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INGREDIENTS 

One 2- to 3-pound farm-raised chicken 

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 

2 teaspoons minced thyme (optional) 

Unsalted butter 

Dijon mustard 

PREPARATION 

Preheat the oven 

to 450°F. Rinse 

the chicken, then 

dry it very well 

with paper towels, 

inside and out. The less it 

steams, the drier the heat, the 

better. 

Salt and pepper the cavity, then 

truss the bird. 

Trussing is not difficult, and if 

you roast chicken often, it's a 

good technique to feel comfortable 

with. 

When you truss a bird, the 

wings and legs stay close 

to the body; the ends of the 

drumsticks cover the top of the 

breast and keep it from drying 

out. 

Trussing helps the chicken to 

cook evenly, and it also makes 

for a more beautiful roasted 

bird. 

Now, salt the chicken—I like 

to rain the salt over the bird so 

that it has a nice uniform coating 

that will result in a crisp, 

salty, flavorful skin (about 1 

tablespoon). 

When it's cooked, you should 

still be able to make out the salt 

baked onto the crisp skin. Season 

to taste with pepper. 

Place the chicken in a sauté 

pan or roasting pan and, when 

the oven is up to temperature, 

put the chicken in the oven. I 

leave it alone—I don't baste 

it, I don't add butter; you can if 

you wish, but I feel this creates 

steam, which I don't want. 

Roast it until it's done, 50 to 

60 minutes. Remove it from 

the oven and add the thyme, 

if using, to the pan. Baste the 

chicken with the juices and 

thyme and let it rest for 15 minutes 

on a cutting board. 

Remove the twine. Separate 

the middle wing joint and eat 

that immediately. Remove the 

legs and thighs. 

I like to take off the backbone 

and eat one of the oysters, the 

two succulent morsels of meat 

embedded here, and give the 

other to the person I'm cooking 

with. But I take the chicken butt 

for myself. I could never understand 

why my brothers always 

fought over that triangular tip— 

until one day I got the crispy, 

juicy fat myself. 

These are the cook's rewards. 

Cut the breast down the middle 

and serve it on the bone, with 

one wing joint still attached to 

each. 

The preparation is not meant 

to be superelegant. Slather the 

meat with fresh butter. Serve 

with mustard on the side and, if 

you wish, a simple green salad. 

You'll start using a knife and 

fork, but finish with your fingers, 

because it's so good. 

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Networking Is 

A Life Skill 

I 

hear it over and over 

again: “I can’t network. 

I’m an introvert.” “I 

don’t know what to 

say.” “I don’t want to 

brag.” A lot of people don’t 

like networking, but the bulk 

of them seem to be introverts. 

I’m an introvert, too, and I’m 

also an entrepreneur, having 

to teach myself along the 

way how to reach out and 

build that body of interested 

people who support and buy 

what I do. To make it even 

harder, I retired in California, 

moved back to Minneapolis, 

waited a few years, and 

then found I wanted to start 

a business in a city where 

I had no business contacts 

and only one friend (a nun). 

Business coaches stymied 

me from the start, because 

they would start by saying: 

“First, send a warm letter 

to all of your friends, telling 

them what you’re doing and 

asking for their support.” 

Oh. A fellow coach wailed 

that she only had 100 friends 

on her Christmas card list, 

and I was awed by her popularity. 

This was an exercise 

at which I never excelled, 

because my Christmas card 

list was five. 

Introverts, whom I often call 

the “Quietly Brilliant,” are 

very likely to have one or 

two very deep friendships 

and a moderate number of 

pleasant acquaintances. 

This is dangerous for many 

reasons, among them the 

fact that those one or two 

deep relationships, whether 

professional or personal, 

can disappear in a wink of 

an eye, for such reasons as: 

You lose your job 

Your company moves and 

you don’t 

Your supportive boss - who 

really liked you - leaves 

Divorce - and your best 

friend disappears 

Marriage (of a friend who 

disappears into a different 

social circle) 

Your BFF is transferred or 

moves 

Death of a close friend or 

loved one 

You move! As I did. 

And you are stricken, dealing 

with loss, and suddenly 

finding that you need to 

find some way to search for 

and find a replacement for 

that Very Important Person. 

Where do you go? How do 

you do it? 

If you don’t have a plan and 

haven’t been practicing how 

to connect with others, the 

poorest time to start networking 

is when you are 

dealing with loss. So start 

practicing now. 

Here’s my starting point for 

introverts who are “socially 

cautious”: 

Step 1: Find friendly people 

with whom to connect. 

â¨We introverts tend to 

look for reasons why it would 

be uncomfortable or even 

dangerous to approach other 

people. (Years of being told 

we’re too quiet, we should 

get out more, we should 

speak up, etc., have made 

us wary of other people and 

their potential disapproval 

and left us with the idea that 

we are somehow odd and 

unique. In fact, we’re over 

50% of the population.) 

Instead, try this simple 

exercise for a week or so: 

Suspend your sense of 

uniqueness and look for 

similarities between yourself 

and others. If they’re similar 

to you, how can they be so 

unapproachable? 

For example, I am not a 

sports fan. Repeat, just N O 

T A S P O R T S fan. But because 

I was a ballet dancer, 

I can relate to how passionate 

someone can become 

about physical performance 

and competition. As I was 

growing up, I read every 

history book about ballet, 

and followed the careers 

of prominent dancers, so I 

can relate to how concerned 

someone can become about 

athletes, teams, their history 

and their current challenges. 

Therefore, I have a basis for 

conversation with someone I 

might have dismissed as too 

different. I can empathize 

with the thought of what an 

injury does to peak performance 

(of oneself or of an 

idol), how draining and hu- 


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miliating defeat in an athletic 

arena can feel, and so on. 

We don’t see a lot of friendly 

people out there because 

we haven’t believed it. We 

tend to think we are unique. 

But they are out there, just 

as anxious as we are, and 

wanting to share their enthusiasms 

but don’t, perhaps 

believing no one will understand. 

Connecting personally with 

others is an important first 

step to setting up business 

connections that last. 

Step 2: Reach out and empathize. 

Make a simple comment, 

not too personal but 

delivered with a smile, that 

shows you have some idea 

of what the other person is 

going through. For the clerk 

in a store: “It must be tiring 

lifting and scanning all those 

items every day.” For the 

deliveryman, “What a lovely 

day for an outdoor job,” or 

“This weather must really 

make your job harder.” Short 

contacts, no further interaction 

required (although you’ll 

be surprised at how often it 

triggers conversation). 

Practice in these low-risk 

situations and it will become 

easier in situations where 

you really need to meet new 

people. 

Step 3: Spread your thanks 

around as if they were fertilizer 

(because they are). Ditto 

for compliments. 

Park the perfectionism you 

probably have as an introvert: 

keep it for serious 

stuff, such as your income 

tax return, operating heavy 

equipment, or doing brain 

surgery. It doesn’t belong 

in human relationships. Be 

forgiving and empathize with 

little mistakes if they are not 

too serious. 

Thank the person who stops 

to hold the door open for 

you, pauses to let you enter 

a line of traffic, the clerk who 

discovers you didn’t take 

your small change or points 

out an even greater bargain 

than what you have selected, 

the person who asks 

about your recent health 

issue - all of these people 

deserve thanks for their 

consideration. 

Try thanking a co-worker 

who completes a routine job 

for which he or she is paid. 

You may believe it’s simply 

their duty, but anyone can 

become fatigued doing their 

duty day after day and being 

taken for granted. 

Interestingly enough, being 

thankful openly makes it 

easier to point out those little 

mistakes others have made. 

You are beginning to develop 

“social capital.” 

These are the preliminary 

steps to becoming a socially 

confident networker; there 

are many more. But if you 

can’t recognize how important 

this process is, and how 

easy it is, once you know the 

right steps, you will never 

start. 

With networking, you can 

develop social capital, a 

bank account of good will 

on which you can draw, but 

into which you must make 

deposits. Social capital can 

bring you: 

Help and moral support 

when you need it. 

Increased inter- & intradepartmental 

collaboration 

at work. 

New business. 

A promotion or new job. 

Opportunities - more than 

you ever dreamed of in more 

areas than you now recognize. 

... not to mention the increased 

warmth and ease 

you will feel in numerous 

social settings. 

Networking is something 

we do - or don’t do - all day 

long. When you discover 

that not networking takes 

at least as much energy as 

actually doing it (not knowing 

where to go for help or 

resources, dealing with anxiety 

over replacing a loss, 

and more) you are on the 

path to an expanded future. 

Because networking is a 

journey, not an action. 


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5 Snacks That Are Good 

for Your Heart’s Health 

Introduction 

The doctors and other health 

workers have dubbed snacks 

as unhealthy. However, the 

recent researches have 

shown that the snacks are 

not that bad at all. However, 

the choice of the snacks 

matters. Most of the readily 

available ones are not that 

friendly to the body from the 

medical standpoint. Despite 

this, most of us go for it because 

we do not want to toil 

it out in the kitchen to make 

the healthy ones. If we are 

persevering and knowledgeable 

enough, we can make 

snacks out of many healthy 

materials that are readily 

available in the kitchen. 

Importance 

of Healthy 

Snacks 

Normally, we get unhealthy 

snacks from every nook 

and corner of any city in our 

country. We rely upon this 

food to satiate our hunger 

when we don’t have time to 

spend in the kitchen. Once 

in a while, this may seem 

okay. But it is harmful to the 

cardiovascular system as it 

has unhealthy fats that are 

capable of clogging the arteries 

and veins in our body. 

If this happens, the part that 

gets blood from these blood 

vessels would be damaged 

permanently. Moreover, we 

start putting up more weight 

and increase our waistlines. 

At this point, it is not fair to 

blame the oils used in the 

outlets in our neighbourhood. 

The harmful effects 

of these fatty substances 

are further accentuated by 

the sedentary lifestyle that 

we lead in our daily lives. 

Actually, our lifestyles are 

the culprits, not the fatty 

substances. This is where 

the making of healthy and 

heart-friendly snacks comes 

in handy. In this short article, 

we would be looking at the 

5 snacks that are good for 

our heart. Do you know that 

the consumption of these 

snacks also helps us to shed 

extra weight by increasing 

the rate of metabolism? 

1. Mushroom-egg-white 

Omelette: This combination 

is low in calories and 

very tasty. Moreover, it is 

perfect for the health of 

the heart. 

2. Dalia Upma: This 

snack helps us to reenergize 

ourselves with 

the right combination of 

essential items. It is rich 

in fibre, minerals and 

vitamins. 

3. Whole Wheat, Egg 

White Crepes: This snack 

is delicious and rich in nutrients. 

Hence, it makes a 

healthier snack option for 

elders who run the risk of 

developing heart disease. 

4. Carrot, Green Peas, 

Brown Bread Sandwich: It 

is rich in proteins, vitamin 

A and fibre. Moreover, 

it is easy to prepare, and it 

requires less time. You can 

even add some ketchup, 

boiled carrots, peas, etc. 

to make it even tastier and 

healthier. 

5. Egg White Spinach 

Omelette: People with borderline 

HDL can even think 

of taking a snack with egg 

white without worrying about 

the repercussions, provided 

they mix it with spinach. 

This article lets people make 

healthy snacks at home in a 

clean environment. Many of 

the raw materials are available 

in our kitchen. So, you 

get healthy snacks at affordable 

rates. For more such 

information, you can visit the 

link http://tvmbala.blogspot. 

com. 


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Discount Dog Toys Keep Your 

Puppies Happily Engaged in Play 

It is in the nature of 

children (and adults) to 

play. It is fun. It is recreational 

and you get 

some exercise. Dogs 

understand the health benefits 

of playing with toys as a 

way to keep fit and improve 

mental agility, much like humans 

do with their kids. It is 

also necessary to play with 

humans and toys so that the 

humans keep fit too. 

We found dog lovers all 

over the world. According 

to experts, dog toys are a 

must have and are no sheer 

luxury. Toys are objects for 

play; they ease boredom, improve 

learning and restrain 

problem behaviors. 

Of course, from the pup’s 

perspective, humans are 

nowhere near the scientific 

capabilities of pups to 

investigate toys in everyday 

situations. Biting, tearing, 

pulling, rolling over them, 

running around with the toy 

held in its mouth are ways 

to discover new insights into 

the material and physical 

properties of dog toys. When 

you explore something, do 

it thoroughly, is what mama 

dog said and the pup religiously 

follows it. If you are 

a wise human, you get your 

beloved dachshund, spaniel 

or terrier plenty of toys 

from online discount dog 

toys boutique to keep them 

happily engaged. There are 

many toys on the market, but 

not all are suitable for your 

dog. Some of these products 

are incredible and very 

misleading. Failure to do so 

might result in the pooch 

deciding that sofa, cushions, 

bed pillows, blankets, socks, 

shoes, books and mobile 

phones are objects worthy 

of his scientific attention and 

you run the risk of having 

them destructively investigated. 

In this case, what is 

fun for the mutt is definitely 

not fun for the human but 

then, humans do fail to see 

the light and matters in a 

broader perspective. 

Before buying toys you 

should consider your dog’s 

behaviour of play. Most 

commonly dogs tear and 

shear toys rather than chew 

them. They use their molars 

and premolars, and they 

are found at the back of the 

mouth. The dog owner must 

consider buying appropriately 

sized designer toys that 

cannot reach the farther end 

of the jaws. 

Dogs are also very much 

achievement oriented. Give 

them a chewy Vuitton toy 

and watch them tear the 

stuffing out of it. Then they 

look at you with an expectation 

of praise for their 

achievement. After all, they 

are doing it to keep you 

entertained and from being 

bored stiff. They are proud of 

their service and do deserve 

a pat on their rump. 

Some human beings harbor 

this peculiar desire to 

train their dogs to be smart, 

responsive and intelligent. 

First off, dogs are not circus 

animals so they may resent 

it because it is a reflection 

on their intelligence. Don’t 

they do what they do when 

they want to do it in the way 

they want to do it? Humans 

must be trained in dog ways 

and one of the best ways is 

to get interactive toys and 

learn from a dog how to play 

with a dog toy. You might 

just discover the pup inside 

you waiting to come out. 

Human senses are also important 

when choosing the 

best and safe gaming product 

for your pet. By smelling, 

one can detect strong 

chemicals indicating residual 

chemicals. Brightly dyed 

fabric may also contain 

toxic 

ingredients 

which are 

harmful 

to 

both the dog 

and the owner. 

Before buying toys 

study labels and 

visit manufacturers’ 

websites for 

best safe dog toys. 

Some labels are 

for advertisement 

not really 

giving the precise 

information 

about these 

products. 

You may 

throw a stick or a ball toy 

and the dog will happily 

fetch it not because you 

said so because he knows 

the value of the stick or ball. 

Sticks and balls can be nice 

chewy stuff. Organic dog 

toys are even better and 

show that the human has 

some degree of discernment 

about dog preferences for 

the natural way of life and 

enjoyment. 

Of course, there will always 

be humans who take a perverse 

pleasure in springing 

surprises on unsuspecting 

mutts in the form of sound 

chip toys but then every 

smart pup will tolerate such 

gifts. The human must be 

kept happy at all costs! So, if 

you want to be happy, keep 

your pet happy with lots of 

designer dog toys. 


The crazy 

8 

food trends 

you need 

t o k n o w 

about 

Unless you’ve been 

living under a rock 

and shunning 

all social media, 

you’ve probably 

noticed the rise of the Frankenstein 

food trend over the past few 

years. 

Kooky creations like monster 

milkshakes the size of a human 

head, psychedelic rainbow bagels 

and a new take on the humble 

ice cream cone are among 

some of the hottest food crazes 

to hit our Instagram, Facebook 

and Twitter feeds. 

Below are nine of the latest and 

greatest viral food trends. Dig in 

and buon appetito! 


Crazy Food Trends 

The rainbow bagel 

Undoubtedly the world’s 

most beautiful carb, the famous 

rainbow-colored bagels 

of The Bagel Store in 

Brooklyn, New York have 

become one of this year’s 

biggest viral sensations. 

These psychedelic bagels 

come in a range of colors 

and can even be custom 

color-ordered. They’re 

made by hand using a 

secret recipe and dyeing 

technique which its creator 

Scot Rossillo spent 20 

years perfecting. Demand 

is so huge that eager 

customers line up around 

the street corner in a bid 

to try out the tasty treat, 

which sell out every day 

and sometimes in under 

two hours. 

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What do you get when a 

muffin and a bagel fall in 

love? Introducing the Mufgel, 

created by the same 

genius that brought us the 

rainbow bagel. Rossillo 

came up with the idea for 

the Mufgel after listening to 

a radio commercial poking 

fun of viral food trends. This 

delicious creation has a 

crunchy muffin-like top and a 

soft and chewy bottom and 

comes in a variety of sweet 

and savory flavors that often 

change. They include Fruity 

Pebbles with Funfetti cream 

cheese, Oreo cream cheese 

and chocolate chip and the 

mozzarella cheese pizza 

Mufgel with sundried tomato 

cream cheese. Only 42 of 

these beauties are made 

every day and they sell out 

almost immediately. 

The Mufgel 


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So sushi donuts are now a 

thing. No, we’re not talking 

about a chocolate-covered, 

deep fried salmon and 

avocado roll. A sushi donut 

is simply sushi ingredients 

fashioned into the shape of 

a donut. Created by food 

blogger Sam Murphy (aka So 

Beautifully Raw), these delicious 

works of art are made 

by moulding cooled sushi 

rice decorated with ingredients 

including black sesame, 

wasabi, ginger, avocado and 

cashew mayo. 

Sushi donuts 

Extreme milkshakes 

They may have been around 

for a while but there’s no 

letup in the popularity of the 

monster milkshake phenomenon. 

Among those leading 

the charge is Patissez, a 

café in Australia’s capital of 

Canberra, which offers massive 

milkshakes nicknamed 

‘The Freakshow’ about the 

same size as your head. 

They include the Pretzella, a 

concoction featuring Nutella, 

salty pretzels and lashings 

of cream. Another restaurant 

making waves for its freaky 

milkshakes is Black Tap in 

New York City. If the usual 

lashings of cream, brownies, 

ice cream and biscuits aren’t 

enough for you, you can 

grab one of their creations 

topped with fireworks. 


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The pizza box pizza 

The name is self-explanatory 

really. Vinnie’s Pizzeria 

in Brooklyn, New York sells 

pizza in a pizza box made 

entirely out of pizza. As Vinnie’s 

said on its Instagram 

page, it means: “No more 

pizza boxes cluttering up 

your fridge or trash. Totally 

PIEodegradable.” Delicious 

and convenient! 

The Conechurro 

The light bulb 

First it was mason jars, then 

it was wooden boards. Now 

it’s the light bulb’s turn to 

become the latest household 

item for hipsters to drink or 

eat from. Lights bulbs are 

becoming the drinking vessel 

of choice with bars now 

serving cocktails, coffee, 

juices and more in them. 

Chomp Eatery in Santa 

Monica is one café jumping 

on the trend, serving up cold 

pressed juices and organic 

lemonades in Thomas Edison’s 

most famous creation. 

If you’re tired of boring ice 

cream cones, the Conechurro 

will take your ice cream 

experience to a whole new 

level. Created by popular 

New York dessert shop 

ChikaLicious, this mouthwatering 

creation is an ice 

cream cone made of crunchy 

churro dough. You can get 

your churro cone in a variety 

of flavours including cinnamon 

streusel and caramel, 

sprinkles and chocolate and 

raspberry. The cone has the 

flakiness of a croissant with 

the crunch of an ice cream 

cone. Step aside ice cream, 

it’s the cone’s time to bask 

in the limelight now. 


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Raclette 

Cheese lovers rejoice. There 

is a heaven and it’s known as 

Raclette. A restaurant aptly 

called Raclette NYC offers a 

Swiss dish in which a semihard 

milk cheese wheel is 

melted and scraped off right 

on to your plate and across 

your roasted vegetables and 

charcuterie. The restaurant’s 

entire menu is dedicated to 

cheese, including a range 

of tarts and grilled cheese 

toasties. This really is a 

cheese lover’s fantasy come 

true. 

If you’re Australian, you 

grew up on this stuff and 

it was a staple at every 

kid’s birthday party just as 

much as Pass the Parcel, 

Pin the Tail on the Donkey 

and ear-piercing tantrums. 

For the uninitiated, yes, 

this really is just sliced 

white bread spread with 

margarine or butter and 

covered with sprinkles (or 

“hundreds and thousands” 

if you’re an Aussie), but it’s 

taken the internet by storm. 

Fairy bread has such a 

following that it even has 

its own Facebook page 

currently boasting over 

600,000 fans. You can become 

the next enthusiast 

at Fans of Fairy Bread. 

Fairy bread 

What do you think of these unusual 

food trends? 

Have you tried any? Let us know your 

thoughts or comments in the comments 

section below. 

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13 

5 Bright Ideas For Gluten 

Free French Fried Onions 

Eating better 

and being 

healthier is all 

the rage right 

now, but many 

individuals have to watch 

what they eat because of 

dietary limitations. High on 

the list are people who have 

to avoid gluten. Luckily, 

food options for these folks 

provides great variety in both 

savory and sweet, and one 

food that is mindful of providing 

top-notch flavor is glutenfree 

french fried onions. 

They not only provide a tasty 

option for those looking to 

maintain nostalgic recipes, 

but it gives new life to other 

recipes. 

Here are five recipes that 

can make this crunchy treat 

a year-round pantry staple: 

BLACK BEAN STUFFED 

PEPPERS 

- Red bell peppers 

- Olive oil 

- Diced onion 

- Minced garlic 

- Cumin 

- Chili powder 

- Garlic salt 

- 15oz can black beans 

(drain, rinse) 

- Chopped cilantro 

- Salsa 

- Cooked rice 

- Shredded Mexican cheese 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

Remove tops from 

peppers & take out seeds & 

ribs. Heat olive oil in skillet 

over medium heat then add 

diced onions. Cook about 5 

minutes, then add garlic and 

cook for one more minute. 

Add black beans, cumin, 

chili powder, and garlic salt. 

Mash up about half of the 

beans. Add cilantro & salsa 

and cook for two minutes. 

Remove from heat and stir 

in cooked rice. Fill the empty 

peppers with the mixture 

and put inside baking dish. 

Evenly put cheese on the 

peppers and bake for 30-40 

mins until peppers softened 

and cheese is melted. Add 

french fried onions on peppers 

before serving. 

CRUNCHY FRENCH FRIED 

CHICKEN TENDERS 

- Gluten-free french fried 

onions 

- Gluten-free all-purpose 

flour 

- 1 lb. chicken tenders 

- 1 large egg, beaten 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees 

Fahrenheit. Combine french 

fried onions with flour in 

plastic bag and crush. Put 

chicken tenders into egg 

then coat them in the onion/ 

flours mix, and bake for 15 

mins. Serve immediately. 

Mac and Cheese 

- Gluten-free shells pasta 

(about two cups) 

- Skim milk 

- Salt 

- Shredded cheese 

Rinse/drain pasta and add 

to a saucepan with milk & 

salt. Put on medium heat 

& stir constantly until milk 

starts to simmer. Turn heat 

to low. Keep stirring until 

noodles tender (adding milk 

if noodles have absorbed all 

liquid but not tender; be sure 

a bit of milk left in saucepan 

to make cheese sauce). Add 

cheese & stir until smooth 

(adding splash of milk to help 

make smooth). Cover pan for 

5 mins before serving. Add 

french fried onions right as 

you serve. 

ARTICHOKE AND 

SPINACH STUFFED 

MUSHROOMS 

- Portobello mushroom caps 

without stems 

- Gluten-free Artichoke 

Spinach Dip 

- Thyme 

- Grated Parmesan cheese 


Remove gills in 

mushroom caps and put gills 

up on parchment-lined baking 

sheet; add salt & pepper 

and bake for 20 mins. Take 

mushrooms out of oven & fill 

with the dip. Crumble french 

fried onions over each mushroom. 

Add thyme & cheese. 

Put back into oven extra 3-5 

mins. 

VEGAN GREEN BEAN 

CASSEROLE 

- Green beans 

- Salt & pepper 

- Olive oil 

- Minced shallot 

- Minced garlic 

- Chopped mushrooms 

- All-purpose flour 

- Vegetable broth 

- Unsweetened plain almond 

milk 


Boil large pot of water 

and salt well. Add green 

beans & cook for 5 mins. 

Drain and put in ice water to 

stop cooking. Drain ice water 

and set aside. In oven-safe 

skillet on medium heat, add 

olive oil, shallots, and garlic. 

Add salt & pepper & stir. 

Cook 2-3 mins. Add mushrooms 

& add a bit more salt 

& pepper. Cook for 3-4 mins. 

Sprinkle in flour and whisk 

to coat ingredients. Cook for 

1 minute, then slowly add 

vegetable stock. Keep whisking. 

Add almond milk & keep 

whisking. Bring to a simmer 

then reduce heat to low to 

thicken. Cook for 5-7 mins 

until thick & bubbly. Remove 

from heat and add some of 

the gluten-free french fried 

onions and all of the cooked 

green beans. Toss to coat 

well, and top with remaining 

french fried onions. Bake in 

400 degree oven for 10-15 

mins. Serve immediately. 

Whether its keeping family 

traditions alive or taking 

a courageous step off the 

edge, gluten-free french fried 

onions provide tremendous 

flexibility in the kitchen. More 

importantly, for those avoiding 

gluten, it helps make life 

a little more grounded in the 

familiar and still leaves room 

to explore the “awesomeness” 

that is food! 


14 

How to Plan 

the Perfect 

Breakfast 

A 

healthy breakfast 

is very 

important as 

it affects your 

daily performance 

as you carry out your 

daily activities. It may require 

time and planning to have 

the right breakfast but your 

effort will worth it once you 

achieve your desired body 

weight. 

INTRODUCTION 

Have no doubt about itbreakfast 

is the most important 

meal of the day. Eating 

a delicious and nutritious 

breakfast is an effective 

way to manage food cravings 

throughout the day and 

provide your body an instant 

increase of nutrition at a 

peak time when it needs to 

be refueled. 

Breakfast is a great chance 

to fuel your body with lean 

proteins, a lot of dietary 

fiber and a high content of 

antioxidants. Let’s have a 

quick look at planning the 

right breakfast so that you 

can have a great result while 

following a healthy diet plan. 

THE DETAILS 

Examine your calorie consumption. 

Breakfast must be 

the source of your 25-30% 

daily calorie needs. See to it 

that you are eating adequate 

quality protein at this morning 

meal, whether from lean 

meat, fresh eggs, beans or 

even protein powder. 

Calculate the prep time. 

Estimate the time you have 

in the morning to prepare 

your breakfast. If you are 

always in a hurry in the 

morning, choose a breakfast 

option that takes less time to 

prepare. 

What will be your energy 

source for your daily activities? 

An extra dose of carbs 

in the morning for energy 

along with your proteins will 

give you a jump start on the 

day. Vegetables and fruits 

are a good source since you 

will use them up during your 

day at the office. 

Keep your personal favorite 

taste in mind. The common 

mistake that many dieters 

make is forcing themselves 

to eat unpleasant foods. 

Following a healthy diet plan 

doesn’t mean that you have 

to eat dull food. Of course, 

you need to take in enough 

calories so you can get 

through the day. You can’t 

achieve that it by eating an 

unappetizing meal. 

Consider how various foods 

affect you. If a carb-dense 

breakfast makes you feel 

sleepy at mid-day, then 

switch to a lower carb breakfast. 

You must be satisfied with 

your food. If it is going to be 

a long time before you eat 

lunch, add enough fiber to 

your breakfast to boost total 

digestion time. 

Evaluate your body weight 

goals. If you need to drop 

down calories during breakfast, 

switching to an egg 

white and vegetable omelet 

is a smarter alternative than 

a carb-filled bowl of cereal. 

The Bottom Line 

Having a healthy breakfast 

is essential as it affects your 

daily performance as you 

carry out your daily activities. 

It may require time and 

planning to have the right 

breakfast but your effort will 

worth it once you achieve 

your desired body weight. 

There are lots of healthy 

food choices. You can eat 

any foods according to your 

taste as long as it’s beneficial 

to your health. You can 

look to international breakfasts 

for different ideas on 

how to make your morning 

meal enticing. Following a 

diet plan doesn’t mean having 

a dull meal at all. What 

matters is how much nutrients 

you can get from those 

foods and how beneficial 

they are to your health. 


15 

Understanding 

the Cloud 

Cloud computing 

is on the 

rise. Consumers 

and 

businesses 

alike are relying on it for 

storage. The large selection 

and accessibility make them 

a must-have when looking 

for off-site storage. They 

provide scalability, global 

accessibility, a wide selection 

of prices, and security. 

Individuals or businesses 

trying to expand or improve 

their storage can, and usually 

do, choose cloud above 

other options. 

The cloud simply puts your 

storage somewhere else. 

Instead of keeping it on a 

local system, such as your 

own home computer, you 

have it available through an 

online storage system. The 

storage is in another system 

housed and maintained by 

a separate company. These 

companies make sure that 

data remains secure and 

accessible for their clients to 

avoid leaks or security risks 

if someone were to gain access 

to the system. You can 

keep all files, photos, and 

whatever else you upload 

on the cloud storage without 

fears. 

There is no one size fits all 

with cloud storage. Even 

if everyone has the same 

cloud app, the available 

storage and pricing will differ. 

Some services provide 

business-specific cloud 

storage options that come at 

a price while others provide 

free services that target 

everyday consumers. Sometimes, 

consumer-targeted 

cloud storage will have premium 

options with monthly 

or yearly costs and a bigger 

storage capacity. 

Using this app, you can 

access cloud storage from 

nearly anywhere. One of the 

biggest selling points with 

cloud storage is this accessibility. 

Hosted away from your 

own devices or computers, 

you can access the information 

so long as you have the 

login credentials. From different 

countries and different 

devices, you always have 

access to your storage. 

You do not have to worry 

about the possibility of losing 

data because of this. 

System failures, theft, and 

other risks to your data will 

not cause you to lose information. 

You still have your 

information ready to go, and 

all without requiring a full 

system backup. 

It is important to understand 

that, while cloud service 

may all seem the same, they 

are not. The Azure Cloud 

Storage from Microsoft is an 

example of this. It is a cloud 

storage, yes, but not in the 

same way as other services. 

Its focus is on developers, 

not storing information and 

files for personal or business 

use. A developer will create 

the application that they 

want to create and then host 

it with the Azure web services. 

It provides the same 

widespread accessibility and 

security available with other 

cloud services. 

Focusing on app development 

does set Azure apart 

from other cloud services. 

The Azure Cloud Storage 

gives a developer greater 

control and accessibility 

over their app, but without 

the same requirements and 

pressure. A developer can 

focus on the development 

while allowing Azure to 

handle the management and 

health monitoring of the app. 


16 

Amanzimtoti mountain bikers Brennan Anderson 

(pictured) Hendrik Bester hope to challenge for a 

podium place at the 2016 Fedauto Sani Dragon in 

association with Mortimer Toyota. 

Anthony Grote/ Gameplan Media 

Toti pair seek Fedauto 

Sani Dragon podium 

Himeville – 

Amanzimtoti 

training partners 

Brennan 

Anderson 

and Hendrik Bester are 

looking forward to making 

their debut appearance at 

the Fedauto Sani Dragon in 

association with Mortimer 

Toyota when this year’s race 

takes place on Friday 30 

September and Saturday 1 

October. 

The two-day Southern 

Drakensberg event is fast 

growing in stature and with 

a second stage climb up to 

the finish line at the top of 

the iconic Sani Pass, this 

year’s Sani Dragon was one 

race the pair were not going 

to miss. 

“We’ve both never been up 

Sani Pass, let alone by bike, 

so that was definitely the 

draw card for us to come 

and do the Sani Dragon this 

year,” explains Anderson. 

“We can’t wait to take part 

in this year’s Sani Dragon,” 

echoes Bester. “We’re both 

in reasonably good shape 

and so hopefully we can 

have a good two days in the 

saddle.” 

Despite having never competed 

as a team previously 

and Anderson being thirteen 

years Bester’s junior, the upper 

South Coast duo believe 

they have the makings of a 

good partnership. 

““We’ve never raced together 

before but both being 

from Toti, we are regular 

training partners and are 

looking forward to racing 

the Sani Dragon as team 

mates,” says Anderson. 

“Perhaps having turned 40 

in January, Hendrik is the 

experience in the team and 

I, at 27 years-old, am more 

the ‘exuberance of youth’,” 

he laughs. 

“I am a reasonably good 

climber and Brennan is obviously 

still quite young and 

fit; hopefully I can hurt the 

youngster on the climbs a 

little bit!” chuckles Bester. 

While unsure of the strength 

of the rest of the field, the 

pair remains quietly confident 

that they can challenge 

for a podium place next 

weekend. 

“We’ll definitely look to give it 

our all while we’re out there,” 

says Anderson. 

“We’ve been training as 

much as possible throughout 

the winter, and even before 

then, and recently we’ve 

been trying to prepare the 

lungs as best we can for 

the Dragon’s climb up Sani 

Pass. 

“Even though we’ll be riding 

through such a beautiful part 

of the world, we’ll look to go 

as hard as we can on both 

days and then we can appreciate 

the view once we’ve 

crossed the finish line at the 

top of Sani Pass and are 

heading back down again.” 

Bester, who finished second 

at the Sappi Scottburgh 

MTB Race in mid-August, 

believes the pair take some 

good confidence with them 

into the Sani Dragon encounter. 

“Scottburgh was definitely 

my best result of the year but 

I’ve also picked up a few age 

group podiums throughout 

the year as well. 

“I managed to get an eighth 

at the Tour de Krantz recently 

too – an event where 

Brennan and I actually 

ended up riding a lot of the 

race together. 

“We train together too 

and so know each other’s 

strengths quite well, so I 

think we’re both quite confident 

and feeling good about 

the Sani Dragon,” explains 

Bester. 

The 2016 Fedauto Sani 

Dragon in association with 

Mortimer Toyota takes place 

on Friday 30 September and 

Saturday 1 October. Entries 

can be submitted and more 

information found at www. 

sanidragon.co.za. 


17 

Mortimer Toyota team mates Chris van der Linde (left) and Rowan Bernstein (right) look forward to enjoying the spectacular 

views of the Southern Drakensberg from the top of Sani Pass when they tackle the 2016 Fedauto Sani Dragon in association 

with Mortimer Toyota. Greg Labuscagne Photography/ Gameplan Media 

Himeville – 

Newcastle 

mountain 

bikers Rowan 

Bernstein and 

Chris van der Linde return 

to the 2016 Fedauto Sani 


Mortimer Toyota on Friday 

30 September and Saturday 

1 October eager for another 

memorable two days 

of riding and an improved 

performance from their tenth 

placed effort last year. 

With exciting young talents 

Reinhard Zullhuber 

and Marc Fourie donning 

Fedauto’s colours this time 

around, Bernstein and 

Van der Linde, representing 

Mortimer Toyota, hope 

for another strong showing 

while again focusing on enjoying 

their time in Southern 

Drakensberg. 

“The Fedauto Sani Dragon 

in association with Mortimer 

Toyota is just a brilliant event 

that Chris and I thoroughly 

enjoyed being part of last 

and can’t wait to take part 

in again this year,” beams 

Bernstein. 

“We’ve trained hard throughout 

the winter and made 

some big gains so it would 

be nice to improve on our 

top ten finish from last year, 

but if we could just improve 

on our time – ideally by 

about forty minutes or so 

– then we’d still be really 

pleased.” 

Tackling the Sani Dragon 

rather than the shorter Sani 

Dragon Lite, Bernstein and 

Van der Linde are regular 

riding partners and return to 

this year’s event with fond 

memories from last year’s 

race still at the forefront of 

their minds. 

“The Sani Dragon is one 

you just have to pencil onto 

the calendar and a race we 

will be coming back to every 

single year!” says Bernstein 

“We just had a such a lekker 

time last year and couldn’t 

wait for entries to open so 

that we could book our spot 

at this year’s race. 

“I talk about the Sani Dragon 

to absolutely everyone back 

at home and its great that 

we’re going to have another 

team from Newcastle joining 

us for this year’s race!” 

While the first stage showcases 

the district spectacularly, 

the climb up Sani Pass 

to the first line on day two 

remains a stiff challenge for 

many. 

For Bernstein and Van der 

Linde though, the effort on 

the climb is rewarded with 

interest upon reaching the 

summit and crossing the finish 

line. 

“There is no doubt about it 

– the climb up Sani Pass is 

testing for sure. 

“Chris is a bit of a mountain 

goat, so I just let him go and 

do my best to get up there 

as quickly as I can. 

“Hopefully this year I can 

stick with him a bit longer 

than I did last year. 

“Either way though, when 

you get to the top you realise 

it was worth all that hard 

work and more as take in 

that absolutely incredible 

view from up there! 

“Also, having crossed the 

finish line at the top, you’re 

then able to make your way 

back down at your leisure 

and I don’t think I’ve ever 

stopped and taken quite as 

photos during a race as I did 

as we came down Sani Pass 

last year,” explains Bernstein. 

Joining Fedauto’s Zellhuber 

and Fourie and Mortimer 

Toyota’s Bernstein and Van 

der Linde at this year’s Sani 

Dragon are Fedauto/Russell 

White’s Heinrich Zellhuber – 

Reinhard’s younger brother 

– and Ethan Richard. 

The 2016 Fedauto Sani 


Mortimer Toyota takes place 

on Friday 30 September and 

Saturday 1 October. Entries 

can be submitted and more 

information found at www. 

sanidragon.co.za. 


18 

KZN look to 

top Africa 

T20 Cup 

Keshav Maharaj and the rest 

of his Hollywoodbets Dolphins 

members will hope to lead 

the KwaZulu-Natal team to 

the top of the Pool D log when 

they take on Boland, Gauteng 

and Eastern Province in the 

Africa T20 Cup this weekend. 

Pool D log 

Durban – Hollywoodbets 

Dolphins 

Keshav 

Maharaj, 

Robbie Frylinck, Cameron 

Delport, Sibonelo Makhanya, 

Rabian Engelbrecht 

and Senuran Muthusamy 

will form the spine of the 

KwaZulu-Natal team taking 

on Boland, Eastern Province 

and Gauteng in Pool 

D of the Africa T20 Cup 

at Boland Park, Paarl this 

weekend. 

The sextet will look to 

draw on their Franchise 

experience as well as their 

combined knowledge of 

the Provincial landscape 

to overcome three strong 

opponents in the final set of 

Pool stage fixtures in order 

to earn themselves a spot 

in the play-offs alongside 

the already qualified North 

West Seef Dragons, Zimbabwe 

and Northern Cape 

next weekend. 

“We’ve had a good build 

up,” explains KZN coach, 

Roger Telemachus. 

“Some of the guys were 

overseas during the winter, 

playing in the UK or elsewhere, 

or with the national 

academy and SA ‘A’ setups. 

“Those who have been 

around have been working 

hard with the Dolphins 

squad and so all in all the 

guys have already played 

a fair amount already so 

hopefully we can hit the 

ground running this weekend.” 

Joining the more experienced 

campaigners in this 

weekend’s KZN outfit are 

KZN Academy graduates 

top order batsmen Bruce 

Kerr and Dudu Zondo, wicket-keeper/batsman 

Jason 

Oakes, left-arm orthodox 

Smangaliso Nhlebela and 

seamers Okuhle Cele and 

Jesse Smit. 

“This is a great chance for 

some of our youngsters to 

show what they’ve got and 

to put in a few big performances 

at the next level,” 

says Telemachus. 

“The guys have been working 

hard at the Academy 

all winter and so now it’s a 

chance for them to hopefully 

take the next step in 

their careers.” 

The former South African 

quick acknowledges 

KZN face a tall task this 

weekend but believes his 

charges, led by the squad’s 

Hollywoodbets Dolphins 

players, can replicate their 

knock-out phase qualification 

efforts of 2015 or 

better. 

“With guys like Keshav (Maharaj), 

Cameron (Delport) 

and Robbie (Frylinck) in 

the squad we’ve got some 

great,experienced heads 

that can guide the youngsters. 

“Rabian (Engelbrecht) is fit 

and has looked fantastic 

in pre-season and Sibz 

(Makhanya) has also captained 

his country at U19 

level, so they will be important 

too. 

“We’re up against three 

quality sides this weekend 

but we’re just focusing on 

trying to put it all together 

on our side because we 

believe that if we can do 

that then we’re a very good 

team as well,” says Telemachus. 

KZN square off against 

hosts Boland on Friday, 

Gauteng on Saturday and 

Eastern Province on Sunday. 

More information can 

be found at www.dolphinscricket.co.za 

KwaZulu-Natal squad: 

Okuhle Cele, Cameron Delport, 

Rabian Engelbrecht, 

Robbie Frylinck, Bruce Kerr, 

Keshav Maharaj, Sibonelo 

Makhanya, Senuran Muthusamy, 

Smangaliso Nhlebela, 

Jason Oakes, Mishkal 

Ramsaroop, Jesse Smit, 

Zipohozokuthula (Dudu) 

Zondo

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