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Monthly Archives: November 2010

The latest update on the mixed berry muffins recipe

By Oxana | November 29th, 2010 | posted in Food for life | no comments

Great news! Thanks to myself I am now addicted to muffins. Today is the second time I couldn’t resist a thought of having a nice warm muffin with a large cup of cappuccino. I hesitated for a while and gave … Continue reading →

Food additives

By Oxana | November 25th, 2010 | posted in Food for life, Green life | 2 comments

More than 3000 additives can be used in food processing to improve the safety, appearance, flavour and shelf life of foods. Additives must be approved by Food Standards Australia and New Zealand before they can be used, but some cause … Continue reading →

What’s in the food we eat?

By Oxana | November 23rd, 2010 | posted in Food for life, Green life | no comments

More than 7200 registered pesticides, herbicides and fungicides are used in agricultural production in Australia and New Zealand. While these chemicals are considered safe by regulating authorities, some have been associated with health problems. Unless you eat only what you … Continue reading →

Eating Organic

By Oxana | November 21st, 2010 | posted in Food for life, Green life | no comments

How can we be sure that the food we buy are the purest available, free of chemicals, drugs and modified substances? The answer is simple: choose certified organic produce. So, why buy Organic? Organic standards prohibit the use of the … Continue reading →

Pilgrimage: Third day & the first nervous breakdown (part 3)

By Oxana | November 18th, 2010 | posted in Pilgrimage | 9 comments

This is a story about my first nervous breakdown. I think I had two more after this one, but that was by far the most memorable. It was the second day of our pilgrimage, and when we woke up the … Continue reading →