HEMSLEY & HEMSLEY

the art of eating well. HEMSLEY & HEMSLEY is Jasmine and Melissa Hemsley. We are a London based family business for people who want to live healthier and more energised lives. We make whole, organic, nutrient filled, delicious homemade foods, free of grain, gluten, high starch and sugar. We want to share the food we love cooking and eating. This blog is all about food that changes the way we feel.

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Oh, what a beautiful mornin’
Oh, what a beautiful day.
I’ve got a beautiful feelin’
Everything’s goin’ my way.

— Curly, Oklahoma

Congratulations Vegware!

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Edinburgh-based Vegware Ltd was not only named the best small business in the UK earlier this month but then last week they won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development  for developing compostable catering packaging and reducing landfill waste in the catering and hospitality sector!

EJF and PAN UK are working to protect Britain’s bees and pollinators. This short film explains why they are so important to our food supplies and economy.

No bees, no honey; no work, no money

—Proverb

MARCH OF THE BEEKEEPERS, LONDON, FRIDAY 26TH APRIL

                                          “SAVE THE BEES - THEY GO, WE GO”

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Thank you to everyone who voted to protect the bees. 

https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/page/s/ban-the-pesticides-that-are-harming-our-bees#petition

On Monday 29th April the EU votes on a ban of neonicotinoid pesticides.

To pile the pressure on Owen Paterson, Britain’s Secretary of State for Environment and Rural Affairs, 38 Degrees are hosting a “March of the Beekeepers” on Friday 26th (tomorrow!),

Join us at 10:30am in Parliament Square.

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                       Photo: Bees at Chewton Glen Hotel hives - Matt Hardy Photography

Here’s a recap:

Help the bees are on their knees
Help the bees are on their knees part 2
Where have all the bees gone?
 
Here’s who’s leading the campaign to protect the bees:
 
http://www.ejfoundation.org
http://www.katharinehamnett.com
http://www.soilassociation.org
http://www.pan-uk.org
http://www.38degrees.org.uk
 

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You cannot be grateful and unhappy at the same time.

— Thank you Rhona and Susan for our invite to the Vision & Success event last week - an inspiring morning!

1 YEAR OF RECIPES FOR BRITISH VOGUE.CO.UK

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We can’t believe It’s almost a year to the day that our very first recipe for VOGUE went live – with a simple but  delicious buckwheat noodle salad. Whether it’s beetroot or broccoli, crème fraiche or quinoa, we’ve loved watching our recipes being recreated and shared by all our friends, family and much appreciated followers!

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Our mission that first day was simple: we wanted to share easy, nourishing and delicious recipes that everybody could make. We wanted to share the food we love; the meals we make for our clients and for ourselves every day. There are now a total of 55 recipes to choose from and we’ve been amazed by the response. Thank you all so much for your compliments, suggestions, recipe requests – and typo feedback!

So to celebrate our anniversary with VOGUE we thought it’d be fun to put a new spin on some of our favourite recipes that we’ve published throughout the year.  Hopefully these will give you some new inspiration for your own cooking at home and as always we’d love to hear what you think… @HemsleyHemsley

Mix it up a little with HEMSLEY & HEMSLEY’s Top 5 recipes:

1) Spring Quinoa Risotto -> Watercress & Blue Cheese

2) Broccoli Fritters & Spicy Avocado Dip -> Gobi 65 

3) Papaya & Halloumi Salad -> Grilled Pineapple & Feta Salad

4) Ragu & Courgetti -> Courgetti & Meatballs

5) Fish & Chips -> Chicken Dippers and Tomato ketchup

Our one Year Anniversary with Vogue!

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We’ve created something sweet to celebrate with. A combination of two Vogue recipes culminating in the ultimate in celebratory desserts - a birthday cake! We’ve doubled our sticky toffee pudding recipe (leaving out the cloves and coconut flour that give its distinct pudding flavour and texture) to create two soft, sweet layers to sandwich a triple batch of our delicious but incredibly simple cashew mango cream, created for our blueberry pancakes back in February. The result? A gluten and sugar-free whole food cake so nourishing it will leave you pleased with yourself - as well as satisfied. Feast on!

http://www.vogue.co.uk/beauty/2013/04/24/hemsley-and-hemsley-vogue-celebration-cake-recipe

POSITION OF THE MONTH ADHO MUKHA SVANASANA

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                    ADHO MUKHA SVANASANA or DOWNWARD FACING DOG

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Even if you have never done yoga before, chances are, you would have heard the name of this pose, “Downward Facing Dog”, at least once. If you practice Vinyasa Flow yoga (which is my case), it is a pose you would have done thousands of times over the years since it is incorporated in Sun Salutations and Vinyasa transitions.

Downward Facing Dog looks like an upside down V-shape - it can be pretty deceiving as there is more to it than meets  the eye. Indeed it seems very accessible from the word go but actually requires cooperative shoulders, back, hamstrings and calves as well as strength in the arms, especially in the triceps.

To help you get a better understanding and feel of the pose, I will describe how to get into Downward Facing Dog from an Extended Child’s pose:

  • Start seated on your heels with the arms straight and stretched out in front, hands shoulder-width apart. Press your palms onto your mat making sure you are spreading the fingers wide and point your index fingers either straight ahead or slightly outward if you feel restricted in your shoulders. At the same time, press your seat onto your heels to create space in the back. Your head is relaxing between your arms, forehead resting onto your mat or onto a block. Give yourself a few moments to connect with your breath.
  • Next, separate your feet hip-width apart and tuck your toes under. Your heels should be centred, so check that the outer edges of your feet are parallel.
  • Bring your seat back onto your heels and as you exhale, slowly begin to straighten the legs by lifting your sitting bones up and back while maintaining a long spine, sending your chest toward your thighs. Turn your shoulders out to create space in the upper back and firm the front of your thighs by lifting the kneecaps (be careful not to lock them though). You should feel a long energy line travelling from the tailbone to the base of your skull and two long lines originating at the sitting bones and journeying all the way done to the heel bones which are releasing down to the floor.
  • If you feel that your back wants to round and/or your legs are reluctant to straighten, modify the pose by bending your knees a little and reach your torso toward your thighs without forcing the head between the arms. Hold for 10 to 15 breaths.
  • Beyond the physical benefits mentioned earlier, Downward Facing Dog is also said to have a calming effect on the brain, improve digestion and alleviate backaches, fatigue and sciatica.
 
Ready, steady… Downward Facing Dog!

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