I was making these sweet potato burgers the other day and realised that yes – healthy cooking does require some time, and not everyone has that time. That’s probably why people tend to buy store-bought foods, which of course, end up not being as healthy as what you could make at home. Here are some…
We’re going to talk about a wonderful mineral called potassium. Potassium has multiple roles of maintaining the balance of fluids in the body, regulating blood pressure, fluids, and acidity. Foods Highest in Potassium: Sweet potato, baked: 694mg Tomato paste, 1/4 cup: 664mg Swiss chard, 1/2 cup, cooked: 655mg Prune juice, 3/4 cup: 530mg Carrot juice,…
Some vegetables have secrets to making them taste great. Here are what I’ve discovered: Broccoli The secret to broccoli, I believe, is miso or salt or soy sauce, and they should be a little crunchy. I remember in the past, anytime broccoli tasted good was when it was stir fried with miso and not overdone…
Why is it if any other organ in your body breaks, you get sympathy, but if your brain breaks, you get secrecy and shame? I read this on a Facebook status and I can’t agree with it more. It’s interesting that people expect that if you run into emotional problems, you can simply change your…
Seriously, I consider this a freaking MIRACLE! (This was once completely DEAD looking!) We bought a little pot plant of basil last week so I can cook, but for some reason I didn’t manage to use that one, so I left it behind my computer desk most of the day. Uh-oh, bad idea because when…
Silicone muffin cups Aren’t these just such a wonderful invention? Instead of buying paper muffin cups that you throw away each time, you can bake muffins in these, and it comes out easily, plus you can reuse them! Candy/Chocolate Molds These are amazing, they pop out so easily and you can mold brownies, candy or…
Decide what you are going to cook this week, don’t buy things that you won’t have time to make, because if you store them away, you may even forget about them. Buy foods that have the hardest quality, you can probably tell by the way they look – if they are fresh or wilting. If…
You’ve heard of this word, they talk about it with sugar, but what is it? Let me explain that the Glycemic Index is a measure of exactly how fast carbohydrates triggers a rise in your blood sugar. The higher the number, the greater the rise. Low: Lower than 55 Medium: Between 56-69 High: 70 and…
Here are more inspirational little reads that hopefully will brighten your day.
I love to keep everyone in the loop with what I usually buy, and recently I made an updated shopping list which I often paste to my husband so he can do all my shopping. This is it: What I get Every Week 2 organic kale 1 large packet organic baby spinach 1 packet swiss…
(Image Source) (For those who are getting 6 hours or less) Yesterday, I really got an insight to just how much I needed SLEEP! And if I’m like this, I bet others are the same. Firstly, have you ever felt really ANGRY when someone interrupts your sleep? Whether it’s your noisy neighbours doing you-know-what at…
I love making new discoveries like this! Have you ever heard of a White Noise Machine? Marpac Dohm-DS Dual Speed Sound Conditioner Say if you were relying on fans or a constant sound to keep you sleeping well because you have noisy neighbours, sound of cars or sirens wake you up, or even your own…
Time for another installment of the inspirational quotes and messages that I find, and that really makes a positive difference to me.
I’m sure that we’ve heard of that when it comes to writing a novel. Show the events, don’t tell. Something similar in life is, often we tell others to be a certain way, such as “be confident, be happier, don’t be sad, don’t let them bother you”. Have you heard of these phrases before? Perhaps…
So I am continuing my journey of getting adult braces. After they take a bunch of pictures and X-rays, you go for a consultation. That’s when the orthodontist basically explains everything to you. This is also the time to ask questions. Basic info I got: The braces last for about 24 months, give or take….
We all know that antioxidants help us fight free radicals, keeps us young and does all kinds of amazing stuff. According to a 2004 study found 20 foods with more antioxidants than anything else. Here they are. Dried Mexican red beans Wild blueberries Red kidney beans Pinto beans Cultivated blueberries Cranberries Artichokes Blackberries Prunes Raspberries…
As we know, oils have a smoke point temperature before they turn rancid, and causes bad stuff to happen to it. Here are the individual oil and their smoke points. Hope this gives you an idea of what oils to use for what type of cooking.
As I wrote in the first part, I am getting adult braces! That’s making me both excited for the result, and nervous about the process. I am going to write about my experiences so others know what they may be experiencing if they want braces as well! So, the next session was just getting photographs…
If you’re like me and get random panics, how do you actually know that it’s a panic attack, and not some other illness? Here are the signs: The symptoms you get can suddenly disappear when you’re not focusing on it. For example, you may be thinking of something else for 2-5 minutes, and suddenly realise…
OMG, I think I found a new favourite restaurant! Yesterday, I went to Hangawi, on the way to the New York Comic Con! I found this place through Happy Cow and really wanted to go, particularly that it was vegan/vegetarian. The first thing I noticed was just how beautiful the place was. It felt like…