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Lorna S
Salvador Dali
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 06/07/2010 : 12:58:43
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I wish I could say that I've been taking them long term but unfortunately not. I do have problems with digestion, it can be managed but it does restrict the foods I can eat. I have 1 supplement every 2/3 days depending on what I've been eating or drinking.
It would have explained the eye problems too, Oh well, just a thought.
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jules4154
Salvador Dali
2382 Posts |
Posted - 07/07/2010 : 09:05:04
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Thanks for mentioning it, I didn't know that too much would make you ill. |
Jules.
'Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty.' Adair Lara |
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Lorna S
Salvador Dali
United Kingdom
4107 Posts |
Posted - 07/07/2010 : 09:51:52
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I saw it on 'House'. A patient on there had been eating lots of Brazil nuts which are good for you in small doses but contain selenium.
He had selenium poisoning and it was really nasty. Lost his hair and everything before they realised what it was.
I watch House because I just love Hugh Laurie in that role |
"I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes."
Sara Teasdale
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Lorna S
Salvador Dali
United Kingdom
4107 Posts |
Posted - 07/07/2010 : 16:14:37
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Incidentally, whilst we are on the subject of health, I was researching one of the ingredients I use to colour my cirtus soaps for my talk this evening and I found this: (Curries weekly from now on then ;o) )
Investigations into the low incidence of colo-rectal cancer amongst ethnic groups with a large intake of curries compared with the indigenous population have discovered that some active ingredients of Turmeric appear to have anti-cancer properties. Second stage trials of a Turmeric-based drug to treat cancer are currently underway.
Possible side effects
Turmeric appears to be very safe in recommended doses. However, there is some evidence to suggest that – because turmeric enhances the release of bile in the liver, high doses should not be taken by people with gallstones, obstructive jaundice, acute bilious colic or toxic liver disorders. |
"I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes."
Sara Teasdale
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Raven
Salvador Dali
United Kingdom
2692 Posts |
Posted - 07/07/2010 : 17:17:23
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I have Turmeric at least once a week to colour my rice yellow,makes it more interesting than white,no more pataks though, i buy the shop brand & spice it up myself  |
An artist is a creature driven by demons. He doesn't know why they choose him and he's usually too busy to wonder why.
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jeannie
Da Vinci
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Posted - 08/07/2010 : 08:28:19
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I love pilau rice but what spices are in it? turmeric clearly and what looks like cloves but what else? Raven? Ros ( via Lincoln the curry king!)
we had rice last night - risotto for me with stock from the chicken carcase ( that was as usual gone this morning form the feed area)with chives, thyme, oregano and the first baby broad beans and onion from garden and some yellow pepper- charles only like fried rice - so he had chicken,pepper, onion, mushroom and the egg..plus he just loves loads of salty soy sauce on it - looks revolting but he loves it. he thinks my risotto is just tasteless - he's a salty addict and has loads on everything, i reckon that's why he can't taste food! |
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Lorna S
Salvador Dali
United Kingdom
4107 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2010 : 10:10:48
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| I've heard that as we get older we lose our taste buds and that leaves salt as our only tasteable seasoning. More and more gets put onto food and therefore hardened arteries etc become more common in older people. |
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Sara Teasdale
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AnnetteCox
Salvador Dali
3430 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2010 : 18:13:37
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Funnily enough though, the Japanese who use soy sauce in most dishes and therefore have quite high salt intakes, have about the lowest rate of heart disease in the world.
Maybe it's because they also eat loads of veg and lean meat, and hardly any burgers, pies and sausages. |
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Ros C
Da Vinci
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/07/2010 : 23:23:34
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Pilau rice is slightly different from country to country...or region to region.
Bengali Pilau (the real stuff, and not the westernised restaurant stuff) isn't usually coloured....according to my Bengali friend. The main spices in Pilau are cloves, cardamom and cinnamon and curry leaves.
The pilau rice is usually fried off in some ghee before cooking....and only enough water to cook it is used....at the end of cooking there should be no water left.
To cook the rice like this, heat up some ghee in the pot until melted, add the spices and your dry rice to the pot, fry it off lightly, to coat all the individual rice grains with the ghee and get the spices going.
Then take it off the heat, shake the pot to level it off in the pot,
then add enough water till the waterline reaches the first knuckle of your index finger when you are toughing the top of the rice.....this is the right amount of water/rice.
Return the pot to the heat and bring the rice to a fast boil.
Then turn the heat down and simmer till the water has all gone (you have to listen carefully for the difference in the sound which indicates the water has all gone).
Then turn off the heat, put a lid on and leave....you can cover it with a teatowel too...the aim being to let the rice finish off cooking in the remaining steam. Dont stir it as this encourages the release of the startches which causes it to stick together.
By contrast, Lincoln puts the spices straight into the dry rice and water - misses out the ghee and the frying off stage....so it's a bit healthier. Not sure if this is typically Sri Lankan, but it's the way his family have always done it. He goes heavier on the cardamom and cloves and does use a little Turmeric. |
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jeannie
Da Vinci
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Posted - 09/07/2010 : 09:21:06
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i think i'd pass on the ghee too - but those spices sound perfect and i have them all, except for the curry leaves - will get them, i guess they add just that extra hint of spice to counteract the sweetness of the others. i tend to cook rice with just enough water anyway and always do that teatowel thing but with kitchen roll as if we have curry i like my rice plain and charles likes his fried so it keeps mine nice and fluffy that way instead of sticky. ( he likes hot curries and i like mild and spicer not chilli hot - we're just opposites really)
its just knowing exactly which ones in which combination isn't it - i am an experimenter when i want to play with new flavours but i knew what end result just not how to get it.
Thanks for that Ros - i'll let you know how i get on. tans kids ove pilau too. |
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all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
Edmund Burke
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Lorna S
Salvador Dali
United Kingdom
4107 Posts |
Posted - 09/07/2010 : 09:33:13
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Sounds good, I'll give that a try. I love rice. I have a hybrid way of doing egg fried rice, hybrid between Jeannie's and Kos's methods and it's lovely!
At the soap talk/demo last night I met an amazing lady who lost her leg 17 years ago during a joy rider accident. They mounted the pavement and knocked her over 17 years ago. She had an articicial limb and gets about quite well with a stick.
I was amazed by her cheerfulness lack of bitterness about the whole thing.
It made me think of how much she must have gone through, yes, illness is dreadful but it's your own body doing it to you as it were, but here she was, just walking along the street when suddenly her life changed forever by someone else's stupidity . The pain part doesn't even bear thinking about.
Anyway, amazing lady I'm glad to have met. |
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Lois
Turner
United Kingdom
661 Posts |
Posted - 09/07/2010 : 12:07:34
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this is a recipe that I use to make rice special.
2 cup. basmati rice
1 tsp saffron threads
3 Tablespoons plus 4 cups boiling water
6 Tablespoons ghee or butter
One 2-inch piece stick cinnamon
4 whole cloves
1 cup. finely chopped onion
2 tsp salt 1/4 t ground cardamom
Place the saffron in a small bowl and cover with 3 tablespoons of boiling water. Soak for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat the butter over moderate heat in a large 3 or 4 qt. stockpot. Add the cinnamon and cloves and stir well. Add the onions and saute for about 5 minutes.
Add the rice and stir for about 5 minutes. Pour in the 4 cups of boiling water, salt, and the cardamom. Bring to a boil over high heat. Add the saffron and its soaking water. Stir gently. Cover, reduce heat, and cook for 25 minutes. Fluff and serve hot.
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jeannie
Da Vinci
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Kos
Picasso
United Kingdom
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Posted - 18/07/2010 : 20:17:19
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just thought I'd share my/our news....after a year and a half of long distance relationship, Rob is moving up here in September
No doubt it will cause more 'problems' with my ex who will then lay it all my boys' shoulders but hey, life goes on and we've bent over backwards to please everyone, so now we are just going to please ourselves - life is too short! |
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Valpolicella
Constable
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Posted - 18/07/2010 : 22:12:54
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