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You might not be surprised to see water at the top of the list of ingredients in soups. After all, soup does require a lot of water. It’s more surprising to find it so prominent in prepared foods such as packaged sauces, condiments, frozen meals, and more. And when water … Read more
Older adults who take vitamin D and calcium supplements may live a bit longer than their peers, a new research review suggests. Researchers found that older adults who were given vitamin D and calcium supplements were 9 percent less likely to die over three years than those given placebo pills. Vitamin … Read more
Make your tarnished silver and dull jewelry shine like new after a cleaning with common household items like aluminium foil, baking soda or even ketchup. Cleaning silver with Ketchup: If your silver is tarnished, ketchup can help. Squirt a small amount on a paper towel, and rub gently over the tarnished … Read more
If you’re trying to drop a few pounds, don’t start off by trying to overhaul all your eating and exercise habits. You’re better off finding several simple things you can do on a daily basis—along with following the cardinal rules of eating more vegetables and less fat and getting more … Read more
Papaya is a great natural skin exfoliant. Use this DIY mask to exfoliate your skin at home. Ingredients 1/4 cup green (or) ripe papaya* 1/4 cup pumpkin 1/2 tablespoon plain yogurt 1/2 tablespoon honey 1 egg white (or) yolk* 1 small carrot (cut into round slices) optional Boil the carrot … Read more
Recipe Type: Dessert Serves: 12 Ingredients: 3/4 cup whole milk 1 large egg 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract with seed 2 cups self-rising flour 3/4 cup superfine sugar 3 1/2 ounces white chocolate chunks, heaping 3/4 cup raspberries To serve: confectioners’ sugar, for dusting You will need … Read more
Dark bags and circles under your eyes make you look shattered even when you’re not. Here’s how to combat these dark shadows that make your pretty eyes look sad and depress you every morning… What causes under-eye circles? An under-eye circle is a hollow, bluish or grey coloured marking caused … Read more
If you really want to go back to basics, or if you ever find yourself on one of those Pioneer Family reality TV shows, you can use milk or yogurt as a facial cleanser. I tried this beauty trick once when I was at my parents’ house and the only … Read more
The Alkaline Diet – If you hadn’t realised, 2013 is the year that we all go hard core for health. Now this can be great, getting a bit more clued up about healthy eating is obviously a winner, but some of the diets that have burst onto our scenes promising us the world have … Read more
Recipe: Type: Main Cuisine: Pakistani Much like any other child, I had a special hatred for the deceptive ‘tinda’ which looked just like a potato but much to my dismay, wasn’t one. However, as I grew older I developed a taste for the stuffed gourds which my aunt was a … Read more