A health freak mom's thoughts on health and all things healthy
Aubergines are one of our favorite vegetables in the nightshade family. Aubergine is a fruit used as a vegetable when cooked. Eggplant (Solanum melongena) or aubergine is a species of nightshade grown for its edible fruit. Eggplant is the common name in North American and Australian English but British English uses aubergine. It is known in South…
The word “holistic” covers so many health elements nowadays that it’s hard to know what to trust. Too many health “gurus” use the term to encourage general fear mongering, conspiracy theories, misused or abused applications, or simply pad their own wallets by draining yours. There are, however, some truly beneficial holistic practices. You may have…
If you or a loved one is battling addiction or substance abuse, you know how difficult the recovery process can be. Attempting to detoxify without professional help can lead to unwanted side effects, and trying to recover without a support system can sometimes seem impossible. If you’re serious about seeking help, consider enrolling in a…
Onions are a staple in our kitchen. The kids and I LOVE onions of all types. We add onions to almost all our dishes. Onions are inexpensive and I use them generously in my dishes. For fried rice and noodles, I sometimes skip the meat and flavor the dish with loads and loads of onions, garlic,…
My lunch today consists of an ear of bi-colored sweet corn that I had just bought from the supermarket. The bi-colored sweet corns are the premium selection of sweet corns produced from a local farm. The sweet corns were so fresh and sweet that I ate half an ear raw and the other half briefly…
I recently found my new love and it’s in lemon myrtle. Several months ago, I bought a bottle of Australia made organic lemon myrtle body wash and I got hooked on the scent of lemon myrtle. A few days ago, I bought a box of lemon myrtle tea and now I am totally hooked on…
Avocado is the darling in the kitchen of our house. It is the most preferred fruit in our house. Whenever there are unripened avocados in the kitchen, our girls will keep checking on them – several times in a day, hoping to see a change in color and softness in the avocados. Finding a ripe…
Vitamins in tea aren’t the flashiest topic for budding nutritional researchers. Magazine articles and news reports ramble on about L-theanine levels and ECGC content in a cup of tea, but they seldom ever mention the vitamin content of everyone’s favorite hot beverage. This is a shame because each variety of tea actually offers a completely…
Turmeric is one of the most favored herbs in our family apart from garlic and onion. My dad cooks the yummiest braised turmeric chicken and I can never get enough of it. Our girls love their grandpa’s turmeric chicken too, cooked using lots and lots of freshly chopped turmeric, alongside onions and garlic. The only…
Portobello mushrooms are another staple item in our refrigerator. Everyone in our family loves fresh portobello mushrooms. We can eat them everyday, cooked in different styles and never get fed-up of them. Our girls love them grilled in the oven with freshly chopped garlic, ground black pepper and olive oil. We also love portobello soup…