Cliona Elliott, Editor (Food) It is quite possibly a known fact that every kid loves Halloween. They get to dress up in fun costumes and go around their towns with bags to collect sweets and chocolate. I am pretty sure that if teens and adults could still get away with it, they definitely would! Behind the scary masks, gooey eyeballs and fake blood, Halloween has a long history. But where did it all begin? Halloween, […]
Alex Chapman Editor (Food) We’re all familiar with the fad diets and miracle products all promising to help us not just shift extra pounds, but look after and maintain our health. But when it comes down to the tough resolution of transforming your health, it doesn’t always have to be a daunting prospect. Just by making a few simple food swaps to your everyday diet can really make a difference. If you’re a fan […]
Radvile Dauksyte, Correspondent (Europe) Autumn – the time of harvest, the time of experimenting in the kitchen, the time of coming back to coking by yourself rather than under the guidance of your (grand)mother. That always comes as a challenge. After a good holiday it seems like from a range of skills you are left with just a few: how to use a microwave and how to boil pasta… It’s time to say to yourself: […]
Cliona Elliott, Editor (Food) Over the past few years, coffee has been at the forefront of daytime social meetings, and I often ask friends ‘would you like to meet for coffee? But the extensive range of herbal teas that have been available for centuries deserve some recognition. Black tea, blue tea, green tea, white tea and finally infusions. It may seem complicated but ‘herbal tea’ isn’t actually classified as tea — reason being that […]
Cliona Elliott, Editor (Food) Sandwiches are brilliant. Who would have thought that putting two slices of bread together and loading it with fillings would be such a quick and easy meal? So if you’re bored of the classic cheese and ham or egg salad, why not try some of these great sandwich combinations next time you’re feeling peckish. (If you’re not too keen on bread you could also swap it for a wrap, […]
Amber Roguski, Correspondent (Science) Stem cells have done it again. These unique cells, capable of differentiating and growing into virtually any cell in the human body, cause public debate weekly: whether it is concerning the seemingly never-ending medical uses for them, or the controversial extraction of them from human embryos. This time, however, the spotlight is on something less human, and perhaps more humane. Under the watchful eye of Dr. Mark Post and […]
Cliona Elliott, Editor (Food) Walking around the Jemma el-Fnaa square in Marrakesh, Morocco, your senses are assaulted with exotic smells of spices that are used to make Morocco’s most renowned dish: the tagine. The tagine, which is actually the earthenware pot which is used to cook the dish, consists of a flat and circular base which is then covered with a dome shaped lid when cooking. The word “tagine” also refers to the succulent […]
Illustration: Venla Valve Pranav Padiyar, Correspondent (Food) As I sit and type out this article, sipping my freshly brewed cup of coffee (regular cappuccino at Starbucks — incidentally, I use a French press that my grandfather’s been using for the past 25 years since he was in France), I pondered on the simple fact — how much money could I save by avoiding having a regular cappuccino? I had never pondered over this […]
Cliona Elliott, Editor (Food) When in need of some inspiration for sweet summer treats that you can show off to your friends, check out the simple dessert recipes below. They ooze with summer flavours and will definitely charm your taste buds. Eton Mess — a marvellously messy collaboration of meringue, strawberry and marshmallow Ingredients: 1 punnet of strawberries A dash of sugar Meringues, broken up Cream, softly whipped A handful of marshmallows, broken up Method: Mash […]
Cliona Elliott, Correspondent (Our World) Honey bees: the yellow and black furry creatures are widely considered as a nuisance for the fear that they may sting you, but in reality without bees and their role as nature’s own farmers, nature would struggle to function. Bees account for 80 oer cent of all insect pollination, and without them we would see a significant decrease in the yield of fruits and vegetables; in fact one in […]
