EASY SNACK / BITES

GREEK CUCUMBER WALNUT BITES

iNGREDIENTS

½ cup chopped walnuts, divided

1 English cucumber, ends trimmed

½ cup roasted red pepper hummus

¼ cup crumbled feta cheese

5 cherry tomatoes, quartered

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 350. Arrange the chopped walnut pieces on a baking sheet, and bake for 8 minutes, checking frequently, until toasted.
2. Slice the cucumber crosswise into 18 slices, each about ¾” thick. Using a small spoon, gently scoop out the center of each cucumber slice to create a small cavity (leave the bottom and sides of the cucumber intact.) These are your cucumber “cups.”
3. In a small bowl, stir together the hummus and 6 tablespoons of the walnuts. Spoon the hummus mixture into each cucumber cup. Top each cucumber cup with a sprinkling of the remaining walnut pieces, the feta, and the cherry tomatoes.

THIS IS A LOVELY RECIPE FROM OLDWAYS

MENS HEALTH--fitness

I  went to a farming meeting this evening --there were a number of stands one from the Farming Community Network which had a leaflet "Fit for Farming"


Well worth looking at whether you are a framer or not!


https://www.menshealthforum.org.uk/fit-farming








 

HOSPITAL CATERERS ASSOCIATION

For anyone involved in care catering this is an excellent event

I am secretary of the local Oxford Branch of the Hospital Caterers  and we have our meeting in Kettering this Thursday

For information go to the HCA website

 

HAPPIER

 found these on the medicine net.com

http://click.messages.medicinenet.com/?qs=df37745bd2ba00fff46aad66ceaaf81fc1eb5ff7244260f6c40c130fbca61dc9b09d4c5f3d5464ac45b6e5703fe8b54a

15 Ways to Be Happier

Want to lift your spirits? Smile, take a stroll. This can change your brain's chemistry. Plus others which may be helpful on a stormy Sunday

Egg recipes

oldways@oldwayspt.org via oldwayspt.ccsend.com

Lots of lovely recipes using eggs from OLDWAYS

National Gastroitestinal Nursing Conference

I went to this conference at the end of January and as a dietitian found it so interesting and learnt so much.

Of particular note was

A presentation on medication adherence in inflammatory bowel disease --such a shame that patients stop taking medication and then their condition flares up!

Haemochromatosis--managing heredity iron overload

I had never really heard of this except in passing so probably lots of undiagnosed patients!


There will be another conference next year so worth looking out for