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Cloudy ginger lemonade
06Apr

cloudy ginger lemonade

Warm weather fronts are here. This is when we jump for joy that the beautiful sea views are less than an hour away. Our lockdown summer was marked by long walks by the coast and lazy days sat on the cool grass in our garden, and with longer, warmer days here I have started to crave this lemonade. And with the go ahead for meeting friends and families in gardens and parks, this is the perfect mocktail for a socially distanced get together. It’s sparkling, refreshing and if you have a blender it only takes 10 minutes to make! . Cloudy ginger lemonade (makes around 1.5l) 6 lemons 2 tbsp caster sugar 400ml water 750ml non alcoholic ginger beer Mint to garnish Ice . 1. Cut lemons into quarters and remove seeds. Blend it lemons, water and and sugar. Pass it through a sieve and discard the bigger lumps of zest and pith. 2. Add ginger beer and serve it over ice. Garnish with mint. . . More summer recipes:
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carrot ginger creamy yoghurt smoothie
20Apr

Creamy orange and carrot smoothie

This smoothie has a great contrast of zing and cream as it blends carrot, ginger and Alpro yoghurt. I have never been a great veg eater, and although no longer as fussy as I used to be as a child (brocollini is now a staple), I often “forget” to add vegetables to my food.So I have decided to drink it! I have been using my Ninja nutri bullet blender everyday during lockdown to make what I call “smoothie snacks” (a good alternative to crisps, but the jury is still out on that).My recent favourite is this creamy orange and carrot smoothie. Ingredients:200ml orange juice1 small carrot, peeled and chopped100g alpro vanilla yoghurt1/2 inch piece of ginger, peeled and chopped 1. Blend it all together (I also prefer to strain it for a smoother drink)Yep, that easy to get some vitamin c! Click here to explore other smoothie recipes.
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18Nov

Mood boosting iced tea with turmeric and chamomile

  Change can be a little scary. Last month I left my old job for a new role in a different hospital and trying  to fit into a new team comes with excitement but also challenges. I made this recipe a while back, when the stress from my old job reached its peak, giving me loads of sleep trouble, consequently making me so tired and the days unbearable. I tried Nytol, a herbal medicine but to no avail which led me to do some research on natural remedies. I had to give into the latest trend of putting turmeric on everything even though it has such a bitter after taste. There is extensive evidence (in rats and humans) that turmeric has a potential anti-anxiety effect. Research shows that anxiety negatively impacts on physical health and may damage brain cells and that adding turmeric to your diet may actually reverse this damage. If you would like to read more about it click here and here. So that is the star of the show. But we also have chamomile, which not only has anxiolitic propertie but also helps with insomina. I don’t enjoy hot drinks that much, not even in the winter
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