Day: March 20, 2018

I just love cooking with citrus fruits not only are they healthy but they add such a lovely zing to a dish don’t you think?

Today my dishes includes either Orange or Lemon and when I was thinking about this and don’t ask why because I haven’t a clue my brain just wanders at times and goes off on a tangent.

But the Children’s Nursery rhyme Oranges and Lemons, said the bells of St.Clements sprung to mind…Who remembers that? We used to play that game at parties and in the school playground…Did you?

Today I give you a recipe which was originally given to me by my friend Mamik who comes from Indonesia… she makes the most awesome Beef Rendang which I will share with you another day…

These chicken skewers are lovely and moist and making them on lemon grass skewers just enhances that lovely lemon flavour.

Lemon grass…

It is two years since I posted the series on the nutrients we need in our daily diet to maintain our health.  Each week I will explore a different nutrient and and best sources to ensure that you receive sufficient amounts in your diet. I hope that even if you remember the series from two years ago that you will still find interesting.

The body has evolved over many thousands of years to process food precisely to extract the nutrients it contains. There is a delicate eco-system within our bodies that requires that precision when it comes to maintaining a healthy balance. The systems that process our food are unable to extract these essential nutrients from industrially produced foods, however many vitamins and minerals have been added during the production process.

When the body does not receive the nutrients in the right format, ill-health results including cancer, chronic auto-immune…

I’ve been so busy with other writer’s books of late, it’s been a pleasant surprise to find this incredibly complimentary review of one of my own on Amazon:

5.0 out of 5 stars

Hitchcock Would Love This!

The structure and pace of this book reminded me of a Hitchcock movie, where the characters immediately draw you in, yet its seemingly innocent atmosphere is just a precursor to dark things to come. Billy, taking a break from his unfulfilling city life, decides that traveling to exotic Africa is the perfect answer. It is there that he meets up with other tourists staying at a small peaceful retreat, surrounded by well-described lush landscapes and serene animals. Campfire discussions at night may reveal differing philosophies and personality issues, but basically, all is serene.
Then comes a shift. A nearby village is overtaken by rebels and suddenly there’s a good chance that they, too…