The best tomato soup for a daily immune booster

Cooking tomatoes -- such as in tomato soup-- makes the fruit heart-healthier and boosts its cancer-fighting ability. Despite a loss of vitamin C during the cooking process, cooking substantially raises the levels of beneficial compounds called phytochemicals. The cooking of tomatoes appears to increase the availability of key nutrients, such as the carotenoids lycopene, lutein, and zeaxanthin, antioxidants with anti-inflammatory properties. Carotenoid content help stimulate your immune system.

Simple affordable family immune enhancement project

Immune strength? 

I think the most important things for boosting your immune system 

are drinking enough water and getting enough sleep.

It's hard to do even though it’s so easy!

So, around this time of the year, 

my drinking water project is featured on my Blog. 

I call this project "flavored water supplement for 2% more flavor”.

If you are participating in this project, 

you might notice someone in your family, 

who used be the worst at not drinking water, 

show significant behavioral changes.

Sometimes it's tough for me to drink a glass of water, 

but I realized that now I drink 8 cups of water in a day unconsciously.

How easy and great is this for my immune strength project?

All component and nutrient analysis of the ingredients that 

I use for flavor come from the encyclopedia. 

Pineapple:

In a 100 gram serving, 

raw pineapple is an excellent source of 

manganese (44% daily value (DV) and vitamin C (58% DV).

Lemon 

Lemons are a rich source of vitamin C, 

providing 64% of the Daily Value in a 100 g serving.

Lemons contain numerous phytochemicals, 

including polyphenols and terpenes.

As with other citrus fruits, they have significant 

concentrations of citric acid (about 47 g/l in juice).

Ginger

Ginger contains up to 3% of a fragrant essential oil.

One traditional medical form of ginger historically was called 'Jamaica ginger'; 

it was classified as a stimulant and carminative and 

used frequently for dyspepsia, gastroparesis, 

slow motility symptoms, constipation, and colic.

Some studies indicate ginger may provide short-term relief 

of pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting.

Studies are inconclusive about effects for other forms of nausea 

or in treating pain from rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, 

or joint and muscle injury. 

Tea brewed from ginger is a common folk remedy for colds. 

Ginger ale and ginger beer are also drunk as stomach settlers 

in countries where the beverages are made.

The historical uses of the 3 ingredients 

that are used for the flavors used for colds, cough, sore throats, fatigue and more.

I would guess that there must be some immune enhancing effects 

of my “flavored water supplement for 2% more flavor” project. Right?

Simple affordable family immune enhancement project:  

flavored water supplement for 2% more flavor. 

Ingredients (4 servings for daily drinking water): 

1 small pineapple, 

1 lemon, 

8 ginger slices, 

4 fresh mint or 4 lemon verbena leaves 

(optional, these are from my organic herb garden). 

Ready / 

Pineapples are easy to peel when cut down with a knife. 

Cut in slices the pineapple and then cut into cubes. 

Slice lemon and ginger. 

Cut the lemons in halves and slice into tiny pieces. 

Organic lemon is better for using the whole skin. 

Ginger is neatly peeled off the bark. 

Tips. 

The discarded pineapple and ginger barks can be used 

for my home spa bath after boiling; 

it makes my skin softer and also this is a feeding immunity for my skin. 

 Drinking water project /  

Prepare your favorite 25 oz. jars. 

First, put the sliced pineapple, ginger and lemon into the 4 jars. 

Finally, decorate with mint or lemon verbena leave 

and pour the water and fill the jars with water. 

I added sweet orange, spicy caffeine-free tea bag in the flavored water.

Serve with straws.  

It can be refilled the water at least for 2 days.

The flavored water bottles must be kept in the refrigerator.

Tips. 

Surprising news about herbs: 

all herbs are among the highest nutrient 

dense foods according to Harvard research 

by Dr. Mat Lalonde as a basic national nutritional analysis data of USDA. 

Sources: Kresser, Chris (2014). The Paleo Cure. Little Brown.p. 70. 

ISBN 978-0-316-32292-8. 

USDA National Nutrient Database.

Mini cocktail umbrellas are for fun at a summer party. 

The water taste is perfect.

Drinking Water Project is 100% success.

Drinking flavored water for 2 or 3 days

is effective than eating the fruits for a second.

Tips.

The left over fruits can be used as a meat marinade and tenderizer 

due to proteolytic enzymes in pineapple called Bromelain.

Ground all the left over fruits and store in freezer and use as you need.

Source from Ginger :

Present in all parts of the pineapple plant, 

bromelain is a mixture of proteolytic enzymes. 

Bromelain may be unsafe for some users, 

such as in pregnancy, allergies or anticoagulation therapy.

If having sufficient bromelain content, 

raw pineapple juice may be used as a meat marinade and tenderizer. 

3 No’s: Creative fish barbecue with No oil, No smoke, and No odor!

When I grill fish in my home, I've heard great complaints from family. 

The smoke was all over the house, the fishy smell stayed for a week. 

I agreed and promised I would use the Korean picnic gas burner in the backyard.

How do you grill fish in your home?

But in fact, is not easy to do. Right? 

I hate nagging and listening, especially to me. Lol. 

Since then I just boil or stew the fish. 

If I really want to have a grilled fish then 

I set the pan on a low temperature and cook slowly. 

That was a good idea too. 

Well, what if I really want Korean style grilled fish like Mackerels? 

I came up with this: 

I use some leftover herbal tea ingredients as charcoal 

such as large size dried fruits, roots or barks with no cooking oil. 

Set the wet tea ingredients on an oven sheet and pour a cup of water over it. 

Then I used wire like a grill on it. 

It seemed healthier than even cooked professionally. 

No one wants oil, smoke, or a funky odor in a home. 

This is a neat idea because it is easy to clean up after grilling. 

3 No’s: Creative fish barbecue with No oil, No smoke, and No odor! 

Ingredients (2 servings for meal)

2 fresh or frozen mackerel (or your favorite fish),

slightly seasoned with sea salt, 

dried herbs and turmeric powder,

Fresh, sliced garlics.

Substitute material as charcoal: 

left over herbal tea ingredients such as large dried fruits, roots or barks.

Tips.

I sprinkled coarse sea salt first, 

then my home-made turmeric-herbal salt on the fish. 

Turmeric is known as a chimeric anti-inflammatory herb.  

I have often used turmeric powder when cooking. 

1) Cut the mackerel in half with a knife and take out internals.
Sprinkle with coarse sea salt, Turmeric powder, and powdered herbs.

2) Set the wet tea ingredients on an oven sheet and pour a cup of water over it. 

Place the wire like a grill over the ingredients and water.  

3) Set the fish and grill in the preheated oven at 375 F for about 20 minutes 

or until cooked inside and crispy outside. 

No need to flip if cooked enough. 

Add more water into the oven sheet if necessary. 

Tips: I set the sliced garlic on the fish in the middle of grilling 

and cook extra for 5 minutes to finish in 400 F broiler

The last visual is just like this.

Korean style grilled fish meal set.

Add your favorite sauce on the fish.



With homemade pickled Korean radishes
and strawberry flavored water.

No need to clean up.
I just dumped to the fireplace in my backyard.

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When you have too much carrots; 2 great- create carrot recipes by Yujin

WOW, a big change !!

Pie style carrot cake 

or Korean style carrot cake? 

Sometimes I am buying too much carrots

because it's way too cheap to buy a whole organic bag in the wholesale market

than 2 or 3 carrots in the regular store.

But my problem is that I can not eat or cook

that much carrots before it's rotting, so

I stored the fresh leftover carrots in freezer for 4 months.

Now it's time to clean up my freezer. ^^

When you have too much carrots; 
2 great- create recipes by Yujin 

Ingredients 

9 inch carrot cake, 

10~ 12 inch 6 Korean style carrot pancakes

Basic batter 

2.5LB organic carrots, 

3 C organic milk or coconut milk ,

1/4 C Flax seed,

2 T pumpkin seeds,

2 sunflower seeds,

2 eggs

1 C coconut flour.

Divide the batter

8~10 C for cake

4 C for pancake 

* Individual ingredients of each of the cake and the pancake

will be described in recipe

1- Basic Batter/

Make basic batter with the ingredients.

2- 9 inch Carrot Cake

Additional ingredients for carrot cake :

Buckwheat pancake mix, 

coconut oil, 

butter, 

blackberry preserve, 

strawberries, 

blueberries.

Add Buckwheat pancake mix, 

and coconut oil.

Bake about 30 minutes in 375 F preheated oven or until well done.

Topping with 

butter, 

blackberry preserve, 

strawberries, 

blueberries.



Enjoy!! like a pie style carrot cake.

3- 10~12 inch Korean style carrot pancakes

About 4 C the basic carrot batter +

Additional ingredients: 

2 eggs, 

turmeric powder, 

other powders (onion, garlic, taco).

Buckwheat pancake mix, 

wheat flour, 

2 C mussels, 

4 green onions,

coconut oil.

Mix the batter well.

Medium heat the pan with enough oil.

Put 1 or 2 cup of batter in the pan.

Set the mussel and green onion on the pancake.

Flip with a wide spatula-pancake flipper
after the edge of the pancake is golden brown.

Delicious Korean style carrot pancakes!!

Watch more this recipe at

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