Meditaion Not A Saint Property Anymore

Meditation is  no more a saint property ,its human and natural phenomenon .I feel everybody should meditate for better living and better world.we human have so many fears ,but meditation eliminates inner fear and fear of our life. I call meditaion is a magic because it just brings the things u look for and you dont have to run behind it all the time.Its also acts as invisible shield of our life,a protection from bad path  bad things and bad people.i feel a meditative person is better than the ordinary ones.


There are very simple form of meditaion ideas are present these days but for good results it should be done in its way.so learn proper meditation and please note not those avilable on net,just dont to meditation by just reading it,it may give bad effects ,so learn from a person or training center.its like a battery in a  mobile phone u have to charge it whenever the battery is down ,similarly meditaion is a charging process for our mind and body, so we have charge everyday for good fruitful life..i recommend from my experience that 20 minutes of doing  meditaion  daily is more than enough for our day today life while following meditaion its not only benefits you but also your loved ones and family,
I feel future world is going to more of  meditaive  world .

Simple Meditation To Start With

Meditation is getting popular worldwide these days. It's a great way to relax and unwind without having to resort to artificial help. But short of buying a meditation book, where else can you find information on how to do meditation?

The good news is that there are several easy methods to start meditating that you can do right now:

1. Walking meditation

With this method, you focus on your walking. Pay attention to what is happening as you walk. Notice how the ground feels beneath your feet. Feel the gentle breeze created by the air as it flows past your face and hands. Pay attention to the way your clothes move as you walk. See how your arms and legs and the rest of your body feel as you walk along.

2. Breathing meditation

This is another easy way to meditate. As you've probably guessed, this method concentrates on your breathing. Because everyone breathes, it's possible to do this meditation literally anywhere and not feel self conscious as you're doing it. Usually you'll take longer than normal breaths in, maybe hold your breath for a second or two and then slowly exhale. Some people visualize all their stress and tension flowing out of their body when they breathe out but you don't need to "see" this happen, simply getting a sense of it happening is normally enough.

3. Music meditation

We all have some music tracks that we find relaxing. Teenagers relax to the sound of heavy metal or drum'n'bass music but most of the rest of us find that more stressful than a method of relaxation. But you've almost certainly got a track or two that almost always relaxes you. Put it on your favorite player and allow the music to envelop you. Pay attention to the sounds as they come out of your headphones or speakers. Notice how the different instruments sound and contribute to the overall "feel" of the track. Allow yourself to fully participate in the experience in much the same way as you allow yourself to get fully involved with an enjoyable movie.

These are just three of the simple methods of meditation that you can use in your daily life. There are plenty of other ways to practice meditation - you may find a local class or you could use one of the many resources on the internet. Whichever method you choose, make meditating part of your daily routine and you'll find that you become a calmer, more relaxed person.

Tips to overcome Mental Stress

 Tips for dealing with the mental stress problem:

1. Build Confidence

    Identify your abilities and weaknesses together, accept them build on them and do the best with what you have.

2. Eat right, Keep fit

    A balanced diet, exercise and rest can help you to reduce stress and enjoy life.

3. Make Time for Family and Friends

    These relationships need to be nurtured; if taken for granted they will not be there to share life's joys and sorrows.

4. Give and Accept Support

    Friends and family relationships thrive when they are "put to the test".

5. Create a Meaningful Budget

    Financial problems cause stress. Over-spending on our "wants" instead of our "needs" is often the culprit.

6. Volunteer

    Being involved in community gives a sense of purpose and satisfaction that paid work cannot.

7. Manage Stress

    We all have stressors in our lives but learning how to deal with them when they threaten to overwhelm us will maintain our mental health.

8. Find Strength in Numbers

    Sharing a problem with others who have had similar experiences may help you find a solution and will make you feel less isolated.

9. Identify and Deal with Moods

    We all need to find safe and constructive ways to express our feelings of anger, sadness, joy and fear.

10. Learn to Be at Peace with Yourself

    Get to know who you are, what makes you really happy, and learn to balance what you can and cannot change about yourself.

Start learning meditation ,it will enables you to conquer you.

Common Health Mistakes

All of us make little health mistakes that cause damage to our bodies in the long run - simply because we are unaware we are doing something wrong. Here are some of the most common mistakes made by many of us.

Crossing our legs
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Do you cross your legs at your knees when sitting? Although we may believe that this is the lady-like elegant way to sit, sitting this way cuts down circulation to your legs. If you don"t want varicose veins to mar the beauty of your legs and compromise your health, uncross your legs every time you realise you have one knee on top of the other. The best way to sit is to simply place both legs together on the floor, balancing your weight equally. If you feel like changing position, instead of crossing your legs, simply move both legs together to one side. As an alternative, you could also consider crossing your legs loosely at the ankles. This is a classically elegant way to sit, and is far better for your legs and your health than sitting with your legs crossed at your knees.

Not changing our toothbrush
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How often do you change your toothbrush? Most of us wait until most of the bristles have either fallen off, or are in such bad shape that we"d be embarrassed to pull out our brush in public. However, since not many of us need to pull out our brush in public, we carry on with our frayed one until we lose it. Replace your toothbrush often. Damaged bristles can harm the enamel, and don"t massage your gums well. If you find brushing your teeth a pain like I do, but know you must do it, you might as well be doing it right. Imagine going through the annoyance of brushing your teeth twice a day only to find out that you"re damaging your enamel every time you clean your teeth. Also, use a brush with soft bristles unless your dentist has advised otherwise.

Eating out often
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There are oils that are high in cholesterol, and oils that cause little harm and are better for your heart. However, no matter how light the oil is, it is never a good idea to eat too much of it. Avoid fried foods.Remember that in all probability your favourite Indian food restaurant throws a huge, HUGE chunk of butter in a tiny bowl of dal. Rita, who worked in the kitchen of a 5 star hotel, was shocked when she saw the cook chop a 500gm butter slab in half, and throw half into a Paneer Makhani dish. No wonder the customers left licking their fingers. And no wonder they felt so stuffed and heavy afterwards. Limit outdoor eating unless you know that you"re getting served light and healthy food.


Skipping breakfast.
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Never, ever skip breakfast. Remember, when you wake up in the morning it"s been around 10-12 hours since your last meal. Your body needs food now, more than at any other time. Eat a heavy breakfast. You will then be busy through the day, and the calories will get expended quickly. If you are trying to diet, eat a light dinner. Here are some more common health mistakes we make. Being informed and making a few changes can help make us feel a whole lot better.

High heels
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High heels sure look great, but they're murder for your back. This however doesn't mean you should steer clear of stilettos. Wear them, but not when you know you will be walking around a lot. Wear them when going out for lunch or dinner - when the only walking you will be doing is to your car, to the table, and back. Avoid high heels when you are going somewhere on foot. If you are constantly tempted to wear your heels, take a good look at your flats. Is there something about them you dislike? Invest in a new pair of beautiful flats or shoes with a low heel. Buy something you love, that you will enjoy wearing. If possible, get a matching bag. You will then enjoy your flats as much as you do your heels.

Sleeping on a soft bed.
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You don't have to sleep on the floor be kind to your back, but do make sure you have a firm mattress. Although a mattress on springs is soft and lovely to sink into, it's bad for your back. If you already have an old bed with springs, you don't need to invest in a new one - simply get a thick wooden plank put over the springs, and place the mattress on the plank. Similarly, if your mattress is old and lumpy, throw it out and get a new one. Your neck and your back will thank you. The same rule applies to sofas. If you will be spending hours on a sofa, get a firm yet comfortable one. Sofas you completely sink into are not the best idea.

Pillows
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No matter how comfortable sleeping with ten cushions is, have pity on your neck and resist. Sleep with one pillow, and make sure it is not too thick. If your pillow gets lumpy, discard it and go for a new one. Get a thin pillow if you sleep on your stomach, and something a little thicker if you sleep on your back, to give your neck adequate support


Not exercising

So all of us know we should exercise more, but many of us don't. This is a health mistake we consciously make! And why is that? Simply because we refuse to admit the damage we are causing to our bodies by not working out. A number of people only start working out once they've experienced a warning signal. Don't wait for a heart attack to strike before you decide to opt for a lifestyle change. Make the change now. You don't need to train for the marathon to be in top shape. Half an hour of brisk walking three to four times a week will make a world of difference to your health. You could then increase this to forty minutes, four times a week - and you're all set. If you haven't exercised for a week, you're making a mistake.

Tips to prevent hair loss

Hair loss is a very natural phenomenon and all of us do loss hair. Too much of hair loss is a matter of concern. This usually happens after a long illness, extreme climates, too much of stress and bad eating or sleeping habits.

These are the tips to prevent hair loss:

Tips 1:

Wash the hair with Tender Coconut water every other day for  weeks.

Tips 2:

Add the paste of fresh Curry leaves to Shikakai powder and wash hair with this on a regular basis.

Tips 3:

Wash hair with coconut milk

Tips 4:

Dry some basil leaves and Margosa leaves. Add some Bay leaves and powder all 3 together. Add 1tspn of this powder to 50 ml. of water and apply for ½ an hour Wash.

Weight Loss Through Simple Home

Treatment with Simple Home Remedies

Remedy # 1

This one is not actually a remedy, but it is the most important thing you must do in order to keep your weight in a normal level. And that is, stick to a healthy diet. The following are the dietary guidelines you must follow in order to keep your waistline healthy: -

1 Do not overindulge in eating any one type of food. Keep your diet balanced.

2 Keep the intake of sugars and fats to a minimum. The fats to be avoided are the saturated fats and the trans-fatty acids.

3 Too much carbohydrates build weight. Hence, the intake of rice and potatoes must be reduced. Wheat, barley and maize are ideal substitutes for rice in people who has weight problems.

4 You must have at least one bitter vegetable per day. This helps in the proper metabolism of fats and do not allow them to accumulate in the body.

5 Never eat to full capacity.

6 Consume a lot of fluids in the day. This helps to eliminate the undigested foods effectively.

7 Exercise is extremely important. It is necessary to indulge in mild physical activity after each meal even if you cannot make time to go to a gym.

Remedy # 2

Have a totally salt-free diet once a week. This helps reduce weight. Also skip a meal once in a month.

Remedy # 3

Prepare chutney of mint leaves. This must be taken with every single meal. It helps in the proper breaking down of the fats. Also begin your day with a cup of mint tea.

Remedy # 4

Vitamin C is very good for people who are looking to reduce their weight. Since amalaki (Emblica officinalis, Indian Gooseberry) is the best source of vitamin C in the world, it is good to eat two three fruits of the amalaki each day. Also have a glass of any one citrus fruit – orange, lemon, etc. – each day. Green leafy vegetables also have good vitamin C content. They can be consumed raw in the form of salads.

Remedy # 5

Honey is very good for mobilizing the fats in the body. Take a spoonful of honey half an hour after every meal. A good remedy is to mix a teaspoonful of honey and lemon juice and have it twice a day. Alternatively, you can take a bowl of warm water, put a teaspoonful each of honey and lemon juice and drink it in the morning on an empty stomach. This is a very good remedy to dissolve the excess fats.

Remedy # 6

The Indian plum, i.e. jambula, is renowned for its weight controlling properties. Jambula dissolves the excess fats and gets them properly utilized in the body. Take four leaves of the jambula plant and soak them in a glass of water overnight. In the morning, discard the leaves and drink the water on an empty stomach. If you do this everyday, then you will find a positive reduction in your weight in three weeks or a month.

Best Exercise For Flat Stomach

You can try step walking. Buy a pair of dumbwells weighing about 4 to 5 kgs each depending on which one is comfortable for you.

Hold both the weights in each of your hands and climb up and down a flight of stairs ( atleast 10 steps ). if you climb up and down, count it as one and go up to 15 times.

Repeat the exercise in three sets. that means you would would walked up and down 45 times.

before you start this, try jogging for about ten minutes.

As prisha sais, Do sit ups of 10 times, 3 sets each. Rest for a minute before each set.

A strick No No to sweets, Ghee , butter , jam and chocolates.

Change your diet habits slightly. if you are too much of a rice eater, then substitute it with roti for dinner atleast four days in a week.

Scientists develop all-seeing eye for surveillance

Scientists develop all-seeing eye for surveillance

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A new video surveillance system will give law enforcement a godlike omniscience, with its all-seeing eye, one that will leave nothing to chance.
The system is currently under development by the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate (S&T).
In the event of a terrorist attack, investigators can pore over the most recent video, using pan, zoom, and tilt controls to reconstruct who did what and when.
Because these controls are virtual, different regions of a crime scene can feasibly be studied by separate investigative teams simultaneously.
The Imaging System for Immersive Surveillance (or ISIS) takes new video camera and image-stitching technology and bolts it to a ceiling, mounts it on a roof, or fastens it to a truck-mounted telescoping mast.
Like a bug-eyed fisheye lens, ISIS sees very wide. But that's where the similarity ends.
Whereas a typical fisheye lens distorts the image and can only provide limited resolution, video from ISIS is perfectly detailed, edge-to-edge.
That's because the video is made from a series of individual cameras stitched into a single, live view -- like a high-resolution video quilt.
"Coverage this sweeping, with detail this fine, requires a very high pixel count," says programme manager John Fortune, of S&T's Infrastructure and Geophysical Division.
"ISIS has a resolution capability of 100 megapixels."
Many of the ISIS capabilities were adapted from technology previously developed by MIT's Lincoln Lab for military applications.

'Save Rs 1,000 through Windows 7'

'Save Rs 1,000 through Windows 7'

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Windows 7, the latest operating system (OS) from the Microsoft stable, can help businesses save about Rs 1,000 per PC annually on power, a study today said.

According to a report by Mindteck's Smart Energy Lab, companies can save about Rs 1,000 per computer a year on an average through Windows 7 as compared to older operating systems like Windows XP or Vista.

"Energy efficiency is a key factor that companies are concentrating on, and the research shows that the new OS helps companies to not only save money but also contributes to the various green initiatives they are taking," Microsoft India Director (Windows Client) Sumeet Khanna said.

As organisations look at saving on operating expenses and reducing exposure to fluctuating energy prices, green initiatives are among the top focus areas in corporate IT roadmaps.

"Optimising desktop power management is one of the simplest, yet effective, ways to reduce power consumption in an enterprise. Increasing energy efficiency on Windows 7 has been one of the core areas for Microsoft," he said.

The study said that Windows 7 focuses on reducing overall power consumption by investing in performance optimisation, idle resource utilisation, device power management and key end-user scenarios.

"Cost savings of up to USD 40.44 (84.46 per cent reduction) per client per year, not including LCD consumption, can be realised by ensuring that desktop PCs or laptops automatically enter sleep states during working hours, and at the end of the day, if the user forgets to manually turn off their PC," Mindteck Global Infrastructure head, Infrastructure, Services and Managed Services, Andrew J Hacker said.

Cost savings for businesses range from USD 14,821 (about Rs 7 lakh) at 500 PCs to a significant USD 296,426 (about Rs 1.4 crore) per year at 10,000 PCs (LCD not included), he added.

Windows 7 augments standard power management components such as hard drive spin down and monitor shut-off. IT administrators can also monitor energy consumption and adjust power settings across their organisations, reducing the amount of wasted energy.

Indian American science teacher honoured by Obama

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An Indian American science teacher is among the pedagogues nominated by US President Barack Obama as a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

Radhika Plakkot is among 103 Maths and Science teachers who have been selected for this prestigious award from across the country.

Plakkot, who teaches Biology at the Huntingtown High School, Calvert County in Maryland, is the only Indian American in the group of 103 teachers.

"Science and technology have long been at the core of America's strength and competitiveness, and the scientists and engineers who have led America on its remarkable path to success share something very precious: science and math teachers who brought these critical subjects to life," Obama said in a statement.

"Today we honour some of the best of these teachers and thank them for their dedication. They are inspirations not just to their students, but to the nation and the world," he said.

The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching is awarded annually to the best pre-college-level Science and Mathematics teachers from across the country.

The winners are selected by a panel of distinguished scientists, mathematicians, and educators following an initial selection process done at the state level.

Each year the award alternates between Mathematics and Science teachers teaching Kindergarten through 6th grade, and those teaching 7th through 12th grades.

This year it goes to teachers teaching 7th through 12th grades.

Winners of this Presidential honour receive a USD 10,000 award from the National Science Foundation.

They also receive an expenses-paid trip to Washington, for an awards ceremony and several days of educational and celebratory events, including visits with members of Congress and science agency leaders.

Last spring, President Obama called on all Americans to join the effort to elevate science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education as a national priority.

The President's public-private "Educate to Innovate" initiative, which was launched last fall, has attracted more than USD 500 million in donations and in-kind support from corporations, philanthropies, service organisations, and others to help inspire students to pursue studies and careers in Maths and Science.

Last month, Cabinet officials and others in the Federal government answered the President's call to action by volunteering in local classrooms as part of National Lab Day, a nationwide initiative to build local communities of support for teachers and students studying mathematics and science.

Strawberry Milk shake Recipe

Ingredients :

250 gm fresh strawberry
1 liter fresh milk
Sugar as per taste
Strawberry ice cream


Method :

Wash the strawberry and chop it finely.
In a blender put the strawberry, sugar and a cup of milk. Blend it to a smooth paste.
Add the rest of the milk and blend it once again.
Strain it with a mesh into a large jar. Let this cool at least 2 hours.
Serve it in tall glasses with a scoop of strawberry ice-cream.

Yellow Squash Recipe

Here is the recipe of Yellow Squash. You need
    * 1-1/2 lbs. yellow zucchini or crookneck squash
    * 1/2 tsp. oregano
    * 1 tsp. unsalted butter

Place squash in a steamer basket over boiling water. Cover saucepan and steam 5 minutes, or until just tender. Stir in butter, oregano and salt and pepper to taste before serving.

Apple Milk Shake Recipe

  So hot, ooh, need some refreshing drink, Why not Apple Milk Shake!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Come and let’s make

Ingredients:   
• 1/4 kg Peeled apples
• 10 tsp Sugar
• 2 Cups milk
• 1 Cup water
Cooking Instructions:
•After removing the seeds; cut the peeled apples into large pieces.
•Now, beat in a mixer.
•Pour water, milk and sugar and beat well; whip it for three minutes.

Muttar Mushroom Recipe

Muttar Mushroom is a very popular recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Matar Mushroom by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:   
• 1 Cup sliced mushrooms
• 1 Cup green peas
• 2 Green chillies
• 2 Garlic clove
• 1 Ginger piece
• 1 Onion, sliced
• 1 Tomato
• Chopped cilantro
• 1 tbsp Oil
• 1/4 Cup grated coconut
• 1 Cinnamon, cloves
• Salt to taste

Cooking Instructions:
•Grind coconut, chillies, ginger, garlic and cinnamon to a fine paste.
•Heat oil, and saut? sliced onion until it turns translucent and golden brown. Add the paste.
•Add in tomato, peas, mushrooms & salt and cook it briefly.
•Add a cup of water and heat on a slow fire.
•Garnish with chopped cilantro on the top & serve hot.

Bhel Puri Recipe

    Ingredients:

   
1 cup Puffed Rice (Kurmura)
1/2 cup chopped Tomato (Tamatar)
1/2 cup chopped Onion (Pyaj)
1/4 cup chopped Coriander Leaves (Dhania Patta)
1/2 cup boiled and mashed Potato (Aloo)
4 chopped Green Chilli (Hari mirch)
1 tblsp chopped Ginger(Adrak)
1 tblsp Garam Masala
6 tblsp Tamarind (Imli) Chutney
6 tblsp Coriander Leaves (Dhania Patta) And Mint Chutney
1/2 cup Nimkis
1/2 cup Sev
1/2 cup Gol gappas
2 tblsp Lime or Lemon (Nimbu) Juice

How to make bhel puri:

    * Mix the puffed rice, tomatoes, onions.
    * Drain the water from the grated potatoes and mix that as well.
    * Mix all the ingredients under seasoning and add to this.
    * Lightly crush and add the nimkis and golgappas.
    * Add the sev and kaara pusa directly and mix well.
    * Finally garnish with coriander leaves and lemon juice.
    * Serve immediately..

Vegetable Manchurian Recipe

Ingredients:

   

2 cups Grated Cabbage
2 cups Grated Carrots
1 Chopped Spring Onion
2 Chopped Green Chilies
3-4 Crushed Garlic Flakes
2 tbsp Corn Starch or Flour
Oil for deep frying
1 tbsp Soya Sauce
Salt to taste
1 tsp Pepper Powder
1 tsp Sugar
A pinch of ajinomoto
2 tbsp oil

Preparation of vegetarian manchurian :

    * Mix grated cabbage and carrots and squeeze the water out from them.
    * Now in a bowl take the squeezed cabbage and carrots and mix 1 tbsp. corn starch and add few chopped chilies and little salt to it.
    * Make small balls (like koftas) of the mixture .
    * Heat the oil in a kadhai / wok and deep fry the balls till golden brown, drain and keep aside.
    * Now in a separate pan heat 2 tbsp oil.
    * Sauté garlic, green chilies and spring onions.
    * Add water, salt, pepper powder, ajinomoto, sugar and soya sauce. Bring it to a boil.
    * Mix 1 tbsp corn four with half of a cup of cold water and stir into it. Gently add the fried balls to the gravy.
    * Cook the vegetable manchurian for 3-4 minutes and serve hot garnished with chopped coriander.

Fruit Rice Salad Recipe

Hi,

Fruit Rice Salad is a very popular recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Fruit Rice Salad by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:   
• 450g Cooked rice
• 1/2 Bunch spring onions
• 225g Broccoli florets blanched in salty water
• 2 tbsp Olive oil
• 100g Mushrooms
• 50g Raisins
• 50g Sultanas
• 2 tbsp White wine vinegar
• 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 25g Chopped parsley
• Salt and black pepper to taste


Cooking Instructions:
•Whisk vinegar, oil and mustard in a large bowl.
•Add rest of the ingredients except pepper and salt.
•Toss to form a coat of dressing.
•Now mix salt and pepper.
•Fruity Rice Salad is ready.

Ginger Soup Recipe

Ginger Soup is a very popular recipe. Learn how to prepare Ginger Soup by following this easy recipe.




Ingredients: 

• 20 gms Ginger
• 10 gms Garlic
• 10 gms Corn flour
• 50 gms Cabbage
• 50 gms Carrots
• 1 tsp Vinegar
• 20 gms Capsicum
• 2 Sprigs coriander leaves
• 1 Spring onion
• A pinch pepper powder
• A pinch ajinomoto
• 1 tsp Soya sauce
• 1 tsp Oil
• 1 Litre water
• Salt to taste


Cooking Instructions:
• Cut the vegetables and ginger. 
• Heat oil and add fry ginger. 
• Add garlic and seethe. 
• Mix chopped vegetables and fry again. 
• Pour water and boil the mixture. 
• Now add chopped coriander, soya sauce, vinegar and ajinomoto. 
• When it comes to boil, add the corn flour paste. 
• Finish the soup with spring onions. 
• Ginger soup is ready to serve.

Onion Mushroom Strata Recipe

Hi,

Onion Mushroom Strata is a very popular recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Mushroom Onion Strata by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:   
• 3/4 Cup thinly sliced onion
• 1-1/2 Cups sliced mushrooms
• 1-Week-old white bread slices
• 1-1/2 Cups evaporated milk
• 4 Eggs
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp White pepper
• 2 tbsp Butter
• 1-1/2 Cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1/2 Cup water
• 3 tbsp Flour


Cooking Instructions:
•Fry mushrooms and onions in butter in a saucepan. Cut crusts from bread; trim into quarters.
•Layer ingredients in 10 x 6 x 2 inch baking dish as follows: half the bread squares, half the saut?ed vegetables, 1 cup cheese, remaining bread, remaining vegetables, and remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
•Put evaporated milk, flour, salt, water, eggs and pepper in blender container. Cover blend until smooth.
•Pour over ingredients in dish. Cover and allow it to chill several hours. Bake, uncovered, in slow oven 325 F for 45-50 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Then allow it to stand for 10 minutes. Cut into squares to serve.

Veg Exotica Salad Recipe

Hi,

      Salads are powerhouse of all the essential nutrients and are very good for health. Salads are incomplete without salad dressing. Veg Exotica Salad is a very nutritious & colourful recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Vegetable Exotica Salad recipe by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:   
• 1 Green capsicum
• 1 Red capsicum
• 1 Yellow capsicum
• 8 Mushrooms
• 8 Babycorns
• 1 Yellow carrot
• 8 Small florets of broccoli
• 1 Big tomato
• Olive Oil to saute
• Salt & pepper to taste
• Dried Basil
• Grated mozarella cheese
• Barbeque sticks or toothpics
Cooking Instructions:
•Wash all vegetables and pat dry on a clean towel.
•Deseed capsicums and cut into medium size pieces.
•Scrape carrot and cut into thick slices.
•Steam brocolli florets for 7-8 minutes till they are done but still crunchy.
•Heat olive oil in a nonstick pan and saute whole cleaned mushrooms. Saute till mushrooms are cooked but not overdone. Drain on paper towel.
•Saute carrot slices and baby corns the same way and drain on paper towel.
•Saute all capsicum pieces & broccoli florets. Towards the end, add cherry tomatoes also. Drain on paper towel.
•Now sprinkle salt, pepper, and basil on all vegetables. Go low on salt & pepper. Add basil generously.
•Now, skewer all vegetable pieces on a stick in this order - the three capsicums, carrot, baby corn, broccoli, mushroom, cherry tomato. Tomato should be on top!
•Arrange all 8 sticks on an ovenproof dish. Add grated cheese on top of each stick and sprinkle some more basil on top.
•Heat in pre-heated oven for 2-3 minutes or till cheese bubbles.
•Serve hot! It goes very well with cocktails.

Apple Chutney Recipe

Hi,

Apple Chutney is a very popular recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Apple Chatni by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:   
• 3 Apples
• 1 tsp Red chili powder
• 1 tsp Dry coriander powder
• 1/4 tsp Garam masala
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 Badi Ilaichi
• 2 Bay leaves
• 2 Cinnamon sticks
• 2 Cloves
• 4-5 tsp Sugar
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp Oil

Cooking Instructions:
•Peel off and cut the apples into small pieces.
•Grind with little water.
•Heat oil in pan and add Ilaichi, bay leaves and sticks.
•Add grated apples, turmeric powder, chili powder and coriander powder.
•When the mixture is cooked, add sugar and salt.
•Cook for 3 minutes.
•Apple Chutney is ready.

French Toast Recipe

Hello Everyone

Eggs are good for Breakfast. Here is an easy to prepare recipe for French toasts which very good for breakfast.

Ingredients-
5 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 slices bread
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup light sugar

Preparation-

In a bowl mix together the Eggs, Milk, Cream and vanilla.
Dip the Bread slices in this mixture.
Preheat oven to 350degrees f (175 degrees c)
Combine Melted butter and sugar and pour it on the bread slices.
Now heat in oven for about 40 minutes.

How to Make Tomato Soup

To prepare delicious and less thick tomato soup, Please go through the following step. For this you need the followings:
1/4 cup olive oil
2 large yellow onions, diced
1 tablespoon orange zest
18 ripe Roma tomatoes, quartered
Salt and pepper to taste
Fresh basil leaves

   1. Using a heavy saucepan set over medium heat, sauté onions in olive oil, stirring occasionally until tender and translucent, about 10 to 12 minutes.
   2. Stir in orange zest and tomatoes and continue to cook over medium heat stirring occasionally to prevent scorching, about25 minutes.
   3. Puree soup in batches using a blender. Then strain the mixture through medium mesh sieve placed over a clean saucepan, discard remaining peel and seeds. Heat again the soup mixture over medium-low heat, season with salt and pepper. Add light cream to taste.
   4. Add fresh basil, torn into small pieces to the soup.

Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe

To make a great Grilled Cheese Sandwich you need fresh cheese and fresh bread. Its a very simple recipe but the Sandwhich tastes delecious.

Ingredients are-
Bread,
cheese,
and butter.

Method-
Take 2 pieces of bread, a slice of cheese and insert the cheese in between the bread, butter the outside of the bread on each side.
Place in a pan on low heat and turn when needed, until both sides are golden brown. Serve with pickles and potato chips on the side.

Lemon rice

Ingredients:

Basmati rice  2 cups
Lemon juice  5 tbsp.
Mustard Seeds  2 tsp.
Urad Daal 2 tsp.
Chana Daal  2 tsp. 
Dried Red chillies 2-3
Turmeric Powder  1/2 tsp.
A pinch of asafoetida   
A pinch of Turmeric   
Roasted Peanuts   1/2 cup
Curry leaves 10-12
Grated coconut  1 tbsp.
Salt to taste 
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp.
   
Method:

1. Wash rice well before cooking.Then take rice with 3-3/4 cup water and add a little salt to it. Cook it in pressure cooker (wait for 1-2 whistles and then switch off the gas). You can also cook it in a pan or do microwave cooking just the same way as you cook ordinary rice.Once the rice is cooked, keep it aside.
2. Heat oil in a deep frying pan or a kadai. 
3. Add asafoetida, dried red chillies cut into two, urad dal and chana dal. 
4. Cook until dals change colour to light brown. 
5. Add peanuts and mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds start to crackle, then add curry leaves. Fry for 10 seconds more.
6. Next add turmeric powder and stir well.
7. Add cooked rice, salt and lemon juice. Mix well very gently so that the rice grains does not break.
   
  Garnish with grated coconut and serve hot.

Shakes or Drinks for this summers..

the coolest drinks for Indian summers include iced Jaljeera. You can make it by blending 125 gm tamarind pulp, 3 tbsp mint leaves, 1/2 tsp ground cumin, 3/4 tsp roasted ground cumin, 50 gm grated jaggery, 4 tsp black salt, 1 tbsp grated ginger, salt to taste, 3-4 tbsp lemon juice, pinch chilli powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala and 1 1/2 litre water in a food processor. Chill it overnight and then strain it.

You can also try Litchi squash, Khas ka sharbat, mango, strawberry and mint lassi(s), orange juice and Thandai. Iced mint tea, cold tomato juice, milk shakes such as banana milk shake, badaam milk shake, dates milk shake, mango milk shake, musk-melon milk shake, chocolate and strawberry milk shakes, cold coffee, phalsa or badaam ka sharbat, watermelon sharbat and icecream sodas are some other options for summer drinks.

How to make French Fries..

5 large potatoes, cut into strips (about 1/3 to 1/2-inch thickness) & oil for deep frying + salt

Soak potatoes in cold water for 60 minutes at room temperature. Drain well and dry with paper towels.
Heat oil in deep fryer.
Place potato strips in a single layer in deep fry basket; fry in hot oil for about 4 minutes, or until golden brown and tender.

Butter Scotch reciepe

Ingredients:
                  2 kg milk,
                  160 gm milk powder,
                  2 cup fresh cream ,
                  2 cup sugar,
                  25 gm butter
Method:
             Mix milk powder   and  1 n 1/2 sugar in milk and boil this .After becoming thick please switch off the gas .After this put butter init keep this rotating till it turns to thick. Mix thick milk inthis and boil it.After boiling switchoff the gas .Afetr making this cool, Mix fresh cream init and put it into the freeze .After freezing this again gring in to the mixi and again freeze it .Your butter scotch is ready to serve.

How To Make Spring Rolls

Ingredients:

 


Cover :
250 gms. All purpose flour (Maida)
1 Egg
Little Salt
Water to make batter
Filling :
2- 3 Carrots Grated)
1 cup leeks shredded and well washed (white section only)(optional)
1/2 tsp Ginger Minced)
1/2 tsp Garlic Minced)
100 gms Cabbage Shredded)
50gms Mushrooms Chopped)
75 gms Sprouted Beans
3 Green Chilies Chopped)
Salt to taste
2 tbsp Soya Sauce
1/2 tbsp White Pepper Powder


How to make spring roll:
Sift the flour and add salt, egg and water and make a smooth batter.
Heat little oil in a flat non-stick pan and add enough batter so that it covers the base of the pan.
Cook both sides of the pancake till golden. Repeat the same till whole batter is utilized.
To make the filling heat 2-3 tbsp oil in a wok, add ginger ,garlic and mushrooms, stir fry for 10-15 seconds.
Add leeks (if available) and stir fry for about 1 minute, then add carrots, cabbage and cook tossing the vegetables until they are crisp-tender.
Add the bean sprouts, salt, pepper and soya sauce, cook stirring for 2 minutes. Set aside the filling to cool.
To make the spring rolls place 2-3 tbsp. of the filling in the center of each pancake.
Fold in the sides and form a tight roll, sealing the edge with a little flour and water paste.
Deep fry in hot oil until golden.
Serve the vegetarian spring roll hot.

recipe for beginners and bachelors

QUICK VEGETABLE PULAO


Ingredients required:

2 cups basmati rice (long grain rice),
2 cups chopped vegetables (capsicum, carrots, french beans, cauliflower florets,etc)
1/2 cup shelled green peas,
3-4 tej patta,
8-10 black peppercorns,
4-5 dalchini sticks (1 inch long),
3-4 laung,
1 tsp haldi,
1-2 tsp red chilli powder,
4 tsp garam masala powder/biryani masala,
2 tbsp cashewnuts, broken into 2 halves
1 tsp kishmish (optional)
Salt to taste,
Oil for frying,
Water.

Method:
Wash the rice and keep aside.
In a pressure cooker, heat some oil, add the whole garam masala, fry for a minute and add all the vegetables and cashew nuts.
Fry them for 5-7 minutes, add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and garam masala.
Mix well and add rice.
Mix evenly so that all the masala and vegetables are mixed with the rice.
Add around 4 cups water and close the lid of the pressure cooker.
Pressure cook upto 2 whistles and serve hot with any raita, papad and pickle and enjoy the MOVIE YOU HAVE IN YOUR STOCK @ HOME FOR sunday.

Mixed veg parotha

Ingredients:
1 Small Cauliflower
2 Boiled potatoes
3-4 Carrots
Green Chillies
Spices
Wheatflour Dough

Grate gobhi and carrots. Add to it mix it mashed potatoes and thinly chopped chillies. Now, add salt, red chilli powder, amchur powder, coriander powder and garam masala. Mix all the ingredients properly to make even stuffing. Finally, fill this stuffing in the dough balls and roll them. Shallow fry the paranthas.

Badam Milk Shake recipe

Hi, server here is the Badam Milk Shake recipe• 3 Cups milk
• 1 Cup badam
• 1 Cup yogurt/curds
• 1 Cup sugar
• 5 Cinnamon
• 2 Cups of water• Grind together badam, cinnamon and sugar. 
• Grind milk and curd along with the above contents. 
• Pour little water to make it thin. 
• Badam milk shake is ready to serve. 
• Serve it chilled

Cucumber Soup Recipe

Hi,

Cucumber Soup is a very popular recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Cucumber Soup by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:   
• 1 Cucumber
• Mint leaves
• 1 Cup curd
• Salt to taste

Cooking Instructions:
•Blend all the ingredients in your mixer.
•Keep the soup for cooling.
•Cucumber soup is ready to serve.

Mushroom Quiche Recipe

Hi,

Ingredients:

    * 3 Eggs
    * 1 tbsp Butter
    * 2 tbsp Olive oil
    * Salt and Pepper
    * 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
    * 450 gm Mushrooms
    * 300 ml Whipping cream
    * 2 tbsp finely Chopped Parsley
    * 60 gm Parmesan cheese, grated
    * 1 pod of Garlic, finely chopped


      For the Crust
    * ½ tsp Salt
    * 180 gm Plain Flour
    * 85 gm cold Butter, cut into pieces
    * 45 gm cold Margarine, cut into pieces
    * 3-4 tbsp Iced Water


Method:

   1. For the crust, sift the flour and salt into a bowl. Rub in the butter and margarine, until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Stir in just enough water to bind.
   2. Gather into a ball, wrap in clear film and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
   3. Preheat a baking sheet in a 375 degrees F/190 degrees C/Gas 5 oven.
   4. Roll out the dough 1/8 m thick. Transfer to a 9 in tart tin and trim. Prick the base all over with a fork. Line with greaseproof paper and fill with dried beans. Bake for 12 minutes. Remove the paper and beans and continue baking until golden, about 5 minutes.
   5. Wipe the mushrooms with dump kitchen paper to remove any dirt. Trim the ends of the stalks, place on a cutting board, and slice thinly.
   6. Heat the oil and butter in a frying pan. Stir in the mushrooms, garlic and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until the mushrooms tender their liquid, then raise the heat and cook until dry.
   7. Stir in the parsley and add more salt and pepper if necessary.
   8. Whisk the eggs and cream together, then stir in the mushrooms. Sprinkle the cheese over the bottom of the prebaked shwll and pour the mushroom filling over the top.
   9. Bake until puffed and brown, about 30 minutes. Serve the quinche warm

What Should We Eat To Stay Cool In Summer

1
Drinking lassi is good in summer. You can have either sweet or salted lassi. .drink lots of fluids such as water, nimbu pani, lassi and fruit juices. Do not rely on coke and pepsi alone for fluid requirements. You should eat foods which are low in calorific value such as foods which are not too fatty or fried.  The easiest snacks during the summer time are fruits and vegetables. Make a fruit salad with grapes, apple slices and melons, water melons. Cut up crunchy vegetables, like carrots, cucumber, radish, tomato, cabbage etc. Fruits and veggies are packed with powerful nutrients and they help keep you hydrated when temperatures heat up. Cold soup is a treat usually reserved for the summer months. Avoid fried snacks. Try to keep your meals light and do not eat too many times a day. Usually three to four meals pattern is good during summers....take care Foods
2
Eat lot of fresh greens, cold salads, cucumbers/carrots.
Juices are good but eating the fruit by itself is more beneficial . In case of juices take freshly squeezed juices without sugar. Try a combination of fruit and veg in juice...

watermelons, chilled apple, pear, pomegranates, oranges are all great.
Mint and ginger juice, Buttermilk, coconut water, cane juice, milk shakes.

Summer is all about fluids.. Have light meals specially in the evenings and drink lots of water.


Avoid spicy food, heavy meals, fatty/greasy food, chips, sodas, pickles, tea, coffee...

--- SHOCKING HEALTH FACTS    :

Don't put your mobile closer to your ears until the recipient answers, Because directly after dialing, the mobile phone would use it's maximum signaling power, which is: 2watts = 33dbi. Please Be Careful. Please use left ear while using cell (mobile), because if you use the right one it may affect brain directly. This is a true fact from Apollo medical team.

Do not drink APPY FIZZ . It contains cancer causing agent.

Don't eat Mentos before or after drinking Coke or Pepsi coz the person will die immediately as the mixture becomes cyanide.

Don't eat kurkure because it contains high amount of plastic if U don't Believe burn kurkure n u can see plastic melting. Avoid these
tablets as they are very dangerous:

1.        D-Cold
2.        Vicks action-500
3.        Actified
4.        Coldarin
5.        Co some
6.        Nice
7.        Nimulid
8.        Cetrizet-D

They contain Phenyl- Propanol -Amide PPA. Which Causes strokes, and these tablets are banned in U.S.

Cotton Ear Buds... (Must read it) Please do not show sympathy to people selling buds on roadside or at Signals by buying their ear buds (instead you can give them money without taking their ear buds)..... Just wanted to warn you people not to buy those packs of ear buds you get at the roadside. Those were made from cotton that has already been used in hospitals. They take all the dirty, blood and pus filled cotton, wash it, bleach it and use it to make ear buds. So, unless you want to become the first person in the world to get Herpes Zoster Oticus (a viral infection of the inner, middle, and external ear) of the ear and that too from a cotton bud, DON'T BUY THEM!

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What Does Fat Free Really Mean?

To be labeled "Low Fat":

The food must contain less than ½ gram of fat per serving.

The food must contain 3 grams or less of fat per serving.

The food must be at least 25 percent lower in fat than a comparable food.

The food must contain 1/3 fewer calories, OR ½ the fat OR 2/3 the sodium of a comparable food (not necessarily all three).

Some foods (especially meat and dairy products) appear to have less fat than they really do. For example, if a milk or cheese label reads 2% milk or 2% cheese, this means that 2 percent of the product volume (NOT the calories) comes from milk fat.

Vegetable Soup Is Excellent Diet Food

Thick Vegetable Soup, meaning a soup without straining the vegetable, makes an excellent Diet food.

Leafy vegetables like Spinach make the ideal soup in this category.

Cook chopped leafy vegetables in a pressure cook with a few cloves of garlic and some water, until done. Tomatoes and carrots may be added for improved taste.

Run the cooked vegetable through a mixie to make a thin paste.

Season with salt, dhana-jeera (coriander-cumin) powder.

This Soup may be eaten both, hot or cold, according to taste.

It is quite nutritious, even though some vitamins are admittedly lost, through cooking.

However, the proteins are intact and not all the vitamins are burnt out.

This Soup may be had before a meal, when it fills the Stomach and therefore reduces hunger.

If a person is actively dieting, this Soup can substitute for an entire meal, without any trouble at all!

Low Calorie Recipes for Breakfast

Hi Minnie,

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Kick start your metabolism into high gear.

The saying "Have Breakfast like a King, Lunch like a Prince and Dinner like a Pauper" is completely true. Breakfast is your start of the day and as the name suggests it is necessary to “break” the “fast” that has been going on since dinner the previous night to fuel ones’ body for the day. However since you wanted to get some advice on Low Calorie Foods,

Try having a Full Glass of Boiled Oats with Milk. its rich in fibre and low in Cholesterol.
You can also have Corn Flakes with either cold or hot milk. On some days you can add slices of banana, some dried raisins to enhance the taste, but keep it moderate. The taste would be really wonderful.

You can also have two boiled eggs, one slice of bread toast and a glass of juice.

Health Benefits of Honey

An essential natural cure all, oozing with medicinal and healing properties, honey is one of the purest and most natural forms of remedy promoting general health and well being. Honey is the best blood supplement by raising corpuscle content. The darker the honey the more minerals it contains. Keep honey in first aid cupboard for emergency use, and another in the kitchen cupboard.

Uses of honey: Burns

   Honey applied over burns cools, removes pain and aids fast healing. A salve and antibiotic, bacterias cannot exist in honey.

Honey benefits for Children

   To avoid bed wetting in children, a teaspoon of honey aids water retention, and calms fears in children.

Honey to help you sleep

   A mug of hot milk with a dessert spoon of honey acts as a mild sedative (minerals, vitamins amino acids) aiding sleep.

Honey to clear nasal congestion

   To clear nasal congestion, mix a dessert spoon or two of honey in basin of hot water. Bend over the basin, covering your head and the basin with a large towel and inhale the fumes.

Honey to heal wounds

   Wounds such as cuts, grazes, scrape when covered with honey and bandage is an excellent healer

Benefits of honey: Digestion

   Mix honey and apple cider vinegar in equal proportion, dilute with water. This wonder drink aids digestion and eases joint inflammation

Honey to cool your throat after pungent food

   Trickle down a teaspoon of honey down the throat for inflamed raw tissues for sore throat. If you have eaten any thing pungent, spicy and feel your tongue burning after downing glasses of water. Eat a spoonful of honey to appease your taste buds.

Honey as a energy booster

   A spoon of honey is an instant pick-me-up, giving you the much needed boost of energy. Alternatively 25% of honey with water is a good stabilizer to calm highs and raise lows.

Calcium utilization

   A teaspoon of honey per day aids calcium utilization and prevents osteoporosis

Good for your heart

   Heart patients are advised to replace white sugar with honey that has natural fructose and glucose.

Honey to help Asthma patients

   Chewing the tops of honey combs for 20 minutes a teaspoon of bee capping; five to six times a day stimulates the immune system. Its effective for asthma patients.

Honey for Longevity

   Regular users of honey are most long lived people. Beekeepers are known to suffer less from cancer, arthritis than any other working group worldwide.

Effective use of honey during migraine attacks

   For people who have frequent migraine attacks, should sip a dessert spoon of honey dissolved in half a glass of warm water at the start of the attack. Repeat after 20 minutes if needed. Its effective as migraine is stress related.

Honey during conjunctivitis

   Honey dissolved in equal quantity of warm water is good lotion or eyebath for the conjunctivitis (pus in the eye).

Tips To Make Kids Eat All Vegetables

I am not a mother, but I was so hard to me eat vegetables when I was a child, my mother always prepare veggies,  every time she prepared a salad, or baked with vegetables to accompany the meal was a horror film to see the leaves, stems and Other pieces of green seemed to be alive, it was horrible. And after that I grew up and one of the things I love the most is vegetables.

And now I think that veggies are not guilty to not eat them, now I realize that what's needed for children to eat their vegetables is to have a little of IMAGINATION.

Please do not forget that some of the food more nutritious, delicious and benefical to our bodies are composed of VEGETABLES, veggies has vitamins and minerals, sufficient water and help prevent diseases of obesity and high cholesterol, so it's important to eat vegetables on a regular basis and adopt them as part of our daily nutrition.

Hours I could be talking about the benefits of vegetables, but we will focus on the topic. HOW TO MAKE OUR CHILDREN consume vegetables ¡¡

Well my first advice is

• Use your IMAGINATION, one of the things that make a child do not eat vegetables is the way we present veggies, don’t serve it in the side of the dish, or when you cook them does not get over the food, simple fact of seeing the plants in this position will cause the child detests vegetables immediately. On the other hand you can do is use your imagination as I said, you can improve the presentation and have fun, prepare a salad that has a clown's face, add fruits to some salads generates a pleasant smell, use your ingenuity to create forms and shapes that you draw attention to your child, a character from the comics or their favorite TV series, what matters here is that you use your IMAGINATION.

• There are many vegetables that you can do as cakes and delicious desserts, you can make a carrot cake, or you can make an omelet containing broccoli or cauliflower or mix the two of them, remember that how we present things is what makes us eat until the last grain of rice

• Use an incentive to eat the vegetables, for example you can offer this rich dessert you’re your child likes, in the moment if you have not veggies that you can use to make some delicious dessert then strive yourself a little more and get a dessert simple as a pudding or a custard and offer them as a reward for having made the great feat of eating vegetables

• Finally, if your son likes meat, like chicken or beef, use your imagination again and mixed vegetables with meat, you can create a salad that contains not only vegetables but also meat and that unpalatable assumption that children say the veggies has will be blurred by the delicious taste of meat, of course, must be cooked.

Do not forget to use your imagination and ingenuity to make the kitchen won’t be a hell, on the contrary it became a good time for you and yours

How to make fried rice?

Ingredients for fried rice:

2 cups Rice
3 tbsp Oil
100 gms Beans Finely Chopped
2 Carrot Finely Chopped
1 Onion Sliced
100 gms Cabbage Finely Chopped
2 Spring Onions Finely Chopped
2-3 Green Chilies cut lenghtwise
1 tsp Ginger Chopped Finely
1 tsp Garlic Finely Chopped
2 tbsp Soya Sauce
Salt & pepper to taste


How to make chinese fried rice:

    * Pick, wash and soak the rice in enough water for 10-15 minutes and drain.
    * Boil water, add rice and little salt.
    * Cook uncovered on low heat till rice is tender.
    * Take care not to overcook the rice. Each grain of rice should be separate.
    * When rice is done, drain and add soom cold water and drain again using a large seive and set aside.
    * Heat oil in a kadhai / large pan and stir fry all the chopped vegetables.
    * Cook for 3-4 minutes.
    * Take care that vegetables are not overdone, they should be crisp.
    * Mix salt and pepper to taste.
    * Add the cooked rice and mix well. Now mix the soya sauce to it.
    * Cook the chinese fried rice for 2-3 minutes and serve hot.

Money Saving Tips for the Kitchen

Hi,
Here are some tips which help you to save your money.

    *  If you accidentally over salt  a dish while it's still cooking, drop in a peeled potato, it will absorb the excess salt.
    * Place a slice of bread in hardened brown sugar to soften.
    * To keep marshmallows from turning hard, store them in the freezer. When thawed, they're like fresh.
    * To keep marshmallows from sticking together in the bag, toss a little powdered sugar into the bag and mix.
    * Wrap celery in aluminum foil before placing in the refrigerator, it will keep for weeks.
    * For maximum flavor and long life, wrap your prized onions (like Vidalias) individually in newspaper and store in a cool, dark place.
    * Cut a roll of clear plastic wrap in half to use for individually wrapping brownies, cookies and other small items. You end up with two narrow rolls of the perfect size wrap.
    * Bread stale? Don't toss it out, cut it into cubes or process into crumbs; place in a freezer bag and freeze for later use in recipes.
    * Save money by using low-salt beef, chicken and vegetable bases, available in any supermarket, to make the broth called for in recipes instead of using canned broth.
    * Use the cooking water of potatoes meant for mashing, in place of milk, for lighter and fluffier mashed potatoes! Drain potatoes first and incorporate the liquid back into the potatoes a little at a time as you mash or whip them.
    * When you don't have cheesecloth, tie your spices up in a coffee filter for pickling or other uses. It works just fine!
    * Store shelled nuts in the freezer to retain their freshness.
    * Use an ordinary wooden or plastic clothespin to seal bags of chips, packets of crackers, and cereal-box liners.
    * Bread will stay fresher longer at room temperature or frozen. It is best not to store bread in the refrigerator.
    * Honey is best stored in a dry place because it tends to absorb moisture and become granulated.
    * Every time the door of the oven is opened, the oven temperature drops 25 to 30 degrees. Use the oven window to conserve energy.

Grilled Veg. Sandwich special

Ingredients:

    * 4 sesame seed buns
    * 2 large golf-ball sizes balls fresh mozzarella cheese
    * 2 portabella mushrooms, sliced in half horizontally
    * 1 large red bell pepper, sliced into 4 long pieces
    * 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
    * 2 tsp olive oil
    * 2 tbsp dried basil
    * 1 tbsp chopped fresh chives
    * alfalfa sprouts, onions or your favorite vegetable (optional)

Preparation:
Combine cheese, oil, basil, chives and vinegar in a blender. Blend until smooth; set aside.

Grill or broil the mushrooms about 3 minutes per side or until tender. Grill peppers (do not peel) until tender, about 5 minutes per side. Skin will be wrinkled and lightly brown.

Slightly toast the buns on the grill and spread the mozzarella mixture evenly on the bottom of each bun. Cover with mushroom slice and red pepper. Serve immediately.

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Grilled Veg. Sandwich

     
Preparation Time : 5 mins.
Cooking Time : 10 mins.
Serves / Makes : 2

Ingredients
1/2 onion (into thin stripes)
1/2 green capsicum(into thin stripes)
1/2 yellow capsicum(into thin stripes)
1 cup mushrooms(sliced into thick stripes)
2 tsp oil
salt,pepper to taste
2 thsp cheese
italian salad dressing as spread
4 white or brown bread slices

Method
1. Put oil in kadai and heat.
2. Add all the vegetables and cook on high flame stirring frequently till it gets brownish-black on borders of vegetables(like grilled-look)
3. Add salt,pepper and reduce heat.
4. Spread italian dressing on two bread slices.Top with warm vegetables and sprinkle cheese and cover with remaining slices spread with butter and cut into triangles and serve.

User Comments & Tips
You can add italian seasonings in grilled vegetables for variation.

How to make Paneer

Ingredients: 1 litre Milk, 11/2tsp vinegar or 1/2tsp lemon juice or citric acid (any one of them)
Process: Boil the milk in a pan., When it's boiling add lemon juice or Vinegar or Citric acid which ever you are using, while stirring., When milk curdles full turn off the gas and keep aside for 5 minutes., Pour it on to a cotton/muslin cloth and tie it with a tight knot. When all the water is drained from the paneer shape it into a rectangular block (if you want it in that shape)., Now place the cloth under heavy weight for 2-3 hours before using it.

how to prepare veg biryani

here is a easy recipe for  veg biryani

Ingredients Required: 

  2 Cups of chopped and mixed vegetables (cauliflower, peas, green beans, carrots, etc)
  3 Cups of rice
  1 Cup curd
  1 tsp Ginger paste
  2 tsp Chopped mint leaves
  2 tsp Chopped coriander leaves
  6 Powdered green chillies
  1 tsp Garlic paste
  2 Chopped tomatoes
  1 tsp Cumin powder
  1 tsp Coriander powder
  1 tsp Cinammon powder
  1 tsp Red chilli powder
  1 tsp Clove powder
  1 Cinammon stick
  2 Cardamoms
  1 tsp Chopped cashewnuts
  2 Cloves
  2 Medium sized chopped onions
  Pinch of saffron
  1/2 Cup chopped mint
  1 Cup deep fried onions
  2 tbsp Ghee or clarified butter
  1-2 tsp Milk
  Salt to taste

Mix well the ingredients listed from curd to cinnamon stick. Add salt to taste. 
  Now add the vegetables and leave it to marinate for about half an hour. 
  Pour ghee into a frying pan and heat it. Add cinnamon, cloves and cardamom. 
  Fry the mixture for about 15 seconds and then add sliced onions. 
  Add the vegetables when the onions become transparent. 
  Cook the vegetables till the masala turn aromatic and vegetables are well done. Do not add water. The masala should be free from moisture. 
  Cook the rice in steam. 
  Mix the saffron into the milk. 
  Take one cup of cooked rice and put a little saffron into it. 
  Mix the colored rice and remaining cooked rice. 
  Spread this rice on a deep oven-safe bowl to entirely cover the bottom. 
  Now add the vegetables on top and again spread uniformly. 
  Cover with a foil and bake the dish for 20 minutes. 
  Take out the foil. 
  Veg Biryani is ready to serve.

Non-Alcoholic Drink Recipe

hai
try this:
Hot apple cider
1/4 tsp sugar (or to your liking)
1/4 tsp honey (or to your liking)
Add boiling hot water to mix it up - stir
A little lemon if you like
Sip slowly, repeat. Works every time. Hope you feel better.

Acidity problem

Hi,

Get up in the morning have two glass full of water and night while going to bed ( take a small piece of ginger, black pepper and bit of salt crush all this and add it to a small quantity of lime) just drink it. Your acidity will go for a six.Practice this atleast on an alternate days till the acidity subsides.

Bye and be free from acidity.

Reason behind obesity

There are many reasons for obesity. In normal way we can say obesity is deu to your eating habbit and daily life style. Today in India most of the people are moving towards fast food. Wafers, French fries, Burger, Pizzas....
They dont want to eat healthy food.
Not only food habbit but they have changed their life style also. People dont want to walk even for short distance.
Now if scientifically i say
there are following reasons for obesity
Causes of Obesity

There are many factors that contribute to obesity; these could range from genetic factors to depression. Obesity may be caused due to the following reasons:
Genetic factors
Genetic inheritance probably influences a person's chance of becoming fat more than any other factor. These genes enhance the storage of fat when food is limited and cause an increased risk of obesity when food is abundant and energy expenditure is reduced.

Eating Habits
Certain eating habits of people may lead to obesity.

Nibbling between meals is a potential cause for obesity.

Some people consume food faster, without enough time to chew, therefore tend to consume more food.

Obese people respond to external cues to eat rather than internal hunger signals. They eat when it is mealtime or when they are surrounded by tasty foods instead when they are hungry. People tend to overeat when they are depressed or in order to avoid wastage of food.

Physical activity
Obesity is found in persons who lead sedentary lives and pay less importance to physical education. Though obesity can occur at any age, this is more common during middle age when physical activity decreases without corresponding decrease in food consumption.

how to make potato chips at home

It's very easy to prepare potato chips at home..

Ingredients:
* 6 or more medium lg. potatoes
* Oil or fat for deep frying
* Salt

Preparation:
Wash and peel the potatoes. Slice very thin.

An old fashioned cabbage slicer can be used (careful of the fingers) - or use a sharp knife or food processor with a thin slicing blade.
Put the slices at once into a bowl of cold water and let stand for at least one hour. Ice water is best, but you can set the whole bowl in the refrigerator if you wish. Dry well by shaking them in a towel.
Fry in hot oil at 390 degrees F. until a light golden brown. Don't try frying too many at once, better to put one layer on the frying basket. Drain on paper towels or any kind of plain crumpled absorbent paper.
If you haven't any paper, use a worn dish towel. Salt lightly. These can be kept for some time if they are sealed into plastic bags or containers after they have cooled.

Best Fat Burning Foods

Fat-burning foods are rich in fibre and protein and are poor in fat. Protein foods do require more energy to digest than carbohydrates or fats. The protein content of these foods boosts your metabolism and increases the rate at which your body burns stored fat. Fibre also provides high satiety value, so you feel fuller, longer.

The top fat-burning foods

Whole grain

Whole grain breads and cereals are a great source of fibre. They generally take a longer time and more energy to digest. Try having a bowl of whole grain cereal with skim milk for breakfast, and combining two fat-burning foods that will give your morning a fat-burning boost.

Beans

Beans are low in fat and high in quality protein. They also have the added bonus of soluble fibre's disease-preventing qualities. The soluble fibre traps bile and lowers LDL (bad) cholesterol without affecting HDL (good) cholesterol.

So load up on a serving of beans for lunch or dinner.

Hot chillies

Chillies are full of vitamins. The compound capsaicin present in chillies temporarily stimulates your body to release some stress hormones, which boost your metabolism and cause you to burn more calories. But limit your intake to one or two in a day, as they may cause heartburn.

Lean meat

The leanest meat pieces are excellent sources of protein with low fat content. The protein helps boost your metabolism, lose fat and build lean muscle tissue so you burn more calories.

Low-fat dairy products

Low fat yogurt or milk can boost weight loss efforts due to calcium content, according to a study in the April issue of Obesity Research. They also contain a hunger suppressant protein called casein that helps reduce hunger pangs. Another study published in 2008 in the Journal of Nutrition & Metabolism showed that consuming a lot of dairy foods may help people who are trying to control their weight, by burning more fat and consuming more calories without putting on excessive kilos.

Eggs

Eggs are also a good source of high protein. So start having eggs for breakfast, as research shows that the morning meal fires up your metabolism and increases your energy levels to tackle the day ahead or your morning workout. If you are worried about your cholesterol levels, then you may avoid the egg yolk.

Green tea

Green tea has been known as a health drink for years. In addition to providing a low calorie alternative to sugary sodas, cold coffees and frappucinos (and saving on calorie intake), green tea contains caffeine, which is a decent fat burner. Green tea also has high amounts of catechin and polyphenols, which give your body a small boost in burning up calories. Catechins appear to prevent absorption of fat and to stabilise glucose levels in the body.

Green leafy vegetables

Green leafy vegetables are packed with vitamins and minerals and fibre. The fibre helps to burn fat. It also increases satiety and gives a feeling of fullness.

Berries

Berries are a powerhouse of nutrition -- full of vitamins and minerals. The fibre found in berries makes them a fat burning food.

Almonds

Almonds are a fatty food, but they can help burn body fat. They are loaded with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants and heart-healthy fat. They are also a good source of fibre and protein. Nuts also help your body maintain good levels of fat burning hormones, as well as control your appetite and cravings so that you essentially eat less calories overall, even though you're consuming a high-fat food.

Citrus Fruits

Citrus fruits contain vitamin C and vitamin C possesses fat burning property. It trims down the efficacy of fat. It can lessen the fat content. Additionally, it can also liquefy the solid fat into diluted one. When fat gets diluted, it loses its ability to stay within the system; rather it washes out from the body effectively.

Vitamin C functions on cholesterol accumulation as well. Hence it reduces the possibility of cholesterol deposits in the blood vessels.

To enjoy the flavor of these fat burning foods rich in vitamin C, you can add oranges, limes, tangerines, and grape fruits in your daily diet. It will definitely enhance your metabolism as well as help you to regulate your cholesterol level.

Soybean

Lecithin is a chemical property of soybean. It helps in making sheath to your body cell, hence protects cells from accumulating fat. It is also capable of breaking fat contents that are already deposited in your body.

You can eat soy products several times a week in order to get rid off the problem of being obese.

Fresh Fruit

Pectin is an essential element that creates a natural limitation on the body cell regarding the amount of fat consumption. Pectin can be found in apples and in most of the berries and other fresh fruits. Pectin can absorb watery substances due to its water binding property. It helps releasing fats from cells. Hence fresh fruits can be an ideal choice for fat burning foods.

Garlic Oil

Garlic oil is found to be effective to reduce the amount of fatty acids from the body cells. If you take this as a part of fat burning foods, it can lower down the level of fat deposits. Garlic including garlic oil offers antibiotic solution. Therefore, you can use it for many bacterial infections.

Liquid Fats

It is not true that all fats are bad for your health. Rather you can consider liquid fats as one of the most essential fat burning foods. It helps your system to eliminate hard fatty substances from the body. Corn oil, Peanut oil, Safflower oil and Sunflower seed oil are great sources of liquid fats.

The liquid fats actually break down the hard fat content by releasing phospholipids fatty acids. Liquid fats functions in two ways. First of all, they provide you the required fats that are needed by your body. Secondly, they help your system to remove the hard fats from the body itself.

Cheers..

Foods rich in proteins/ vitamins/ minerals and fibre help increase the metabolic levels..

cheese tomato sandwich

here's a quick recipie:
cut thin slices of tomato, take a slice of bread place a cheese slice on it....place tomato slices as per requirement, sprinkle pepper and salt...place a bread slice on it and toast this on a pan....itz yummy.

enhance complexion

You can try saffron mixed with warm milk for improving your skin tone/ colour.. It is supposed to lighten the complexion..

Other things to enhance your complexion.. fresh fruits/ veggies..Lot of water, Milk, curd, sprouts..

Diet to Improve Complexion

Eat for Wellness: Better Skin Diet

What would you do for skin that's soft, fresh and unblemished? All the expensive skin care products in the world won't achieve healthy skin without help from your diet. Here's how the Better Skin Diet will help cleanse your skin from the inside out so you can look and feel great:

• Fish contains oils that will help nourish your skin. This diet includes fish options at lunch and dinner to add luster and softness to your complexion.

• Ground flaxseeds are an excellent source of omega-three fatty acids, which promote good skin health. This meal plan adds flaxseed to your breakfast cereal for a healthy start to your day.

• Vitamin A is essential for healthy skin. This diet includes plenty of dark orange (carrots, sweet potatoes, winter squash) and dark green (broccoli, spinach, kale) vegetables -- all of which are high in vitamin A.

• Vitamin E helps promote great skin, which is why this diet includes nuts such as hazelnuts and almonds -- which are high in vitamin E -- as snacks.

Homemade Aloe Vera Juice Recipe

Only the inner gel of the leaves should be taken, as the outer portion of the leaf contains substances which can cause diarrhoea.
The gel can be scraped out with a sharp knife, from leaves which are fully grown and shortly about to turn yellow.
This gel can be spread onto Irish moss, an herb which contains a natural gelling agent called carrageen, which absorbs it to get an even gel.
A little sodium benzoate may be added as a preservative. 

Preserved aloe gel can be diluted with water when needed or blended into fresh fruit juice, to make a tasty aloe drink!

Homemade Aloe Vera Juice Recipe

All of us want to stay fit and healthy, and above all, crave to have a flawless and glowing skin. If you attain this above combination, it would be nothing less than a dream come true!! All this could be possible, just by drinking a glass of Aloe Vera Juice everyday. Aloe Vera has been proved to be a natural healer, because it has many essential vitamins, proteins, minerals, amino acids and enzymes. Whenever you feel low, just give yourself a dose of Aloe Vera juice and experience the difference instantly. With the easy Aloe Vera Juice recipes, know how to make the juice at the comfort of your home. Along with Aloe Vera, these recipes have other fresh fruits also, which would add to make the drink a complete health tonic.

 

How To Make Aloe Vera Juice

 

Recipe 1

 

Ingredients

• 1 Cucumber
• 1 Apple
• 1 Lemon (juice)
• 2 tbsp Liquid Aloe Vera (extracted from natural leaves) 

Procedure

• First of all, cut cucumber and apple into pieces.
• Extract their juice by using a juicer or blender.
• Now, add lemon juice and aloe vera to the extracted juice.
• Stir the mixture.
• Serve chilled. 

Recipe 2

 

Ingredients

• 2 Carrots
• 2 Green Apples
• 1 Orange, peeled
• 1 tbsp Aloe Vera Gel 

Procedure

• The first step would be to cut the carrots and green apples into small pieces.
• Slice out the orange in such a way that each piece is secluded from the other.
• Put the sliced carrots, apples and orange into the juicer and add to it a tbsp of Aloe Vera gel.
• Blend the mixture in a juicer and drink it. 

Recipe 3

 

Ingredients

• 1 to 2 cup Fresh Pineapple
• 1 Carrot
• 1 Green Apple
• 1 tbsp Aloe Vera Gel
• A few tbsp Coconut Milk (optional) 

Procedure

• First of all, put all the ingredients into the juicer and to this, add a tbsp of Aloe Vera gel.  
• Blend the mixture well.
• You can even add a few tbsp of coconut milk to increase the anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties of the drink.
• Just pour the drink into a glass and serve. 

Recipe 4

 

Ingredients

• 2 Carrots
• 2 Pears
• ½ Red Papaya (small one)
• A small piece of Ginger, to taste
• Aloe Vera Gel 

Procedure

• The first step would be to cut the carrot, pears and red papaya into small pieces.
• Now, shift the above cut pieces into the jar of a mixer.
• Add to this a 1 tbsp Aloe Vera Gel.
• Combine the mixture until it is well-blended.
• Drink the juice immediately. 

Recipe 5

 

Ingredients

• 1/4^th of a small Beetroot
• 2 large Carrots
• 1 stalk Celery
• Aloe Vera Gel 

Procedure

• The first step would be to cut beetroot, carrots and celery into small pieces.
• Now, put the contents into a juicer.
• Add 1 tablespoon Aloe Vera Gel to the mix.
• Once blended, serve the drink. 

Note: In case you are not familiar with beetroot juice, just use a small wedge. It can be a little overpowering.

Is maggi noodles good or harmful for health?

YES IT IS HARMFUL..


Ramen and similar products are often criticized as being unhealthy or junk food. A single serving of instant noodles is high in carbohydrates but low in fiber, vitamins and minerals. Noodles are typically fried as part of the manufacturing process, resulting in high levels of saturated fat and/or trans fat. Additionally, if served in an instant broth, it typically contains monosodium glutamate (MSG) as well as a high amount of sodium, usually in excess of 60%, the U.S. Recommended Dietary Allowance.

While many processed convenience foods leave much to be desired nutritionally, the particular concern over ramen is a response to its use as a dietary staple for many Americans. College students in particular consume large amounts of instant noodles; the wide availability, very low cost (often below 25¢), ease and speed of preparation, and portability of the product make it appealing to young adults with little money and/or time to spare. A popular college urban legend states that a student gave himself scurvy by living on nothing but ramen for an entire year.

The most recent controversy concerns dioxin and other hormone-like substances that could theoretically be extracted from the packaging and glues used to pack the instant noodles. As hot water is added, it was reasoned that harmful substances could seep into the soup. After a series of studies were conducted, various organizations requested changes in the packaging.

Nice interview

Interviewer: He ordered a cup of coffee for the candidate. Coffee arrived ..he kept it before the candidate, then he asked what is before you?

Candidate: Instantly replied "Tea"

He got selected.

You know how and why did he say "TEA" when he knows very well that coffee was kept before.

(Answer: The question was "What is before you (U - alphabet) Reply was

"TEA" ( T - alphabet)

REVERSING CLIMATE CHANGE - Who's the greenest of them all? India

I: Indian consumers are the greenest in the world, says a global survey of 17 countries, released on a day when the Municipal Corporation of Delhi became the nation's first civic body to cash in on cutting down carbon emissions. A municipal compost plant in Okhla -- run by the private sector ILFS group -- generat- ed a first, modest cheque of Rs 5 lakh in carbon emission reduction (CER) credits for its plan to curb carbon emission by more than 9,000 tonnes over the next 10 years by stopping methane leaks from garbage.
“In an age in which American consumerism has nudged most of the developing world into aping its values, such success stories illustrate public-private partnership model is the way to go,“ said Dr Rajendra K.
Pachauri, chairman of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change.
CERs, or carbon credits, are environmental currency, issued by the United Nations -- after a rigorous procedure that can last two years; the Okhla plant was cleared in one -- to a project that cuts carbon emis- sions. The credits can then be traded on international exchanges like shares. Conducted by the National Geographic Society and Globe- scan, an international opinion research consultancy, the sur- vey of 17,000 consumers said India not only retained its first position from 2009 but increa- sed its lead over other nations.
Brazil is ranked No. 2, while US consumers are ranked last, just below Canada. The survey uses an index of consumption habits and their environmental impact in five categories -- goods, food, hous- ing, transport and attitudes.
India's preference of small cars, its low vehicle density (12 cars per 1,000 people; US has 765 per 1,000), its penchant for fruits and vegetables and local- ly grown foods over imports -- these contribute to the score.
“India has a good baseline,“ said Anumita Roy Choudhury, a transport expert with Delhi's Centre for Science and Env- ironment. “Our carbon footprint is low in part due to our sus- tainable transport practices -- high usage of public transport and non-motorised transport.“
Indians prefer motorcy- cles/scooters and mostly choose to live close to their destina- tions, the survey noted. But, as experts note, this is changing.
“A shift towards buying big cars has begun. The emphasis of transport infrastructure should be to enable public trans- port, walking and cycling, not build expressways, cloverleafs and flyovers,“ said Choudhury.
Quoting a study, she said 60 per cent of Delhi's commuters used public transport in 2001 but by 2008, that number was down to just 4 per cent.
Other experts said there wasn't much difference in the consumption patterns of the rich in India and in the West.
The middle class is not driven by environmental concerns but by what it can afford. “Use-and- throw mentality has not set in yet,“ said Chandra Bhushan, associate director, CSE. “As prosperty rises, so does the carbon footprint.“
I: Indian consumers are the greenest in the world, says a global survey of 17 countries, released on a day when the Municipal Corporation of Delhi became the nation's first civic body to cash in on cutting down carbon emissions. A municipal compost plant in Okhla -- run by the private sector ILFS group -- generat- ed a first, modest cheque of Rs 5 lakh in carbon emission reduction (CER) credits for its plan to curb carbon emission by more than 9,000 tonnes over the next 10 years by stopping methane leaks from garbage.
“In an age in which American consumerism has nudged most of the developing world into aping its values, such success stories illustrate public-private partnership model is the way to go,“ said Dr Rajendra K.
Pachauri, chairman of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change.
CERs, or carbon credits, are environmental currency, issued by the United Nations -- after a rigorous procedure that can last two years; the Okhla plant was cleared in one -- to a project that cuts carbon emis- sions. The credits can then be traded on international exchanges like shares. Conducted by the National Geographic Society and Globe- scan, an international opinion research consultancy, the sur- vey of 17,000 consumers said India not only retained its first position from 2009 but increa- sed its lead over other nations.
Brazil is ranked No. 2, while US consumers are ranked last, just below Canada. The survey uses an index of consumption habits and their environmental impact in five categories -- goods, food, hous- ing, transport and attitudes.
India's preference of small cars, its low vehicle density (12 cars per 1,000 people; US has 765 per 1,000), its penchant for fruits and vegetables and local- ly grown foods over imports -- these contribute to the score.
“India has a good baseline,“ said Anumita Roy Choudhury, a transport expert with Delhi's Centre for Science and Env- ironment. “Our carbon footprint is low in part due to our sus- tainable transport practices -- high usage of public transport and non-motorised transport.“
Indians prefer motorcy- cles/scooters and mostly choose to live close to their destina- tions, the survey noted. But, as experts note, this is changing.
“A shift towards buying big cars has begun. The emphasis of transport infrastructure should be to enable public trans- port, walking and cycling, not build expressways, cloverleafs and flyovers,“ said Choudhury.
Quoting a study, she said 60 per cent of Delhi's commuters used public transport in 2001 but by 2008, that number was down to just 4 per cent.
Other experts said there wasn't much difference in the consumption patterns of the rich in India and in the West.
The middle class is not driven by environmental concerns but by what it can afford. “Use-and- throw mentality has not set in yet,“ said Chandra Bhushan, associate director, CSE. “As prosperty rises, so does the carbon footprint.“

Chemical Analysis of Women

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Hey guys,

A good read!

	A Chemical Analysis Of Women

ELEMENT : WOMAN

Symbol : WO+

Discoverer : Adam Edenwarden

Atomic mass : Accepted as 55 kgs, isotopes vary
from 40 - 200kg

Occurrence : Copious quantities in all urban & rural areas


PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:

1. Surface usually covered with thin film of make-up.

2. Boils at room temperature.

3. Freezes without any known reason.

4. Melts if given special treatment.

5. Bitter if incorrectly used.


CHEMICAL PROPERTIES:

1. Have great affinity for gold, silver and a range of precious stones and absorbs great quantities of expensive substances.

2. May explode spontaneously without prior warning and for no known reason.

3. Most powerful money reducing agent known to man.


COMMON USES:

Highly ornamental, especially in social gatherings.


TESTS:

1. Pure specimen turns rosy pink when happy.

2. Turns pale green when placed beside a better specimen.


POTENTIAL HAZARDS:

1. Highly dangerous except in experienced hands.

2. Illegal to posses more than one, although several can be maintained at different locations as long as specimens do not come into direct contact with each other.

You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. ~Franklin P. Jones