Well I was reading a really interesting article regarding how our moods and energy levels slump in winter months. Why?

It seems we all experience a slump in serotonin levels. Serotonin is hormone which is in the pineal gland, blood platelets, the digestive tract and in the brain. Serotonin acts both as a chemical messenger transmitting nerve signals and also causes blood vessels to narrow. Changes in Serotonin levels for example in the brain alter our moods and can bring about depression.

Getting sunlight and eatting specific foods can help, as sunlight produces serotonin. Eatting foods which are rich in a amino acid called tryptophan which serotonin is made from, can reduce our symptons. Which include fatigue, carb craving and depression. Such foods are turkey, fish, tofu, chicken, cheese, beans and eggs.  It can also help by eatting fish rich in omega 3 oils.

So cook up some sunny dishes full of these ingredients to boost the family during winter months when we all lack daylight and sunshine. Not long to spring now. (Have you spotted the snowdrops yet?)

So what better then to bake your own bread and whip up some scrummy scrambled egg to enjoy. For a perfect scambled egg, (a breakfast favourite in my house) your going to need: 4 large fresh free range eggs (I get mine from my local farm just down the road, still warm), sea salt, black pepper, a dessert spoon of best butter, (or as my grandma would say a good knob of butter).

Crack your eggs into a bowl, adding a pinch of sea salt and fresh ground black pepper beat these together. Put a pan over a low heat and add your butter, melting this slowly which you pour your eggs into while stiring with a wooden spoon . Your eggs are ready when they are still slightly runny and undercooked, as the heat will continue to cook the eggs while your spread butter on your freshly made toast.  You can’t beat fresh farm eggs in the morning!

Make sure you have a selection of wooden spatulas and spoons for all your cooking needs their applications in the kitchen are endless.

What is your favourite way of cooking eggs, poach, fry, boil, scramble? Let me know.