Wednesday 18 December 2013

One frosty morning



















Cute `felties` by Miss O


                                                          needle felting again
                                   a Christmas lamb and dachshund - gifts for friends











Christmas lights




 Lacy invention by Master M
















A few handmade Christmas cards



Winter bird by Miss E





Scent of Danger: Are There Toxic Ingredients in Perfumes and Colognes?: Scientific American

Scent of Danger: Are There Toxic Ingredients in Perfumes and Colognes?: Scientific American

What Happens to Your Brain When You Eat Junk Food (And Why We Crave It) | James Clear

What Happens to Your Brain When You Eat Junk Food (And Why We Crave It) | James Clear

Prevent Disease.com - Vaccines Are One Big Experiment Causing Hundreds of Diseases In The Modern World

Prevent Disease.com - Vaccines Are One Big Experiment Causing Hundreds of Diseases In The Modern World

Author reveals forgotten history, of infectious disease vs. vaccines in groundbreaking new book

Author reveals forgotten history, of infectious disease vs. vaccines in groundbreaking new book

Bill Gates Funded Company Can Now Track Your Vaccine Status via Fingerprint | Health Impact News

Bill Gates Funded Company Can Now Track Your Vaccine Status via Fingerprint | Health Impact News

Dark Chocolate Coconut Cakies

Multiply Delicious- The Food | Dark Chocolate Coconut Cakies

  Great great recipe to try


Dark Chocolate Coconut Cakies (or the everything cookie)
Print Recipe
1/4 cup coconut flour
1/4 cup blanched almond flour
1/3 cup unsweetened shredded coconut, plus additional for topping
1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
6 organic medjool dates, pits removed
1/2 cup smooth organic almond butter
1 small ripe banana
1/3 cup canned organic pumpkin
2 medium eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 to 4 ounces dark chocolate (anything over 70% cacao – and soy free), chopped – reserve some for topping cookies

Kto roznosi i zaraża bakterią krztuśca? | Fakty o krztuścu i szczepieniach przeciwko krztuścowi

Kto roznosi i zaraża bakterią krztuśca? | Fakty o krztuścu i szczepieniach przeciwko krztuścowi

w mediach glownonurtowych swiatlo prawdy nt rzeczywistych przyczyn epidemii krztusca

The Urban Poser:: All Recipes

The Urban Poser:: All Recipes

 great source of healthy, wholesome low carbs, grain/ wheat/gluten  free recipes

Medlar cheese - grand finale!

Generally I  followed  this Victorian recipe by Theodore Garrett The Encyclopaedia of Practical Cookery (London 188) featured in    Historic Food
Put some Medlars into an earthernware jar, stand it in a saucepan with boiling water nearly to the top and keep it boiling gently over a slow fire. When the Medlars are quite soft, pass them through a fine hair sieve, and weigh the pulp, and for every pound allow one and a half breakfast cups of coarsely crushed loaf sugar and half a teaspoonful of allspice. Put all the ingredients together in the preserving pan, and stir them over the fire with a wooden spoon until thickly reduced, skimming occasionally. Turn the cheese into moulds, and keep them in a cold place. When ready to serve, turn the cheeses out of the moulds on to a dish.

From Theodore Garrett The Encyclopaedia of Practical Cookery (London 188)
 but I decided to use earthenware sloow cooker instead
and coconut blossom unrefined sugar ( reducing the amount a little)







Chocolate bark with cranberry and pomegranade





Raw cacao liquor ( or good quality dark chocolate )
raw honey to sweeten ( if using raw cacao) - to taste
pinch of Himalayan salt ( salt will enhance sweetness)
coconut oil ( optional) ( it will soften chocolate which will require storing in cooler environment )
 ginger or any spices/ extracts of your choice ( optional)
 dried cranberries and pomegranate seeds
( alternatively goji berries, dried raspberries,  nuts( macadamia) almond flakes etc etc)

 Prepare a suitable mould / flat bottom  baking tray /silicon tray
 If necessary, layered with foil
 Melt cacao liquor and coconut oil over hot water pan ( bain marie)
Cool down and add raw honey when only lightly warm. Mix  well until combined.
 Add salt, extracts, spices and fruit/nuts of your choice










 Surowiec kakaowy
( lub dobra , gorzka czekolada)
miod niepasteryzowany ( do poslodzenia jesli uzywamy surowca 100% ) -  ilosc zaleznie od upodoban
 szczypta soli himalajskiej ( ze wzgl na duza zawartosc mineralow)- sol tez uwypukla slodki smak dzieki czemu mozna zmniejszych ilosc slodzika ( miodu )
olej kokosowy ( opcjonalnie)- zmiekczy troche czekolade, zaleznie od ilosci bardziej lub mniej bedzie wymagala przechowywania w lodowce

imbir/ olejek pomaranczowy ( dopuszczalny do spozycia) lub skorka pomaranczowa
ew naturalny ekstrakt wlasnego wyboru - pare kropel

suszona zurawina ( nie znalazlam bez dodatku cukru  i in wiec suszylam samodzielnie ( podpowiedz- warto przekroic na pol przed suszeniem, wtedy szybciej idzie)
swiezy granat ( jesli do spozycia na biezaco bo nie za dlugo polezy ale za to efekt smakowy i wizualny wart eksperymentu )
( ew. owoce goji , suszone maliny, orzechy macadamia, platki migdalowe itp
ilosci zaleznie od upodoban- byle nie przesadzic :)

Przygotowac foremke ( uzywam keksowek silikonowych)

Mase kakaowa rozpuscic w kapieli wodnej ( bain marie)
schlodzic przez pare minut jesli goraca, do temp pokojowej i dodac, olej kokosowy,  miod, sol i ekstrakt.
 Na koniec dorzucic owoce, orzechy zostawiajac troche do wysypania dna foremki i wierzchu czekolady po wylaniu do foremek/ki
 Odstawic do lodowki- do calkowitego zastygniecia