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| Fresh Ginger Coconut Oat (Ginger ANZAC) Cookies |
I bought a ton of fresh ginger couple of days ago. Well not quite a ton but
a lot anyway. It was ridiculously cheap, and now I have to find ways to use it.
Fresh ginger cake and ginger cookies immediately came to mind, the cookies
won. The last ginger cookies I ate were the incredibly delicious teeth-breaker
gingernut cookies. I want to keep my teeth intact so making these was out of
question. Cookies which were crispy and chewy, but also buttery and syrupy is
what I was after. As always my trusted ANZAC Cookie recipe came
to the rescue. Add fresh ginger, make few adjustments and the recipe is ready
to rock and roll. It took me a few attempts before I managed to get the recipe
just right. The recipe is available here.
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Festive season is here. Perhaps this list of top 5 fat burning fruits may
come in handy.
Avocado
Avocado is loaded with Omega 9 fatty acids and these speed the conversion
of fat into energy and boost the rate of metabolism.
Coconut
Coconut is rich with medium chain triglycerides (MCFAs) which increase the
liver’s rate of metabolism by up to 30 percent. They also help keep you full so
you’re less likely to snack on junk food.
Lemons
Lemons alkalize our body and are an excellent liver detoxifier. Maintaining
the health of the liver is important to the body’s ability to digest and burn
fat, since the liver is one of the organs responsible for these functions.
Grapefruit
Many studies confirm that grapefruit is an excellent weight loss food. In
one study at Johns Hopkins University, women who eat grapefruit daily shed
almost 20 pounds on average in only 13 weeks, without changing anything else in
their diet or lifestyle.
Tomatoes
Packed with vitamin C and the phytochemical lycopene, tomatoes stimulate
the production of the amino acid known as carnitine. Research has shown
carnitine helps speed the body’s fat-burning capacity by one third.
what a great post, packed full of information! I love the look of the cookies - ginger is a favorite - and good to know about the fat burning foods!
ReplyDeleteMary x
Thanks you.
DeleteLove those 5 fat burning fruits, got to eat a lot of them :)
ReplyDeleteExactly, and its only five, not too many to remember
DeleteI'm relieved to read that I eat everything but the grapefruit in the 5 fruits! Although the fat burning isn't quite happening :P
ReplyDeleteGrapefruit seems to be less popular with some people. I am not a fan either
DeleteI need fat burning fruits year round lol, thanks for the list. And I will need them after eating to many of your wonderful cookies. Have you tried making crytalized ginger?
ReplyDeleteNot yet, its on my to do list. Maybe I will tackle it this week, thanks for the suggestion
DeleteMust try these - they sound delicious! And gingernuts - don't suppose you have a recipe for them? I've missed them for years :)
ReplyDeleteVeronica
Unfortunately I don't. The ones I had were courtesy of Arnotts:)
DeleteI only realised how much I missed them after I had one, and then many more!
Don't start me on this: gingernuts, shrewsburys, meal mates...golden crumpets and vogels bread! oh dear. will make some anzac biccies today!
DeleteVeronica
Whew. I'm glad I love all the fat burning fruits! Time to stock up with the holiday cooking and all :)
ReplyDeleteThats good!
DeleteExcellent idea to use fresh ginger! and also very original (everyone uses dried ginger in pastry!). They look as beautiful as all your Anzac biscuits versions.
ReplyDeleteI prefer it with young ginger, but you might try pickling it in vinegar (I have posted a recipe in the summer). I should have pickled more jars because those I open now, after several months, got even better (I remember that the "old" ginger version was much more pungent and stronger, but maybe it softens with time...).
This is the best moment to talk about fat-burning food, so that we can prepare ourselves for Christmas rich food. I have heard about lemon and grapefruit only!
Thank you.
DeleteI will certainly look for the ginger pickle recipe on your site.
The five 'magic' fruits will give us a reason to indulge!