Umami Power Snack

Tomato - this powerful umami* fruit full of goodness.
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They contain lycopene, one of the most powerful natural antioxidants.
A perfect savory snack, swap to a bowl of tomatoes instead and get a living power snack instead of the dead bowl of ' ¤)#&FAT/¤#&SUGAR%#¤what-ever' I mean the snack that we usually have beside us :-) I often do anyway.

Medium snack-sized tomatoes of the cultivars

I Bought the Crown Jewels

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Soothing remedy for coughs and colds

This post 'Once up on a Thyme' was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's Garden Once up on a Thyme... ...I walked on a path lined with of thymes and sensed the marvellous amoratic leaves and I fell in love...I just adore the fragrance and taste of this herb. It is a favourite both in the potager as well as in the kitchen. I even make a cough medicine with Thymus vulgaris in it, see