I work in a real estate office in an upmarket suburb of Auckland. We have a corner shop with a window on the main street and other windows along a walkway back to the Village Green and parking. Back there is also a retirement village. We work to a background sound of clompity clompity clompity or clonk, shuffle, clonk, shuffle as a constant flow of elderly inch along the walkway with a variety of walkers and walking sticks. In the beginning, it worried me to be constantly reminded of where I was heading but now I see it differently. I see it as a signal to take control of my health right now. With my sedentary job and sedentary blogging in the evenings, I am a candidate for a bad old age. I was born and raised until my teens on a farm where movement was natural and gyms unheard of. We ran outside and played and dreamed up other worlds with our games, always on the move. Through the years since, I have attended gyms, danced, played squash and injured myself on numerous … [Read more...] about Chicken Cupcakes with Sweet Potato Topping – Grain and Nut-free
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Eggplant Pizza – a grain-free meal
Here's a simple dinner which will please all the family from those eating grain to those who aren't. I kind of missed pizza but now I don't any more. You see it wasn't the base I missed; I missed all those yummy toppings and I can certainly still have those. Obviously the toppings can vary according to what you have in the fridge or what you fancy when doing the shopping. This is a complete meal but could be served with a green salad and bread for those who want some grains. I got the idea for this pizza from one of my favourite blogs, Drip and Drizzle. Check it out for Sam's lovely photography, great recipes and interesting posts on places in her home city, Capetown in South Africa. … [Read more...] about Eggplant Pizza – a grain-free meal
