meal overlooking the beautiful San Diego Marina.  Do not hesitate to dine at Roy's Hawaiian Fusion.  It is a good value at $35 for the Prix Fixe gluten-free menu.  Just go and have fun :)

Filet Mingon

Molten Chocolate Cake

Strawberry Salad

Corn Bisque

Beautiful Marina View



Please check out my cookbook website: http://noexcusesglutenfreecookbook.com

My Cookbook is also available in Hard Cover and Kindle format on AMAZON.COM: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=no+excuses+gluten+free+cookbook


 

Blue Chameleon Branding

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Temple and Darren are excited to open their new business: Blue Chameleon Branding LLC.  Their journey to development began as they procured Payson Trophy & Awards and made it their goal  to provide awesome products and customer service.  This trophy and gift shop cover all your needs when it comes to branding.  They provide screen printing, engraving, dye sublimation, vinyl lettering, pad printing, web design and SEO services.  They also make and sell corporate awards, trophies, medals, plaques, name tags and badges, T-shirts, personalized gifts, vinyl wall lettering & graphics, and promotional products.
Briefly put: they brand your business. 

Temple and Darren are from Springville, having spent most of their lives in the valley, they look forward to growing their business in the community.

Blue Chameleon Branding LLC 2 North Main Streetin Payson Utah. You can find them online at www.screenprintinginutah.com orwww.paysontrophyawards.com orcall them at 801 465-2551

To my Earth MAMA Friend that's ready to deliver!

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Camera? Check. Nursing pillow? Check. Baby’s first organic cotton onesie? Checkarooney! Your birth bag’s ready, but don’t forget to pack what you need most to take care of your hurty mama parts after you’ve pushed a baby into the world! Earth Mama Angel Baby makes it easy with safe, natural products that comfort and heal a brand new mama, as well as pure, organic products for your brand new baby.www.sassymia.com

"I'm pregnant—to XYNG™ or not to XYNG?"

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Congratulations! You're expecting! Here's the rule of thumb with the use of our products during this very special time. For you, mom, this is going to be a very unselfish time of your life. You will gain weight. You will eat more; you will be tired, uncomfortable and maybe even irritable. Being a parent is already tough!

During pregnancy and through breast feeding you should only use the products under the approval of your pre and post natal care physician(s).
So let's start with the products that are not to be used during pregnancy and breast feeding—XYNG. This is a powerful energy-boosting product that could disturb the natural sleep cycles of the baby and therefore, share XYNG with others until you are done breast feeding. The same goes for Accelerate™.

As for products that should be discussed with the primary care physician: #1 should be AXION™. Though action was not developed as a prenatal vitamin, it contains many of the nutrients found in high-quality prenatal vitamins. This multi-nutrient includes food-based nutrients that are beneficial to all bodies. The addition of probiotics in AXION can also help mthers digest food in order to maximize comfort and absorption of nutrients. When using AXION as a prenatal, you should also purchase 400mcg tablets of folic acid (from folate) from any grocery store or pharmacy. The antioxidant protective ingredients of Super Fruit Global Blend™ and/or XypStix™ can also be considered.

The rest of the product line should be discussed with the physician prior to use. Due to our product's design to help the body control, use and eliminate unwanted calories; they should be used only under the direction of the primary care physician during pregnancy and breast feeding.

- Jim Ayres

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One of the REAL reasons you couldn't lose weight before Xyngular?

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A long-established dogma that has made our entire Western world unhealthy is the false belief that "a calorie is a calorie." This simply isn't true. The idea that obesity comes from eating too much and exercising too little has finally been proven to be false.
A new You Tube video,"The Skinny on Obesity" presented by Dr. Robert Lustig, a Pediatric Endocrinologist from the University of California, San Francisco presents a chilling wake up call to facts about weight, weight gain, and chronic diseases like dementia, cancer, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. When you watch it, you'll never look at empty calories and calorie counting the same way again.

The truth is, as our IGNITE program has proven to all of us, you can have the same amount of calories from carbohydrates and protein or even from fructose and fat, but the effect on your metabolism will be entirely different in spite of an identical calorie count.
Dr. Lustig certifies that there are eight major diseases related to this epidemic of metabolic dysfunction including the well-known ones like type 2 diabetes, hypertension, triglyceride problems and heart disease. But what is less known by the general public is that it also contributes to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, polysystic ovarian syndrome, cancer, and dementia. 

Obesity isn't really the cause but is rather a marker for these diseases. These eight diseases represent an astounding 75 percent of all the healthcare costs in the United States.

Clearly, this confusion about the quality of our calories affects a clear majority of Americans in a major way, and the faulty dogmatic belief that all calories are equal has contributed to the tragic rise in metabolic dysfunction that is destroying our health not only in the United States but throughout the world.

According to Dr. Lustig even normal weight people can suffer from metabolic syndrome and a rare few of overweight and obese people do not suffer from metabolic syndrome caused by eating too many of the wrong kinds of calories. They will live just as long as they would if they were not obese.

What's the cause of this epidemic metabolic syndrome throughout the world?
Dr. Lustig points out that there are forces at work in our society that go far beyond personal responsibility for eating too much and exercising too little or basic "laziness" or "lack of control" as some would lead us to believe. A lot more infants are now obese, and "laziness" or "lack of control" aren't things you would accuse a developing infant of. These forces in our society include the following:

1. We don't have enough time to prepare and eat healthy food any more.
2. We don't get enough sleep as our stress level has increased.
3. Since the 1960's when we labeled fat as public enemy number one; low-fat, highly processed, nutrient poor foods have taken over. High concentrations of sweeteners were required to overcome the lowering of fat content.
4. Nutrients have been depleted from our soils as industrial farming has replaced the "less efficient" family farms.
5. Our meat, dairy and egg supply has significantly changed as huge factory lifestock operations have replaced grass-fed and free-range animal husbandry practices. This changes the composition of our proteins and causes widespread inflammation. Huge quantities of antibiotics compound the problems.
6. We get far less exercise.

When Xyngular® clients begin to replace the abundance of sugars and all the empty, starchy processed foods we consume with different calories found in LEAN™ shakes and proteins in the IGNITE™ program, It becomes clear that the old paradigm that "a calorie is a calorie" is just not true. A calorie from fat or protein found in nuts or peanut butter does not impact your body in the same way a calorie from the high fructose corn syrup found in a soda does. The metabolic effect is entirely different despite the identical calorie count. Why? Because different calories create different hormonal responses, and those hormones decide, among other things, whether you burn fat or store it.

So empty calories actually trick your body into storing fat by disrupting your metabolism. They turn off your body's appetite-control systems. They don't suppress ghrelin (the "hunger hormone") nor do they stimulate leptin (the "satiety hormone"). Empty calories disrupt your body chemistry and make you want to eat more and develop insulin resistance, an underlying factor of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and many cancers.

You don't get fat because you eat too many calories and don't exercise enough. You get fat because you eat the wrong kind of calories that program your body to create and store fat. That's an important reason why the IGNITE system works so well for you.

ACTION STEPS:
1. Begin a collection of labels and articles that promote the "old" way of losing weight by counting calories, lowering fat, and buying "fat-free," highly processed foods.

2. Watch for articles, products and programs that promote the new science. You'll see that the world is changing. And Xyngular is leading the way.

References
The Hidden Reason You Get Flabby (Not Calories or Lack of Exercise). www.mercola.com. April 30 2012 

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