All picked from our garden on Sunday 29th August 2010…..photographed on Sunday 29th August 2010……..three bloggers left for Bangladesh on Sunday 29th August 2010……my five children had plates piled high with food on Sunday 29th August 2010……..
Nine million children under five die every year….Three bloggers Sian, Josie and Eva flew to Bangladesh to raise awareness of the work Save The Children do and to publicise that Nick Clegg will at the end of September be at the UN summit in New York. This is the perfect opportunity to get world leaders to re-commit to the Millenium Development Goals which sadly are way off the 2015 target. Please visit the site and press for change.
This photo has been posted for the special #Blogladesh Gallery this week…..the theme being to post a picture taken on Sunday 29th August 2010.
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Plums, native to China, have been recorded as being around since 479 B.C and were associated with great age and wisdom in Chinese mythology. The Greeks imported plums from Syria and then the Romans introduced them to Northern Europe.
Surprisingly, plums are second to apples as the most cultivated fruit. Their health benefits are plentiful….as well as being a great source of vitamin C they are also a good source of vitamins B1, B2 and B6. They are high in fibre and in their dried state – Prunes, they can help in the prevention of Osteoporosis, Cardiovascular disease and Cancer and help reduce cholesterol levels.
We had been lucky to have a glut of plums this year…usually we only have a few that are just eaten on their own but this year we have had pounds and pounds of them plus a huge amount of apples. Not one to let things go to waste I’ve been trying to find ways of using up all of the ones I haven’t given away.
Here are two of the things that have been made with the plums……
Plum and Almond cake
Ingredients
- 50 g ground almonds
- 175 g soft butter
- 175 g caster sugar
- 3 eggs
- 175 g self-raising flour
- grated rind and juice of one lemon
- 500g plums ( about 8 standard ones)
- Icing sugar for dusting
- Pre-heat oven to 180C/160C fan/350F/Gas mark 4. Butter and line the base of a 20cm cake tin.
- I added the flour, ground almonds, sugar, butter, eggs, lemon juice & rind to a food processor and mixed for 2-3 minutes until it was light and fluffy. It could be done with an electric hand whisk though.
- Halve the plums and remove the stones. If the plums are large cut into quarters.
- Put half of the cake mixture into the tin, then scatter half the plums on top. Spoon over the remaining mixture, level and scatter with the rest of the plums.
- Bake in the oven for 50minutes- one hour until the cake is golden and firm.
- Remove then leave to cool.
- Lightly dust with icing sugar before serving. Delicious served with cream, creme fraiche or soured cream.
Plum Jam
Next time…recipes for Plum Vodka and Plum and Apple Chutney
Sources
Elements 4 Health
Eat The Seasons
About.com
Daily Mail recipes
In just over a week I will be taking part in the Adidas Women’s 5K challenge in Hyde Park, London. I am running to raise money for Arthritis Research UK. I have never ever done anything like this before, I notoriously hate running but decided that I needed a focus, a challenge plus do my body some good. So I have been doing my training with the help of the #C25K app and I am getting there…..I doubt I will be up to running the whole 5K next week but I’m hoping to run the majority of it with a bit of walking in between.
Arthritis Research Uk is fighting to help relieve sufferers from the pain and help people remain active
Taken from their website these words are very important and significant and having watched my mother suffer for years since she was diagnosed with arthritis in her thirties, I can only hope that this all becomes possible:
Our Vision
Our vision is a future free from arthritis.
Our Mission
Our mission is to reduce the pain and disability resulting from arthritis by:
- funding high quality research into the cause, treatment and cure of arthritis and translating the results of that research to benefit patients
- educating and informing the general public, patients and health professionals on all aspects of arthritis
- campaigning for better treatment and support for all those living with arthritis
- working in partnership with others to make a greater difference for people with arthritis.
I know there are lots of pleas for sponsorship all the time but even £1 would help Arthritis Research UK get nearer to achieving their goals and also give me the push to make it around the course on the 5th September. Every penny and every little helps…..thank you so much for your support.
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All picked from our garden on Sunday 29th August 2010…..photographed on Sunday 29th August 2010……..three bloggers left for Bangladesh on Sunday 29th August 2010……my five children had plates piled high with food on Sunday 29th August 2010……..
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