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Recipe: Coconut Lime Salmon with Vegetables

Ingredients

4 6 oz. salmon filets 1/4 teaspoon sea salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1 tablespoon coconut oil 1/2 cup red onion, chopped 1/2 red pepper, cut into strips 2 zucchini, chopped 1 cup vegetable broth 2 limes, for 2 tablespoons lime juice 1/4 cup chopped cilantro 1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes [add more for kick] 1/2 cup full fat coconut milk from a can 2 tablespoon coconut aminos or soy sauce 2 cups spinach leaves, chopped

Directions

Prep:
  1. Chop onion and cilantro.
  2. Cut pepper.
  3. Juice lime.
Make:
  1. Melt coconut oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add salmon filets skin side up and sear filets until they remove easily from the skillet, about 5 minutes. Remove from skillet.
  2. To sauté pan, add onion and cook until soft.
  3. Add pepper, zucchini, broth, lime juice, cilantro, and chili flakes to skillet and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Add coconut milk and coconut aminos and simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
  4. Return salmon to skillet and nestle into vegetables. Simmer until fillets are completely cooked through - about another 5-7 minutes. Remove from heat.
  5. Add chopped spinach to skillet and cover for a few minutes until softened.
  6. Serve with extra lime wedges.
Recipe courtesy Living Plate Nutrition Education and Counseling Center.
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Tick Talk

Spring officially sprung on March 21. We have turned our clocks ahead. We are looking forward to warm winds, sunny skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. The daffodils and tulips have recently bloomed and we are just starting with the yard work that comes with the warmer weather.  Sadly, another season has started ramping up.  Tick season.

•             The best form of protection is prevention. Educating oneself about tick activity and how our behaviors overlap with tick habitats is the first step.

•             According to the NJ DOH, in 2022 Hunterdon County led the state with a Lyme disease incidence rate of 426 cases per 100,000 people. The fact is ticks spend approximately 90% of their lives not on a host but aggressively searching for one, molting to their next stage or over-wintering. This is why a tick remediation program should be implemented on school grounds where NJ DOH deems high risk for tick exposure and subsequent attachment to human hosts.

•             Governor Murphy has signed a bill that mandates tick education in NJ public schools. See this for the details.  Tick education must now be incorporated into K-12 school curriculum. See link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2023/sept/27/TicksandTick-BorneIllnessEducation.pdf

•             May is a great month to remind the public that tick activity is in full swing. In New Jersey, there are many tickborne diseases that affect residents, including Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Powassan, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis.

•             For years, the focus has mainly been about protecting ourselves from Lyme disease. But other tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Central Jersey. An increase of incidence of Babesia and Anaplasma are sidelining people too. These two pathogens are scary because they effect our blood cells. Babesia affects the red blood cells and Anaplasma effects the white blood cells.

•             Ticks can be infected with more than one pathogen. When you contract Lyme it is possible to contract more than just that one disease. This is called a co-infection. It is super important to pay attention to your symptoms. See link.

https://twp.freehold.nj.us/480/Disease-Co-Infection

A good resource from the State:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/tickborne.shtml

 

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