Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Athlete Recipes - Over 100 Recipes For Great Performance And Sport Endurance
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DO I WANT HIGHER ENERGY LEVELS?
DO I WANT TO AVOID THAT FEELING OF FATIGUE?
If you answered yes to these questions, you need to download the Athlete Recipes ebook. The athlete’s premiere recipe book. You will receive over 100 recipes designed to help you achieve a higher plateau of energy and endurance. You will have a higher energy level that will enhance your performance against your competition. That post competition fatigue will never again be an issue for you!
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Monday, 5 July 2010
Where Did the Birthday Cake Come From?
By Ben_Stalker
From all the special days and occasions we have as a child, a lot of our very best memories are of birthdays past. This is a celebration of all that we are, celebrating the day in which we joined the world, by the people whom care most about our lives. To celebrate this occasion in style and create some of those memories for people you care about, an essential ingredient to any birthday is the birthday cake.
A birthday cake, traditionally, will be made from bright colours and in an elaborate pattern or design. Their style and taste is something most people now associate with birthdays, from most cultures, ages and religions. This begs the questions, where did this tradition first begin?
The first known usage of a savoury treat to celebrate a birthday was in ancient Greece. When the celebrations were held, honey cakes and bread were baked for a special birthday meal. This still goes on today in very traditional Greek families but it is more common to use a more modern cake for the celebration. The next appearance in history is in Roman society. At the lowest end of the scale, there was a private party, held at home for the person whose birthday it was. Again, this was honey cakes and bread. For royal birthdays, large festivals were held and savoury treats were on the menu. This went from carnivals and was a national celebration for a monarch.
The third occurrence in history was in the middle ages in Germany. The celebration of Christmas was marked by the baking and eating of sweetbread, made from a flour recipe, much like the modern day cakes. The sweetbread was baked in the shape of baby Jesus. This is the first probable ancestor of today's recipes is similar to that of today's sponge cakes.
The next place that popularised the idea of birthday cakes was England. The cook used to bake valuable items into the cake such as thimbles and coins. They were mixed in with the cake mix and then baked in the oven. The idea was that when the it was cut and eaten by the attendees of the birthday, what you received in your bit of cake was a reflection on how your life would go. A coin for a successful and wealthy life and a thimble for a lonely and poor life. This is still somewhat used in modern day birthday cakes when cakes are decorated with coin shaped sweeties, candy and whatnot.
Birthday cakes today have taken on a whole new meaning however and is divided up between the birthday guests and eaten in celebration of the birthday's recipient. They cakes are a log more elaborate and there are as many different birthday cake designs as you could possibly imagine. They are a large part of modern day celebrations, particularly in Christian society. They are often mounted with a number of candles, representing the number of years the person whose birthday it is has been alive. They are then traditionally blown out and a birthday wish is made.
I have a few sites that I like to write articles for and promote, I hope you enjoy my work, I try to be funny and informative.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Ben_Stalker
From all the special days and occasions we have as a child, a lot of our very best memories are of birthdays past. This is a celebration of all that we are, celebrating the day in which we joined the world, by the people whom care most about our lives. To celebrate this occasion in style and create some of those memories for people you care about, an essential ingredient to any birthday is the birthday cake.
A birthday cake, traditionally, will be made from bright colours and in an elaborate pattern or design. Their style and taste is something most people now associate with birthdays, from most cultures, ages and religions. This begs the questions, where did this tradition first begin?
The first known usage of a savoury treat to celebrate a birthday was in ancient Greece. When the celebrations were held, honey cakes and bread were baked for a special birthday meal. This still goes on today in very traditional Greek families but it is more common to use a more modern cake for the celebration. The next appearance in history is in Roman society. At the lowest end of the scale, there was a private party, held at home for the person whose birthday it was. Again, this was honey cakes and bread. For royal birthdays, large festivals were held and savoury treats were on the menu. This went from carnivals and was a national celebration for a monarch.
The third occurrence in history was in the middle ages in Germany. The celebration of Christmas was marked by the baking and eating of sweetbread, made from a flour recipe, much like the modern day cakes. The sweetbread was baked in the shape of baby Jesus. This is the first probable ancestor of today's recipes is similar to that of today's sponge cakes.
The next place that popularised the idea of birthday cakes was England. The cook used to bake valuable items into the cake such as thimbles and coins. They were mixed in with the cake mix and then baked in the oven. The idea was that when the it was cut and eaten by the attendees of the birthday, what you received in your bit of cake was a reflection on how your life would go. A coin for a successful and wealthy life and a thimble for a lonely and poor life. This is still somewhat used in modern day birthday cakes when cakes are decorated with coin shaped sweeties, candy and whatnot.
Birthday cakes today have taken on a whole new meaning however and is divided up between the birthday guests and eaten in celebration of the birthday's recipient. They cakes are a log more elaborate and there are as many different birthday cake designs as you could possibly imagine. They are a large part of modern day celebrations, particularly in Christian society. They are often mounted with a number of candles, representing the number of years the person whose birthday it is has been alive. They are then traditionally blown out and a birthday wish is made.
I have a few sites that I like to write articles for and promote, I hope you enjoy my work, I try to be funny and informative.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Ben_Stalker
Thursday, 1 July 2010
How to make your own blackcurrent jam?
If you like jams and fancy finding a few fruity bits in them, there is no better way than producing your own. Even if you do not have a garden, but have just a tiny patio area, you can still grow your own blackcurrant bush in a big pot. Since my garden is not that big and all the vacant space is taken by fruit bushes and trees, I grow strawberries and peas in pots with excellent results.
Even if you are not fond of gardening, blackcurrants are so easy to grow that it is a shame not to have at least one bush.
Ways you can use blackcurrants:
-as a jam,
-to make fruit juice,
-to eat them on their own,
-as an addition to a dessert.
-as part of fruit salad.
Yesterday I picked up all blackcurrants that have turned black. Some are still left on the bush, so I intend to make some more jam when they are ready.
Once I collected fruit, I took out all leaves and stems that I accidently gathered. I placed blackcurrants on a sieve and gave them a rinse in cold water. I used a small pot to put blackcurrant in and I added two spoonfulls of caster sugar. To make a proper jam you should use 1kg of sugar to 1 kg of fruit. I also poured 1/4 of a cup of water, to stop fruit from burning. I simmered it for 30 minutes stirring from time to time. Today, I was able to serve a delicious, home made blackcurrant jam for breakfast.
Even if you are not fond of gardening, blackcurrants are so easy to grow that it is a shame not to have at least one bush.
Ways you can use blackcurrants:
-as a jam,
-to make fruit juice,
-to eat them on their own,
-as an addition to a dessert.
-as part of fruit salad.
Yesterday I picked up all blackcurrants that have turned black. Some are still left on the bush, so I intend to make some more jam when they are ready.
Once I collected fruit, I took out all leaves and stems that I accidently gathered. I placed blackcurrants on a sieve and gave them a rinse in cold water. I used a small pot to put blackcurrant in and I added two spoonfulls of caster sugar. To make a proper jam you should use 1kg of sugar to 1 kg of fruit. I also poured 1/4 of a cup of water, to stop fruit from burning. I simmered it for 30 minutes stirring from time to time. Today, I was able to serve a delicious, home made blackcurrant jam for breakfast.
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