Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Renovations, Radiation(?), and Recovery

It’s been a month since either Lori or I blogged, our apologies, but we’ve been up to our eyeballs in renovations, purchases, permits, etc., getting Each Peach Café ready to open. We are close! We won’t hit our original target date of this Saturday, March 19th, but I’m certain our grand opening will not be too far beyond that.IMG_0274

We’ve made a lot of progress with the look and feel of “The Peach” (as we affectionately call it) over this past week, and she’s definitely started to take on a personality. We weren’t certain about how some things would turn out, like the floors, but everything seems to have fallen into place and just works. See the rest of the transformation on our Each Peach Café Facebook Page. We purchased the tables off the woman who bought Grezzo in Newburyport, the chairs off a nice young couple in Reading (thank you Craig’s List, once again), the shelves from IKEA, and the two comfy chairs from Home Goods. Our experience in Home Goods was seriously like the commercial where two woman start fighting over an article of clothing… Once we moved those chairs from the furniture section to the front of the store, EVERYONE started eyeing them! Lucky a brawl didn’t break out.

I would like to take a moment to recognize that more important things than picking out café decor have been going on in the world, like the devastation in Japan. Truly horrifying. And in light of the meltdown of Fukushima, David Wolfe describes how to protect yourself and your thyroid against radiation: kelp, ginseng, ashwaganda (recently found to regrow nerves), chlorella, zeolites, fulvic acid, nascent iodine, reishi mushroom, sea salt (also salty miso), botanical (plant-derived) or lipo- vitamin C, magnesium (chlorophyll), selenium (brazil nuts), coconut butter, Megahydrate, Crystal Energy. A wonderful resource for some hard-to-find items is Jing Herbs. Lori and I will also be trying to get Each Peach No-Nuke Packs together, featuring these super-foods, as soon as we can.

Lots of work, and potentially hazardous exposure, required some additional recovery. I am starting a 10-day Bikram Yoga journey at Bikram Yoga Danvers this week, located next door to us at The Peach, 110 Newbury Street, Danvers, MA. The studio offers a special to new students, 10 days unlimited yoga for $20. Can’t be beat! And a wonderful way to detox.

Lori and I have also been working on a mini-cleanse program you can do all on your own with food from your local grocer. I’ve tried it and one of my girlfriends tried it last week, and this week Lori, one of her girlfriends and my mom are trying it. So far the consensus is two thumbs up! More to come as we hammer out the details and get it just right.

Finally, some tasty treats to keep you healthy and satisfied as we roll into spring. A new one Lori and I are testing out today is Spiced Chickpeas (dehydrated) for a yummy little afternoon snack, road snack, any-time-of-day snack.

Spiced ChickpeasChickpeas
One 15-ounce can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp ground coriander
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground hot paprika
1/2 tsp salt (sea, Celtic)

Toss chickpeas with spices until coated. Spread evenly on a dehydrator sheet and dehydrate 12+ hours or until crunchy.

Remember, we are testing these! We may have to coat the chickpeas in oil first to get he spices to stick well. Or we may not. If any modifications are made, I’ll post them here. We’re also making up some tried and true treats today, like the kale chips and the eggplant “bacon” chips. All will be featured at THE PEACH once we open! Stay tuned…

Augusta

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