<![CDATA[Lifestyle Articles]]> en-us Wed, 25 May 2011 14:32:44 GMT [Saved Search Name] <![CDATA[Julie Goodwin's Cocochocbanana Muffins]]> Julie Goodwin's Cocochocbanana Muffins

Prep time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 25 mins

Ingredients
125g butter softened; 1/2 cup (100g) brown sugar; 3 ripe bananas mashed; 1/4 cup milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 eggs beaten; 1 1/2 cups self raising flour; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/2 cup shredded coconut; 1 cup (200g) milk choc chips; 1 cup chopped walnuts; pinch of salt

Method
Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Line 2 x 6 cup muffin pans with paper cases. Cream brown sugar and butter in a bowl. Add bananas, milk, vanilla and eggs. Stir to combine. Add sifted flour, cinnamon, coconut, choc chips, walnuts and salt. Fold through very gently until just combined. Add walnuts and stir gently. Divide the mixture between the paper cases and bake for 25 minutes or until starting to brown and a bamboo skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.

For more yummy recipes visit www.juliegoodwin.com.au ]]> Sun, 13 May 2012 16:25:22 GMT <![CDATA[Home Security and Safety Tips]]> It’s important to look after your family and loved ones when they are out and about or inside their homes. You never know when an emergency might occur, so it is important to always be prepared. Here’s some basic tips to keeping your home well protected and your family safe and secure.

From basic burglar alarms and smoke detection units through to more complex solutions such as managing access to your property and CCTV monitoring, the advantages of home security system can be lifesaving.

When selecting a security system for your house, it’s important to investigate every option; Security is a very personal matter so a ‘One size fits all’ solution is not always best – there will often be customised security systems available, depending on the age of the people you’re looking after or the size of the property you’re protecting.

Some of the systems you could consider are:
•    Intruder Detection System
- Monitors and protects your home against intruders whether you are at home or away. A basic system which will not only work as an effective alarm system – but also deters many would be thieves.

•    Movement Detection System
- Detects movements and intrusions in your home and triggers an alert to the Security Company. This is the next step up and offers a back to base solution, along with the extra security of 24hr monitoring.

•    Fire and Smoke Detection System
The silent killer. Monitored fire protection alerts you should you or your home be at threat of fire – whether you are at home or away.

•    CCTV
- CCTV provides a high level of security and acts as an important visual deterrent in its own right to both intruders and trespassers.

•    Door Entry System
- Door Entry system allows you to view and speak to visitors before you let them into your home and protects you from unwelcome or unexpected bogus callers. You have the control over their access to your home or property.

For more information and security solutions, visit www.adtsecurity.com.au/home-security



]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:24:38 GMT <![CDATA[Enrich Brisbane- Expect the best!]]> Brisbane’s newest, most innovative life, food & wine event is showcasing the best in local and national exhibitors from Friday 30 March to Sunday 1 April 2012.

Staged at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, this Interactive and inspiring 3-day event has something for everyone with 4 main stages- food, wine, life & outdoor.

FOOD THEATRE-Sponsored by Miele
Features a delicious diversity of flavours and cultures. Each session will feature an iconic national chef who specialises in the showcased cuisine, teamed with a local restaurant.  Audience members will learn how to recreate all of the culinary delights they experience back home in their everyday life. 


WINE THEATRE-Sponsored by Wine Selectors
Wine Selectors presents wine related topics from wine and chocolate matching, the future of wine, special cellaring techniques and a behind-the-scenes wine show process. 


OUTDOOR LIVING-Sponsored by Channel 7 and Weber Barbecues
A tribute to South East Queensland’s love affair with the outdoors and modern living. Includes beers, barbecues, cook offs and interactive demonstrations.


LIFE THEATRE-Sponsored by Selector magazine
Learn how to entertain at home with real flair and make your home a mecca for social gatherings. Plus the latest in fashion, in-home design, music, travel and more.




Visitors to the event can also see what is on offer from a variety of exhibitors including:
Campos Coffee
Regal Salmon
Schott Zwiesel
Endota Spas
Pukara Estate
Jim’s Jerky
Blue Sky Brewery
Classic Escapes


Interact with, and be entertained by, food personalities and other extraordinary Australians, including:
Alastair McLeod
Ben O’Donogue
Frank Camorra
Ian Parmenter
Lyndey Milan
Marie-Louise Theile
Anna Gare
Paul Mercurio
Alan Saunders




Get ready for 3 unforgettable days of Life, Food and Wine!


For a full events listing and to buy tickets click here  http://enrichbrisbane.com.au/ 






Thanks to:


EVENT PARTNERS


Channel 7 | Wine Selectors | Selector magazine | Miele


MAJOR SPONSORS
97.3fm,  Brisbane News,  Weber,  Campos Coffee, | Schott Zwiesel, Outdoor Living, | Lindt, | Hilton Brisbane & | Regal Salmon

]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:16:39 GMT <![CDATA[Manu's French Spin On A Vegetarian Dish]]> White Asparagus Barigoule

Serves 4

100ml olive oil
3 eschalots, finely chopped
1 small carrot, finely diced
1 small leek, white part only, well washed and finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
Zest of 1 lemon, thinly sliced, white pitch removed
2 bunches thick white asparagus, trimmed and peeled
150 ml white wine
350 ml stock
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Thyme leaves and Aioli to serve

1.Heat the olive in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the eschalot, carrot, leek, garlic and lemon zest and cook for 5 minutes or until starting to colour. Increase the heat to high, then add the asparagus, wine and stock and bring to boil. Reduce the heat to a medium and cook for 5-6 minutes or until the asparagus is just tender.
2.Transfer the asparagus mixture to a platter or individual plates, then season to taste with salt and pepper, scatter with thyme leaves and serve warm or at room temperature with aioli.
]]> Sun, 04 Mar 2012 09:02:45 GMT <![CDATA[Get The Red Carpet Look]]> Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:37:42 GMT <![CDATA[Kate DeAraugo Reveals Her Body Image Issues]]> Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:35:40 GMT <![CDATA[Letter To My Body]]> Sure, I’ve never cut you, starved you or shoved heroin into you. But there’s something pretty ugly about constantly comparing you and always finding you wanting. Slimmer, more sculpted, wider-eyed, smaller-nosed, longer-limbed, more honey-toned, less freckly, less spotted, less wrinkled, less… just less, freakin’ less of you. Especially you, thighs - you’ve ruined my life.
For a long time, I thought I was the only one haranguing you for your inadequacies. Turns out, we’re all at it. A new study has revealed that 85 per cent of us are our own worst beauty critic. One in four of us would surgically upholster or deflate our boobs and 40 per cent regard a bit of a nip, tuck and suck as the best way to “improve body confidence”. Ha, I bet you’re glad I’m such a pansy about pain. Remember when I pleaded with the obstetrician to fashion me ear plugs, so terrified was I of the sound of the caesarean scalpel?
Anyway, body, you’ve stoically soldiered on for four decades now, so it’s high time we made our peace. Here goes: Sorry for the years I tortured you in the gym and rewarded you with half a cup of biodynamic yoghurt and a bunch of steamed spinach. Apologies for shoving a couple of Bloody Marys and a Cosmopolitan down you and calculating that they constituted five fruit and veg (2 x tomato, 2 x celery, 1 x lime). And sorry - shamefully so - for the time I denuded you of pubic hair.
There’s more: the colonic irrigation (admittedly, for an article, but what pea-brained part of me thought this would be a fun way to expel last night’s dinner?), the cellulite massage (panel-beating at its least effective), the watercress soup diet (oh, joy) and that dignified mid-labour outburst (“What? Sixteen hours and you’ve only dilated three bloody centimetres?”) - I blame the drugs.
The truth is, body, you’ve done me proud. Haven’t we achieved some stuff? The half-marathon; the blinder of a goal we scored at hockey the other week; a childhood of daily swim training, the legacy of which makes me happier in the sea than anywhere else.
You’ve also rocked some frocks. Remember the black dress in Rome? And the man who removed it in the attic room overlooking the Piazza di Spagna? The champagne, the fat Sicilian olives and, later, the bare-footed walk to the Trevi Fountain? You were luminous with love that night. Not that I told you.
More than anything, thank you for the babies. That beautiful midnight drive through the silent streets knowing that when the pain passed, life would never be the same again. Thank you for the first one, with her father’s periwinkle eyes, and the second, delivered on my birthday, so wherever she wanders in the world, we’ll be linked in ink on the calendar.
Body, at worst, I’ve treated you with cruelty and contempt. At best, I’ve taken you for granted. I should’ve been awed by your strength, resilience and daily amazing-ness. Take my heart - beat, beat, beat. Never misses.
You’ll inevitably succumb one day (please, may it be decades from now), but until then, I promise to appreciate and honour all that you are and all that you do. With love, Angela.
P.S. I’ll try harder to remember the fish oil.
]]> Sun, 19 Feb 2012 06:00:53 GMT <![CDATA[What To Do About a Barking Dog]]> What do you do about a barking dog?

Robin, Terry and Bob asked Bondi Vet Dr.Chris Brown what he suggests - and found out he’s definitely not a fan of electronic dog collars!]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:33:31 GMT <![CDATA[Can A Leopard Ever Change Its Spots?!]]> Robin, Terry & Bob Ask ... Can People really ever change?

Robin, Terry & Bob called in Heidi the Counsellor to see if family, friends or lovers can really ever change their ways. 

]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:52:38 GMT <![CDATA[Is Infidelity Reason For Divorce?]]> Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:34:29 GMT <![CDATA[Feeding Fussy Kids]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:12:20 GMT <![CDATA[Destroy or Donate?]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:42:57 GMT <![CDATA[Pit Pigs For Your Family?]]> Terry talks with Bondi Vet Dr Chris Brown about the ups and downs of pet pig ownership. Are they are smelly and unclean as we are sometime led to believe? 

By choosing Medibank Pet Insurance for your dog or cat, you’re supporting their right to better health by giving them the health cover they deserve, just like you. Find out more HERE.
]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:16:42 GMT <![CDATA[Is A Pet Chook Right For You?]]> Bondi Vet Dr Chris Brown talks Terry through the Pros and Cons of chicken ownership. Are they right for you?

By choosing Medibank Pet Insurance for your dog or cat, you’re supporting their right to better health by giving them the health cover they deserve, just like you. Find out more HERE.]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:54:30 GMT <![CDATA[Are Pet Turtles Right For You? ]]> What are the benefits and pitfalls of owning a pet turtle? Surely they're easy to look after. Or maybe they aren't. 

Terry talks with Bondi Vet Dr. Chris Brown about what you should know if you think a turtle is for you. 

By choosing Medibank Pet Insurance for your dog or cat, you’re supporting their right to better health by giving them the health cover they deserve, just like you. Find out more HERE.]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:39:32 GMT <![CDATA[Make Exercise Family 'Fun' Times]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:31:02 GMT <![CDATA[Excuses for Overeating]]> 97.3fm's resident dietitian Desi Carlos has heard every excuse under the sun for over eating. 

Desi gives her top tip son what to do if you are tempted to over indulge. 

To find out more about Tree of Life International, visit Desi's web site at toli.com.au]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:22:33 GMT <![CDATA[Could Fodmaps be making you sick?]]>



All information is intended for general use only, and might not be suitable for some individual cases. If you would like more information regarded nutrition and well-being for you or your family, contact Desi at Tree of Life international. 

toli.com.au
ph: (07) 3891 6199

FODMAPs are found in the foods we eat. FODMAPs is an acronym (abbreviation) referring to Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols.

These are complex names for a collection of molecules found in food, that can be poorly absorbed by some people. When the molecules are poorly absorbed in the small intestine of the digestive tract, these molecules then continue along their journey along the digestive tract, arriving at the large intestine, where they act as a food source to the bacteria that live there normally. The bacteria then digest/ferment these FODMAPs and can cause symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome include abdominal bloating and distension, excess wind (flatulence), abdominal pain, nausea, changes in bowel habits (diarrhoea, constipation, or a combination of both), and other gastro-intestinal symptoms.]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:01:16 GMT <![CDATA[Are you a secret hoarder?]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:39:16 GMT <![CDATA[The Magic Of Tasting India]]> spice in your meals with chef and author of 'Tasting India', Christine Manfield]]> Sun, 13 Nov 2011 09:03:13 GMT