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03/11/2014

Today's

Copy your kitty: Learn to do stretching exercises when you wake up. It boosts circulation and digestion, and eases back pain.

29/10/2014

GROUNDNUT STEW

Ingredients;
450 g stewing beef
6 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
2 medium onions (chopped)
450 g ripe tomatoes (chopped) or 400 g tomatoes (chopped)
3 fresh chili peppers
450 g carrots (or a mixture of carrots, turnips and courgettes)
1 pinch mixed herbs
2 1/2 cm piece fresh ginger, grated or 1 teaspoon dry ginger powder
salt and black pepper

Directions:

1
Remove seed from chillies and chop them finely.
2
Mix them with the peanut butter, ginger, herbs, vegetables and tomatoes.
3
Place meat in a saucepan with a tight fitting lid and add the vegetable mixture and some seasoning.
4
Put on the lid and cook very gently for about one and a half hours or until the meat is tender.
5
Don't worry about the lack of liquid because the meat and vegetables will make enough

Total Time:1;45mins
Prep Time: 15mins
Cook Time; 1;30mins

29/10/2014

Enjoy Ginger

The volatile oils in ginger have long made it a useful herbal remedy for nasal and chest congestion. Pour 2 cups of boiling water over a 1-inch piece of peeled, grated ginger; steep for 10 minutes; and strain. Add a pinch or two of cayenne pepper to the water and drink as needed.

29/10/2014

This country has some pretty awesome music! listen and share !

Spirit & Soul Riddim

28/10/2014

The Ugandan Museum

Located in Kampala, the capital along Kira Road (to Kamwokya) off Bombo Road.

A display of Uganda's cultural heritage where one can see ethnological and natural-historical exhibitions. It is a vivid reminder of the country's colourful past. One of its most interesting features is the collection of traditional musical instruments, which one is free to play. The Uganda Museum (founded in 1908) in Kampala has exhibits of traditional culture, archeology, history, science, and natural history. It regularly presents performances of traditional music.

https://www.google.co.ug/maps/place/Uganda+National+Museum/@0.335562,32.582343,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x479f5191319e292e

28/10/2014

The Simple Thing You Can Do In The Morning To Lose Weight

"Rise and shine" isn't just something you should say in the morning to drag yourself out of bed. According to a new study from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, published in the journal PLOS ONE, actually doing it—i.e., getting up and catching a couple quick rays—may help you lose weight.

Researchers asked 54 participants, average age 30, to wear a wrist monitor that tracked their exposure to morning light for seven days straight. They also had them keep food diaries to record their caloric intake. As it turns out, the people who got more morning light had lower BMIs than those who got less—and that was regardless of their age, how active they were, and what they ate.

So, why exactly do people who soak in more morning rays weigh less? There are two possible reasons: First, exposing yourself to light early in the morning as opposed to later in the day synchronizes your internal body clock, which means that you're more likely to have a natural and steady sleep schedule. In turn, that steady sleep schedule helps your metabolism run more efficiently, which, as you know, can lead to weight loss.

The second reason that morning light may help you slim down plays off of the first. By nature, morning light is much stronger than afternoon or evening light. That's because there's a higher amount of blue light in the morning—and blue light is the kind that has the strongest effect on your circadian rhythm, say researchers.

You only need to get as little as 20-30 minutes of morning sunlight between 8 a.m. and noon for the sun to work its magic. Check out these tips on how to become a morning workout person to be sure you get the light your body needs. Or, if you're not a morning worker outer, try simply waking up a little earlier and enjoying your coffee outside with the sun shining down on your face. Not exactly hard advice to follow!

06/10/2014

MAC & CHEESE with roasted chicken.

Meat

2 cups Chicken, roasted
Produce

1 clove Garlic, fresh
2 tbsp Rosemary, fresh
Pasta & Grains

1 lb Rigatoni, dried
Baking & Spices

1 Salt and pepper
Oils & Vinegars

1 tbsp Vegetable oil
Dairy

8 oz Goat cheese
1 qt Heavy cream

30/09/2014

As much as Kampala is a vibrant metropolitan city, it has a rich cultural and historical background. You can have a feel of the culture the city has to offer by visiting the Kasubi Tombs. Situated on Kasubi hill, within Kampala, Uganda, the Kasubi Tombs site is an active religious place in the Buganda Kingdom. To the Baganda the Kabaka is the unquestioned symbol of spiritual, political, and social state of the Buganda nation. As the burial ground for the previous four Kabakas, therefore, the Kasubi Tombs is a place where the Kabaka and others in Buganda’s complex cultural hierarchy frequently carry out important centuries-old Ganda rituals.

30/09/2014

A good balance between exercise and food intake is important, as this helps to maintain muscle strength and a healthy body weight. At least 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity, such as walking, is recommended every day.