Good Night, Sleep Tight

It is widely accepted that the amino acid tryptophan, found in foods such as dairy products, tuna and shell fish, turkey, bananas and soy, can not only help to lighten your mood but also help you sleep better. Who doesn't feel sleepy after a big thanksgiving dinner?

From Wikipedia "Tryptophan is a routine constituent of most protein-based foods or dietary proteins. It is particularly plentiful in Chocolate, Oats, Bananas, Durians, Mangoes, Dried Dates, Milk, Yogurt, Cottage cheese, Red meat, Eggs, Fish, Poultry, Sesame, Chickpeas, Sunflower Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds, Spirulina and Peanuts."

Wikipedia also notes that the amino acid tryptophan has been found to show promise in effectively in treating premenstrual dysphoric disorder and even depression.

Whfoods.com has a wonderful breakdown of the healthiest foods with tryptophan and the percent of daily value in each. They also list that tryptophan can help sleep disorders as well as Depression, Anxiety, Irritability, Impatience, Impulsiveness, Inability to concentrate, Weight gain or unexplained weight loss, Slow growth in children, Overeating and/or carbohydrate cravings and Poor dream recall.

So next time you find yourself having trouble sleeping, before you change your number on your sleep number bed, reach for a banana and some chocolate milk and drift off to a restful sleep the natural way and improve your mood in the process!

Kitchen Gadgets Galore

Yogurt Maker: Didn't know you needed one, now you do! You can save a bundle of money making your own yogurt. And starting at $21 at Buy.com, you can save even more!

Scooba: Tired of wasting time mopping the kitchen floor? Save time and let Scooba do the work for you. Only $239 at Buy.com, I doubt you'll find a better Sale anywhere!

Rival Icecream Maker: At $21.95, summer's coming fast, with prices like this, don't pass up your opportunity to have fresh, homemade icecream anytime you want it!

Grill it: Along with your icecream maker, make your BBQ complete with a contemporary Weber Q 300 outdoor grill at $339.99 or make it an indoor festival with the Geroge Foreman Grill at $20.69. But however you serve it up, it's always better cooked fresh on the grill!

Buy.com has a huge selection of small kitchen appliances and kitchen gadgets at amazing prices, most of the time, beating out Walmart, Kmart and Target to name a few! Check them out for yourself and start "Saving in the Kitchen".

Gollywog's Cake Shop

I know a lady that does fantastic cakes for weddings, birthdays or any occasion, big or small. She is very talented and does a wonderful job on everything. I will have to post some pictures of the cakes she has done so far. So when you have gotten your dress and printed the wedding invitations then give Dawn a call and let her take away the stress of the having the perfect cake.

Gollywog's Cake Shop
801-644-0597

I'm Working on a Cook Book!

Dawn and I have been experimenting with making whole grain, multi-grain recipes and we have had SO much success that we are now working on a multi-grain cookbook! We have such a surplus of different grains at the store that we just didn't know what to do with the we decided that we needed to start experimenting. We have been using our regular recipes and tweaking them to work with the multi-grain flour. So far we have had luck with chocolate cupcakes, blueberry muffins and apple cinnamon pancakes. We are giving out samples of the pancakes tomorrow to see how they go over. We are having so much fun! I can't wait to get it finished!

Are You A Great Cook?

Being a great cook is something that comes naturally to some and slowly to others. But it is not something that you can learn in textbooks, it's something that you have to work at. You have to practice. You have to succeed. And most importantly, you have to FAIL. Through failure, true greatness is born. Failure is the crossroads. Do you throw in the whisk and give up or do you take hold of the moment, figure out what you did wrong and make it right?

Just because you burned the casserole or the bread came out heavy. Don't give up! Learn from it! There is a Great Cook inside us all. Find your's and yank her out kicking and screaming!