Ladies I know it’s cold out there but at least it’s sunny! Hope it lasts for this Valentine’s month. In our clinic it’s always nice and warm so feel free to enjoy a treatment with us! 🙂 January went by as usual. It’s one of our busiest months with slimming and massage treatments being booked everyday and with new Pilates…
Monkfish Rice with Prawns and Chorizo
So easy and delicious if I do say so myself! Perfect for Sunday family lunch. Monkfish is such a tasty fish. Add some fresh prawns and some Iberico chorizo to the rice…simply divine! 🙂 Serves 4 (or 5 if you eat little as me) 300g monkfish fillet 200g prawns 350g rice (I normally use basmati) 150g of chorizo 1 onion…
Be Healthy, Be Happy, Be You!
Happy New Year to you ALL! One year gone and another about to start! It seems to me that time is flying too fast for my liking. I go back to my last year’s resolution list and see how many I’ve achieved. Pretty much every box is ticked on the professional level but very few on the personal level. This…
Chilli, Garlic Prawns – Portuguese Style
WATCH THE VIDEO! As promised, here’s a simple appetizer for the Festive Season: chilli, garlic prawns. Those of you who have been to Portugal might be quite familiar with this dish. Early in the year I took my friend Therese (from Co. Mayo) to spend a weekend in Portugal. She tasted the chilli, garlic prawns and that was it… she was hooked…
I wish you a Merry Christmas
I wish you a Merry Christmas, …and a happy New Year! As I’m mumbling this Christmas carol I’m wondering where did 2014 go? So much happened this year that I wish it was still Summer. This way I could finish what I planned for 2014. It has been an extremely challenging year for me, both physically and emotionally. I am…
Manual Lymphatic Drainage – Boost your Immune System
Those who know me very well by now will know that I’m a Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) fan and a lymphatic drainage therapist freak too! I have at least 3 patients a day, who would come to the clinic and have Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) treatments. While the majority comes for post-cancer related conditions such as Lymphoedema (will talk about this on my…
Portuguese-Style Cod Soup
As a tribute to my recent holiday to Alentejo, a beautiful region in Portugal, I decided to write about a typical dish from this area. The bread from Alentejo is unique and it is often used to make a kind of soup called Açorda. This time I’m using salted Cod and Alentejano bread that I brought home with me. Alternatively, you…
Shape up for Christmas
It is the 27th of October and I’m enjoying my Summer break in sunny Portugal. Yes, Summer break and yes it is 28 C in Setubal, Portugal. Thanks to Clare (who scheduled this time-off 3 months ago) I am able to enjoy a short but amazing break in Portugal. While I’m here I’ve been resting, going for walks on mountain…
Reflexology and Cancer – Help Enable Your Body
It’s the diagnosis you have been dreading all along, it’s cancer. Your normal world has been thrown into chaos and with so many decisions to be made, your mind is in overdrive and you don’t know where to turn. Stop for a minute. The best way to deal with any illness is to get to the best possible level of…
Goodbye August, hello September!
Goodbye August, hello September! The days are definitely becoming shorter but at least we still have some sunshine! I do hope to have a glimpse of Autumn and chill out on the couch while listening to ‘Autumn Leaves’ sang by Nat King Cole! Just day-dreaming here for a second! 🙂 I have to say Summer 2014 was good for PFW.…