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[2 Jun 2011 | No Comment | 24 views]
Moroccan potatoes with cumin and chicken

Ingredients:
150g natural yogurt
1 tsp ground cumin
2½ tsp harissa paste
500g chicken breast, diced
800g new or salad potatoes, diced
1 tbsp oil

Beauty Tips, Body Care »

[23 Apr 2011 | No Comment | 170 views]
Homemade Eye Creams

Natural solutions using the ingredients from the kitchen shelf are the alternative to the chemically produced expensive eye creams. No need for eye creams when the eye masks are used. The eye masks are effectual for reducing the eye wrinkles, dark circles and eye puffiness.
Eye masks are the natural solution for eye creams. These masks play a vital role in making eyes healthy and well nourished. It assists in reducing dark circles, under eye soft lines, crow feet wrinkles and puffy eyes etc. These can be used twice or thrice …

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[21 Apr 2011 | No Comment | 53 views]
Mashed Potato Tips and Hints

Never over-beat or use a food processor. You will end up with glue.
• Before mashing by hand, use an up and down motion rather than a stirring motion to keep from breaking down the cells into a gummy paste.
• When adding milk or cream to mashed potatoes, heat milk just to the simmer, but do not boil.
• Butter should be at room temperature before adding to mashed potatoes.
• Use buttermilk instead of milk or cream. It gives a tangy, sour cream flavor with less calories and fat.
• Whipping cream adds …

Beauty Tips, Food, Health »

[11 Apr 2011 | No Comment | 39 views]
Eating Before Bedtime to Promote Sleep Beauty

Eating before bed is unhealthy, but if you are too hungry at night, afraid to eat something fattening, it would have to carefully choose food to eat before going to bed, the correct choice will not affect the body, there may be additional gains.
Banana
Banana called “sleeping pills wrapped in peel, ” smooth serotonin and melatonin, but also contains magnesium, can relax the muscles, and bananas are rich in dietary fiber, can promote bowel movements. So, want to eat something before going to bed, banana is a very good choice.
Recommended: diced …

Beauty Tips, Body Care, Food, Skin Problem »

[31 Jul 2010 | No Comment | 668 views]
Feed Your Face-10 Foods for Better Skin

You can’t just shove junk food in your face and expect to have smooth, supple skin. But swap those cheese puffs for a cup of cottage cheese and you’ll get glowing results. Read on for 10 yummy foods that’ll nourish your skin…

When it comes to your health, the outside reflects the inside. A dull, dry complexion is a blinking neon sign that you’re not eating right. Lucky for you, you can put your best face forward with a better diet. Here’s how:
Face Food #1: Avocados
This creamy, green fruit is abundant …

Beauty Tips, Skin Problem »

[19 Sep 2008 | 3 Comments | 1,452 views]

The masks mentioned below are very good to lighten the skin tone and add a glow to the complexion. They must be followed for the specified time and inculcated as a daily routine.
Tips 1:
Soak 4 almonds overnight. Make a very fine paste with them, using milk to grind them. Apply this paste on the neck and face before going to bed. Wash with cold water in the morning. Repeat daily for 15 days, followed by twice a week.
Tips 2:
Take 1 tbsp of gram flour and 2 tsp of raw milk …

Beauty Tips, Skin Problem »

[22 Aug 2008 | No Comment | 388 views]

Grated potatoes can lighten under-eye circles. Potatoes contain an enzyme called catecholase, which is used in cosmetics as a human skin lightener.
Run one spud through your food processor and stuff the raw mash into a piece of cheesecloth. Apply to the area directly beneath your eye – don’t let the potato juice come in contact with the eye itself- and leave for 15 to 20 minutes.
Wipe away the starchy residue
Source: FashionPk.net