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Cozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup
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Cozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup

October 31, 2022 surreyfarms.net 7 Comments

This is the perfect fall soup with in nutty wild rice and vegetables. A hearty soup perfect on a cool autumn evening.

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Vangi Bath. South Indian Eggplant Fried Rice
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Vangi Bath. South Indian Eggplant Fried Rice

November 3, 2022 surreyfarms.net 5 Comments

Vangi bath which translates to eggplant rice is a popular dish in Southern India. Delicious as a main course or accompanied with a side of yogurt, for a delicious one pot meal give this eggplant fried rice a try.

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Tomato Rice
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Tomato Rice

September 23, 2021 surreyfarms.net 5 Comments

Here is a recipe that uses a generous amount of tomatoes in a mildly spiced Indian tomato rice dish.

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Bok Choy and Spinach Fried Rice
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Bok Choy and Spinach Fried Rice

June 16, 2022 surreyfarms.net 2 Comments

Here is a recipe for a quick and easy fried rice dish. It’s loaded with good for you veggies and tofu and made with a blend of quinoa and white rice.

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Mixed Vegetable Rice and Quinoa Pilau with Aromatic Spices
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Mixed Vegetable Rice and Quinoa Pilau with Aromatic Spices

December 15, 2022 surreyfarms.net 4 Comments

Mixed veggies, a blend of rice and quinoa and aromatic spices makes a delicious veggie main course that’s perfect with a side of creamy yogurt.

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Turmeric Spiced Spinach and Rice Potato Soup
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Turmeric Spiced Spinach and Rice Potato Soup

May 29, 2022 surreyfarms.net 4 Comments

Hello and Happy Sunday! Hope your’e having a relaxing weekend. Today I’d like to share this warming hearty soup made with my favorite spice – turmeric!

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Loaded Veggie Fried Rice
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Loaded Veggie Fried Rice

August 17, 2021 surreyfarms.net 6 Comments

With plenty of garlic and ginger, loads of summer peppers, carrots, broccoli, tofu, and rice – all these wonderful ingredients turn a humble rice into something scrumptious.

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Toasted Black Pepper & Cumin Fried Rice
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Toasted Black Pepper & Cumin Fried Rice

May 29, 2021 surreyfarms.net 1 Comment

Looking for a rice recipe all jazzed up with fragrant spices fried in ghee? This is the one to try. Its a delicious fried rice dish made with mixed veggies, toasted black pepper, cumin seeds, and curry leaves that are fried in fragrant ghee.

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Thai Basil and Fresh Mint Fried Rice with Chinese Braising Greens
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Thai Basil and Fresh Mint Fried Rice with Chinese Braising Greens

September 9, 2021 surreyfarms.net 4 Comments

The beauty of this rice is that its packed with both. Really an easy dish to make with delicious results.

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Kichdi. Gujarati Rice and Lentil Pilaf
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Kichdi. Gujarati Rice and Lentil Pilaf

June 23, 2020 surreyfarms.net Leave a comment

Kichdi is an Indian rice dish made with rice and lentils lightly seasoned with turmeric and salt and then cooked until tender.  Between the energy boosting rice and the protein rich lentils, kichdi is considered a very healthy vegetarian dish.

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Mediterranean Diet named best year after year and now again for 2023

Year after year, when multiple diets are looked at for effectiveness, benefits for life and longevity, and long term sustainability, it’s the Mediterranean Diet that comes on top every time.

The diet features simple, plant-based cooking, with the majority of each meal focused on fruits and vegetables, whole grains, beans and seeds, with a few nuts and a heavy emphasis on extra virgin olive oil.
Meals may include eggs, dairy and poultry, but in much smaller portions than in the traditional Western diet. Fish, however, are a staple.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/05/health/mediterranean-diet-2021-best-diet-wellness/index.html

 

Eat a salad boost brain power

Older adults who reported regularly eating one to two servings a day of green leafy vegetables slowed their rate of age-related cognitive decline. So much so, in fact, that they tested as if they were 11 years younger!  Journal of Neurology

 

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 Start Gardening To Eat Better

A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics found that when older cancer survivors started an at-home vegetable garden, they boosted their daily produce intake, prevented some waistline weight gain, and reported feel greater “worth” compared to their counterparts who didn’t garden. Cooking Light Magazine.

Not exercising worse for your health than smoking, diabetes and heart disease, study reveals.

We've all heard exercise helps you live longer. But a new study goes one step further, finding that a sedentary lifestyle is worse for your health than smoking, diabetes and heart disease.  Source:  Journal of American Medical Associatio (JAMA)

diet quality, not quantity, is what helps people lose and manage their weight

Diet quality, not quantity, is what helps people lose and manage their weight most easily in the long run. If you cut back on added sugar, refined grains and highly processed foods and eat plenty of vegetables and whole foods, you can lose significant amounts of weight — even without limiting portion sizes. The Times’s Anahad O’Connor reported this week,

Healthy Tip

“Green, leafy vegetables such as arugula, kale, collard greens, broccoli, spinach, and Swiss chard are among the foods that support brain health.” CBSnews.com

5 Lifestyle Habits that Help your live longer

  1. Not smoking
  2. Eating healthy
  3. Excercising regularly
  4. Maintaining a normal weight
  5. Drinking only in moderation

 

Gardening could be the hobby that helps you live to 100

According to a recent BBC article Many of the world’s centenarians share one common hobby: gardening.

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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” ~ Mark Twain

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