Know the Symptoms!

http://www.womenshealth.gov/heartattack/

I have noticed many people are still unclear of the symptoms of a heart attack. Please review the symptoms and if you or someone you know has the symptoms of a heart attack, Call 9-1-1.

The symptoms of a heart attack include:

• Pain of discomfort feeling in the chest
• Unusual pain in the back or chest area
• Shortness of breath
• Breaking out in a cold sweat
• Unusual or unexplained fatigue or tiredness
• Lightheadedness or sudden dizziness
• Nausea

 Here are the signs of a stroke. Early intervention yields the best recovery.

• Sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm, or leg (mainly on one side of the body)
• Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
• Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, or loss of balance
• Sudden confusion or trouble talking or understanding speech
• Sudden bad headache with no known cause 

There are some unique signs to women:

• Sudden face and arm or leg pain
• Sudden hiccups
• Sudden nausea (feeling sick to your stomach)
• Sudden tiredness
• Sudden chest pain
• Sudden shortness of breath (feeling like you can’t get enough air)
• Sudden pounding or racing heartbeat

If you have any of these symptoms, call 911.

 
 

Surprisingly Edible

I am queen of invention in the kitchen. My basic rule for what works is if I know the ingredients and I like them separately, surely they will be great together - especially if there are eggs, cheese, and spinach. Or beans.

However, now I have refrigerator full of "inventions." Edible, yes. Interesting, yes. Delightful, not so much. The chocolate cookies turned out great. I had planned on baking oatmeal carrot cookies, but I couldn't find any oatmeal, which is strange since I use it for all baking (or not, since I use it all the time).

With no cookies on the horizon, I gathered the ingredients I had and went to work.

I crumbled the phyllo dough I found drying out in the freezer in the bottom of an oiled pan, then spritzed a bit more oil on top. I was saving that carrot raspberry pulp for the not happening cookies so added that to the thawed spinach. Beat three eggs with a splash of half and half. Toss in the spinach and pulp and some cheese.

Was this the best plan? No. But there it is. Add some seasoning, crumple phyllo on top, spritz with more EVOO and I sprinkled Parmesan cheese over the "crust". Don't do it!  Parmesan cheese gets dark and crusty. As a matter of fact, There are some better ways to combine these ingredients all the way around.

On the other hand, the pie was completely edible. Served with Greek yogurt it became almost delightful. Almost. Still, the point is, it is completely edible. YUM!

Now to sort out recipes for all those fermented green tomatoes. I may have gone overboard, just a bit.