Anti-aging is one of the helpful benefits of the acai berry and a good Monavie review will always mention the anti-aging properties of Monavie. The acai berry has antioxidants and this is what is also present in red wine. This can help to prevent high cholesterol and heart disease. High cholesterol and blood pressure are a deadly combination and many people are looking for ways to lower both of these numbers.

Another key point that should be included in a Monavie review is the weight loss effects you can experience with Monavie. Losing weight is one of the biggest struggles that many people face. You may have tried everything without success and if you read any review you will see how many people have found great success losing weight and keeping it off with Monavie. The acai berry aids in digestion and this can help promote weight loss.

Everyone is worried about becoming ill and you may find that a Monavie review will help you to understand how Monavie can help boost your immune system. There are new viruses appearing all of the time and you want your immune system to be strong enough to combat all of the germs that you come into contact with. Monavie will increase your immune system and help you prevent an illness from making you ill.

If you try Monavie and find success, you may be interested in promoting this awesome product and you may find that this can be a very lucrative business adventure. Many people have found success promoting Monavie and acai berry is gaining more attention each day. As red wine gets more attention, the properties of Monavie will gain more attention and you want to get involved with this growing opportunity now.

A good Monavie review will help you to understand how Monavie and the acai berry can help you with your life. The acai berry can help almost everyone and when you fully understand how it can help you increase the quality of your life, maybe you will be able to encourage and help others improve the quality of their lives.

Scientists stated that a natural supplement made from tomatoes, taken daily, can stave off heart disease and strokes. This is good news for all sufferers and for them who fear they may suffer. The tomato pill includes an active ingredient from the Mediterranean diet – lycopene – that thwarts “harmful” LDL cholesterol known for clogging the arteries. “Ateronon,” made by a biotechnology spin-out company of Cambridge University, is being launched as a dietary supplement and will be sold over chemist counters. Experts in the industry have quoted that more tests were necessary to see how effective the treatment is. Initial tests included approx 150 people with heart disease showing an indication that Ateronon can reduce the oxidation of bad fats in the blood near to zero within two months.

Going back, scientists before the “tomato pill” developed purple tomatoes which they believed help prevent cancer. The fruit are rich in an antioxidant pigment called anthocyanin which is thought to have anti-cancer properties. The team working on the project created the tomatoes by incorporating genes from the snapdragon flower, which is high in anthocyanin. Research also found mice that ate the tomatoes lived longer. Study involving the consumption of a portion of raw tomatoes a week, which are much higher in lycopene than beta-carotene, showed a reduction in the risk of cancer of the esophagus by 40%. Senior citizens in the US that followed a diet high in tomatoes lessened their risk for cancers at all sites by 50% .

The tomato pill – For years scientists have delved into the protective capacity of tomatoes and finally have conclusion on their tomato investigations and say that thousands of lives can be saved. The heart disease tablet based on tomatoes will supposedly work better than the statins that people take to fight specific conditions. Lycopene the antioxidant red compound in tomato skins – stops cholesterol build-up. It is less commonly found in imported under-ripe fruit.

Finally because of this finding there is no need for debate over the issue of why Mediterranean people live longer on a tomato-rich diet.

Ateronon helps decrease damage to the arteries, which is the type of damage we class as threatening to a person s life. This type of damage is responsible for causing heart attacks and stroke. The tomato pill can potentially extend life and also possibly save lives and because of this it is expected to be on huge demand globally.

In the United Kingdom heart attacks and cardiovascular disease are the biggest killers causing premature death.

This list of healthy benefits from eating tomatoes is getting longer each day. Another added benefit is they help prevent inflammation. If after reading about the goodness contained in tomatoes you may want to start eating more of them. Below some tomato recipes I found to share with you.

Stuffed Cherry Tomato Tapas  (Starter)

Ingredients

Filling (tapenade)

75g/3oz Spanish olives with pimento

1 tsp drained capers

1 tsp brandy

1/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest

2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

Other ingredients

24 Cherry tomatoes

Chopped parsley

Method



Blend olives in a food processor.

Add the remaining ingredients and blend.

Prepare tomatoes by cutting off the top and bottom of each tomato.

Scoop out the juice and tomato seeds from each one leaving the shell, and then spoon some of the tapenade into each shell.

Serve up on a platter and garnish with parsley. Serve cold.

Stuffed tomatoes with mushrooms, parmesan and spinach (main meal or starter)



Ingredients

8 beef tomatoes

2 tbsp of dried porcini

2 250g packs spinach

8 flat mushrooms cubed

300ml vegetable/chicken stock

2 cloves garlic finely minced

2 sprig thyme, remove stalks and grate the leaves

Juice of 1 lemon

100g cottage cheese or ricotta cheese

60g grated parmesan

Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg

1 whisked egg yolk

Salt & Black pepper

Dressing



1/2 tsp French mustard

2 tbsp white wine vinegar

6 tbsp Olive oil

Small handful basil

Instructions



Steep tomatoes in boiling water for 1 minute. Remove with a perforated spoon, leaving the water still boiling. Place tomatoes in a bowl of iced water and leave. Add dried porcini and mushrooms to the water, then take saucepan off the stove.

Heat 4 tablespoons of olive oil in frying pan on medium heat. Add spinach and cook for 2 minutes, stirring. Put into a strainer and press out all moisture. Tip spinach out on to a board and finely chop. Put in a bowl and set aside. Now remove the porcini mushroom from the water, Strain the liquid through a fine sieve and save as vegetable stock.

Return frying pan to the heat and add more olive oil. Fry the porcini and fresh mushrooms over a high heat for 3-4 minutes until lightly brown. Lower the heat to medium and pour over 300ml of the stock. Add garlic, thyme and the lemon juice. Continue to cook the mushrooms until all the liquid has evaporated and the mushrooms are shiny. Remove from heat and allow it to cool.

Cottage cheese should be drained to remove as much liquid as possible and added to the mushrooms then mixed and added into the spinach. Then add two-thirds of the Parmesan, nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and let chill in the fridge.

Preheat the oven to 160C/gas 3.

Peel tomatoes and slice off the tops about a third of the way down. Keep the tops to use as lids. Carefully scoop the pulp out of the tomatoes, saving it for the dressing. Fold the egg yolk into the cottage cheese. Stuff the tomatoes with the mix, piling it up. Sprinkle parmesan on top and replace tomato tops, tilting them at a jaunty angle. Place tomatoes in an ovenproof dish and drizzle with olive oil. Place in the oven and bake for 20-30 minutes until the filling is heated through.

For the dressing mix the saved tomato juice and pulp with the mustard, vinegar, oil and basil. Whisk and pour over the cooked tomatoes before serving.

Tomato Chutney



Ingredients

24 chopped red tomatoes

8 Chopped onions

2 Chopped cucumbers

30g/1 oz salt

1kg/2.2 lb sugar

1 tsp Cayenne pepper

2 tbsp Curry powder

1L/35fl.oz Vinegar

3 tbsp Mustard

6 tbsp Plain flour

Instructions



Blend the tomatoes, onions, cucumbers and salt in a bowl.

Cover and leave overnight.

Have jars ready for filling – best size jars for chutney are 450g/1lb

Strain off liquid from the tomato mixture and place in a large saucepan.

Add sugar and vinegar and bring to the boil allow it to boil until tender.

Add mustard and cayenne pepper followed with a light sprinkle of flour and

Curry powder Let simmer until thickened, adding a little more vinegar if needed.

Warm up the jars and fill, cover, seal and label. Fill jars within 1cm/ inch of the top.

Cover with waxed disc (wax side down,) and put cellophane disc over the top then screw on the lid.

Store in a cool dark place till ready for eating.

How does that song go “You say tomato” (tomarto) and “I say tomato” (tomayto?)

Does it really matter? If it saves lives call it what you want.

These wooden baskets are the new green container source for all your home gardening and small farm applications. Available in multiple sizes, Bushel, 1/2 bushel, peck, and 1/2 peck, as well as 1/2 bushel open stave and double stave version. These wooden containers are made of light weight Aspen wood, which is a plentiful and a renewable nature source and are made here in North American.

There are many uses for wooden baskets from gardening, home decor, road side fruit and vegetable stands to small farm markets. They hold all sorts of fruit and vegetables from your home grown garden and the wooden bushel and 1/2 bushel baskets normally have two handles attached for easy carry. They make great gift baskets filled with bath and body products, wine and cheese gift baskets, and the good conversation piece when you bring fresh bake bread to a family gathering. You can even use them to paint as an art project for the children. They also make exceptional laundry baskets lined with a soft cloth and they can also be used as waste baskets around the house.

Wooden baskets can be used for container gardening. Use them for growing potatoes, carrots, beets, and many other container gardening projects. Fill them with dirt and plant assortment of colorful annuals on your deck and patio. Place them around the outside of your house where you can tip the baskets on there sides to create the effect of flowers spilling out of the baskets. This can add color to your landscape and will be another conversation piece for your garden parties. Then in the fall just return the soil to your compost pile and store these light weight wooden baskets for the winter months.

Now where to find these wooden baskets? Search for these wooden baskets on the internet, farm markets, and some local hardware stores may carry them.  Ask friends and family members who share your interest in these wooden baskets where they have purchased them in the past.

• Ask the sommelier – The sommelier is the person whose job it is to suggest wines to you. Go by his diktats till you are sure of yourself.

• Go by the colour – Match the colour of the wine to the colour of the meat. Take red wines along with veal, beef and mutton while white wines would blend well with poultry and fish. Use fruity wines if you are having vegetables.

• Don’t go by the price – The price is not a true indicator of the wine’s quality as it depends on your palette. Go by what you like, not by how much it costs.

Keep these points in mind and try as many wines as you can. Slowly but surely you’ll get the hang of choosing the right wine.

Located close to the city in Richmond, Church Street Enoteca is an award winning restaurant offering modern Italian cuisine and a comprehensive range of wines from Australia and around the world. They were recently awarded their first “chef’s hat” at the 2009 Age Good Food Guide Awards, and two “wine goblets” from the Gourmet Traveller Wine List of the Year.

Church Street Enoteca is also well-known for it’s versatility as a venue for corporate and social events.  Two function rooms are available and can cater for up to 12 guests in the Private Dining Room, and up to 60 guests in the Gallery. The art deco elements of the building and original floor boards dating back to the 1800’s make it a stunning venue for functions accommodating up to 140 guests. Church St Enoteca also welcomes group bookings of 10 to 20 guests in the restaurant matched with a limited a la carte menu and bookings are essential.

Two course lunches are also available from late January to November and change on a weekly basis. If you want to have an unforgettable dining experience with the best of Italian cuisine and Australian and other wines, come to Church St Enoteca; the restaurant about which ‘The Age’ wrote “The food is unpretentiously modern, mostly Italian, and generous. The wine list suggests a serious interest in the subject. And the experience is reinforced by attention to detail and attentive service.” To know more about the restaurant and check out the menu, please drop by at www.churchstenoteca.com.au. You can also book your venue for a Corporate Dining event.