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Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Carol Taylor’s – Culinary A – Z Rewind – X,Y,Z for Xawaash Spice, Yams and Zabaglione.

Good morning from down under…where the Autumn sun has just started to appear it looks like it will be another lovely autumn day…I am coming to the end of my break, but we have had a fabulous time just being with family, exploring some new places, and seeing my favourite roos…this little fella greeted us morning and evening to say hello while we were visiting Kalbarri…

May be an image of kangaroo and wallaby

Today I am sharing the final post in my first A-Z that Sally of Smorgasbord Magazine has been rewinding …I have loved rereading these posts. If you have been with us for a while I hope you have too …Thank you, Sally, for rewinding this A-Z which has a surprising amount of goodies that begin with X, Y and Z…

To read the full original post please click the highlighted link below…see you there the coffee is hot…

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Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Carol Taylor’s – Culinary A – Z Rewind – ‘W’ for Wakame, Wasabi, Walnuts, Watercress, and Wax Beans

Welcome once again to Smorgasbord Magazine where Sally is sharing one of my first A-Z’s…Today in my culinary trawl we have the letter W for Wakame, Wasabi, Walnuts, Watercress, and Wax Beans etc…so many food favourites begin with the letter W and I can’t thank Sally enough for sharing as I am loving the rewind…I haven’t made watercress rice for a while so that will be back on the menu it’s making my water just thinking about it…walnuts I munch on regularly and use in cooking the live fish I still give it a miss-smile.

To read the original post please click the highlighted link below and come and say hello the kettles on…See you there xxx

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CarolCooks2 weekly roundup…30th April-6th May 2023-Monday Musings…dissolvable vaccine patches, Making merit(Buddhism), My Green Kitchen,Thursday Thoughts, The Lady of Dai, Smorgasbord Health, our Immune System…

 

Welcome to my weekly roundup of posts just in case, you are like me and find a roundup helpful especially when the week has been busy…Starting with Monday Musings where my muse pinpoints anything exciting or unusual I have read, seen or experienced during the last week it could be anything that piques my interest…we are now in May and our temperatures have taken a hike upward it was 44C yesterday and predicted to be the same today…to say I am melting and only want cold drinks and ice cream is an understatement…a cup of tea is most certainly not on my agenda…

Monday Musings:

Last week Monday Musings was a mix of invention and the ancient art of Buddhism…the idea of 3D dissolvable vaccine patches is fantastic all you need is a printer a step forward for outlying areas and for anyone with a needle phobia…then I shared a Buddhist practice where anyone who passes away and has no family are tended by volunteers… Thai volunteers exhume the bones of the nameless dead, who have no one else to care for them, the remains are washed and laid out to dry then they perform a ceremony on the remains to aid the deceased in their spiritual rebirths…it is a beautiful ceremony performed with love and respect…

Monday Musings…1st May 2023…May Day, Disolvable Vaccines Plasters, Making Merit(Buddhism)…

My Green Kitchen…

Where I shared one of my favourite recipes for using up cold rice…whenever I make these and take a bowl if we are going out they just disappear they are such a lovely snack with all the different textures the crunch from the lettuce or white cabbage the heat of the chill and the ginger and the lovely rice balls they are truly a beautiful bite of food…

Potato peels make lovely crisps and are far healthier than the processed nasties as you are in charge of the salt and the fat which is why they can be a tad healthier if you air fry them but they are also delicious if you cook them in the oven which I have to at the moment as I don’t own an air fryer…

Coke and other sodas the amount of sugar and other things make them one of the unhealthiest drinks and I’m not talking about the odd glass of Coke but that is all some drink and drink bottles of this every day…

Carol Taylor’s Green Kitchen…May 3rd 2023…Potato Peel Crisps, Spicy Red Curry Balls, Organic Garden Fertilizer…

Thursday Thoughts:

Thursday Thoughts…the start of another month…May is National Walking Month-(UK) big smile- as you know I love to walk…walking is a fantastic way to keep active and maintain a healthy heart as it is fun, flexible and free…

When you think of mummies Egypt always springs to my mind..the pyramids, the Pharaohs and their Queens however this particular very well-preserved mummy was found quite by chance in China…

The Lady of Dai is one of the best-preserved mummies ever found. The condition is owed to the fact that her body had been swaddled in 20 layers of silk and she was found in 80 litres of an unknown liquid that was mildly acidic with some magnesium in it. She was placed within four layers of coffins, which were within an airtight, clay-lined burial vault 12 meters underground.

Thursday Thoughts…4th May 2023…The Lady of Dai, National Walking Month(UK),

Smorgasbord Health Column 2023:

This week Sally would like to show you how your role in your immune system’s efficiency is critical and possibly life-saving.

You only have to look at stats and information on how health services are struggling to know that we can and should help ourselves as many lifestyle diseases are preventable…Sally has the knowledge and loves to share how we can help ourselves and unless we do we will become one of the statistics..so please click the highlighted link below it will take you to Smorgasbord Magazine…See you there…the kettle is on xx

Smorgasbord Health Column 2023 – The Body our Greatest Asset – The Immune System and our role in its efficiency by Sally Cronin

Thank you for joining me today as always I look forward to your comments…I have no objection if anyone adds a link to their comment if it is relevant to the post however I do not allow link-dropping…I have been quite nice about this but in future, I will send you to spam as it seems my request is being ignored…

A personal request from me…I would be so very grateful if any of you will add little 6yr old Lenny to their prayers and send positive thoughts he has been diagnosed with High-Grade Lymphoma you can imagine what a shock this has been for his mummy and the rest of my family as he has to have intensive chemotherapy and stay in hospital for at least 6 months until the treatment is finished…I just can’t believe how cancer is rampaging through our family…I am more than shocked and wonder whose next,,,

Thank you again for joining me today I hope you are all having a lovely weekend xx

Smorgasbord Health Column 2023 – The Body our Greatest Asset – The Immune System and our role in its efficiency by Sally Cronin

This week Sally would like to show you how your role in your immune system’s efficiency is critical and possibly life-saving.

You only have to look at stats and information on how health services are struggling to know that we can and should help ourselves as many lifestyle diseases are preventable…Sally has the knowledge and loves to share how we can help ourselves and unless we do we will become one of the statistics..so please click the highlighted link below it will take you to Smorgasbord Magazine…See you there…the kettle is on xx

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2023/05/04/smorgasbord-health-column-2023-the-body-our-greatest-asset-the-immune-system-and-our-role-in-its-efficiency-by-sally-cronin/

CarolCooks2 weekly roundup…23rd-29th April 2023-Monday Musings…I’m alright Jack, A-Z the letter V, Thursday Thoughts, Arbor Day and Fast Food plus our Immune System…

Welcome to my weekly roundup of posts just in case, you are like me and find a roundup helpful especially when the week has been busy…Starting with Monday Musings where my muse pinpoints anything exciting or unusual I have read, seen or experienced during the last week it could be anything that piques my interest…It is the last day of April and tomorrow is May Day…we are one-third of the way through this year…

Monday Musings…

As most of you know, food waste is high on my agenda as are highly processed foods and particularly the fact that I still see people WITH shopping trolleys loaded with highly processed foods …I ask why ..is it because they are cheaper? is it because of peer pressure or kid pressure?  or is it because they themselves grew up on that same diet? so many questions whirl around my brain…I was on a roll(rant) some may say but I got it off my chest so for anyone who stuck with it I thank you and if you watched the video at the end like I did then I applaud you for wanting to know although I will say you can’t unwatch it…I just deplore wanton cruelty for profit…

Monday Musings…24th April 2023…I’m alright Jack, Food Waste and Green House Gases, Earth Month Challenges,life of animals on the assembly line.

Carol Taylor’s Culinary A-Z  where the letter featured was V…

Welcome once again to Smorgasbord Magazine where Sally is repeating my first culinary A-Z…  today in my culinary trawl we have the letter V for Vacherin, Vanilla, Veal, Vegetable Spaghetti and Vichyssoise etc.

Please click the highlighted link below that will take you to Smorgasbord Magazine where you can read the original post…See you there the kettle in on and the coffee is percolating x

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Carol Taylor’s – Culinary A – Z Rewind – ‘V’ for Vacherin, Vanilla, Veal, Vegetable Spaghetti and Vichyssoise

Thursday Thoughts…

Welcome to Thursday Thoughts…

During times of economic downturns, consumers turn to treats and snacks as a way to indulge when the world feels chaotic and money is tight…the stats on this don’t make pretty reading so be aware when treating the kids…that someone is out to relieve you of a bit more than you bargained for…

Today Fast Food Restaurants are under my spotlight! plus Arbor Day and a delightful video of an Aboriginal Elder playing a gum leaf…we used to use greaseproof paper over a comb as a child but I never tried making music with a leaf…

Thursday Thoughts…27th April 2023…Arbor Day, Fast Food Restaurants, Aboriginal Elder playing a Gum Leaf…

Smorgasbord Heath Column…

Sally is absolutely correct “Our Body is our greatest asset”…IF we take ownership and look after it…Ok, some illnesses and diseases we cannot avoid however if our immune system is in good shape we can deal with them far better and generally our recovery times are quicker…

However, so many lifestyle diseases are down to our diets and how much we exercise…that is the bottom line…there is no getting away from it when Sally says “Ignorance is not bliss.. your body is your only real asset and your well-being should be your primary concern. 

To read the full original post please click the highlighted link below it will take you to Smorgasbord Magazine where you can read this post…See you there the kettle is on xx

Smorgasbord Health Column 2023 – The Body our Greatest Asset – The Immune System and How it Works by Sally Cronin

Thank you for joining me today for my weekly roundup I hope you have all had a great week and are enjoying the bank holiday weekend if you are in the UK as always I look forward to your comments and appreciate any shares xx

Smorgasbord Health Column 2023 – The Body our Greatest Asset – The Immune System and How it Works by Sally Cronin

Sally is absolutely correct “Our Body is our greatest asset”…IF we take ownership and look after it…Ok, some illnesses and diseases we cannot avoid however if our immune system is in good shape we can deal with them far better and generally our recovery times are quicker…

However, so many lifestyle diseases are down to our diets and how much we exercise…that is the bottom line…there is no getting away from it when Sally says “Ignorance is not bliss.. your body is your only real asset and your well-being should be your primary concern.

To read the full original post please click the highlighted link below it will take you to Smorgasbord Magazine where you can read this post…See you there the kettle is on xx

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2023/04/27/smorgasbord-health-column-2023-the-body-our-greatest-asset-the-immune-system-and-how-it-works-by-sally-cronin/