Tuesday, 10 March 2020

VEGETABLE CURRY

https://www.heartuk.org.uk/

THIS IS THE RECIPE FROM HEART UK --I LOVE VEGETABLE CURRY AND I REGULARLY DO ONE WITH CHICKPEAS, CAULIFLOWER ONIONS AND TINNED TOMATOES PLUS LOTS OF SPICES

ingredients

150g frozen diced butternut squash
½ Aubergine, diced
3 squirts of spray oil
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 x 5cm fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
1 x red chilli, deseeded and finely sliced
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tbsp Garam Masala
100g mushrooms, sliced
1 medium sized courgette, sliced
1 red pepper, chopped
200g passata
300ml reduced salt vegetable stock
6 cherry tomatoes, cut in half
2 x 400g tinned chickpeas, drained
1 tsp vegetable oil
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp onion seeds
150ml soya coconut yoghurt
Handful fresh coriander, chopped

Method

Preheat the oven to 190C/ 170C Fan/ Gas Mark 5. Place the diced butternut squash and aubergine onto a baking sheet. Spray with the 3 squirts of oil and mix thoroughly. Cook in the oven for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan and add the chopped onion. Cook on a gentle heat for 5 minutes or until the onion has softened. Add the garlic, ginger and chilli and cook for a further minute. Stir in the spices and cook for around 30 seconds or until the spices release their fragrance. Add the mushrooms, courgette and pepper into the pan and cook for a few minutes until they start to soften. Pour in the stock, passata and cherry tomatoes and give everything a good stir. Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally to stop the mixture from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
After 15 minutes add the chickpeas, roasted butternut squash and aubergine to the mixture. Stir through and cook gently for a further 15 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened. Continue to stir occasionally.

Saturday, 29 February 2020

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




Thursday, 27 February 2020

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








 Cartoon showing healthy farmer jumping the air

Wednesday, 19 February 2020

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

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Sunday, 16 February 2020

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


Saturday, 15 February 2020

Egg recipes

oldways@oldwayspt.org via oldwayspt.ccsend.com



Lots of lovely recipes using eggs from OLDWAYS

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Wednesday, 12 February 2020

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 overloadHaemochromatosis UK

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