Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Greenfest
Hello there! I've got my latest bit of presenting work on this here blog, it’s a segment on Greenfest, a three day event held at the Botanical Gardens in Brisbane. (It should be the first clip on my video bar, or you can find it on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkMGx7hv53c). It was a great event, hippies everywhere – just like having a bit of Byron Bay in Brisbane. Like the other segments on my blog, this segment was aired on 360, a Brisbane based current affairs talk show on Queensland Community Television,. Enjoy! (And let me know what you think, I live for feedback!) Jemma :)
Thursday, June 4, 2009
The Green Revolution
Try this equation:
Breakfast = cereal + fruit + toast. (Give or take some)
Am I right?
Yes, sounds about right....and for the people feeling really exotic, you could also include something with traces of egg or meat substances.
Hmmmmm.
Jemma’s Breakfast = smoothie.
Still quite normal given the circumstances.
However, smoothie includes banana, apple, berries, a hint of nutmeg and cinnamon, with the secret ingredient... Bok Choy.
No joke. I have bok choy in my smoothie every morning.
It makes for an awesome, energizing and sometimes fluorescent glow-in-the-dark like drink.
My lovely housemate Lauren got me onto the green smoothies, she was persuaded to the ‘green side’ while living in Japan where they’re apparently all the rage.
Our two other cereal eating housemates were a bit perplexed with the whole Kermit the Frog wanna be thing. Aaron once asked, “Hey Jem, why does Lauren put lettuce in her breakfast?” And my other house mate Erin, who’s hilariously cynical, refers to them as baby puke, or my personal favourite ‘baby poo and spinach.’
I’ll admit there have been some awkward moments with the green smoothies. Just this morning I was grabbing a handful of silver beat and somehow a bit of basil weaselled its way into the blender.
My poor taste buds never stood a chance.
I’m going to stick to bok choy I think, you can never go wrong with bok choy for breakfast. Raw. In a smoothie. With no other Asian food in sight. Hmmm even I’m turning myself off.
I also once poured a hefty amount of Garam Masala (a spice made up from mostly pepper and fennel) into my smoothie by accident, I scooped most of it out but when I tried to overpower it with cinnamon, the faint tang of pepper was still a little more bite than I was after at 7 in the morning.
The smoothies are something you have to try before you judge, I’ve already got some friends onto them, the baby puke comments didn’t turn them off.
So what are you waiting for?! (An invitation to my house for breakfast I guess).
So, here’s a conclusive equation for you:
Jemma OR (insert name here) + Bok Choy = a fun filled day.
And if you think my green smoothie story is weird then listen up. If you’ve read my last blog you’ll understand my mum is an entertaining character to say the least. I recently found out she named her basil plants after my brother and I. Yes, I tell no lie, while at home for the weekend, enjoying a lovely salad she says, in a very blasé tone, “Oh and Jemma and Simon are in the salad tonight. Do you like them?!”
Breakfast = cereal + fruit + toast. (Give or take some)
Am I right?
Yes, sounds about right....and for the people feeling really exotic, you could also include something with traces of egg or meat substances.
Hmmmmm.
Jemma’s Breakfast = smoothie.
Still quite normal given the circumstances.
However, smoothie includes banana, apple, berries, a hint of nutmeg and cinnamon, with the secret ingredient... Bok Choy.
No joke. I have bok choy in my smoothie every morning.
It makes for an awesome, energizing and sometimes fluorescent glow-in-the-dark like drink.
My lovely housemate Lauren got me onto the green smoothies, she was persuaded to the ‘green side’ while living in Japan where they’re apparently all the rage.
Our two other cereal eating housemates were a bit perplexed with the whole Kermit the Frog wanna be thing. Aaron once asked, “Hey Jem, why does Lauren put lettuce in her breakfast?” And my other house mate Erin, who’s hilariously cynical, refers to them as baby puke, or my personal favourite ‘baby poo and spinach.’
I’ll admit there have been some awkward moments with the green smoothies. Just this morning I was grabbing a handful of silver beat and somehow a bit of basil weaselled its way into the blender.
My poor taste buds never stood a chance.
I’m going to stick to bok choy I think, you can never go wrong with bok choy for breakfast. Raw. In a smoothie. With no other Asian food in sight. Hmmm even I’m turning myself off.
I also once poured a hefty amount of Garam Masala (a spice made up from mostly pepper and fennel) into my smoothie by accident, I scooped most of it out but when I tried to overpower it with cinnamon, the faint tang of pepper was still a little more bite than I was after at 7 in the morning.
The smoothies are something you have to try before you judge, I’ve already got some friends onto them, the baby puke comments didn’t turn them off.
So what are you waiting for?! (An invitation to my house for breakfast I guess).
Green vegetables are the beginning of the green revolution.
So, here’s a conclusive equation for you:
Jemma OR (insert name here) + Bok Choy = a fun filled day.
And if you think my green smoothie story is weird then listen up. If you’ve read my last blog you’ll understand my mum is an entertaining character to say the least. I recently found out she named her basil plants after my brother and I. Yes, I tell no lie, while at home for the weekend, enjoying a lovely salad she says, in a very blasé tone, “Oh and Jemma and Simon are in the salad tonight. Do you like them?!”
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