5 Questions and Answers
INTERVIEW WITH
HEALING POWERS SERIES
AUTHOR Cal Orey
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As a California native (a state touted for its
no-nonsense health nuts) author Cal Orey, M.A., is an accomplished author and
journalist. She grew up in the post-hippie era. In her teens she rebelled
against processed canned and frozen foods and meat. That is when she began to
have an interest in health and natural living.
Revised and updated, Orey penned an indispensable book revealing why
chefs, doctors, and nutritionists all love extra virgin olive oil, a key
ingredient in the Mediterranean Diet—and why other healthful oils from vegetables,
fruits, and nuts are not far behind.
You’ll find easy and sophisticated recipes for satisfying foods like
Pizza Baguettes with Garlic Oil, Fudgy Coconut Oil Brownies, and Macadamia Nut
Oil Cookies. Also, included: home cures that beat colds and reduce pain, beauty
and household secrets, and pet care tips that really work!
Deliciously healing
surprising…
Q:
Sugar or Fat? Which one does a writer need more?
Fat. I used to be a sugar junkie. These days,
when I incorporate real butter (no fake stuff for me) and oil(s) with
superfoods, I’m satisfied and keep lean and fit. Sugar on occasion in natural
ice cream and a homemade cookie or brownie finds its way to my life, but only
in moderation.
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| Chocolate muffins with coconut oil can work, too... Check out The Healing Powers of Chocolate book! |
A:
Before finishing grad
school at San Francisco State University, I was a published magazine writer. I
used to write articles for well-known men’s mags. I spun both fiction and
non-fiction. Then, I moved over to women’s mags and wrote about every romance
and relationship topic imaginable. Fast forward to 1999. I got my first real
book deal from Kensington, a New York publisher. (I penned dozens of
diet-related mini mags found in grocery stores.)
Many moons later, I’m known as the Healing
Powers author. I’ve written five books on superfoods: vinegar, olive oil,
chocolate, honey and coffee. (I’ve just been assigned the third edition of The Healing Powers of Vinegar and number
six Healing Powers book—it’s a secret superfood.) These books have been
embraced by major book clubs including, One Spirit, Literary Guild, Quality
Paperback, and Good Cook.
Q: Your Healing Power series has also been
translated in 20 languages; Congratulations! Tell us a little about the past
and new updated and revised olive oil book.
A: When I started the vinegar book, red wine vinegar was supposed to
be the new twist. During my research, however,
I discovered while it does contain some good for you compounds like resveratrol
(found in red wine), I needed more information to honestly tout vinegar’s
health benefits. I fell into the wide world of the Mediterranean Diet and
lifestyle because it includes not only red wine but healthful olive oil—and
that superfood led to the first and second
edition—The Healing Powers of Olive Oil,
A Complete Guide to Nature’s Liquid Gold, Revised and Updated. The first
edition is my second best-selling book and now the second edition has been
released--three formats.
Q:
Did you discover any real surprises while
researching this book?
A: I found out
that other oils, including coconut and canola, have healing perks. Combining olive
oil with other oils can help fight fatigue, infections, and insomnia, and help
you to fight fat and shape up!
Q: What's an interesting
fact about olive oil that most people don't know?
A:
Discovering the you can combine a variety
of oils is becoming more commonplace in the kitchen; even seen on Food Network with its creative celeb chefs as well as every day folks are
teaming these oils in entrees to desserts as well as home cures and beauty
recipes.
Q: Did you learn
something new that will shock readers?
A: Bring on the butter—especially the right kind and right amount.
When paired with oils, this twentieth-century “forbidden” saturated fat is a
new twenty-first-century health food. I’ve learned that while I was sneaking
butter into my recipes and diet that I was doing the right thing. Lose the
margarine!
Q. Do you have a personal favorite dish that you use two oils
instead of just olive oil?
A: Chocolate! I simply
adore chocolate semi-homemade brownies. It makes my kitchen smell like I’ve
soared to Chocolate Heaven and the taste and crunch with nuts and chewy coconut takes me away to a happy place.
Fudgy
Coconut Oil Brownies
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Welcome
to fudgy brownies with both olive oil and coconut oil. Also, dark chocolate and
nuts are part of this bar—heart healthy foods—perfect for February is American Heart
Month and Valentine’s Day. This is a classic recipe but with my own healing
oils spin of semi-homemade (the brownie mix nutrition label reads no trans
fats). But note, these bars are good
so if you want to stave off a “muffin top” as noted in Eat Pray Love, savor one not
a whole batch like I did.
¼
cup and 2 teaspoons cup extra virgin olive oil ¼
cup coconut oil
¼
cup water 2
organic brown eggs
1
package store-bought premium dark chocolate ¼
cup whole-wheat flour
brownie
mix (with no trans fats) (at
high altitude)
½
cup dark chocolate chips ½
cup almonds or walnuts, sliced
1
cup sweetened coconut, shredded
butter for greasing dish
butter for greasing dish
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| NEW! Includes coconut oil and other healing oils for home cures, beauty and rustic recipes! |
In
a large bowl, combine oil, beaten eggs, and water. Add brownie mix and flour,
stir till smooth. Fold in chips and nuts. Lightly grease (with extra virgin
olive oil or butter) an 8-inch-by8-inch glass square dish, pour and spread
brownie mixture. (Or pour batter into a cupcake paper lined muffin pan.) Bake at 325 degrees for about 40 minutes. Don't over bake. While warm from the
oven, sprinkle top with coconut. Makes about 12 brownies. Serve with coffee or
tea. More amazing healing oils shared in dozens of new recipes. The Healing Powers of Olive Oil,
Revised and Updated
(Kensington), is available in tradecover and E-book at amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, and Walmart as
well as other fine bookstores.
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