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Eating Mindfully

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I haven't read this book, I haven't even read what it's about, but the title, I love. We were raised with no culture of food, no routine of eating at all, much less a meal served at a table. One of my healthy eating strategies is to eat seated. It's as simple as that. If ever I notice that I'm standing and eating, I know there's something wrong. I'm not being mindful, I'm not even being conscious. Julian Baggini is a journalist and philosopher who studies the complexities of personal identity. He is the editor-in-chief of the Philosophers' Magazine. See also: Why dieting doesn't usually work by Sandra Aamodt

Cinnamon Roll Bread

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I've always like cinnamon, but lately, I've been hooked on it! Here's my latest creation - Cinnamon Bread Make the bread. This is my basic bread recipe, to which can be added all kind of extar ingredients. In this case, we're going to stick to the basic recipe, but note that extra sweetening, spices, or other ingredients can be added at the dry mix stage. note: 1 metric cup is 250mls. Also, this bread recipe is for standard bread.  If you want the bread sweeter add an extra 1/4 cup of sweetening agent, such as honey, syrup or sugar.  DRY:  In a large mixing bowl add 1.5 cups  all purpose, plain flour 1.5 cups rolled/porridge oats 3 cups whole spelt flour (course ground and finely ground, 50/50, if applicable) 1 packet/12g dried yeast or 50g fresh yeast You can add  1-2 cups of dried fruit or chopped nuts here. You can also any spices you might want to use -  to taste, cinnamon, cardemom, anis, ginger, etc....

A Mother's Worry

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Nice blog post, translated from Norwegian. Original post written by Christine Otterstad - AKA, Otters A Mother's Worry Posted at  9:04 pm  by  christineotterstad - ogsÃ¥ kalt Otters , on januar 16, 2014 "I'm sitting in the living room with my 11 year old son. He does his homework and I work a little. Suddenly, he puts down his pencil and asks what I'm writing about today. "Today, I’m doing a little research for my book" I reply. "I have a tip on what to write about" he continued. "Something I've been thinking about.” I shut the PC, thinking that this could be interesting. The boy breathes and takes moment: "I thought you should write about mums, and all the concerns they have. Like you, for instance, you worry yourself sick for your kids all the time. For us to have a good time and stuff... But the problem is that when you worry yourself SO sick, it becomes sort so serious to not have be happy! It's almost ...