Editor's Note: Zola is appearing this week at the Wellness Expo in Mason City, Iowa so she asked that we pass along this oldie but goody from the archives.
Flying animals...
It started with our mother cat, Tattoo. The first day at the new house that we were all alone I let the cats out of the bedroom to begin exploring. We followed all three of them around as best we could but when cats get into a new territory they seem to try to cover the space as fast as possible. Nose and legs in full gear they try to suck up as much of the new atmosphere as possible.
I would have thought that they’d be cautious. In our case we have cats that blasted from one area to the next with pure abandon. This is a big house and they had a lot of territory. They wasted no time.
Abyssinian cats have a characteristic where they want to be “UP”. They can do a five foot vertical leap from a dead standstill. That’s one major jumping cat. When we had Himalayan cats you’d never catch them jumping. We had one that couldn’t even jump on a counter top. I thought all cats could do that! So these Abyssinians are more adventuresome and even a bit on the risky side.
Tattoo was the first to jump up on the half wall upstairs, and start to walk along the support beams that hold up the roof. There’s about a 20 foot drop from the beams to the floor. Did that stop Tattoo? Nope.
Couple that with the fact that Tattoo is cross-eyed and you have sure trouble on your hands.
Tattoo got out into the middle of the room and got “stuck”. She wasn’t really stuck but she got scared. She started to cry. My husband and I were close to tears too; running along below her; trying to make sure that if she fell we’d be able to catch her so she didn’t have to fall to a concrete floor. At one point she did fall but it was to the top of the “island”; a structure in the middle of the room that holds a set of counters and electrical etc. It’s just not a wall that goes to the ceiling so she fell onto a flat surface about 11 feet up.
Now to figure out how to get her off!
We finally got a chair. My husband stepped onto the chair and held an open box up as high as he could. I constantly chattered to Tattoo that it was okay to jump in the box. Cats don’t like to jump down. That’s why fireman go up into trees to save them. Tattoo is cross-eyed remember? So that means she doesn’t have much for depth perception. This was one scared little kitty. She’s less than 6 pounds!
My husband’s arms were dead-tired from holding up the box. I was sweating and trying to be reassuring. Finally, Tattoo made the leap into the box. We got her to the floor and off she scampered.
Welcome to Day One at our new home. This all before 8 AM. Now can we go have breakfast?
Beef with an Asian Orange-Peppercorn Sauce
We had a big party the other day. I wanted to serve several items that are approved on The Zola Diet. This beef recipe can even be eaten on the ZReduction portion of the diet. My goal is tasty diet food. This one fits the bill and is a perfect summer party menu item. Cold.
For the beef:
You could roast a tenderloin and slice it for this dish or if you are like me, (busy and wanting to make this dish easy) you will go to your deli. Look for the large roast beef portion and ask the deli person to shave the beef for you. Four pounds of shaved (very lean) beef will make a large platter. If it’s on the buffet I’d say it will serve at least 12 to 16 with a regular serving; assuming they will also be eating other things. Just usually plan on a quarter pound per person.
Arrange the shaved beef in the center of a large platter. Leave a rim around the sides to spread the sauce. That way people can take out their beef and spoon as much sauce on as they like. If your guests are like mine they will be timid with the sauce at first and then will want to know where to get more. (If on the diet, stick to two tablespoons of sauce)
For the sauce:
4 tsp of grated orange rind. You can do this with fresh oranges or you could use dried orange peel that’s been grated. (in a jar in the spice section of your store)
½ cup of fresh orange juice
½ cup of Bragg’s aminos (or soy sauce if you are not on The Zola Diet)
5 Tbl of balsamic vinegar
6 packets of Truvia (stevia) sweetener
1 cup of chopped green onions
1 cup of chopped fresh cilantro
3 Tbl of drained and rinsed capers
2 cloves of minced garlic (jar garlic will work)
2 tsp of sesame seeds
½ tsp of sea salt, grated
Directions:
Put the orange rind, orange juice, Braggs, vinegar and stevia in a small sauce pan. Heat to a slow boil and reduce by half. Six to 10 minutes. This will thicken the sauce and intensify the flavors. Set it aside to cool.
When cool, put the rest of the ingredients in a blender or food processor. Add the liquid and pulse to combine. You are whizzing it to get it mixed and cut up the big chunks but don’t need to whiz it into a liquid. It should be somewhat lumpy.
Spread the sauce around the beef and serve.
Flying animals...
It started with our mother cat, Tattoo. The first day at the new house that we were all alone I let the cats out of the bedroom to begin exploring. We followed all three of them around as best we could but when cats get into a new territory they seem to try to cover the space as fast as possible. Nose and legs in full gear they try to suck up as much of the new atmosphere as possible.
I would have thought that they’d be cautious. In our case we have cats that blasted from one area to the next with pure abandon. This is a big house and they had a lot of territory. They wasted no time.
Abyssinian cats have a characteristic where they want to be “UP”. They can do a five foot vertical leap from a dead standstill. That’s one major jumping cat. When we had Himalayan cats you’d never catch them jumping. We had one that couldn’t even jump on a counter top. I thought all cats could do that! So these Abyssinians are more adventuresome and even a bit on the risky side.
Tattoo was the first to jump up on the half wall upstairs, and start to walk along the support beams that hold up the roof. There’s about a 20 foot drop from the beams to the floor. Did that stop Tattoo? Nope.
Couple that with the fact that Tattoo is cross-eyed and you have sure trouble on your hands.
Tattoo got out into the middle of the room and got “stuck”. She wasn’t really stuck but she got scared. She started to cry. My husband and I were close to tears too; running along below her; trying to make sure that if she fell we’d be able to catch her so she didn’t have to fall to a concrete floor. At one point she did fall but it was to the top of the “island”; a structure in the middle of the room that holds a set of counters and electrical etc. It’s just not a wall that goes to the ceiling so she fell onto a flat surface about 11 feet up.
Now to figure out how to get her off!
We finally got a chair. My husband stepped onto the chair and held an open box up as high as he could. I constantly chattered to Tattoo that it was okay to jump in the box. Cats don’t like to jump down. That’s why fireman go up into trees to save them. Tattoo is cross-eyed remember? So that means she doesn’t have much for depth perception. This was one scared little kitty. She’s less than 6 pounds!
My husband’s arms were dead-tired from holding up the box. I was sweating and trying to be reassuring. Finally, Tattoo made the leap into the box. We got her to the floor and off she scampered.
Welcome to Day One at our new home. This all before 8 AM. Now can we go have breakfast?
Beef with an Asian Orange-Peppercorn Sauce
We had a big party the other day. I wanted to serve several items that are approved on The Zola Diet. This beef recipe can even be eaten on the ZReduction portion of the diet. My goal is tasty diet food. This one fits the bill and is a perfect summer party menu item. Cold.
For the beef:
You could roast a tenderloin and slice it for this dish or if you are like me, (busy and wanting to make this dish easy) you will go to your deli. Look for the large roast beef portion and ask the deli person to shave the beef for you. Four pounds of shaved (very lean) beef will make a large platter. If it’s on the buffet I’d say it will serve at least 12 to 16 with a regular serving; assuming they will also be eating other things. Just usually plan on a quarter pound per person.
Arrange the shaved beef in the center of a large platter. Leave a rim around the sides to spread the sauce. That way people can take out their beef and spoon as much sauce on as they like. If your guests are like mine they will be timid with the sauce at first and then will want to know where to get more. (If on the diet, stick to two tablespoons of sauce)
For the sauce:
4 tsp of grated orange rind. You can do this with fresh oranges or you could use dried orange peel that’s been grated. (in a jar in the spice section of your store)
½ cup of fresh orange juice
½ cup of Bragg’s aminos (or soy sauce if you are not on The Zola Diet)
5 Tbl of balsamic vinegar
6 packets of Truvia (stevia) sweetener
1 cup of chopped green onions
1 cup of chopped fresh cilantro
3 Tbl of drained and rinsed capers
2 cloves of minced garlic (jar garlic will work)
2 tsp of sesame seeds
½ tsp of sea salt, grated
Directions:
Put the orange rind, orange juice, Braggs, vinegar and stevia in a small sauce pan. Heat to a slow boil and reduce by half. Six to 10 minutes. This will thicken the sauce and intensify the flavors. Set it aside to cool.
When cool, put the rest of the ingredients in a blender or food processor. Add the liquid and pulse to combine. You are whizzing it to get it mixed and cut up the big chunks but don’t need to whiz it into a liquid. It should be somewhat lumpy.
Spread the sauce around the beef and serve.
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