Queen - Breakthru

Love this song - how exhilirating to be singing atop a fast train.....

Magic & dreams

"May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself." — Neil Gaiman

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Colourful smoothies

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Goodness & truth

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A fresh & tasty summer snack

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Life is about....

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Strength

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Everybody is a genius - Albert Einstein

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Superfood salad

This simple summer salad recipe is great at a barbecue. Packed full of nutritious ingredients, it adds a healthy kick to a meat feast BBQ.  (Recipie and image from Channel 4 food).

 INGREDIENTS

• 4 flaked smoked mackerel fillets
• 8 thinly sliced radishes
• 1 head broccoli, cut into florets, then blanched and refreshed under cold running water
• 2 tbsp sunflower seeds
• A good handful sprouts (such as alfalfa and purple radish)
• 3 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp red wine vinegar for a dressing

METHOD

How to make superfood salad

1. In a large bowl, mix together mackerel fillets, radishes, broccoli, sunflower seeds and sprouts.
2. Mix olive oil and red wine vinegar for a dressing and pour over to serve.

Inspiring

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Tao Porchon-Lynch started teaching yoga at 73, and now, 20 years later, still teaches four days a week in New York. Great-grandmother Edith Wilma Connor, 77, entered - and won - her first bodybuilding competition at the age of 65.

Just breathe

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Colour to make you smile

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One pot Moroccan chicken

A North African chicken casserole that's low in fat, packed with veg and flavoured with harissa.  One post Moroccan chicken recipe sourced from BBC Good Food.

Ingredients
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

• 4 skinless chicken breasts
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion , finely sliced
• 400g can cherry tomatoes
• 2 tbsp harissa paste (we used Belazu Rose Harissa)
• 1 tbsp clear honey
• 2 medium courgettes , thickly sliced
• 400g can chickpeas , drained and rinsed

Method

1. Season the chicken breasts all over with the cumin and lots of ground black pepper. Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan and cook the chicken with the onion for 4 mins. Turn the chicken over and cook for a further 3 mins. Stir the onions around the chicken regularly as they cook.
2. Tip the tomatoes and 250ml water into the pan and stir in the harissa, honey, courgettes and chickpeas. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 15 mins until the chicken is tender and the sauce has thickened slightly.

Harissa is a Tunisian chili paste and is commonly used in the Maghreb region to season stews and other dishes. Depending on the type of chili the paste can be very hot!  Reciope from Jamie Oliver.

Ingredients

1 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tbsp caraway seeds
2 tsp cumin seeds
200g red chili peppers, roughly chopped
1 small red bell pepper, roughly chopped
1 garlic bulb, peeled and roughly chopped
1/2 a bunch of fresh coriander, roughly chopped
1 tbsp dried mint
1 tbsp salt
olive oil

Method
Roast coriander, caraway, and cumin seed in a dry pan for about 2 minutes and ground in a pestle and mortar. (The smell of this will be incredibly fragrant!)
Put the ground spices, all the other ingredients, and about 2-3 tbsps of olive oil in a mixer or food processor. Blend until you get a thick paste. Fill into a sterilized jar and put a bit of olive oil on top to prevent drying-out. Keep in the fridge.

Note: You could also use dried chili peppers. Just let them soak in warm water for about 20-30 minutes and discard the water before blending.

Run, run, run

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Running

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A natural high

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Healthy eating

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Ways to relax

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Time to chill out!

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