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Reading between the lines - Wellcome Collection

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:01:00 +0100

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This Is where My Future Posts Will Reside

Sat, 21 May 2011 11:07:00 +0100

My Future Blog Platform

Sat, 21 May 2011 10:54:25 +0100

My Future Blog Platform

Good Friday Good Food

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:48:00 +0100

The Man And His Dinner

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:26:12 +0100

The man wants something filling, flavour rich and shovel-able! The result,

One pepper, a red chilli, the leftover mushrooms, few sprigs of parsley and manly red onion most definitely not sliced finely. All bound together with a rather large portion of fancy rice.

The sum of these was all thrown together in a large skillet and tossed around in the most flamboyant (chef like) of ways.

There was not a broccoli floret in sight, but instead a content eating machine ready for a game of footy.

What a man!

Matcha KitKat, what will they think of next...

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:44:38 +0100

Matcha KitKat, what will they think of next...

Green Tea Whats The Story...

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:30:00 +0000

Green tea, we all know it is good for you but how come?

Green tea is a very popular maybe down to the strong association with good health, but generally tea is having a major revival and with that comes lots of choice…

So, what makes Green Tea different?

To make the tea, leaves of Camellia sinensis are chopped, rolled and quickly steamed or heated to inactivate polyphenol oxidase.

However these processes surprisingly don’t affect the teas superpower, they amazingly managing to retain a considerable amount of their original catechins (Flavonoids) , and also result in a the development of some unique compounds (Vinson & Dabbagh, 1998).

With the growing interest in western cultures the green tea bandwagon is filled to the brim with differemt versions!

According to studies, Twinning’s Green Tea showed to embrace all the good things that all green teas promise to the highest level!

Matcha green tea is a powdered tea, where you ingest the whole tealeaf instead of simply the infusion, this brings along with it many benefits and unique nutrition characteristics such as the beta-carotene equivalent to a bowl of spinach!

Although green tea is a rich source of bioactive compounds (polyphenols and methyxanthines) the extraction efficiency of these compounds strongly depends on the extraction conditions.

The first extract (brewing) of green teas is often discarded due to excessive astringency, but what happens when we reuse the tea bag… well…

It is concluded that the practice of reusing tea samples is not a good way of drinking since most of health enhancing compounds (flavonoids) decompose (Astill, Birch, Dacombe, Humphrey, & Martin, 2001).

Research shows that the stability of bioactive compounds within green teas really does vary according to its preparation and storage.

Findings from investigations suggest that maximum extraction (getting the good bits out) efficiency of bioactive compounds (the good stuff) from green tea is achieved by brewing at 80 °C, for 5′ (powder), 15′ (bagged) and 30′ (loose leaf).

However, lets face it we don’t make a cup of tea to enjoy 30 mins later! So leave it for five and hope for the best I say! Also any longer then that and I always suffer the typical green tea bitterness, where you sip it thinking…

“oh this is why it is good for you, it tastes awful’

Enjoy your green tea often throughout the day, and if you’re decadent, enough to get the Matcha stuff… mix it into smoothies(add kiwis for extra green goodness and flavour!), soups or within your dressing for your salad!

"Sarah-Jane Bedwell RD: “It’s about making calories count, not just about counting calories."

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 08:54:17 +0000

“Sarah-Jane Bedwell RD: “It’s about making calories count, not just about counting calories.””

Mondays Lunch, I am very happy with my latest addition to the...

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:13:46 +0000

Handy Dressing And Cutlery Compartment

No More Warm Salad

Smoothie Does It

Colour Sensation, Rhubarb To Blame

Mondays Lunch, I am very happy with my latest addition to the tupperware family.

It prevents soggy salad as the dressing can be released moments before you tuck in, give it a shake and there you have it!

Perfectly dressed but without the compromising the crunch!

Next came my super smoothie; rhubarb and cherry with mango and coconut and ginger added the needed kick.

I had ran out of mint leaves, which is a great tummy carer, but the ginger eases digestion all the same.

You Gotta Eat Your Spinach Baby!

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:12:11 +0000

You Gotta Eat Your Spinach Baby!

“If music be the food of love; play...

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:36:31 +0000

Made for me by Vicky

Great choices!

“If music be the food of love; play on.” Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, 1602

Beautifully bitter

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:21:00 +0000

Most people who know me have been subjected to my continuous cries for T.L.C this week as I have been suffereing with a dreadfull cold.

My superfood combat was initiated promptly after the first sniffle, my superfoods would conquer over this foreign enemy I was sure of it!

However it appeared that the cold was definitely not shifting so I began to rekindle my love affair with “potions”, Old wives tales, well Richy’s mums traditional remedy more like.

The main guy was the don of the citrus family… the Lemon.

On the tongue its bitter but used appropriately proves time and time again to be invaluable within the kitchen, and here is why;

Top ten reasons to ensure lemons are high on the agenda!

1. Mixed with hot water an effective potion is created for curing problems like digestive disorders, nausea, and heartburn

2. Regular consumption of lemon juice in the morning stimulates the bile-producing capacity of liver and aids digestion.

3. Lemons can promote the absorption of calcium and iron from natural foods.

4. The high vitamin C content (one regular-sized lemon supplies about 30 percent of an average person’s daily requirement) of lemons treats infections like asthma, tonsillitis and sore throat.

5. Concentrated juice of lemon also helps in dissolving stones present in the gall bladder.

6. Eating lemons also hastens healing of wounds and helps to lower high body temperature.

7. Lemon is also a well-known diuretic. Thus, it helps to treat problems associated with urinary tract infections.

8. Eating lemons also helps to dispel problems like arthritis or rheumatism.

9. Lemon juice mixed with glycerin is an effective remedy for smoothening chapped lips.

10. Lastly you can always put it in your bath for a deep cleanse.

From this it is easy to see the link with old wives tales and this member of the citrus family.

When buying lemons make sure you are meticulous, choose the ones that are smallish, heavy for their size, shiny, smooth or fine-grained skins oh and of course yellow! large lemons may be very appealing but it is an illusion, they are often thick-skinned and contain less of the essential juice!

Any Excuse For Pancakes

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:08:00 +0000

Shrove Tuesday gets its name from the ritual of shriving, in shriving, a person confesses their sins and receives absolution for them. As Lent is a time of abstinence, this meant that the Tuesday before was the last day of indulgence, which is of course paired with the enjoyment of food!

So where do the pancakes come in, well the need to eat up the fats gave rise to the French name Mardi Gras (‘fat Tuesday’) and as the traditional fat stores in the house just so happened to once combined create a mixture which when put in a pan made a sort of cake hence pancakes becoming associated with Shrove Tuesday.

I remember Pancake Day with such fondness, however to be fair in my household pancakes were often on the menu. For some reason or another pancakes were not to be saved for the annual occasion!

Nevertheless, this meant that for Pancake Day expectations were heightened, extra flipping, Nutella maybe, or perhaps push the boat out with the real deal maple syrup, but only the true Canadian stuff!

Whats more, how can I forget the good ol pancake race at school, any plea to break up the normal routine!

In the tradition of giving something up for lent, I am doing just that. I have decided to give up idleness, as by the time the period of lent is over so will my second year of dietetics which means there is no space for dithering or dathering on the contrary time to focus, wish me luck!

Five weeks are left of my 2nd year of studying Dietetics at GCU,...

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:53:11 +0000

Five weeks are left of my 2nd year of studying Dietetics at GCU, and with realising this I decided to purchase this book.

Reaching the halfway point deeply enlivens me, bring on third year!

Will You Pea My Valentine?

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:51:28 +0000

Will You Pea My Valentine?

This is just so lovely, no subtitles but there is no need. It...

Sun, 06 Feb 2011 21:45:00 +0000

This is just so lovely, no subtitles but there is no need. It is clear that this shows traditional Japanese bento meals being prepared lovingly by a mother who is finding it difficult to connect with her growing son. This is her way of reaching out to him, talking to him in the least invasive manner. Food is always the answer!

I had forgotten how pleasant and rewarding it is to read a...

Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:06:00 +0000

I had forgotten how pleasant and rewarding it is to read a beautifully illustrated book.

Filled with all the knowledge of food and bursting with nutritional insight, all of which was read casually in London before taking on my degree in Dietetics.