ARTICHOKE (Globe)
January 10th, 2012 → 1:00 am @ Shanti
“Vitamins and minerals in fresh food” ARTICHOKE (GLOBE) Globe artichokes have an edible portion, which is the flower head, called the heart. These are often pickled and made into all sorts of dishes, of which I have tasted some and found very nice eating. Originally from the Mediterranean area, now grown everywhere, where the climate […]
Healthy. Stresses and strains! Who wants them?
December 30th, 2011 → 6:12 am @ Shanti
Hello again. It is so amazing how we are reminded about things, when we keep an eye out for information. I was staying at a friend’s place the other day and when I woke up, saw a sign saying:”The best things in life are free”. Well, that was strange, because I wanted to write about […]
Health care. Emotional expressions
December 20th, 2011 → 12:14 pm @ Shanti
I was lying in bed this morning and remembered a friend of mine, Steve, who has 2 sons and 2 daughters and from them 5 grandchildren. He really loves them all so much. As Steve is now well and truly a grandfather of mature age, he has become also quite emotional and cannot go to […]
STRAWBERRY
December 10th, 2011 → 1:20 am @ Shanti
“Vitamins and minerals in fresh food” STRAWBERRIES What a winner, the Strawberry! It seem like it is everybody’s favourite. The strawberry is used world wide for all occasions and grown in many countries. The strawberry grows on runners along the ground and each year these runners can be trimmed and planted somewhere else for a […]
SAPODILLA
December 10th, 2011 → 1:15 am @ Shanti
“Vitamins and minerals in fresh food” SAPODILLA Sapodilla, sometimes called Sapota Not to be confused with the Sapote, like the Black Sapote or the Mamey Sapote. Sapodilla originated in the Mexico and Belize region, but is now grown in other tropical areas such as Cape Tribulation in northern Queensland. The trees produce a lot of […]
RASPBERRY
December 10th, 2011 → 1:10 am @ Shanti
“Vitamins and minerals in fresh food” RASPBERRY The raspberry has been a favourite fruit for ages and is rich in antioxidants. The raspberry bush is a small bush and has some thorns on the stems. Forgetting that, it is worthwhile getting a few scratches, for the fruit is delicious and fresh. I mentioned a little […]
POMEGRANATE
December 10th, 2011 → 1:05 am @ Shanti
“Vitamins and minerals in fresh food” POMEGRANATE Personally I have had little to do with Pomegranates and certainly have not grown them. In India, where they have supposedly originated, they are highly prizes for their flavour. They are sometimes called a “super food”, because they are very valuable in the B complex group and vitamin […]
PLUMS
December 10th, 2011 → 1:00 am @ Shanti
“Vitamins and minerals in fresh food” PLUMS Plums are also a worldwide fruit and versatile as well. Many species are on the shelves all the time and I like them all, even though some of them are hard to get the stone (seed) out of they are still lovely to eat. Plums are an early […]
Health. Acidity AGAIN. YES!
November 30th, 2011 → 12:04 pm @ Shanti
This afternoon, a friend came past and started to complain about his neck, how the nerves in his neck are so sore, as soon as he turns his head to one side. He told me that the doctor said, having seen his X-rays or whatever test he had done, that the vertebrae in his neck […]
Survival. Why do we live, where we live?
November 20th, 2011 → 11:52 am @ Shanti
For many years I have observed communities, who have settled along rivers, some others on earthquake prone zones and again others right on beach fronts, which are all prone to nature’s fury at some time or another. In the days of river transport, a lot of cities and towns were settled along rivers and these […]