Mulled* W(h)ine

Yesterday, I made three attempts to write this blog and due to the number of references and links that I included... the system ate them.

So, today, you'll just have to take my word for it - I'm trying to update you on the latest research on red wine - its risks and rewards.
 
One source cited that 2 glasses of red wine a week is the maximum safe amount.  The next source went out on a limb and said 4 glasses a week still provided value with minimum risk of increased incidence of certain types of cancer.  Finally, Gregory Pawelski, moderator of the Cancer Focus website - a non-affiliated site for PhD's to banter about breaking news - wrote an article that said in order to attain the  "therapeutic" value of red wine - i.e. resveratrol  - one would have to drink a bottle and a half per day!!

Well now, isn't that encouraging with the Holiday Season approaching?!

Seems to me, unless one was a "seasoned" imbiber, a bottle and a half would have more repercussions than simply being an anti-carcinogen.  As my father says - moderation in all things - so here's a great recipe that will provide the antidote to the wine and balance things out:

Mulled Wine:

     4 bottles of red wine

Add the following anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-angiogenetics (all true!):
    
     4 dozen whole cloves
     6 cinnamon sticks
     3 crushed whole nutmegs
     2 teaspoons ground ginger
     6 allspice berries
     Sliced oranges and lemons

Put in a large cauldron and simmer for an hour  - or for however long you can stand the fabulous aromas wafting from the range....

Cheers!  Here's to therapeutic values!

* to ponder or consider at length

6 Impossible Things...

In the words of Alice Kingsley (Alice in Wonderland): "Sometimes I believe in as many as six impossible things before breakfast."

1. "There are drinks that make you shrink."  Red wine.  As one of my sisters said - it makes you lean - lean against the wall, lean against the nearest person to you...
2. "There are foods that make you grow."  Chocolate.
3. "Animals can talk."  My 11 week old King Charles spaniel can make his intentions perfectly clear after only being here for 1 week.
4. "Cats can disappear."  My husband has been gone for a week.
5. "There is a place called Underland."  I think they're talking about Australia.
6. "I can slay the Jabberwocky."  Three whole days have gone by and I haven't thought about having cancer.

Impossible things indeed!