I had the amazing opportunity recently to make a series of videos with the Soy Foods Association. I’ll update the post as soon as the videos is available on their website. In the meantime, I thought I would share some of the highlights: We did several vignettes, about 3 minutes each to cover the uses of soy for several specialty groups.

Soy and Athletes

Soy is especially great for athletes who train hard, because after muscles are broken down during exercise, we need protein to help build them back up. Soy is absorbed more slowly than other types of protein so some research studies suggest that soy can help maximize muscle building by extending protein absorption. That’s why recovery nutrition, high in protein, is so important — chocolate or vanilla soy milk is a great choice. resource: http://www.soyfoodsmonth.org/soy-and-performance

Posing with the athletes we used in the video. They loved refueling.

Why Soy is Great For Kids

Soy is an easily digestible protein for kids with sensitive tummy’s. And, the quality of soy protein is comparable to animal proteins like fish, dairy and meat. Soy foods also contain vitamins and minerals important for bone and muscle development. You can check out the soyfoods website to find recipes your kids will love.

Can It Be Good For Seniors?

Athletes aren’t the only ones who need strong muscles. Seniors need physical activity and protein to help maintain muscle mass and mobility throughout old age. It’s also packed with antioxidants which have been shown to be protective against some types of cancers. It’s so important to maintain a heart healthy diet as we age, and soy can be a great source of protein.

How Can I Eat It?

Basically soy foods can be part of a healthy plate for any age group and activity level. Following the balanced plate model, you could have a stir fry with tofu, mixed veggies and brown rice. Swap out meat for soy crumbles next time you’re having taco night. Or for lunch, a veggie burger on a wheat bun, piled with veggies and a side of fruit. Smoothies made with soy milk and frozen fruit are delicious as well.

When I see a food that is good for your heart, can lower your cholesterol, and is rich in protein and antioxidants, I can’t help but want to share it with others. I hope you’ll give soy a shot next time you’re looking to switch up your meal routine.

What is your favorite way to enjoy soyfoods?

Rebecca Thinks…

Have you ever bought a bottle of wine and taken it home to drink, just to be disappointed? I had that experience recently after picking up a bottle of Malbec that looked “interesting” – it was downright awful and I ended up pouring most of it down the drain.

I never have that issue with wines I received from my California Wine Club Premier Membership. Sure there are wines that I like betters than others, but I’ve never been disappointed. That’s how I felt with this month’s selections from the Fess Parker Winery.

Who’s Fess Parker?

You’re probably wondering why I have a picture Davy Crockett in this post instead of something wine related. Well, it was Fess Parker, the founder of the Fess Parker Winery, who played Davy Crockett in the Walt Disney 1955–56 TV mini-series. To this day I remember the theme song, “Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier!” Fess also played Daniel Boone in a TV show that aired in the ‘60s.

Fess passed away in 2010, but his family still runs the winery along with the Fess Parker Wine Country Inn & Spa.

Falling in love with California Rieslings

I’ve never liked Riesling because it’s too sweet. However, after a trip to Honolulu where I had an amazing California Riesling at BLT Steak, I’ve changed my mind. So when I received a bottle of Fess Parker Winery & Vineyards 2010 Santa Barbara County Riesling I was hoping that lighting would strike twice. It did and now I’m hooked.

Fess Parker Winery & Vineyards 2010 Santa Barbara County Riesling features exotic aromas and flavors of white flowers, lychee nut, lemon rind, yellow peach, passion fruit and honeydew melon. It’s extremely food-friendly and goes well with fish, chicken and lighter fare. (I had it with fish one night and an omelet the other.) It received 89 points from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate (August 2011) and 88 points and Editor’s Choice from Wine Enthusiast (April 2012).

This is a wine to chill and sip on the back deck on a warm evening with friends or family. It retails for $ 17.99 and California Wine Club offers it for $ 10.99. It’s a wine I’d stock up on since it keeps up to three years. Maybe I’ll order a case when we move to Georgia. With two decks and a front porch, I’m planning to do a lot of my wine drinking outdoors!

All aboard Parker Station

After that nasty Malbec, I was looking forward to trying a wine that would restore my faith in reds. This month’s Calfornia Wine Club selection was a Fess Parker Winery & Vineyards 2010 Parker Station Pinot Noir didn’t disappoint. Parker Station Pinot Noir features fragrances of cherry, strawberry, earth, forest floor, cinnamon and vanilla dance with cherry, cranberry, strawberry and vanilla flavors. I had pizza one night and seared tuna with it the next. It’s a lovely, basic Pinot Noir that’s great with food. It retails for $ 26 and California Wine Club offers it for $ 12.99.

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One summer bash I’ll never forget was a coworker’s crawfish boil party. Dennis and his roommates had 100 pounds of crawfish flown into Denver from Louisiana for the party and kept it in the bathroom tub on ice along with a few lobsters a few guests had brought. Each guest was asked to bring beer and $ 10 to share in costs.

Decorating was simple. On each newspaper draped table, there were large baguettes of French bread, butter, salt and pepper shakers, a bottle of Louisiana hot sauce, and a roll of paper towels. Once a batch was done, they would dump a mess of crawfish and corn on the tables. We’d stand around eating, pushing the used corn husks and crawfish shells to one side. Once everything was consumed, we’d gather up the newspapers, and throw the whole thing in the trash.

They used an outdoor propane burner to cook up the crawfish, and as the day went on the crawfish kept getting hotter and hotter due to the addition of more spices.  We drank a lot of beer to cool off and had a great time.

If you’d like to throw a crawfish boil party, check out How to Host a Crawfish Boil Party on ehow.com for a comprehensive guide along with some tips on how to find a live crawfish delivery service online.

A campground seafood boil summer bash

Since we spend much of our summer weekends RV camping, we do a smaller version of the crawfish boil. Instead of crawfish, we buy seafood at the grocery store on the way to the campgrounds and split the purchase with friends.

We usually do this on 4th of July weekend since that’s also when we celebrate my husband’s birthday. However, we did something similar with just lobster and shrimp for my mother-in-law’s birthday. Nothing like fine dining when you’re camping!

Seafood Boil with Corn and Potatoes

Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart’s Shrimp Boil with Corn and Potatoes

Serves 6

Prep time: 10 minutes Total time: 45 minutes

Ingredients:

• 4 lemons, halved
• 6 bay leaves
• 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning
• 2 large garlic heads, halved horizontally
• 6 medium onions, peeled and quartered
• 2 dried chilies
• Coarse salt
• 16 springs fresh thyme, tied together with kitchen twine
• 1 pound clams
• 1 pound mussels
• 2 pounds of new red potatoes, unpeeled, halved if large
• 8 ears fresh corn, shucked and broken in half
• 2 pounds tail on shrimp, uncooked (frozen is o.k.)
• 6 lobster tails, uncooked (frozen is o.k.)
• Butter, hot sauce and French bread for serving

Directions:

1. Fill a large stockpot with 4 quarts of water. Squeeze lemons into water and add rinds.
2. Add bay leaves, seasoning, garlic, onions, chilies, 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt, and thyme.
3. Bring to boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes.
4. Add potatoes and simmer 12 minutes.
5. Add corn and simmer 5 minutes.
6. Add shrimp, lobster, clams and mussels to pot. Cover, and simmer until lobster is opaque, about 5 minutes.
7. Pour off liquid and serve out of the pot.
8. Serve with melted butter and/or hot sauce.
9. Squeeze and spread the cooked garlic on French bread.
10. Serve the corn and potatoes with butter and salt and pepper.

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I started the day with zero bicycles and no intention of getting any.

Somehow I ended the day with two bikes.

And I’m still not biking to work tomorrow.

That is mainly because I don’t know if I would even make it on the bike that works. Who knew bikes without gears were so tough to ride? I’m going to have to build up to that since taking so much time off biking has left me as a total pansy.

Other things I collected today: tiredness and headaches.

Goodnight.

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