Friday, 29 August 2014

More Herbs Less Salt Day

Today has been dubbed More Herbs Less Salt Day, how smart!  With salt being a leading cause of stroke, heart disease, and kidney disease, and now shown to increase risk of osteoporosis, stomach cancer, asthma, and MS, we should adopt More Herbs Less Salt Day everyday.  Organizations such as WHO and World Action on Salt & Health have global initiatives dedicated to this very issue, click to read more.

It's easy to eat a low-sodium diet and a no-salt diet (note: almost everything has sodium, but by actively avoiding sprinkling salt, sodium chloride, you make a huge sodium intake difference). Any dish can made flavorful and tasty with less salt and the right combination and amount of herbs.  Here are a few popular dishes I've prepared with no extra salt, more tasty than the original salted edition.  What can you make with less salt and more herbs?

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Caesar salad with homemade salt-free Caesar dressing, parmesan, and homemade croutons seasoned with chili flakes
Traditional jerk chicken seasoned with onion, garlic, chili peppers, thyme, pepper, allspice, cinnamon, cumin, nutmeg, a little sugar, and lime
Healthy kale chips flavoured with tahini, tamari, vinegar, garlic, onion powder, stevia, and chili flakes
Shepherd's pie with black pepper, garlic, onion, and fresh rosemary and thyme leaves

Chloe Golightly
...on holiday.

chloelnlam@gmail.com


P.S. Today is also Lemon Juice Day, and just for that, I added an extra squeeze into my caesar salad dressing ;)

Wednesday, 27 August 2014

Just Because Day

To:
آقا سکسی, بیبی لاو, لولو, جیگر

You once told me you liked documentaries on Afghan snow leopards, so I drew you one... just because.  Just because it's Just Because Day. Just because دیوونتم.

Be careful, it might bite ;)  Happy Just Because Day!  Go do something... just because!

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Panthera uncia, the Afghan snow leopard
From:
کلویی, بوس بوس بلاه بلاه بلاه

Chloe Golightly
...on holiday.

chloelnlam@gmail.com

Friday, 15 August 2014

Travel Ontario: Happy Relaxation Day from Niagara-on-the-Lake

What better way to spend August 15th Relaxation Day than to head to wine country.  What better way to enjoy wine country than a relaxing bike ride through it.  This way, you're not stuck with the choice between drinking or driving (though an easy choice), and you can go as slow as you want (or as slow as your tipsiness will take you).  Just be sure to stay on the bike paths and shoulders, and if you've had too much, why not stop and take a nap on the grassy knoll by the lake, in the shade of a fruit orchard/vineyard, or on the patio of a winery... with another glass in your hand ;) How relaxing.

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Ice wine grapes
Reif Estate Winery
Inniskillin Winery
Pellar Estate
Nicole :)
Roses offer early detection for fungal disease
Riverbend Vineyard


Chloe Golightly
...on holiday.

chloelnlam@gmail.com


P.S. Today is also Men's Grooming Day, if your man will let you come near him with a brush...