Heart Healthy Roundup - Feb Monthly Mingle

What an interesting month February proved to be. My heart swelled at times and broke a little at other. My little boy has been hitting his milestones ahead of time which makes me so proud but at the same time my grandmother is ill and we may not get to see her in person again as she lives in Israel. Work has been work and nothing exciting or engaging has happened in a while and all this time the stress that the lack of tourism is putting on my husband is not doing wonders for his mood and in turn mine.

What has made me smile a lot this month is the contributions I have received for the Monthly Mingle. I thought for sure there would be scepticism about theme as everyone loves to overindulge in the month of love. However, a lot of you have not only embraced it but really went to town with it.

Thank you for filling my head with delicious ideas. Here is a round up of all who participated:

Assia Turner from Assia's Kaleidoscope 

Miss Stovetop from Stovetop Dancing  

Ann from anN-series

Robin from What about the food?

Mairi from Toast

Tandy from Lavender & Lime

Soma from eCurry

Amruta from cooking space

More from Robin at What about the food? 

Janet from the taste space

Chris from Mele Cotte

Ok, now I am hungry 

Monthly Mingle - Heart Healthy

When I got February as my month for the Monthly Mingle I knew I wanted it to tie in to Valentines day. I didn't want it to be too cliched though and thought long and hard about what I could use that would not exclude people and what hadn't been used before.

I decided to go with Heart Healthy. A little bit cheesy, a tiny bit punny but connected it was. You need your heart to love and then to live a long happy life with the one you love. Having a healthy heart means you can spend lots of time doing fun things with all the people you love. From going on adventures with your partner to running around the garden with your kids (or furkids)

What does Heart Healthy mean? 

Foods that heal and boost our health. From whole grains, to Omega 3's. Lots of good fats and fruit and veg.  Low-sodium and low-cholesterol. Everyone thinks that all results in boring food. This month I challenge you to create delicious food that won't only warm the heart but keep it healthy

This is how it works:

1. Create a dish that fits the Heart Healthy theme 
2. Post about it on your blog between now and  29 February (entries must be in English, please).
3. Your creation must exclusively be prepared for the current Monthly Mingle theme and cannot be submitted to any other blog event.
4. You must provide a link to the Monthly Mingle page and this post and send the details to me goldenangel[at]gmail[dot]com

If you have any questions just give me a shout. Looking forward to some delicious and healthy recipes :)