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Irish Independent
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Award winning Leitrim garden designer takes gold medal for unique entry at Bord Bia Bloom
Leonie Cornelius, an award-winning garden designer based in North Leitrim, has been honoured with a gold medal at the 2025 Bord Bia Bloom Festival in Dublin for her medium garden titled Nourish – The Caragh Nurseries Garden. This is her sixth show garden for Bord Bia Bloom. Leonie has won numerous medals and awards at Bord Bia Bloom, including a gold medal for last year's Óir, the Zarbee's Garden. Her entry this year is a collaboration with Caragh Nurseries and the courtyard-style garden blends architecture with wild nature to reconnect us with ourselves and the rhythms of the natural world. Drawing inspiration from Mediterranean living and ancient herbal traditions, Nourish features a sensory apothecary room surrounded by climate-resilient, edible, and ornamental planting. The garden invites visitors to slow down, restore, and rediscover pleasure in nature. With a focus on sustainable design and emotional nourishment, this immersive space is a powerful response to the demands of modern life. Showcasing bespoke elements from Caragh Nurseries and its outdoor brand, Finn & Elder, Nourish is both a visual and visceral experience – an inspiring blueprint for living in harmony, grounded in nature. Leonie Cornelius is an award-winning garden designer, interior architect, and bestselling author whose work explores the deep connection between nature, design, and wellbeing. Inspired by her childhood in Germany and time spent living on a Greek island and in the south of France, she blends Mediterranean influences with Irish landscapes to create soulful, sensory-rich gardens. Her designs celebrate slow living, seasonal rituals, and emotional restoration. Through her Nourish garden, Leonie invites visitors to reconnect – with themselves, each other, and the wild rhythms of the natural world. After Bloom, Nourish garden's plants will be relocated to Caragh Nurseries' wellbeing garden after the festival, ensuring their continued growth and contribution to a nurturing environment. Caragh Nurseries in County Kildare spans over 60 acres, offering exceptional trees, plants, and bespoke garden design, alongside exclusive pots, lighting, and furniture – creating complete, beautifully tailored outdoor spaces.
RTÉ News
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Leonie Cornelius and Jo McGarry
Garden designer Leonie Cornelius and nursery owner Jo McGarry are working together for this year's Bloom, taking place next weekend in the Phoenix Park. They explain why their garden 'Nourish' is a very personal project for them both Full details:
The Sun
17-05-2025
- Health
- The Sun
The 9 fat TRAPS lurking in your kitchen – and the healthy swaps to help you hit your weight loss goals
YOU'VE overhauled your diet and started exercising, yet you are still not losing weight. It's a familiar predicament, and one many of us face as we approach shorts season. 6 While eating well and being active are important when trying to lose weight, they are not the only things to consider. Experts say there are several sneaky saboteurs that can destroy your chances of being slim for summer. These are nine of the worst . . . 1. COOKING SNACKS NEXT time you are making dinner, be mindful of how much you eat as you go. A spoonful of sauce here, a handful of cheese there, you might not realise how many calories you are consuming, and that is before you have even had your meal. 6 Dr Aileen Alexander, an NHS GP and founder of Nourish weight-loss coaching, tells Sun on Sunday Health: 'We often don't start cooking until we're hungry. 'Whether it's a slice of cheese (100 calories) or a piece of buttered toast (200 calories), the calories can quickly mount.' Try to have a dedicated dinner time and set an alarm to begin cooking before then. 'You can also plan a high-protein afternoon snack, such as Greek yoghurt, to stop you becoming over-hungry,' Dr Alexander says. 'If you must snack when you cook, grab peppers or carrot sticks.' 40 Day Health Challenge pro reveals top tips to avoid snacking 2. MORNING COFFEE A COFFEE can't pack in that many calories, can it? Well, it depends what you go for. While a cup of black coffee contains only two to five, your go-to high street order will be considerably more. 6 A Starbucks grande caramel frappuccino, for example, contains 380 calories (as well as 54g of sugar), and a large Costa latte with caramel contains 348 calories (and 32g of sugar). 'This is the same as a filling, high-protein meal,' Dr Alexander says. On the other hand, a small cappuccino with skimmed milk carries less than 100 calories. It can be hard to quit your favourite drink altogether, but is there a sugar-free option? Can you size down? Can you limit yourself to just twice a week? 3. KIDS' LEFTOVERS MINIMISING food waste is great, but if you are not accounting for the leftover chicken nuggets you eat from the kids' plates, then your calories will soon creep up. 'Mindless snacking doesn't happen when you're hungry, it happens because you're not fully paying attention to what you're doing,' says Dr Alexander. 6 Pack your kids' leftovers in a lunchbox to give to them when they are next peckish. Or add the leftovers to your own plate and serve yourself a smaller portion of whatever you are having. 4. 'HEALTHY' SNACKS IF you get peckish between meals, it is great to snack on nutrient-filled foods, but you can have too much of a good thing. Nuts and seeds, for example, are packed with vitamins and minerals, but they are also high in fat and calories. 'Just 30g of nuts can amount to 200 calories, and most of us eat far more than that,' Dr Alexander says. 'If you're opening a share bag with dried fruit, this quickly adds up. 'Limit yourself to a small handful, and pair it with fresh fruit.' 5. BIG PORTIONS YOUR dinner plates could also be destroying your weight-loss goals. Research published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied found buffet diners using bigger plates ate 45 per cent more food than those with smaller ones. 'Using a smaller plate, or one with a large rim, could save you 500-plus calories depending on what you're eating,' says Dr Alexander. 'Filling your plate with 50 per cent veg first will help you to reduce your carb and fat portions, too.' 6. CHEAT DAYS IF you are on a weight-loss plan with scheduled " cheat days" (where you eat more than your usual calorie allowance), you may end up ruining your slimming success. Meghan Foulsham, nutritionist at Fresh Fitness Food, says: 'Cheat days encourage a binge-restrict cycle, meaning you restrict 'unhealthy' foods during the week, saving them for the weekend when you're 'allowed' to eat them, which often ends up being to excess.' Instead, Meghan suggests including 'cheat' foods in your day-to-day diet, just in smaller amounts. 'Learning to eat in a balanced way means you are more in tune with your hunger and satiety signals and you are less likely to overindulge and regain weight down the line,' she says. 7. CONDIMENTS IT can be easy to overlook the calories in mayonnaise, ketchup, salad cream or even healthier-sounding condiments such as olive oil mixes and vinaigrettes, but these can soon rack up. 'For instance, a tablespoon of mayonnaise adds about 90 calories, while similar serving sizes of tartar sauce or salad dressings can be around 70 calories,' says Georgia Chilton, nutritionist at Fresh Fitness Food. 'And in reality, when are you actually sticking to the recommended portion size?' She adds: 'To avoid excess intake, focus on using herbs and spices for flavour and swap shop-bought dressings for home-made alternatives, using things such as fresh lemon or lime juice.' 8. BREAKFAST (OR LACK OF) TRYING to save calories by skipping a meal? This could seriously backfire. Meghan says: 'For some, skipping breakfast provides an easy solution — they are not hungry in the morning anyway, so they consume their calories in the afternoon. 'For others, fasting can lead to a vicious cycle of overeating then over-restricting to compensate, which often leads to eating more than if you had eaten breakfast.' If you can, opt for something small, such as an egg on wholemeal toast or a bowl of Greek yoghurt with berries. 9. TV TREATS BEING able to multitask isn't always a good thing. If you're watching TV while munching on sweet popcorn or chocolate, you might actually eat more. Studies repeatedly show that we overeat when we are distracted, as we pay less attention to our hunger and fullness cues. If possible, remove the sofa snacks. If not, Georgia says: 'Choosing pre-portioned snacks instead of eating straight from the bag can help to control your intake. 'You can also try alternatives like vegetables with hummus.'
Miami Herald
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
‘I've been quiet over here': Gisele Bundchen finally gives fans a glimpse of her baby
Gisele Bundchen isn't exactly known for being an open book. The supermodel has not surprisingly been living under the radar in Miami Beach since her high profile divorce from Tom Brady in 2022. Even her pregnancy (dad is jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente) was kept way under wraps. A bump was spotted now and again around town, but Bundchen did her darnedest to keep paparazzi at bay. So imagine our surprise Sunday when Bundchen showed off a picture of her newborn son for Mother's Day. Well, sort of. In the first picture in the Instagram carousel, the native Brazilian is smiling while holding the little peanut, his back to the camera. The baby's onesie says 'I [Heart] Mom.' Sunday's post — which also includes snaps of her late mother and her two kids with Brady — explains her absence from social media, and the public eye in general. 'I've been quiet over here but very busy living life,' said the 44-year-old's caption. 'Sometimes, the most beautiful moments aren't shared — they're simply lived.' Perhaps we'll be seeing more glimpses of the 'Nourish' author's youngest, whose name was not revealed (though we hear the three month old's middle name is River). She seems more ready to open up about this next chapter. 'Being a mother it's been my greatest gift, a journey that humbles me, teaches me, and fills me with gratitude every single day,' continued Bundchen. 'To all the mothers out there, your love shapes the world in ways words can't describe. I see you, I honor you.' READ MORE: Gisele vacations with Ivanka Trump
Calgary Herald
01-05-2025
- Calgary Herald
This Caribbean island is an ideal getaway for food lovers and families
Article content Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content We heard the waves long before we saw them, wandering down a secret stone trail surrounded by mangroves. As we turned the corner, I heard my husband and 19-month-old son shout in unison: 'Wow!' Turquoise water and a secluded slice of beach awaited us at the bottom of the stairs. At that moment, it felt like we were the only three people on the island. Article content Article content Article content Just 10 minutes earlier, we had downed an invigorating concoction of juices, with hints of apple, carrot, orange and a zesty dose of ginger at a poolside brunch spot. 'You can't leave without walking the path,' Canadian-born chef Maureen Cubbon said with a knowing smile as she laid out a colourful assortment of plates in front of us. 'I don't want to ruin the surprise, just wait and see.' Article content Article content Article content Article content Grand Cayman, the largest of the three Cayman Islands, is situated deep in the Caribbean Sea, nearly 450 kilometres south of Cuba. The British Overseas Territory has a thriving expat community accounting for nearly half of the island's population of about 88,000. Cubbon, the culinary director at Nourish, first came to Cayman 27 years ago and was one of the many Canadians we met on our trip. English is the official language, and the Cayman Islands dollar is the primary currency, although U.S. dollars are also widely accepted. Article content Best known for its famous stretch of pearl-white sand called Seven Mile Beach, the Cayman Islands is also a popular diving and snorkelling destination with shallow reefs and shipwrecks to explore. There are 365 dive sites scattered around the archipelago, teeming with tropical fish, nurse sharks, stingrays and sea turtles.
