Saturday 17 December 2011

halloumi cheese starter

Halloumi Cheese Wrapped in Parma Ham

Halloumi cheese is so versatile and makes a great main course or starter. To serve as a starter simply do the following:-

Serves 3
Slice packet of cheese into 6 thick slices
Wrap a large basil leaf round the cheese then wrap one slice of parma ham round each one. Simply fry in a non stick pan with a little spray oil or grill for aprox 4 to 5 mins each side and serve on a side plate with garnish of assorted salad.

how simple and tasty is that....

Monday 12 December 2011

Smaller Spoon Smaller Waist

Weight Loss Tips

In the book 59 seconds by Professor Richard Wiseman, he quotes an experiment by Brian Wansink who invited a group of friends to a party and secretly conducted the following experiment.  Each guest was randomly handed either a 17 or 34 ounce bowl and a 2 or 3 ounce spoon. The guest then helped themselves to ice cream. However, seconds before they took their first mouthful, researchers snatched away the bowls and weighed them. The results revealed that those given the large spoons and large bowls had on average, taken 14 per cent and 31 per cent more ice cream than their modestly equipped companions.

Celebrity Liz Hurley has  been said to only eat with her own cutlery when dining out as she inists that using a smaller knife and fork helps her to eat much less and thats how she keeps her figure. It has been shown that if chocolates are placed in a glass jar on display then you will eat more of them than if in a coloured jar. We really do eat with our eyes so this is not really surprising.

Eating Habits

It has been well documented that you will eat considerably more when you are watching tv than if you are just sat down with no distraction.

choose your glass carefully
Tips for Drinks - It has also been shown that when offered to pour their own spirit into a glass that people poured double the amount if the glass was a short wide glass as opposed to a tall thin glass. So if you want keep your head whilst all those around you are not then keep to tall slender glasses.

Tips from Best Holistic Guide