Friday, March 11, 2011
We've moved!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
4 delectable bars coming your way...
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
International Women's Day 2011
experiences. Physically this quality "girlfriend time" helps us to create
more serotonin - a neurotransmitter that helps combat depression and can
create a general feeling of well being. Women share feelings whereas men
often form relationships around activities. They rarely sit down with a
buddy and talk about how they feel about certain things or how their
personal lives are going. Jobs? Yes. Sports? Yes. Cars? Yes. Fishing,
hunting, golf? Yes. But their feelings? Rarely."
Saturday, March 5, 2011
GIVEAWAY :: Emma & Tom's Life Bars
Friday, March 4, 2011
my fertility sandals
Good food friday :: Micro Mania Microgreens sharing the love challenge
Nadia & Anthony from Micro Mania set me the challenge - to come up with a savory dish and a dessert using Micro Mint and Micro Lemon Balm. Last Saturday saw me rise to the challenge of creating healthy, nutritious and beautiful eats - just in time for the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival which kicks of as of today - 4th of March, here in this wonderful city.
"Microgreens are rich in a wide variety of energy giving nutrients. Packed with minerals such as calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium along with chlorophyll, lecithin, active enzymes, proteins (amino acids), vitamins and are full of antioxidants - extremely beneficial for human health and been found to contain particular health promoting or disease preventing properties and are totally fat and cholesterol free! Shoots that are eaten while still growing and 'alive' can have up to 100 times more enzymes than in fruit and vegetables as well as also being a good supply of vitamins A, C ,E and K plus B complex. The fresher the shoot, the higher the vitamin content hence the reason why these living microgreens are such a great lifestyle alternative."
Need I say anymore - these recipes provide wonderful essentials plus taste bud approval.
pomegranate broad bean mint and feta salad
Depending on when broad beans are in season - my pick would be to use the fresh variety if possible. Otherwise frozen are available from your local supermarket.
1 pack broad beans
1 pomegranate - arils (seeds) removed ready to be used
1 tin of Persian feta
the juice of 1 lemon
3 tbs Olive oil
I garlic clove crushed
1 bunch of Micro Mint (available from Micro Mania)
salt and pepper to taste
Combine broad beans, pomegranate, 3/4 of the feta and 1/2 the mint in a salad bowl.
In an appropriate container combine lemon, crushed garlic, oil, salt and pepper and shake vigorously to combine ingredients until creamy.
Pour dressing over the combined ingredients and toss to coat. Garnish with remaining feta and mint. Serve immediately.
Again, fresh is best but you can also purchase frozen berries at your local supermarket.
4 punnets of raspberries
1/2 cup of honey
1 bunch of lemon balm
1 sachet of gelatin
Double cream to serve
In a saucepan combine raspberries, 3/4 of the lemon balm and honey. Melt down the two on a very low heat (approximately 10 minutes) until well combined.
Once combined, push mixture through a sieve to separate raspberry seeds. Discard.
In a clean saucepan, place in sieved mixture and stir continuously until almost boiling - careful not to allow to boil.
Sprinkle gelatin over the top and mix well until dissolved.
Pour into molds and place in fridge until set (approximately 2 hours).
Once set and ready to serve, remove from mold and serve with cream and left over lemon balm to garnish.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
They Teach It at Stanford
"I just finished taking an evening class at Stanford. The last
lecture was on the mind-body connection - the relationship between stress
and disease. The speaker (head of psychiatry at Stanford) said, among other
things, that one of the best things that a man could do for his health is to
be married to a woman, whereas for a woman, one of the best things she
could do for her health was to nurture her relationships with her
girlfriends.
At first everyone laughed, but he was serious.
Women connect with each other differently and provide support
systems that help each other to deal with stress and difficult life
experiences. Physically this quality βgirlfriend time" helps us to create
more serotonin - a neurotransmitter that helps combat depression and can
create a general feeling of well being. Women share feelings whereas men
often form relationships around activities. They rarely sit down with a
buddy and talk about how they feel about certain things or how their
personal lives are going. Jobs? Yes. Sports? Yes. Cars? Yes. Fishing,
hunting, golf? Yes. But their feelings? Rarely.
Women do it all of the time. We share from our souls with our
sisters/mothers, and evidently that is very good for our health. He said
that spending time with a friend is just as important to our general health
as jogging or working out at a gym.
There's a tendency to think that when we are "exercising" we
are doing something good for our bodies, but when we are hanging out with
friends, we are wasting our time and should be more productively engaged not
true. In fact, he said that failure to create and maintain quality personal
relationships with other humans is as dangerous to our physical health as
smoking!
So every time you hang out to schmooze with a gal pal, just
pat yourself on the back and congratulate yourself for doing something good
for your health! We are indeed very, very lucky. Sooooo let's toast to our
friendship with our girlfriends. Evidently it's very good for our health."