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Smorgasbord Health Column 2026 – Ancient Healing Therapies – #Tai Chi – Non-Combative Chinese Martial Art by Sally Cronin...

What is Tai Chi? This is a non-combative martial art that combines breathing techniques with a series of slow movements often replicating the actions of birds and animals. It promotes the flow of vital energy (chi) throughout the body promoting health and calm. It is also used to aid meditation and there is one technique that I found really demonstrates the gentle power of the art and is a…

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Smorgasbord Health 2026- Project 101 – Resilience -Risk Factor and Immunity System- Pre-Diabetes Sally Cronin...

Type 2 diabetes is on the rise…and I myself know a few pople who have type 2 diabetes…Sally’s series is aimed at developing a resilient immune system to provide the body with a defence against opportunistic pathogens. Last time Sally shared the third post on gut health with a plan to reduce the level of Candida Albicans in your gut. You can find that post Here This week a condition that is very…

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Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – The Cookery Column with Carol Taylor – Home cured Bacon and Ham

Good afternoon for those of you who love bacon and ham or Jalapeno Poppers then please click the link below but make sure you have something to eat before you click as I guarantee your mouth will be watering…Thank you Sally for sharing… Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – The Cookery Column with Carol Taylor – Home cured Bacon and Ham Thank you for joining me today…I hope you all have a fabulous…

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Who Knows “Adobo” And “Silog” Cuisine? Carol Has The “A-Z Of World Cuisine” From The Philippines!

Hello and good morning…John Rieber has very kindly reposted my virtual tour of the Phillipines so for those you who are not familiar with John over at Bite! Eat!Repeat! please head over and say hello…John also cooks some tasty food himself…Thank you John 🙂 Please click on the link below to visit Johns world of cooking and cuisines… Who Knows “Adobo” And “Silog” Cuisine? Carol Has The “A-Z Of…

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CarolCooks2…A-Z World Cuisines…Part 66…Discovering the Cuisine of Pakistan...traditionally known as Sapta-Sindhu-Land of seven rivers...

Pakistani cuisine is a rich, flavorful fusion of South Asian, Mughlai, and Central Asian traditions, characterized by heavy use of spices, herbs, and meat (beef, lamb, chicken). Staple foods include rice-based dishes like Biryani and Pulao, and wheat-based breads such as naan, roti, and paratha. Popular dishes include spicy Chicken Karahi, Chapli Kebab and slow-cooked Nihari stew…Nihari. Known…

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Hot off the Press! Tales from the Irish Garden: The Missing Pieces by Sally Cronin...

I am delighted to share the great news about Sally Cronin’s new book release…Tales from the Irish Garden: The Missing Pieces. Smorgasbord Book Promotions – New Book Spotlight – #Fantasy #Magic – Tales from the Irish Garden: The Missing Pieces by Sally Cronin To get your copy of Sally’s new book I’ve got mine then please click the links below… Head over to buy the book: Amazon UK – And: Amazon…

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CarolCooks2…A-Z World Cuisines…Part 65…Discovering the Cuisine of the Phillipines...the Pearl of the Orient!

Welcome to a virtual tour of The Phillippines…The Philippines is most commonly known as the ” Pearl of the Orient Seas” (or Pearl of the Orient) due to its rich biodiversity, natural beauty, and strategic location in Southeast Asia. It is an archipelagic nation, officially the Republic of the Philippines, consisting of 7,641 islands known for stunning beaches,, and a,diverse culture. With…

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CarolCooks2…My Green and Healthy Kitchen …March 2026 …Home Cooked with love…and maybe a few chilli’s…Lemon Curd and Pesto recipes...

Hello and welcome to March’s edition of my Green and healthy Kitchen…a little later than I wanted, however, I have had woes, and more woes with my laptop, and I have everything crossed that it is not going to revert to its antics of the last 2 weeks and shut me out completely with only an iPhone to work with it is not fun… UPDATE my new laptop has arrived Whoo Hoo! I can now get this post edited…

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CarolCooks2…I’m taking 5 or maybe 10…

This has been me for the last few weeks… Just a few lines as I am on my iPhone my laptop has been poorly for a few weeks and after fruitless numerous trips to where I purchased it they haven’t solved the problems…it turns out the hard drive needs to be completely re-formatted…. In the meantime I am working on creating the worst possible hex on these low lives who have played havoc with my…

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CarolCooks2...Book Tour and Promotion: This Is How We Eat anthology collated by Yvette Prior...

My contribution to “This Is How We Eat ” is autobiographical as it follows my childhood learning to cook taught by my mother and grandmother through to adulthood and how my cooking has evolved while still honouring the traditions my mother instilled in me… I’m truly honoured to have been asked to be part of this anthology and to be one of the 17 writers. Please click here to read Yvette’s post…

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CarolCooks2…A-Z World Cuisines…Part 64…Discovering the Cuisine of  Oman...officially the Sultanate of Oman...

Welcome to my virtual tour of Oman the only country beginning with the letter O…this diverse cuisine is a blend of Arab, Indian, Persian and East Africa with this blend of influences aromatic spices play a big part when cooking rice, seafood and meats plus as is popular in many Arab countries traditional underground cooking still plays a big part with the meat cooked for hours and hours it is…

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There’s a Place at the Table: This Is How We Eat

Welcome as we officially celebrate the release of This Is How We Eat: Stories about Food, Culture, and Connection. From burnt toast to snow white cake, the third volume in the This Is How…

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Carol Cooks 2...There’s a Place at the Table: This Is How We Eat!

Thank you Yvette for all your hard work in collating this book I am honoured to be one of the 17 xx Welcome as we officially celebrate the release of This Is How We Eat: Stories about Food, Culture, and Connection. From burnt toast to snow white cake, the third volume in the This Is How series brings together 17 authors who explore how eating shapes identity, wellness and…

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CarolCooks2…A-Z World Cuisines…Part 63…Discovering the Cuisine of Nepal...The Roof of the World or if you are feeling romantic...The Land of Shangri-La...

Welcome to my virtual tour of Nepal a country that is only a short aeroplane ride away for me, and somewhere I would love to visit…A landlocked country in South Asia in the  Himalayas… With fertile plains and Mount Everest, Nepal is also where you find eight of the ten highest peaks… A diverse and nourishing blend of Tibetan, Chinese and Indian foods shapes the food culture…like most of Asia,…

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CarolCooks2…My Green and Healthy Kitchen …January/February 2026 …Home Cooked with love…and maybe a few chilli’s…

Oh dear…It looks like January has been and gone…I wasn’t asleep all through January… I blinked, and it was gone; therefore, I have squished January into February…so let’s go… My plan for the year is to ask you what you want…do you have a recipe that you haven’t tried but love the sound of it, does the image make you drool? Then send it to me, and I will do the testing, I’ll be your guinea pig…on…

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CarolCooks2…A-Z World Cuisines…Part 62…Discovering the Cuisine of  New Zealand...The Land of the Long White Cloud!

New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Its closest neighbour is Australia, over 4,100 km to the northwest… Influenced by the availability of local ingredients and seasonal variations, New Zealand cuisine is also influenced by both British cuisine and Māori culture… New Zealand cuisine is a unique blend of indigenous Māori traditions, European influences, primarily…

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Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – The Cookery Column with Carol Taylor – Vinegar – Home Cooked Fish and Chips and strawberries.

Over the next alternate Wednesdays, Sally from Smorgasbord Magazine will be sharing a series we originally ran back in 2018, and with many more visitors to the blog now and fans of Carol’s food posts, we both thought you might enjoy all the foods and recipes that Carol(Moi) covered in that series… Today, the ingredient is “Vinegar”, and a comment that made me smile over at Smorgasbord was ” I…

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