June 2011

Zar – Recent health scare

June 29, 2011

The recent outbreak of E.coli in Europe is the latest in the history of health scares in the food industry. In my memory, the worst was the BSE outbreak in the UK. It’s a reminder of how fragile we are as humans and how we are at the mercy of the environment in a different [...]

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Georgie – Insanity it is then…

June 27, 2011

The things I do for this blog (and for the good of my body) This week I have embarked on a 60 day programme from the States, called ‘Insanity’. There is, I discovered, a reason this DVD workout series is named such – it is completely nuts! It’s a 12 DVD series – check out [...]

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Zar – Recipe – Warm Beef noodle salad

June 24, 2011

This is courtesy of Neil Perry. I cooked it last night and it really went down well. Not strongly flavoured but delicious and really lovely textures. It uses beef fillet which I found on offer in the supermarket. If you’re on a budget, feel free to use rump or sirloin but it won’t be quite [...]

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Rosie – killer legs

June 24, 2011

As I’ve just done a little post on winner tummy exercises… I thought I’d do the same for legs, three great little numbers I hold up my sleeve for when the legs are getting a little floppy. 1) Lunges jumps As in normal lunges but with jumps! Start in the downward position, using your arms [...]

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Zar – Exercises the trainers use

June 22, 2011

One of my favourite reads in the Sunday paper is the Body and Soul section in the Daily Tele.   This week they featured exercises that the trainers themselves like to use.    Further to the great exercises Pose put up last week here’s a quick rundown of them. For a fitness boost, circuit training – a [...]

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Georgie – Holiday rules

June 21, 2011

Well I finally took a holiday last week which is why I didn’t blog! It was great to take a break from the UK and get some sun (and golf) and forget about life and work generally! Of course I didn’t manage to TOTALLY switch off but I did manage to spend long periods of [...]

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Asparagus and buffalo mozzarella salad

June 19, 2011

Searching for inspiration for my Christmas in July weekend, I came across this recipe which I’ve made before and is delicious. It’s inspired by a Kiwi chef, Peter Gordon. This plate of food encompasses everything I love about food and cooking. Simple, quality ingredients put together to create something delicious. Serve as a starter. The [...]

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ROSIE – tummy winners

June 14, 2011

I’m a little devastated as my lovely flat tummy of old is now a bulgy, saggy mess. So, I’ve been working hard at trying to restore it to it’s former glory, sadly it’s taking a little longer than expected, but here’s to trying…. So below are my three “winners” of tummy exercises. Repeat 3 x [...]

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Gastric Banding

June 13, 2011

I’m fascinated. I’d watch a TV program devoted to this subject. Mainly because I love to watch stuff about people but also because I’m probably amongst the vast majority of people who thinks this is an “easy out”. For individuals who don’t have the willpower to do it the hard way like the rest of [...]

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Zar – Recipe – Braised chicken with red wine and peas

June 10, 2011

This is definitely a recipe I’m going to cook this winter. For those of you having summer at the moment, there’s no reason you can’t do this for a Sunday night supper or save the recipe for a rainy day. Serves 4 8 chicken thighs, skin on, bones in 1 red onion, sliced 8 cloves [...]

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