Monthly Archives: October 2009

Claim that Curcumin Kills Cancer

Curcumin, a natural chemical in turmeric, has again been reported as having cancer killing abilities. An Irish research center team has made the claim that appears on the BBC News website. The team has discovered that curcumin kills gullet, or … Continue reading

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Review of the Balti Lamb Bhoona Recipe

Hi, Ray here again. It has been a while since I last reviewed a recipe from the range of yummy curry recipes on the Curry Focus website. I’ve been preparing and painting a couple of rooms with a very tight … Continue reading

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October 2009 Newsletter

We’ve already received a couple of emails following on from the “Curry Calorie Count” series of articles. There’s general agreement that the main problem with counting calories is that it is very hard to find out how many calories are … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Day Leftover Turkey Curry

Thanksgiving is a harvest festival – this means that it is a festival that gives thanks for the harvest. There are lots of harvest thanksgiving festivals around the world with the most famous one being Thanksgiving Day in the USA, … Continue reading

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Curry Calorie Count. Part Three

Part two of this article showed the energy counts of some homemade and readymade curries and also described how I calculated the kilocalories in a homemade curry. Before we examine the kilocalories in popular curry extras, let’s look at the … Continue reading

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Curry Calorie Count. Part Two

Part one of this article described how food energy is measured in kilocalories and kilojoules and some of the challenges in finding out the energy content of food. So how exactly does this relate to curries? After all, it’s only … Continue reading

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Diwali Festival of Lights

The annual Diwali festival, also known as the Festival of Lights, will be celebrated this year on Saturday, October 17th. Last year we published an article about the Diwali festival that tells about the festival. Family and friends meet to … Continue reading

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