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Beetroot Risotto

10/8/2018

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RECIPE - BEETROOT RISOTTO
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Autumn brings colder nights, root vegetables and another shift of direction in the kitchen! As our supermarkets stock the same food all year around, it’s easy to miss seasons and the culinary opportunities that they bring. As part of your change for change sake, why not try and cook one autumnal dish a week for the month of October? This simple beetroot risotto is easy and delicious, just what you need after a long week at work!
 
Serves four
You can serve this as you would a normal risotto, with grated pecorino or parmesan on the side. Alternatively, crumble Feta cheese on top, or stir in some mascarpone! To add another dimension to the dish, roast your beetroot with balsamic vinegar, olive oil with salt and pepper all wrapped in tin foil.
30g (1oz) butter
2 tbsp olive oil
400g (14oz) fresh beetroot, peeled and cubed
2 shallots finely chopped
2 garlic cloves finely chopped
leaves from 2 sprigs thyme
900ml (1-pint 12fl oz) chicken or vegetable stock
250g (9oz) risotto rice
125ml (4fl oz) dry vermouth
2 tbsp double cream (optional)
110g (4oz) pecorino, finely grated
3 tbsp chopped parsley
Feta cheese, to serve
 
Heat the butter and oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the chopped beetroot, shallot, garlic and thyme leaves. Cook gently for three minutes until the onion has softened but not browned. Meanwhile heat the stock to simmering point. Add the rice to the pan and stir to coat all the grains in the buttery mixture. Cook, stirring, for another couple of minutes until the grains begin to look translucent. Add the vermouth to the pan and allow it to bubble up and reduce slightly. Add a ladleful of the simmering stock and stir until all the liquid has been absorbed. Continue adding the stock, a ladleful at a time, as the liquid is absorbed, stirring between each addition. You must stir constantly. Cook until the rice is tender but still has a little bite. It will take at least 20 minutes. Add the cream if you’re using it (it makes the dish richer and a paler colour), the pecorino and parsley.
 
Taste and adjust the seasoning then serve immediately with Feta cheese crumbled on top.
 
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Golf Day

10/8/2018

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If the Ryder cup inspired you to rummage through your garage and dig out your rusty clubs, then perhaps the 17th Annual Personal Best Golf Day takes place at Minchinhampton Golf Club on Sunday 21st October is what you are looking for!

4 teams play for the coveted trophy, with individual competitions for both men and women, plus longest drive, nearest the pin, best dressed and most bacon baps consumed!
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We aim to tee off around midday and the cost is £15 per player, (£20 non MGC members). If you would like to play in this event, contact carl@personalbeststudio.co.uk before the 12th October 2018.
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Geoff's Charity Bike Ride

10/8/2018

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Making a commitment, telling all your friends, family and colleagues, plus paying up front is another sure-fire way of ensuring the job gets done! This is something our colleague Geoff Boldero did last year when he signed up for a charity bike ride and we are delighted to announce that he has just completed his 5-day cycle through the southern part of Madagascar to raise funds for the Air Ambulance. More details and photos in next month’s news!
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 If you would like to sponsor him, this is the link to his just giving page. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/geoff-boldero
 
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NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE

10/8/2018

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Take a small action.
Ask yourself, which small action can you take today that will move you forward? Downloading a fitness app, clearing your cupboards, writing a ‘to do’ list will help you start moving in the right direction. Reverse the spiral and generate action that creates a positive movement in the right direction.
 
Create the space. Making a change is difficult if you have not allowed time and space for change. Block out time in your diary each day, even if it’s just 10 or 15 minutes. If you think you don’t have the time, think about how long you spend each day on Facebook, TV, games, or doing smaller tasks that aren’t as important. Substitute one of these activities or incorporate your new ‘habit’ within these time frames. Simple changes I have recommended to clients in this last week, include: sitting on the floor whilst watching TV and ‘working to rule’! The reason for sitting on the floor was to encourage my client to practice the floor stretches we have been working on in the studio to improve their mobility. ‘Working to rule’ encourages them to be more active. If there are 6 shirts to be taken upstairs to be hung up, then make 6 journeys
 
Surround yourself. The recent success of the European Ryder Cup team owed much to their group on ‘What’sApp’. Even skilled professionals at the top of their game, require the support, encouragement and motivation of fellow professionals, family and friends. This proves the best way support your ‘project’ is to surround yourself with like-minded others who will support your change. Whether you look online or off, create a support team that will check in with you and each other regularly and provide that much needed shoulder to lean on or kick up the ‘XXXX” when required!
 
Accountability. Having at least one person who will hold you accountable for making this change means you are more likely to succeed. It might be tone of your support team mentioned above, or a coach, partner, friend or colleague. Tell them all about your plans and insist that they never let you off the hook.
 
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