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#EdenCooks - Green Jamaican Soup with Guest Host Melissa Ramos - Mon. March 19 at 8pm EST

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Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
I think cooking is sexy but i dont know if I think of food and feeling sexy connect in my head. But nothing is sexier than someone who can cook
Heck yes! There's something in the display of skill... that then also winds up being delicious...
03/19/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by Kithara
I've had two cups of coffee already today and I still feel a bit tired. Time to switch to tea if I want to fall asleep tonight!
Welcome, Kithara! Some days are like that, even in Australia
03/19/2012
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Antipova

Welcome to the March meeting of Eden Cooks, everyone!

And a very special welcome to Melissa Ramos, who's joining us today from Sexy Food Therapy . Com!

As we're waiting for everyone to trickle in, can you think of foods ... more
Strawberries. It's the first thing I think of and I don't know why because I feel like as much as one may try to look sexy while eating a strawberry it like, never works.
03/19/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
For me, some of the foods I find make me feel sexy are Holy-Land-esque food, and I'm not really sure why. Fresh homemade hummus, drizzled with olive oil and herbs, feels really sexy to eat on pita bread.

Juicy ripe pomegranates, and fresh figs are really sexy too.

Anybody with me, there?
03/19/2012
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Jul!a
Strawberries. It's the first thing I think of and I don't know why because I feel like as much as one may try to look sexy while eating a strawberry it like, never works.
I think thats typical media food sexy that and oysters and all that aphrodisiac stuff. i agree ive never seen someone actually look sexy eating a strawberry
03/19/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by Jul!a
Strawberries. It's the first thing I think of and I don't know why because I feel like as much as one may try to look sexy while eating a strawberry it like, never works.
Oh I totally agree! They *taste* sexy, even if they're hard to eat sexily.
03/19/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
I think thats typical media food sexy that and oysters and all that aphrodisiac stuff. i agree ive never seen someone actually look sexy eating a strawberry
I ... don't really find oysters sexy. Myself.
03/19/2012
Contributor: Kithara Kithara
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Originally posted by Antipova
Welcome, Kithara! Some days are like that, even in Australia
Looks like it's a chai tea and Nutella kind of night for me! Both of them are really cozy food/drinks to me.
03/19/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova

And how about, what pops into your mind when you think of emotional eating?

03/19/2012
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Antipova
I ... don't really find oysters sexy. Myself.
Ive never even tasted one, lol. Id have to taste one to see if its sexy hahaha
03/19/2012
Contributor: Kithara Kithara
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Originally posted by Antipova
For me, some of the foods I find make me feel sexy are Holy-Land-esque food, and I'm not really sure why. Fresh homemade hummus, drizzled with olive oil and herbs, feels really sexy to eat on pita bread.

Juicy ripe pomegranates, and ... more
Oh man, I love hummus. My favorite restaurant for it is about 4 hours from where I live now, though.
03/19/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by Kithara
Looks like it's a chai tea and Nutella kind of night for me! Both of them are really cozy food/drinks to me.
Oooh, yum. Hazelnuts are sooo good, and even better when mashed into Nutella.
03/19/2012
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Antipova

And how about, what pops into your mind when you think of emotional eating?

Everything fried and bad for you. Ill gorge myself on hardy foods if Im thinking emotional.
03/19/2012
Contributor: Melissa Ramos Melissa Ramos
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Originally posted by Antipova
Heck yes! There's something in the display of skill... that then also winds up being delicious...
Cooking and eating well IS sexy for sure. Sexy is an all-encompassing adjective for HOW we feel and look based on the inside out. 97% of women said eating better improved their body image!
03/19/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
Everything fried and bad for you. Ill gorge myself on hardy foods if Im thinking emotional.
I'm all about habanero salsa when I'm emotional. I feel like the endorphin kick really helps... maybe it's just the placebo effect, but boy can habanero salsa bring me back to center if I'm feeling off.
03/19/2012
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Antipova
I ... don't really find oysters sexy. Myself.
Haha, I don't either. I've had them like once, and they were cooked and not bad but I've had no desire to eat them again.
03/19/2012
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Melissa Ramos
Cooking and eating well IS sexy for sure. Sexy is an all-encompassing adjective for HOW we feel and look based on the inside out. 97% of women said eating better improved their body image!
Welcome. And I agree. I think when your body isnt filled with additives and gross stuff you feel better in general. And will feel sexier without the groggy, tired everything gross byproducts do to you out of your system.
03/19/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova


Melissa is going to talk with us today about how to do emotional eating right, so we can all feel sexy. Everybody welcome Melissa!
03/19/2012
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
Comfort food - mashed potatoes, things fried in oils and smothered in gravy and butter.

Hey everyone! Welcome Melissa, I'm glad you could be with us tonight!
03/19/2012
Contributor: wrmbreze wrmbreze
Evening everyone!!
03/19/2012
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Antipova

And how about, what pops into your mind when you think of emotional eating?

Cookies, cake, ice cream, other assorted delicious junk foods.
03/19/2012
Contributor: Melissa Ramos Melissa Ramos
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Originally posted by Jul!a
Strawberries. It's the first thing I think of and I don't know why because I feel like as much as one may try to look sexy while eating a strawberry it like, never works.
The whole idea behind food being sexy isn't an aphrodisiac quality, but more so HOW it makes you feel. Can we honestly say that fast food is considered sexy? No, because how it makes us feel as a result!
03/19/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova

This meeting is going to be even more action-packed than usual! As in most months, I'm going to be photo-walking us through a recipe, but this month it's my take on Melissa's Spicy Green Jamaican Soup recipe.

And on beyond that, Melissa will be here sharing lots of insight about the implications of our food choices and our self esteem, and lots of great information on nutrition and health too.

Melissa's just launched a Redefine Sexy campaign, highlighting her new recipe book, so I know she'll be eager to answer any questions you may have.

Here are some of the places online you can follow Melissa's work:

on the web at sexy food therapy . com
Her Remodel Sexy program can be found at sexy food therapy . com / remodel-sexy
Facebook: facebook . com / sexyfoodtherapy
Twitter: twitter . com / sexyfoodtherapy

You can also sign up for her weekly newsletter, Red Couch Confessions, here. It looks like a pretty neat setup, Melissa answers a question per week in a short'n'sexy four minute video! You can submit your questions, too.

I'll repeat that at the end if you'd like to see what's up before doing extra research

On top of that, we'll have our usual two $25 EF gift cards to give away---this time they will be one to the winner of the "name the lesser-known-kitchen-i mplement" game, and another to a randomly selected question for Melissa. So any time you have a question for Melissa, put an asterisk (*) at the top of you post so I can find'em and count'em up easily. Let's get going!
03/19/2012
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Antipova
I'm all about habanero salsa when I'm emotional. I feel like the endorphin kick really helps... maybe it's just the placebo effect, but boy can habanero salsa bring me back to center if I'm feeling off.
mmmmm salsa! I havent tried making salsa in my ninja blender yet. I need to.
03/19/2012
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Melissa Ramos
Cooking and eating well IS sexy for sure. Sexy is an all-encompassing adjective for HOW we feel and look based on the inside out. 97% of women said eating better improved their body image!
Hello Melissa, and welcome to the meeting!
03/19/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
mmmmm salsa! I havent tried making salsa in my ninja blender yet. I need to.
Ooooh. Envious.
03/19/2012
Contributor: Kithara Kithara
Hi, Melissa! I'll definitely be following your twitter from now on!
03/19/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova

Melissa has a neat video up (one of many!) on her youtube channel featuring a Spicy Green Jamaican Soup. As soon as I watched it as we were deciding what would be a good menu for March, I thought the flavor combinations and the vibrant green healthiness of it looked so amazing I had to make it that very night.

I did make a few modifications---I don't have a fancy blender, so instead of a smooth blended soup I have a rather chunky one. And also, because it was dinner time for me, and I needed some carbohydrates, I served mine with rice. As a lunch dish I think Melissa's soup incarnation looks prefect as is, though!

Melissa, do you want to share some thoughts about this recipe?
03/19/2012
Contributor: Melissa Ramos Melissa Ramos
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
mmmmm salsa! I havent tried making salsa in my ninja blender yet. I need to.
Hey there, the quality of peppers in salsa stimulates blood circulation and in Chinese Medicine when energy is stuck we will feel emotionally or physically stuck in life. So a little hot kick will help move that Qi (a.k.a. vital energy along). I LOVE chill flakes in my chocolate - have you tried it?

I have an incredible recipe in my new Remodel Sexy cookbook that's a spicy chocolate brittle. So amazing! I've added in 4 cooking tutorials to get people extra excited as well!
03/19/2012
Contributor: Say Say
Quote:
Originally posted by Antipova
For me, some of the foods I find make me feel sexy are Holy-Land-esque food, and I'm not really sure why. Fresh homemade hummus, drizzled with olive oil and herbs, feels really sexy to eat on pita bread.

Juicy ripe pomegranates, and ... more
Song of Solomon meets Scheherazade!
03/19/2012