Wednesday 31 October 2012

What To Do With Your left Over Halloween Pumpkin?


Organic pillow lovers will be interested to know that instead of throwing their pumpkin away after Halloween, you can make a delicious and easy pumpkin pie!

This is a very American dish, but is delicious and warming on cold autumn nights, so don’t throw it away, be creative!

1.     Preheat the oven to 200 degrees

2.     Your pumpkin is already, ready to cook as by now you will have done all the hard work removing the inside stringy flesh and seeds. Cut in half and bake both halves in the oven at about 350 degrees, and scoop out the inside when tender after about an hour to an hour and half.

3.     Make the pie crust by either - cheating using a pre made short crust pastry dough (!), or make your own using 7 oz of all purpose flour with a teaspoon of salt, and 4 oz butter, put everything in a bowl, mix with your fingers until it resembles a fine breadcrumb mixture and add 2-3 tablespoons of cold water to the mixture a little at a time. Keep mixing  and kneeding dough until it is moist enough to hold together in a ball

4.     Shape dough into a ball and place on a lightly floured board. Roll dough out to 1/8inch thickness. With a sharp knife, cut dough 1 1/2 inch larger than an 8 to 9 inch pie pan placed upside down on the flattened dough. Gently roll the dough around the rolling pin and transfer it right side up on to /into the pie pan. Unroll, ease dough into the bottom of the pie pan gently.

5.     In a large bowl with mixer speed on medium, 2 cups cooked pumpkin mash with 12floz evaporated milk, 2 beaten eggs, ¾ cups brown sugar, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, ½ teaspoon ginger, ½ teaspoon nutmeg and ½ teaspoon salt. Mix well. Pour into a prepared crust. Bake 40 minutes or until when a knife is inserted 1 inch from the edge comes out clean.


Enjoy with some fresh whipped or double cream or ice cream!

Thursday 11 October 2012

The Best Position To Sleep In


Everyday I have to fit the mattress to the person, by considering their sleeping position.  Sleeping position is the number one most important factor when choosing a mattress. It’s so common for consumers to buy the wrong mattress, everyone in the UK seems to choose from Pocket sprung or memory foam, and neither are great at supporting versatile positions. The best mattress is one made of natural latex as it supports every position of the body like no other mattress can.

Anyway, I digress! This blog is meant to be about sleeping positions! Here’s a quick guide to what’s good and bad about each sleeping position, and pillows for each sleeper.

The Back Sleeper.

Its best to sleep on your back, it prevents back and neck pain, by keeping your head, neck and spine aligned without causing any unnecessary curvature. It also minimizes acid reflux as your head is raised above your stomach level preventing acid or food coming back up.  Back sleepers also get less wrinkles, because gravity means their face is not sagging or squashed as they sleep. Lastly an important one for the ladies…it keeps your breasts perky!

The only people its not good for is those that snore, as it makes it worse.

Which Mattress: Medium to Firm natural latex mattress, and if you don’t turn on your side at night, then you can pick one with coir in it also. Top picks: Prima/ Varia Lana (medium/firm), Prima Rosso, Classic Coko

Which Pillow to use: Use a plumpy pillow to support your head and neck without raising it too much. Top picks: A kapok pillow or natural latex flakes pillow.



The Side Sleeper

This is the next best sleeping position that you could sleep in as it also prevents back and neck pain, keeps your spine aligned and minimizes acid reflux. Its also the best position for pregnant mums to be as your bump is supported on the side and not pressing against your internal organs as it would if you lay on your back. The left side is best for ensuring good blood flow.

However, it’s not such a good position for keeping you looking young as skin can become more saggy and creased, as can your breasts!!

Which mattress: Medium/soft natural latex mattress, definitely not one with coir in it. Top picks: Prima / Varia Solo, Prima /Varia Lana (medum/soft) , Rossa

Which Pillow: you need a thick pillow such as the wool pillow or a grain pillow that will keep your head, neck and spine in a neutral position.


The Foetal Sleeper

Some people love to curl up whilst they sleep, this is not so good for you unless you are pregnant or trying not to snore.

Mostly it doesn’t keep the spine, neck and head in good positions, hence possibly leading to back and neck pain, it also is a demon for creating saggy wrinkles on your face and saggy breasts. whilst also limiting your breathing flow. Try to straighten out as much as possible.

Which mattress: Medium/soft natural latex , definitely not one with coir in it. Top picks: Prima / Varia Solo, Prima /Varia Lana (medum/soft) , Rossa


Which Pillow: You need a plump pillow but maybe not a thick as with side sleepers as your head is more angled in this position. Top picks: The kapok pillow or natural latex flakes pillow


The Front Sleeper


No, no, no, no, no…. really the worst position of all! This position is bad for your neck and head, and back, its bad for wrinkles and bad for breasts! Everything is hanging downwards!! Your spine is un aligned as your head is constantly turned to the side which puts pressure on your neck an can leads to long term pain.

The only thing its good for is to stop snoring if you don’t have neck pain.

Which Mattress: Medium to Firm natural latex, and if you don’t turn on your side at night, then you can pick one with coir in it also. Top picks: Prima/Varia Lana, Prima Rossa, Classic Coko. Same as the back sleeper.

Which Pillow: A flat one. Top picks: Organic cotton pillow.

Friday 5 October 2012

10 Things to do on a Duvet Day


Organic duvet snugglers should make the most of their time in bed!!! Here's 12 ways to spend time in your duvet !!!

1.     Take your duvet downstairs and lie on the couch all day

2.     Have breakfast in bed and get crumbs all over your bed

3.     Take a flash light and play finger puppets under your duvet

4.     Cuddle up with some one whose also bunked work and having a duvet day

5.     Be ill and not appreciate being ill at all

6.     Read the novel that’s been sitting on your bedside table for the last month

7.     Look at all your friends photos on facebook and add annoying comments

8.     Sleeepppp!!!

9.     Meditate with your duvet wrapped round you

10.     Make life plans

If you said 'work' then you really need to re-assess your work life balance!! :)



Thursday 4 October 2012

Organic Chicken Noodle & Herb Soup – To Feed the Soul!



Organic duvet day fans will love this  great recipe sent to us by a customer who took a standard recipe and made it organic and natural! Use fresh herbs from the garden for a really natural flavour-  rosemary, tarragon, thyme and parsley, combined with a variety of veggies to make a delicious chicken noodle soup which is low-fat, low in salt sodium and makes a great treat on these cooler autumn days

Ingredients

   3 tablespoons vegetable oil (organic rapeseed is good for health)
   2 organic onions, diced
   6 stalks organic celery, diced
   6 organic carrot, diced
   3/4 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
   3/4 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
   3/4 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
   3/4 tablespoon chopped Italian flat leaf parsley
   4 quarts low-fat, low sodium chicken broth
   3-1/2 cups cubed skinless, boneless organic chicken breast meat
   1 (16 ounce) package egg noodles
   salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1.       In a fry pan over medium heat, cook onions in oil until translucent. Stir in celery, carrot, rosemary, tarragon, thyme and parsley and cook, covered, until vegetables are soft for 5 to 10 minutes.

2.       Transfer organic vegetable mixture to a large pot and pour in chicken broth. Simmer over low heat, covered, for 30 minutes.

3.       Stir in chicken breast pieces and egg noodles and simmer, covered, 30 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

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Wednesday 3 October 2012

Nvey Eco Organic Makeup On Sale

Nvey Eco, is one of the top brands in organic makeup, not only are the colours lovely, but products last ages too!!

All our Nvey eco stock is now on sale and up for clearance as we have reduced all stock to cheap cheap prices as we no longer will be carrying makeup, all our stock must go.

When its gone its gone, hurry now!!!


Tuesday 2 October 2012

Frankenstein..move over and make space for Genetically Engineered Cloned Cow!!



Organic pillow huggers will be horrified by the latest news about the genetically engineered cloned cows that have been produced solely with the purpose of making milk less allergenic. It really is quite disturbing.

Although I'm all for science, i find this form of allergy treatment  quite twisted.

Firstly, don't get me wrong, i hate allergies but would never give my kids milk from a cow like this! when you mess with nature, it has a habit of coming up and biting you on the backside with an even bigger problem!

Secondly, as the cow is genetically engineered the milk produced by it is 100% artificial hormone driven ( hurrah more cancer causing excess oestrogen hormones!!!) and it has produced milk with double the amount of Caesin in it anyway, I'm sure it's still pastuerised and laced with antibiotics too!!!

Whose paying for this rubbish research!!!!!

For more info http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19785006



Monday 1 October 2012

Man Hit By Falling Mattress


Calling all organic mattress shoppers…. just when you thought it was safe to walk the streets of New York without being mugged, you get hit by a mattress that falls 30 floors and lands on your head!!! Luckily the young student in question managed to walk away alive with minimal injuries, but of all the things to be struck down by… a mattress!!!