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Re: Where is everyone? - 15 years ago
I went to a naturopath and she tested my blood and she said, "Your blood is positively fizzing with energy. I get lots of people your age who have misshapen cells and all the life's gone out of them but yours are positively fizzing." I asked, "Do you think eating wholegrain and rye bread instead of white is helping?" She replied, "Oh sure, absolutely." I went tby Jennifer1 - Foodlovers Non-Foodie Chat
Re: Making bread - 15 years ago
I'm guessing that you just add 300ml water and one and a half tspns of yeast to the amount of flour you have, knead in the usual way, put in container, let rise, etc (standard bread making steps) and cook. However, since you'll end up with a loaf of white bread, which is useless 'food' in my book, I wouldn't waste the waterby Jennifer1 - Foodlovers Food Talk
Re: thoracic nerve pain - 15 years ago
There is certainly a range of back and shoulder supports available overseas - see This NZ ACC page offers some good advice and also mentions (at the bottom) "Bracing and taping can provide some protection against injury joints. If possible, use braces rather than tape, as the effective support provided by taping is generally reduced after 20 minutes of play. Ensure that the brace fits coby Jennifer1 - Foodlovers Non-Foodie Chat
Re: White creeper sold at Bunnings Tauranga - 15 years ago
Star Jasmine? Not a member of the jasmine family (Jasminum) despite it's common name, but instead a Trachelospermum jasminoides. Also known as Confederate jasmine. There are lots of pictures of it on the internet, to help you figure out whether that's it or not.by Jennifer1 - Garden Lovers Forum
Re: Watering the garden morning v evening - 15 years ago
You are right, that is a very wondrous dovecote indeed and would fit in perfectly (possibly it is slightly grander than the house but I could replace my corrugated iron roof with shingles to match when I receive my inheritance from my long lost Nigerian aunty) (which reminds me, I must send her that $2,000 fee the lawyer insists is to be paid first). I have copy-pasted the photo of it into my piby Jennifer1 - Garden Lovers Forum
Re: Watering the garden morning v evening - 15 years ago
No, I think my favourite charity is my emotional self these days ( )by Jennifer1 - Garden Lovers Forum
Re: Blackcurrant Custard Tea Cake - 15 years ago
Hi JulianneT, it is quite sweet (I am going to reduce the sugar next time I make it) and it is perfectly fine without the icing. The icing is just a smidgen of pouring-type icing (e.g. 2 tspns melted butter, half a tspn of cinnamon, 1 tspn icing sugar, and the almonds).by Jennifer1 - Foodlovers Food Talk
Blackcurrant Custard Tea Cake - 15 years ago
The Dominion Post newspaper recently had an article about blackcurrants and a recipe was offered for Blackcurrant Custard Tea Cake (no mention of who invented the recipe). There was no picture but it sounded nice so I made it. It has custard made with custard powder, and a cake mix of butter, brown sugar, eggs, flour, custard powder and 1 cup of blackcurrants. The custard and blackcurrants gby Jennifer1 - Foodlovers Food Talk
Re: Watering the garden morning v evening - 15 years ago
Well, not such a horrifying thought as the wedding one that Stephanie T mentioned, Lorna!by Jennifer1 - Garden Lovers Forum
The A to Z of Topiary Shapes - 15 years ago
I was looking up topiary on the internet ages ago and was quite amazed at some of the things that turned up. If you've never looked up topiary, I've done the work for you - here's some of the best, ur, make that...interesting anyway..... (Click on the photos down the side of the page) (bottom of the page) (this one gets me giggling if I look at it forby Jennifer1 - Garden Lovers Forum
Re: Watering the garden morning v evening - 15 years ago
Thanks. What with the bridge and the little gnome house I posted on here once, I think all I need now is a concrete Aslan (the lion in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe) hiding in the shrubbery somewhere and my slight fantasy theme will be complete.by Jennifer1 - Garden Lovers Forum
Re: Watering the garden morning v evening - 15 years ago
Hi Lorna, no it isn't open to the public. Sometimes I go on garden tours that locals have organised to raise money for a Church renovation or something and I think that maybe I could put it in one of those if they gave me eight months forewarning but it's not really a garden people know of at all, or me really, so it all just sits quietly in the Universe. If someone did approach me to put it inby Jennifer1 - Garden Lovers Forum
Re: Watering the garden morning v evening - 15 years ago
If I use three 30-50m hoses and have sprinklers going all day, half an hour each spot, I can almost fit the watering of my garden into one day, from 7.30am to 9.30pm. Because of this, I water whenever I can find the time (and inclination, which seriously starts to flag around about now...). This is only a summertime-required effort. The things I have noticed are perhaps most susceptibleby Jennifer1 - Garden Lovers Forum
Re: Question for Kerry re: Hair Sample Test - 15 years ago
Hi Julianne, I have recently given up tea (5-6 per day) and coffee (1 per day) for the fifth and final time. My reason is that I get the most awful muscle pain and aching if I reduce my intake too much. This means in summer, if I don't feel like a hot drink for a day or so, then I get woken at 4 in the morning with withdrawal pain, and it is not mild........or if I go on a long air flight lackiby Jennifer1 - Foodlovers Food Talk
Re: Walnuts - when are they ready? - 15 years ago
I think the walnuts it is dropping now are early ones dislodged by wind, etc, just like the unripe plums and apples that fall early, so they are to be ignored. The ones on the tree should be ready about April. They will fall and the green skin currently around them will be turning black and splitting and curling open to reveal the walnut inside, and many walnuts will fall to the ground with nby Jennifer1 - Foodlovers Food Talk
Re: Sharon's Pizza Base... - 15 years ago
Sharon's Pizza Base can be as thick or thin as you like it. Here's an example of how it can be: (Can of whole Italian Roma tomatoes drained of watery part and cut up, small hand full of grated cheddar cheese and fresh basil ) (NZ olive oil, garlic, rosemary)by Jennifer1 - Foodlovers Food Talk
Re: Question for Kerry re: Hair Sample Test - 15 years ago
I apologise for going off on a small tangent but has your doctor tested you for haemochromatosis? (See for info) Many doctors are highly aware of this condition when patients present with general feelings of tiredness, not feeling right, etc but some doctors still seem to miss it. I mention, just in case, as it can be insidious and ultimately dangerous. I had a hair test once. It toldby Jennifer1 - Foodlovers Food Talk
Re: white butterfly - 15 years ago
The vege garden equivalent of flyscreens! Well done! Here's the ultimate version (it's not my garden) - My only thought is, you would want the bees to get in wouldn't you?by Jennifer1 - Garden Lovers Forum
Re: Sharon's Pizza Base... - 15 years ago
Isn't it great. And for those left wondering - Sharon's Pizza Base: 1 and three-quarters of a cup of plain flour, 1 tspn baking powder, 1 tspn salt, 2/3rd cup milk, quarter cup of oil. Mix till it comes together, then knead for 5 minutes, wrap in clingfilm and put in fridge until you need it.by Jennifer1 - Foodlovers Food Talk
Re: Which food mag? - 15 years ago
You could borrow them from your local library for awhile. After that time, you should know which one you get the most value from for your personal style. If you do do the library thing, it might pay to check House & Garden as well, as they have a good food section.by Jennifer1 - Foodlovers Food Talk
Re: Your happiness symbol - 15 years ago
That's interesting; maybe that's why there are so many cat symbols around and people (those who like cats anyway) are attracted to them.by Jennifer1 - Foodlovers Non-Foodie Chat
Re: Auckland accommodation - 15 years ago
If you are taking your own vehicle, be mindful of whether carparking is part of your accommodation or not. Even if it is, you will probably have to pay quite a reasonable daily rate. If there's no carparking associated with your accommodation, significant problems begin.......by Jennifer1 - Foodlovers Non-Foodie Chat
Re: Towels Languishing Gathering Mould - 15 years ago
Kerry and Dawn, no - there are many kms between households. I would put up another towel rail in the bathroom but there is no wall space left. However, maybe there is room for a hook or two. Winter is a problem, where the towel will take a couple of days to dry but...well...it's either mouldy towels or a bit more work methinks. Thanks for all the thinking you have all done.by Jennifer1 - Foodlovers Non-Foodie Chat
Re: Towels Languishing Gathering Mould - 15 years ago
Thanks for your suggestions so far. The problem isn't mine. The problem with the person with the towel dilemma is that they are also very conscious of electricity use and although a small wash could be done in the washing machine, it's not an option for them as anything but a full load would be regarded as a waste of electricity and not worth the emotional load it would generate. (They do sayby Jennifer1 - Foodlovers Non-Foodie Chat
Re: Recipes that have stood the test of time - 15 years ago
Here's a website that "finds lost recipes" and could be interesting to browse through -by Jennifer1 - Foodlovers Food Talk
Re: Low or no sugar crabapple recipes..? - 15 years ago
Do you like eating them fresh? I have a Jack Humm crabapple and love to eat them straight from the tree. So much flavour. As flavoursome as blue cheese. In fact, fresh crabapple with blue cheese would probably be a great combination. My tree's only small and none of them are ready yet and I have to get them before the birds do. Anyway, recipes, without lots of sugar. I hear what you're sby Jennifer1 - Foodlovers Food Talk
Re: Monty's suprise apples - 15 years ago
Here's some further info about Monty's Surprise, plus comparisons of the health benefits of apples:by Jennifer1 - Foodlovers Food Talk
Re: What to serve with Chicken/Beef or whatever burgers? - 15 years ago
Sometimes a lightly cooked portobello mushroom can make a nice top end to a burger instead of a bun top.by Jennifer1 - Foodlovers Food Talk