http://blogscrambled.com Thoughts and musings on food and nutrition... Fri, 08 May 2009 21:13:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I  don't know how exactly this works but that's nature for you. Perfect. And there is something in nature to heal or cure anything. Some we don't know about yet & others we have tried to make a man made substitute for. I have heard this many times before & have ... http://blogscrambled.com/uncategorized/mrsa-natural-barrier/ This article was on Yahoo news today http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/01052009/36/world-s-first-chocolate-powered-racer-0.html    This is the worlds first formula 3 race car, which has been made with sustainable products such as, carrots, potatoes,  & cashew nut shells and runs on chocolate! Recently there has been plenty of talk & debate on the subject of carbon emmissions, electric cars e.t.c, ... http://blogscrambled.com/uncategorized/formula-3-gets-a-veggie-makeover/ Last night, courgettes were in the bargin bucket in the local co-op.  So I took home, 2 very big, & mint condition  courgettes for 20p & stuck one in a juicer, with 3 slighly sad looking kiwi fruits. I was planning on executing a banana into this drink but after tasting ... http://blogscrambled.com/nutritional-info/kiwi-courgette-smoothie/ Tonight I really feel the need to rewind & de-stress. Here is a great way to prepare a very de-stressing bath using oats & honey. Put some oats into a muslin, clean sock, or any type of cloth bag & tie this to the hot tap, so the hot water runs through ... http://blogscrambled.com/uncategorized/really-relaxing-de-stress-bath/ I read an interview last night with Dr. Batmanghelidj on naturalnews.com .  Dr. Batmanghelidj was a student of Sir Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin. I found this conversation between Dr. Batmanghelidj & Mike Adams very interesting. We all know that water is the most important thing that we need to put into ... http://blogscrambled.com/uncategorized/water-as-medicine/ Simply add some salt to warm water, let the salt dissolve & when the water is cool, dip your toothbrush in and brush your teeth as normal. A good, simple yet effective way to give your teeth a brighten up. http://blogscrambled.com/uncategorized/quick-easy-tooth-whitener/ Minor kitchen burns:- Even if you do not like the taste of it one ingredient I think you should always have in a kitchen is HONEY. After working for years in commercial kitchens, I swear by the use of honey when a minor burn occurs. The amount of burns suffered in commecial ... http://blogscrambled.com/medicinal-uses/natural-treatments-for-minor-burns/ I tried making this for the first time tonight. It's quick, tasty & nutritious plus has the added theraputic benefit of a forrage in the woods to pick the nettles. Ingredients:- About 6 oz stigging nettles 2 big cloves of garlic 1/2 cup grated parmesan 1/2 cup pine nuts approx 100ml olive oil salt & freshly ground ... http://blogscrambled.com/nutritional-info/nettle-pesto/ Well, the festival season is nearly upon us & decent weather here at last.  There was a lot of talk  & enthusiasm amongst my fellow campers last year about making Elderflower Champagne.  Of course I tried to make some & yes it was worth it. Bucket loads of Elderflower champagne ... http://blogscrambled.com/recipes/homemade-champagne/ There is an increadible book that I first read a couple of years ago. The book is NOT ON THE LABEL by FELICITY LAWRENCE. Reading this book WILL make you think twice about what you buy to consume & may put you off eating some things completely, for life. I re-read ... http://blogscrambled.com/food-industry/bastardizing-chicken/