White Brick Oven

I was waiting for some dough to proof this morning and decided to take the opportunity to make a shake. I added the milk, protein powder, sunflower seeds, flax seed and oats. I then suddenly remembered that our Mulberries are ripening on the tree, dashed outside and grabbed a handful and threw them in the shake. A quick blend and I had a high protein, nutritious shake, perfect for a mid morning break.

Mulberries are a fruit which you can easily grow at home, you only need to obtain a cutting from a tree and it will happily grow in our climate. It will not be long before you have your own berries and will save a lot of money by not having to buy imported berries.

Since starting the F4X training program about two months ago I have been eating about 5 to 5 times a day. Typically:

06:00 Protein shake or raw whole grain muesli,

10.00 Protein Shake or a piece of seeded rye bread with cheese

12:30 Mid-day meal – salad, tuna, Jacket potato, Pizza etc

2:30 Fresh Fruit

17:00 Protein Shake

20:00 soup

I really do not feel hungry and have the energy to workout for an hour in the local gym every other day. I have lost nearly 13 kg in the last 3 – 4 Months. My Arthritic pains have almost disappeared and diabetic symptoms went ages ago. By the way Ramadan is coming. I do not stop going to the gym during that time. I just reduce the workout routine. So no excuses take advantage of the reduced food consumption.

Get to the gym as quick as you can and start lifting weights. Healthy living starts there!

We have some Pumpernickel in the Freezer. This is made over two days from freshly ground Organic Rye grains. It is mixed with a Rye Levain and baked for 24 hrs. Nothing apart from water has been added. No Chocolate, Coffee, Molasses or colouring has been added. The dark colour is entirely from the Maillard reaction.

Our renovations are completed and our cafe area is now outside, under cover and with overhead fans. We have a small swing for the children to play on and have some other activities planned for May-June to keep them occupied while the parents relax and enjoy their Tea and Scones.

Just to clarify that Spelt Flour is known in Europe under the names Dinkel and Farro. 100% Spelt Bread is only available at Jasons, Bangsar Shopping Centre. All the grains are milled in a stone mill just before the dough is mixed, so it is really fresh.

If you require some of the flour, you can email me and I can mill some for you, but only in limited quantities (1 – 2 Kg) as it is quite hard to get. For more information on the health benefits :
Benefits of Spelt
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The modifications to the cafe area is well under way and should provide a better environment for you to sit, and the children to play. The surrounding wall is finished, the floor is finished and even the house walls are nearly painted. Just the roof and small garden to do. Insha Allah the work will be finished at the end of the month.

As many of you will know our cafe is very small and can only accommodate about a dozen people. To overcome this we are expanding the area. The work should be finished in about two weeks. In the meantime, the existing place will still be open between 3PM and 6PM every Sunday. We serve Tea and Scones and on occasion have some extra bread available. The new area will be about three times the size.

We have started supplying Jasons with 100% Spelt Wholegrain Bread. The flour is ground in-house in our Stone Mill and raised with a Spelt Levain so no commercial yeast is used. Spelt can have a slight bitter taste so we add a small amount of raisin mash to remove the bitterness. The bread is sold in a small half-tin format about 400 grams.

If you have problems finding it, ask for Pamela.

Please note the new phone numbers are:

018 3503 068

018 6208 607

Yep we lost the phone!