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[27 Feb 2010 | Comments | 129 views]
Foods for Detoxing and Beauty by Celebrity Nutrionist Kimberly Snyder

1. Celery.

The organic potassium in celery is an important electrolyte that helps facilitate cellular cleansing. An easy and inexpensive way to maintain ongoing detoxification and our ideal fluid levels! Snack on celery sticks, add to salads, or put into Green Smoothie.

2. Figs.

An excellent blood purifier. Since blood transports nutrients to cells throughout the body and face, the cleaner the blood the more beautiful the skin. The tiny seeds in figs are not only packed with nutrients, they help draw out and dissolve waste, mucus, and toxins from the intestinal tract.

Raw and dried figs both give these great benefits.

3. Açai……………

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[26 Feb 2010 | Comments | 120 views]
WWF Singapore Seafood Guide

Singapore is one of the biggest seafood consumers in Asia-Pacific with an average of 100,000 tonnes of seafood consumed each year. As such Singapore has an important role to play in the conservation and sustainability of marine resources.
The pocket-sized WWF Singapore Seafood Guide gives Singaporeans information about making sustainable choices when purchasing seafood. The guide uses a simple traffic light system: GREEN – recommended eating choice; YELLOW – only eat occasionally; and RED – avoid eating.

“By using this guide consumers and corporations can make a difference through informed seafood choices”, …

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[25 Feb 2010 | Comments | 27 views]
Teaspoon Of Turmeric A Day Can Keep Cancers At Bay

If you chow down on curry dishes regularly, give yourself a pat on the back (or tummy). You probably gobble the spicy stuff because it’s delicious, but here’s another good reason to load curry sauce on your veggies: turmeric, the main ingredient in curry, is proving to have numerous health benefits. Ounce for ounce, few spices can compete with the health-promoting effects of turmeric. Commonly used in curry sauces in South Asian cuisine, this golden yellow spice is showing up with increasing frequency in medical journals all over the world …

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[13 Feb 2010 | Comments | 49 views]
Authentic Red Velvet Cake

Sometimes it is hard to trace a recipe’s origin. Take the Red Velvet Cake. There are many theories; some say it comes from the South, others say it originated in the North. But in actual fact all we really know is that it has been a favorite for decades, not only in the States but also in Canada (it used to be sold in Eaton’s Department Stores). It is a very dramatic looking cake with its unusual bright red color that is sharply contrasted by a creamy white frosting. A Red Velvet …

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[13 Feb 2010 | Comments | 26 views]
Make a Heart Shape Cake this Valentine

Start with Batter for a 2-Layer Cake and Evenly divided the batter between the 2 pans.Instead of baking the batter in 2- 8 or 9-inch round pans, divide the batter between one 8-inch round pan and one 8-inch square pan.

After the cake has cooled (15 minutes in the pan and completely on a rack) evenly cut the round layer in half.
It’s a good idea to verify the fit. As you can see, they aren’t exactly even.

Take a cake knife (finely-serrated long-bladed knife) and slice some cake off of the bottom …

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[11 Feb 2010 | Comments | 37 views]
Deleicious Hung curd Dip

Invite yourself to taste this tangy, spicy and cooling dip. The tangy effect from the lime juice, while the garlic and green chilli spice it-up! And of course the hung curd adds to the cooling effect of the dip. The rich and smooth texture of hung curd is makes this dip feel very soft on the palate. Before you remove the hung curd from the muslin cloth ensure that the water is well drained off, only then the texture gets thick. If a sour taste is preferred then use slightly …

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[10 Feb 2010 | Comments | 105 views]
Menu Planning for a wedding in Pakistan

Food is the key element of almost any party, whether it’s a wedding or any other social occasion. For Pakistani weddings, guests often judge the success or failure of a wedding by the quality of the food. There are a couple of things to consider here:
1. Start planning well in advance
You may think food is something that should only take a couple of days or weeks to plan. Not so.
You will need to book catering …

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[4 Feb 2010 | Comments | 91 views]
Home made basic Mayonnaise

Ingredients

* 1 large egg yolk, room temperature
* 1/8 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
* 1 tablespoon lemon juice, plus more to taste
* 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
* 3/4 cup vegetable oil

Directions

1. Place the egg yolk……..

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[2 Feb 2010 | Comments | 78 views]
Deep Frying Tips

With health consciousness at such a high point these days, many people do not deep fry foods. But sometimes some fried food is just what you want! If you’re going to consume the calories, make sure that the food is perfectly fried with these tips.
Deep fat frying is a dry heat cooking method. I know that sounds strange, but it’s considered dry because no water is used, unlike poaching, microwaving, or simmering. Here’s how to do it:

To start, choose your cooking oil carefully. Oils with high ’smoke points’, in other …

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[27 Jan 2010 | Comments | 70 views]
Medicinal Importance of Guava

GUAVA is a fruit of commercial importance in tropics and subtropics because of its wide adaptability to varied soil and climatic conditions. It is grown all over the country over an area of 65,000 hectares with production of 516,000 tones.
The major guava growing areas are Shariqpur, Kasur, Lahore, Sheikhupora, Sangla Hills, Gujranwala in the Punjab; Kohat, Haripur and Bannu in the North West Frontier Province and Larkana and Hyderabad in Sindh.
The major edible varieties are Safeda, Allahabad, Karela, seedless, and red fleshed. It is eaten raw or in forms of …