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  • Are all calories created equal?

    The equation is simple; consume more calories than you burn, you’ll gain weight. Consume less than you burn, you’ll lose weight. Simple right? When it comes to trying to lose, gain or maintain your weight, calorie intake is key. But the types of calories can be far more important for your overall health than just…

  • We cook stuff: Smoked salmon and King prawn carbonara

    We cook stuff: Smoked salmon and King prawn carbonara

    This is one of our favourite meals. It’s so simple and yet amazingly tasty. We think that carbonara is an often underrated meal. The recipe that this is based on can be found here: BBC Good food – Smoked Salmon Carbonara There are a couple of changes that we make to this basic recipe when…

  • We cook stuff: Pork Chops Romano

    We cook stuff: Pork Chops Romano

    This week we thought we would give something a little different a try. Pork Chops Romano. I have never heard of it prior to Helena finding this recipe while doing our weekly dinner roulette. As usual with our We cook stuff meals, the recipe was “followed” to a degree. If you are interested in trying…

  • We cook stuff: Peanut butter chicken

    We cook stuff: Peanut butter chicken

    It has been a long time since we last posted anything on We cook stuff. This weekend we had a go at making peanut butter chicken following this recipe from BBC good food. As with all previous posts on We cook stuff, this is not about detailing the process. The recipe does that. We are…

  • We cook stuff: Chocolate chunk muffins

    We cook stuff: Chocolate chunk muffins

    This week we tried our hands at creating chocolate chunk muffins. The recipe that our muffins are based on is available here: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1514634/chocolate-chunk-muffins There isn’t all that much to say this week as we didn’t make any huge changes to the recipe. We used brown sugar instead of the caster that the recipe calls for…

  • Benefits of potassium

    Benefits of potassium

    Potassium is one of the seven essential macrominerals. Our bodies require at least 100 milligrams of potassium daily to support key processes. There are many known benefits of potassium. A high potassium intake decreases the risk of stroke, lowers blood pressure, protects against muscle mass loss, preserves bone mineral density and reduces the formation of…