These days, food and diets are scrutinized: GM Food, preservatives, additives, organic farming, allergies, intolerances, salt, and sugar. The list is long!


In our household, we’ve changed our diet to cure fatigue, depression, migraines, mood swings, asthma and ezcema. We got the idea of changing our diet (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free and Refined-Sugar-Free) after consulting a child psychiatrist and a naturopath. We also read the book “Gut and Psychology Syndrome” which provide detailed information about what’s going on in the digestive system and how food can affect mental health and the nervous system (including problems such as ADHD).


Several people expressed their interest in trying a similar diet but they didn’t know where to start and what to do. A few asked me to write a cookbook. So here I am, offering you the delicious secrets of our cure!


samedi 21 novembre 2009

Spaghetti Sauce ("Italian")


  • 1 onion, minced
  • 3 green peppers (sweet), diced
  • 4-5 carrots, diced
  • 4-5 celery, diced
  • 10 big mushrooms, cut
  • 1 à 2 lb ground beef
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3-4 Bay leaves
  • olive oil (to cook the meat)
  • 1/4 cup of red wine
  • 2 tablespoons of honey
  • 2 tablespoons of fresh parsley
  • 1 teaspoon of sea salt
  • black pepper (to taste)
  • grinded red hot pepper (to taste)
  • 1 tablespoon of italian spices
  • 1 teaspoon of chili powder
  • 2 tablespoons of Provence spices (optionnal - suggestion of my friend Jean!)
  • pinch of ground cloves
  • 2 cans of diced tomatoes
  • 2 cans of tomato sauce
  • 2 cans of tomato paste

Cook the ground beef, onion, garlic in the olive oil until the meat is brown. Add all the other ingredients and cook at low heat a few hours (until the carrots are cooked). Serve the sauce on brown rice pasta.

Makes approximately 12 to 16 servings. (Keeps very well in the freezer for several months.)
Publié par Melanie à 12:49
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