Midweek Chinese Takeaway

Well it is valentine’s week (sorry) so it seems only right that my Chinese other half gets a mention. Kee and I have been dating for 10 months now and we are really enjoy spending time together. I have to say health really is not just about your body, but about your mind and emotions too.  For so long I was eating well and exercising loads but ignoring my human need for another human being, someone to share life with and someone to support. Meeting Kee has been fantastic and has definitely brought me healing in many ways.
 

I guess the main thing I’ve learnt is … to be less Scottish.

Crazy I know, but hear me out.

Scottish people are amazing. The friendliest people you will ever meet. Living in England I miss their honesty, their up front-ness, their ‘say it how it is’ mentality.  I REALLY miss this. The thing I get in trouble for most at work and in social settings is being too honest. I really can’t help it.  I’m from a gene pool that says if you don’t want an honest answer – don’t’ ask! And yet, us Scots, when it comes to saying how we feel, we find it hard to say without a) shouting b) taking the mick) c) having had a LOT to drink first.

Emotional intelligence is not something I would say I had a lot of, but I have learnt over the years to improve.  And certainly since being with Kee I have to be more emotionally aware and voice my feelings more openly and calmly.  When we don’t voice how we feel and share with our loved ones what need we are missing, we are becoming emotionally malnourished. Saying how you feel isn't being ‘saft’ (soft) or needy or depressing, or even expecting that other person to fix it, it's being aware of yourself and it’s being healthy.  

Healthy to you and those around you.

Anyway… cough (pull yourself together)

Day 3: Chinese Chicken Chow Mein

Authentic Chinese and Asian food is incredibly good for you. Some of the ingredients that you will find in most, if not all authentic Chinese foods have amazing health benefits.

6 cups of chicken stock

3 tbsp brown rice

2 onions

2 cloves of garlic, chopped finely.

1 small handful of chopped celery

1 small handful of sliced carrot

1 small handful of green beans

1 small bok choy

1 handful of cauliflower

1 handful of broccoli

2 tsp curry powder

1 tsp Chinese 5 spice (FREE FROM MSG!)

2 tsp grated root ginger

500g Steamed Chicken pieces

2 cups of egg noodles or wholemeal brown rice

Method:

1.    Bring the stock to the boil.

2.    Reduce heat and add all the ingredients except the chicken and the noodles. Simmer for approximately 20 mins

3.    Cook the noodles by boiling for 3 minutes, drain and rinse well.

4.    Add the chicken and noodles to the stock mixture and heat through.

5.    Can thicken if desired with cornflour.

Ginger and Garlic are two of the most incredibly healing foods you can cook with here’s why!

Root Ginger – My favourite thing ever! I put in in every juice I have and every Chinese meal.  It tastes incredible and has so many healing properties, but mainly it’s incredible ability to soothe, eliminate toxins and heal the intestines. So if you suffer from IBS, or Gastric Reflux, get some of this down you.

Garlic – Where to begin, it reduces cholesterol, alleviates high blood pressure levels, improves circulation, protects against certain types of cancer, and improves immune function and overall heart health. There are literally thousands of research studies that prove just how much garlic improves health.