Clapham Pizza – The Healthy Option

July 27, 2010 · Filed Under Food & Drink · Comment 

Clapham Pizza If you drew up a list of health foods would pizza be on it? Well, according to scientific research, the Italian dish has emerged as a healthy dietary option with further news that it could help play a part in preventing some types of cancer. Of course we’re not talking about the fully loaded fat-laden cheese fest you get from the large high-street restaurants. The healthy choice is to be found at the more discerning eateries such as Clapham pizza restaurant ‘ECO’.

The food facts

Let’s take a look at some of the facts. On average, a large slice of pizza from the big chain restaurants contains around 300 calories (a meat lovers’ slice can push 480!). Now consider that you get about eight slices and the calorie count hits four figures. Ever ordered a takeaway and found it slopping around in the cardboard box? That’ll be the high levels of fat. Ever felt incredibly thirsty after devouring a takeaway pizza? That’ll be the high levels of salt. So, you can easily eat most of your daily calories in one sitting and fall the wrong side of your daily salt intake. Not good for health.

The big culprits are cheese, the oils used for cooking, meat toppings (particularly pepperoni which is 80% fat) and the dough base. While the dough contains carbohydrates, which play a role in digestion, it’s typically made with unhealthy high gluten flour and the carbs from the bread and crust turn into sugar and eventually into fat.

Hopefully you’re starting to realise how too much of bad thing is…well, bad. But there’s no need to deny yourself one of life’s pleasures, you just need to “takeaway” a different approach. And as one of the great Clapham takeaways, ‘ECO’ ticks all the right boxes.

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Shire Leasing Finance

July 24, 2010 · Filed Under Business · Comment 

Shire Leasing Leasing from a company such as Shire Leasing Finance makes a great deal of sense for businesses today. In today’s uncertain market it is increasingly difficult for business to adapt, expand, take advantage of new opportunities or manoeuvre into new or expanding markets.

Often business are seeing opportunities, but with banks increasingly tough to crack, and overdrafts hardly the best way of purchasing new equipment over a long term period, Shire Leasing business assets makes much more sense. Indeed, it may be the only viable way forward for many companies, and the only alternative to remaining stationery in a volatile market – which is never good practice.

Whether you’re looking into options such as Shire Leasing of gym equipment or Shire Leasing of IT equipment, the opportunity to lease is one that presents a range of very real benefits, helping businesses to not only move forwards, but to do so in a way that make much more financial sense than purchasing equipment outright.

If you’re aiming to provide your clients with the opportunity to take advantage of leasing equipment then Shire Leasing Finance is able to provide a range of financial packages to help your clients’ businesses move quickly, without resulting in expensive fees or complex paperwork. Transfer of payment through BACS and transparent paperwork and contracts make Shire Leasing business assets a quick and easy way to help people expand in a market that’s strangling many companies trying to pursue alternatives.

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Why Nappa Leather Jackets Are Ideal For The British Summer

July 19, 2010 · Filed Under Fashion & Beauty · Comment 

Nappa Leather If there’s one word to describe the typical British summer, it’s ‘brief’, which is why owning leather blazers and leather jackets can be great, providing a comfortable extra layer that looks stylish, feels comfortable and provides protection on cooler days, chillier evenings, breezes and even the occasional damp we’re known to benefit from in the UK.

But if you mention the idea of biker jackets or leather coats of any kind to people they generally think of heavy leather made from cow hide that’s thick, less flexible and can make you feel too warm. After all, it’s summer, not winter, and leather jackets should be flexible enough to cope with the cooler days as well as the frozen days.

Can leather be lightweight, comfortable, flexible and yet still provide enough protection? What is the best type of leather for the variable British summer?

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Giving Your Hallway the Wow! Factor

July 16, 2010 · Filed Under Home & Garden · Comment 

Hallway Storage If you’re thinking of decorating, the hallway can be the forgotten area of the home since it is usually seen as a space to be passed through to be able to reach connecting areas. Being a ‘transient space’ has its disadvantages as homeowners would rather spend time, money and effort on decorating ‘living spaces’. That’s a real shame because it’s the first part of your house that visitors are greeted by and who doesn’t want to create the best first impression? With some forward planning, the right wallcoverings, lighting and storage, your hallway can acquire the wow! factor.

Colours and coverings

Selecting the most appropriate colours can help make the entrance to your home as light and attractive as possible. Dark hallways can be a bad idea in smaller homes so heavy and strong colours on the wall need to be avoided. On the other hand, should you live in a period property that has far more space, then classic colours that are in keeping with the general décor (like greens and reds) can enrich the look. For narrow spaces, select neutral colours on the wall.

Changing the colour on the walls will make a significant impact on the sense of space. Some people like to continue the colour scheme used in connecting rooms while others select a colour that complements and gives a different look. Wallpaper has undergone a huge design revolution recently and wallcoverings with neutral colours and embossed designs look fantastic. If you’d rather paint but need a cool feel, wall stickers can bring some interest to the walls.

Adding to the walls

With many hallways being narrow and long there’s usually a premium on floor space so utilise the walls to create your design statement. A properly placed mirror reflects light and helps to make your hallway look bigger – given the space is the entrance/exit point of the home, a mirror also allows everyone to check how they look when coming or going.

Photos are also a great idea to give your home an individual touch. Black and white prints offer a real chic appearance while a selection of different sized photo frames give your hallway a gallery feel. If you’re going to add a piece of art to the walls, make sure it will be lit correctly to benefit from the full effect – a long, narrow picture light will provide you with the right look.

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Aga Cookery Demonstrations

July 9, 2010 · Filed Under Food & Drink · Comment 

Aga Cookery Demonstrations If you’re considering buying an Aga, or perhaps you’ve recently bought one or inherited one, then it’s a good idea to book a place at an Aga cookery demonstration.These events are run in showrooms and locations up and down the country to help prospective owners, current owners and even experienced users to gain a better understanding of how to cook with these iconic ovens.

Agas are among the easiest and most versatile cookers on the market with a range of features that will help you prepare great food for family and friends. There is a wide range of models to choose from to suit the needs of any home and lifestyle. The latest models come in a variety of fuel options including gas, oil, electric and duel-fuel. Depending on the size of your kitchen you’ll also find an oven that will fit the space available from the larger six-burner, four-oven range cookers to the compact four-burner, 2-oven cooker.

Discovering exactly what an Aga oven can do is time well spent particularly if you’ve yet to invest in one. These famous cookers are likely to last you a lifetime but the initial financial outlay is high so it’s prudent to find out what you can expect from it. Seeing one in a showroom will give you some basic operational knowledge but to a get a true indication of all the benefits it’s best to see one in action.

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English Leather Luxury Goods and Products

July 6, 2010 · Filed Under Fashion & Beauty, Recreation, Sports · Comment 

Englidh Leather Luxury Goods When it comes to world class, unrivalled quality, there are three words that really matter: made in England. Whether you’re looking for hip flasks or leather shooting accessories, luxury English leather goods that are made in England with the finest leather, and by the most skilled craftsmen
upholding all of the traditions of quality and attention to detail will outclass anything you’ll find elsewhere.

From the highest quality leather shooting accessories such as cartridge cases and gun slips to a gorgeous desk blotter or stationery tray, the words ‘England’, ‘craftsmen’ and ‘leather’ seem to evoke an innate sense of quality.

We almost expect to discover the kind of quality that makes you proud to own the luxury goods, to run your finger along the seams, to smell the leather and admire the way it looks.

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Using Technology to Gain a Business Advantage

June 27, 2010 · Filed Under Business, Internet, Technology · Comment 

Using Technology to Gain a Business Advantage Is your business or organisation asking the right questions? How do you know they’re the right questions to ask, and just as importantly, how do you even begin to validate and quantify the answers?

From Crystal reports training to Microsoft SharePoint there are more opportunities available today than ever before for making technology work to turn raw, meaningless data into information that’s relevant to the questions you need to be asking.

Today businesses have the opportunity to take advantage of Microsoft Business Intelligence training to turn maths into meaning, data into displays and information into something that can really inform you in order to help identify what the business’s needs really are, how it’s doing, who it’s reaching, how effectively it’s performing and where it needs to focus in order to maximise its effectiveness.

As with anything, if you don’t know where your target is, there’s little point in even pretending to aim, let alone hoping you’ll have any kind of success. Through effective business intelligence training it is possible to turn the wealth of data which technology has almost certainly already helped you compile, and start making it work for your business in order to assess where you stand, and where you need to take the next step in order to keep moving forwards.

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Looking After an Aga Cooker

June 20, 2010 · Filed Under Home & Garden · Comment 

Westin-top The Aga cooker is the most durable oven on the market due to its cast iron casing and multiple layers of enamel protecting the surfaces. The Aga is such a solid construction that you’re only ever likely to own one in your lifetime (it’s highly likely that it will outlive you!). However, like most things in life, an Aga oven requires a little bit of tender loving care to keep it functioning and looking its absolute best. In this article we’ll explain what you should do to look after your Aga.

Aga maintenance

The maintenance required for an Aga is not as difficult as you may think and a bit of common sense will keep it operating with few problems. One of the main causes of damage can come from small spillages while cooking. Some Aga models work as heat storage units which means they are always on. This provides a great way to slow cook food and keep the flavours in but any spillages that haven’t been wiped away immediately dry and stain the surfaces very quickly.

Always clean up any mess before this can happen and ensure you use Aga approved cleaning products or you could damage the appearance of your oven. Be careful when cleaning the hotplates though as you could scold yourself. Any substance that spills onto the hotplate will eventually carbonise so you can simply brush it away.

As with the home, an Aga range cooker can get a bit grimy over time with grease, fat and other substances accumulating in the nooks and crannies. Make sure you give your Aga a bit of spring clean every so often but don’t tackle it all at once as it will soon become tiresome and you won’t do the best job possible. Take on a specific area each day until you’ve got it gleaming again.

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Marketing Your Video Online

June 1, 2010 · Filed Under Business · Comment 

Marketing Your Video Online A successful video marketing strategy can pay dividends to your business, charity or not-for-profit organisation. Advertising and marketing a video is no longer constrained by traditional broadcast methods and many businesses are realising the potential of the internet. To create a professional film you should employ the services of a video production company as they will have the expertise, experience and equipment to ensure you have a polished film to present. However, there are a few things you can prepare for before you go into your production shoot and for when you finally release your video online.

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Looking Stylish with Men’s Classic Leather Jackets

May 27, 2010 · Filed Under Fashion & Beauty · Comment 

Men's Leather Jackets When you want warmth and you also want to look great, ditch some of your old jumpers and jackets and create a stylish new look for yourself with quality men’s classic leather jackets. The benefit of having a good leather jacket is that you can wear it on any occasion and either dress it up or dress it down, depending on what you are wearing with it, and your choice of shoes. Leather jackets will last for years and the classic style is one that never dates, so it is an extremely versatile item of clothing to have in your wardrobe.

If you conduct an online search, you will be presented with the best variety of jackets to choose from. The selection will show a range of colour choices and classic styles. One of the advantages of shopping online for clothing items such as leather jackets and blazers is that you can often pick up a bargain or sale item. The prices that are available online are usually much cheaper than those you will find in a regular store due to the fact that having an online presence means less overheads and companies can pass these substantial savings onto their customers.

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