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Range Rover Sport

2010-01-07T03:30:00.000-08:00

It is a rare for a 4x4 all terrain vehicle to encompass the power of a beast and the subtlety of a beauty, but Range Rover easily positions itself in the upper echelons of luxury and comfort by introducing their new range rover sport.

The standard Range Rover Sport HSE is powered by a 4.4-liter V8 that generates 300 horsepower and 315 pound-feet of torque. The Supercharged model features a blown 4.2-liter version of this engine that ups the power ante to 390 hp and 410 lb-ft of torque. The exterior enhancements are focused around the refreshed rear end details, which include body colour finish to the tailgate trim, revised tread mat (on upper surface of rear bumper), addition of clear-lens rear lights and clear lens side indicators.

The dramatic stance of the vehicle is further enhanced with the addition of a second 20 inch wheel style, available in painted silver or diamond turned finish. The new wheel style is complemented with the addition of a shadow chrome finish now available for the first time on the existing 10 spoke
20-inch Alloy wheel.

The introduction of three new metallic paint colours - Santorini Black, Galway Green and Bournville (black with a hint of brown) - further differentiates the 2009 Range Rover Sport.

The desirability of the Range Rover Sport is further enhanced with the introduction of Noble, a metallic plate finish, on the centre console sides, air vent bezels and door pull handles to emphasize the clean architectural graphics of the cabin. Premium leather with diagonal stitching is now available on door inserts in Ebony, Almond and Ivory. To continue the contemporary sporting nature of the cabin, leather seats with Alcantara centre panels have been extended across three colour options, with contrast
Ivory stitching available with Ebony.

Sufficed to say, the new range rover sport is the envy of every off road enthusiast, yet it comfortably adorns any garage as a luxury must have

Black & White Affair, of the Suit

2010-01-07T02:30:00.001-08:00

Almost all the men want to suit, in the suit. Men’s suit has its own elegance and importance amongst all men’s wardrobe. Mostly it is considered as a special occasion wear (as it is one of the most formal wear), except for the men with the big posts.

There are hundreds of decent & interesting combinations in the men’s suit wear, but the combination of Black & White can never go out of taste. Like the other forms of garments, Black & White remains ‘inn’ in the suit wear too, no matter what ever is in the Fashion for the particular time period. Black & White suits usually enhance the grace of the personality and gives the men bit more confidence. Particularly in the business affairs, suit enhances the soberness and maturity of the scenario, along with the men wearing it.

In order to give oneself such decent look, the combination of Black & White, always considers as an ideal one. The suits with Black & White combination are easily available at every suit’s shop in different styles and materials. If you love to wear the suit with the Black & White combination, we will tell you some of the fruitful tips, to boost your suit’s style and charm.

First of all, neat and firm stitching, with the perfect finishing is the hallmark to prove the quality work of the designer or tailor. Perfect finishing includes the perfectly placed cuffs, collar, pockets, shoulder padding, buttons, sleeve style, pant’s length etc. With the Black suit, White shirt always gives the soften look, match the perfect pattern of tie, but avoid white, silver and any bold color, even full Black color tie. Use light colored ties; and if you want to add black color in your ties, then go for the small dotted or with thin black lines.

Besides them, black colored bow can go with the black suit. Wearing a bow or ties itself is an art, it’s always good to practice tying your tie or bow before the occasion. Bow ends should be equal in length and parallel to the floor. The size of the buttons must be small or medium, as big buttons would not look decent. This Black & White affair looks best equally in the formal business meetings and in the evening functions. Well you can personalize yourself in the Fashion events with the Golden accessories, along with the Black & White affair; as the golden touch gives you a catchy and striking look.

The dynamic affair of Black & White suit gives you a different type of comfort along with the classic feel.

The Styling Gadget

2010-01-07T02:14:00.000-08:00

Nowadays, life has become very hectic and we hardly have time to unwind our busy schedules. For, those of us who want to look fashionable need to put some effort to look good. Hair plays an important role in looking good and gadgets of different kinds add ‘quick style’ to your hair.

For healthy and glossy hair style ‘Fashion Gadget Pakistan’ is presenting Solia™ Professional Thermal Ionic Dryer. This Fashion ‘Gadget’ has advanced Italian Technology and meant to produce millions of negative ions with beneficial effect on the hair. As a result, hair is more, healthier and style free. The gadget is very lightweight and has a quiet hair tool to style our hair. It is a powerful dryer that helps make style faster and easier thus minimizing the risk of carpal tunnel syndrome. The Solia™ Thermal Ionic Dryer features a Ergonomically designed comfort grip handles engineered to reduce stress on the hand and wrist while drying the hair. The Gadget has a generator with indicator light, air intake filter, shot buttons, safe plugs and concentrator nozzle offering perfect, long-lasting style.

Such gadgets are important nowadays especially to women on the go. Thanks to the fashion gadgets like Solia™ Professional Thermal Ionic Dryer, hairstyling is a breeze and you do not even have to be a professional to add style to it.

Tie, the tie!

2010-01-07T02:12:00.000-08:00

The necktie is often the most overlooked piece of formal and business wear in the modern era. A necktie can be the center piece. It can be a 'piece of color' in the center. Or it can be short necktie, a piece of color around the neck i.e. a short wide piece of color. A necktie is an accessory but it can be an accessory which aims to add color.

As already popular last year, necktie of lighter shade of pink and orange are predominant for men’s necktie in this year's summer fashion trend. In neckties the new is the color turquoise. If you are looking for a fashion trend necktie then wearing a turquoise color necktie will do the trick. Matching this color can be a little tricky and if you are uncertain, your best bet will be the white dress shirt and light gray suit.

Thin necktie have been worn by Actors, Footballers and Trendy Bands over the last year or 2, everybody in the industry thought this would be a 6 month phase but Silk necktie and Polyester necktie have gradually got thinner since being worn. They may be challenging to wear, but they have a distinctive look that makes them a favorite. A tiny bit geek, a tiny bit chic, skinny ties have an attitude that’s all their own.

Men don't just wear ties for work which is why the tie is becoming more and more popular as a fashion item.

Guys! Its time to trim your beard

2010-01-07T02:11:00.000-08:00

Nowadays, one of the great devices to come around for men is the beard and moustache trimmer. This device is a ‘must have’ for any Pakistani guy with any type of facial hair. This little trimmer makes trimming easier without using the scissor. The trimmers will help you to shape and maintain your beard in just the right proportion. Most of the hair trimmers in Pakistan today come with various attachments that are suitable for different types of facial hair.

Also, it will allow you to experiment with how much facial hair will look good for you. Many of these trimmers available in Pakistan are able to achieve a very close trim all the way down to the surface of your face.

Check out, Wahl Trim 'N' Vac Beard & Moustache Trimmer (Wahl Trim N Vac Model 5570-500S) on Fashion Gadget, Pakistan which, is the world's first vacuuming trimmer and has a precision ground glades for long lasting sharpness. The hair trimmer is ergonomically designed, lightweight, intuitive, easy to hold, and natural to use. The trimmer has 11-position adjustable guide adjusts for all kinds of beards and battery can be continuously charged without overcharging. Electric trimmer includes charger, travel pouch, clipper oil and moustache comb.

So guys, here is the chance for you to go for Wahl Trim 'N' Vac Beard & Moustache Trimmer (Wahl Trim N Vac Model 5570-500S). The trimmer will help you do different styles and trims to see what will look good on you.

Soften your beard

2010-01-07T02:09:00.000-08:00

As the day begins, with perfect hopes and blessings, the first thing any Pakistani guy would like to do is to have a good shave, which begins with a clean and classic brush. Using a good quality badger shaving brush and soap is the key to keep your face moist and hot. In the old times there were shaving brushes that lathered the soap and applied to one’s face. Their handles were made of different materials like metal or wood. Those who craved for statues used brushes made of crystal, ivory and porcelain etc.

Fashion Gadget Pakistan, presents ‘MUHLE Silvertip Badger Shaving Brush made of Olive Wood. A good brush like MUHLE Silvertip Badger Shaving Brush available in Pakistan will soften your beard and lift the whiskers for a better shave. The MUHLE Hand of the brush Pakistan has silvertip badger hair set in a beautiful olivewood handle. The brush has a large ring in size, which is 23mm and approximately 4 1/2" tall. The shaving brush makes a perfect fit with a good quality double-edged razor, shaving cream and soap. For a perfect look, make sure that you have a clean sharp MUHLE shaving brush, which will help you brush in the correct direction where the beard grows.

So, think about---a stylish brush MUHLE Silvertip Badger Shaving Brush available on Fashion Gadget, Pakistan, which will help exfoliate your face. Leaving you with a good clean shaving experience.

Men flashing style with their Laptop bags

2010-01-07T02:08:00.000-08:00

Pakistani Men fashion is not an entirely new concept. Pakistani Men fashion has evolved to a large extent in the last few days and finally Pakistani men fashion is taking the front seat too. Pakistani Men fashion is no joking matter to women as it directly affects them. Any man trying to impress a fine young lady has to be aware of Pakistani men fashion and trends.

Pakistani Men fashion is not only dictated by the clothing they choose to wear. Pakistani Men fashion involves accessories as an important part. Laptops bags help make a style statement and it is the easy road to Pakistani men fashion. Laptops bags are an everyday accessory for professionals and also for students. Therefore the right laptops bags go a long way in helping with Pakistani men fashion sense. There is a huge selection of laptops bags available in the market, from funky laptops bags to the very hip laptops bags. Pakistani Men fashion is not the same old boring conventional leather products anymore. Pakistani Men fashion believes in experimenting now. Pakistani Men fashion believes in colors; and Pakistani men fashion preaches color.

If you have a laptop then you need a laptops bag. And if you need a laptops bag then you need to make sure it is not plain and boring. Your laptops bag can be an important Pakistani men fashion accessory. Laptops bag make carrying laptops easier and also help add color to your professional life, so let them!

Men fashion is not about playing safe any more; let your style speak through your laptops bag. If you carry it then it should speak for who you are.

The co-ordination of belts and shoes is very important

2010-01-07T02:05:00.000-08:00

One of the more overlooked areas of stylish dressing is the connection between belts and shoes. Pakistani men don’t bother with fashion too much hence they come across uncoordinated when it comes to shoes and belts.

The first point to make concerning belts and shoes is that you should not actually match them, they should flatter each other. A straightforward rule to keep in mind is that you should wear a brown belt with brown shoes and a black belt with black shoes.

How to select a belt when wearing shoes in bright colors like red or green can be difficult to know but the solution is always there. Wearing a belt in the same color will frequently seem like too much of a good thing. If you are wearing red shoes I can pretty much guarantee that your shoes are the focal point of your outfit and a red belt would only serve to knock your look right over the boundary. Consider a brown belt that has some red tone to it like a caramel color or such.

If you’re brightly colored shoes have a dark sole you may choose a belt that compliments the tones there instead of the upper part of the shoe.

Finally, belts are a very significant but often overlooked part of a man’s wardrobe in Pakistan. They are another example of the attention to detail that a man must consider if he wants to be truly well dressed and in fashion.

In Pakistan Man Bag is the new fashion

2010-01-07T02:02:00.000-08:00

Bags are a women’s necessary item but now it has also become a necessary item for men. In Pakistan this fashion has followed on as well and you see a lot of men carried bags to carry essential stuff.

The “man bag” has become a bit of a global happening throughout Pakistan of men’s fashion. It used to be that only women in Pakistan carried around handbags and purses but with the needs of the modern man evolving continually, it is often necessary to carry round a form of bag at all times. Think about it – on the way to work in Pakistan you might need somewhere to store a laptop, change of clothes and even somewhere for a few essential grooming pieces. You may still be at university or even college/school in Pakistan in which case it is a necessity to carry around basics for the day and if you are all regulars at a gym/fitness center then obviously you need somewhere for those workout clothes to go.

Having a great bag is no longer a hindrance or associated with low masculinity in Pakistan. In fact it is quite the opposite in Pakistan, and a great leather bag or hold all can really add some class and style to an outfit. Women in Pakistan particularly like a man who has a good grasp of fashion and style without looking like they tried too hard. You don’t want to go the women’s route where by the bag/purse becomes the focal point of your outfit i.e. sequins, studs or multicolored – keep it easy and conventional with a great soft leather or washed canvas bag.

Leather is perfect for professional work environments or a weekend away bag in Pakistan. It is a beautiful material; I have always been a massive fan of the leather jacket to add some edge to a look in Pakistan.

Leather can work with formal or casual looks because the quality of the bag will always shine through – if you rock it with a suit or shirt and tie it will just add class, where as it can completely change the view of a casual outfit from someone who “just threw on a t-shirt and jeans” to a stylish/wealthy/classy male who is having a relaxing day in Pakistan.

Men's corner

2010-01-07T01:54:00.000-08:00

Men can fight Pakistani winter with a colorful scarf!

Scarves are the most flattering accessory for men. In addition to ability to make you look luxurious, scarves are there; let’s not forget, for functions too. Scarves will save you the undesirable feeling of breeze crawling down your neck and cut away any chance of having snow sliding in your shirt in winters. Scarves are like dress shirts – every man can look good and in fashion in it.

The scarf is quickly becoming the fashion accessory for cosmopolitan men. The scarf is a slightly fanciful, unusual accessory, so if you haven’t tried one, now’s your chance. If you want to add some color to your look, a scarf is a fashionable way to do it. If you live in a cold climate region, it’s even better scarves are a necessity in cool weather, so you can enjoy them daily as a fashion accessory to your winter jacket or coat, as well.

Scarf is the new fashion for men and it makes them look twice as hot. If some men are afraid of wearing color then scarves might be a good way to add some color to your outfit without committing to too much. Scarves are like dress shirts and every man can look first-class in one

Choosing Best Flowers for Your Garden

2010-01-07T01:52:00.000-08:00

A well kept garden, with well manicured lawns and trimmed hedges, looks pleasing to the eye, but it’s the flowers that really take one’s heart away. And why not, the myriad hues and tints scattered on a green canvas is truly a thing of beauty beyond compare. Any person with a green thumb or even a passing familiarity with gardening knows how difficult it is to plan a garden, so that it has flowers all round the year. So, it’s important to choose the best flowers for your garden.

Choosing the Best Flower for Your Garden
Choosing the right flowers is critical for a garden. It not only requires a thorough knowledge of the seasonal flowers, but also of the best color combinations for the garden to appear aesthetic. Although there are a variety of flowers to choose from, depending upon their shades and textures, you need to consider their lifespan and hardiness too, before planning your garden. The best way to get an idea is to visit a nursery, where you’ll find them growing. This is far better than browsing the books on gardening. Once you start your search, don’t limit it only to the flowers alone, and evaluate the leaves and other parts too.

Preparing the Garden for the Flower
There are some important steps in preparing your garden. Let’s see what they are:

Soil Analysis: For any plant to grow, more so, the ones you want, it’s a good idea to get the soil analyzed, before buying your first plants. A soil analysis tells whether it’s acidic or alkaline or whether it contains the nutrients your plants will need. If the soil doesn’t measure up, don’t worry, there are ways to fix the problem.

Choosing Seeds and Seedlings: When choosing seeds or seedlings for transplantation, it’s important to choose only the healthiest and best looking seedlings, and reject those that show any signs of disease or insect infestation. This’ll ensure your new garden gets off to a right start.

Nurturing the Seedlings: From the time you sow the seed or plant the seedling, you’ll have to nurture your ‘babies’ till they’ve grown into ‘adults’. And the job doesn’t end there. At every moment you’ve to be alert about their health. Although, it’s easy to see things like spots or holes on the leaves or wounds on the stems, some problems can be more subtle, and may be missed by a beginner. So, the advice for beginners is to take the help of experienced gardeners or the nursery staff in choosing the seeds and seedlings of the desired flowering plants.

Tending the Plants: Once the plants have grown, it’s important to keep an eye out their health. Things like wilted leaves and waterlogged roots can have an adverse effect. Plants with cut stems or other types of wounds should be weaned out. Once the plants have started flowering, ensure the flowers remain healthy. For this, look for white and black spots on the flowers, leaves and foliage, as these spots are often signs of a bacterial or fungal infection. Use recommended pesticide and in the desired quantity.

If you’re dedicated enough, you’re certain to gain enough knowledge to choose the best flowers for your garden, not only for the flowering season, but all the year round.

Kitchen Decorating Trends

2010-01-07T01:50:00.000-08:00

When looking to redecorate your kitchen you first have to decide want kind of kitchen decorating style you should go for. Certainly the choices that are now available will leave you baffled and bewildered but by remembering a few things about the kitchen the choice you make will be the right one for you. After the bathroom the kitchen is the most important room in any house and it should also be remembered that after the entrance hall to your home the kitchen has the most foot traffic occurring in it.

Below are provided a number of the more popular styles of kitchen that can be considered if you happen to be planning a remodeling or revamping of your current kitchen. It is also an idea to carry out some research as well by looking in house and home magazines, visiting kitchen showrooms, DIY stores, Kitchen Websites or even looking at your family and friends homes to see if they have a style that you like.

1. Country Style - Often called Early American or Colonial as it is designed to create a lovely quaint farm style kitchen. Often such kitchens will feature open shelves, pot racks and have the feeling of it being well lived in. Such kitchens are usually accented by the various colour schemes relating to the actual cabinetry of the units.

2. Contemporary - More and more often this style is being used because of its clean and simple lines. Often the cabinets are quite futuristic looking have no carvings or ornate features on them. With this style of kitchen the emphasis is put more on style and practical sophistication rather than beauty and that warm lived in feel.

3. Shaker - A simple and utilitarian style of kitchen that has flat panel doors, wooden countertops and brass handles (hardware).

4. French Country - Such kitchen designs based on this style are warm and inviting with lots of wood and soft colours being used. Not only do natural materials feature heavily in this style of kitchen, but you will find that the furniture used is large and rather ornate.

5. Arts and Crafts - Yet again another style of kitchen decoration which is becoming more popular because of the use of feature glass doors and natural wood tones which are finished off in a matt sheen effect. Certainly with this style of kitchen decoration there is the chance for you to be a little bit more artistic and creative in the design.

However, it is important when choosing a theme for you kitchen that you look at the designs and styles of the other rooms in your home to ensure that it fits in with the overall scheme of your home.

Decorating Trends

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Tips on Decorating your Home

Decoration can enhance the ambience of your home. The changes not only freshen the environment, but give your space an appealing look too. But, making such pleasant changes is not easy, as not everyone possesses an aesthetic eye.

The first step to brighten up any space in your home is to go for the walls. Of course, if a particular color has been adorning them for years, you’re bound to get tired of it. So, give a different look by either repainting the walls in suitable colors or, if your pocket doesn’t allow that, adding additional colors to the already existing ones. The latest trend is to add two or more colors instead of only one. This combination can be darker or lighter than the already existing one. This is certain to make the surroundings lively and the atmosphere vibrant. However, test the combination of colors beforehand, as a mismatched color, like brown with yellow, can spoil the whole show. A practical method of testing colors is to put patches on the wall and view the combination from afar. This generally helps in getting the actual ‘feel’ of the color.

Another item that can enhance your home interiors are the mirrors. Although, mirrors are viewed with apprehension in both Feng Shui and Vastu, they can help infuse life, especially in the dark corners of the rooms. Since, mirrors are perfect reflecting surfaces; they help bring the sun into your home! This enables your home get illuminated in the daytime by natural light. Well, if you can afford them, by all means go ahead and buy them, but if you can’t, don’t worry, even old ones would do. So, dust off all the spare mirrors available in your house and try putting them across your windows or doors for an even light color distribution. The larger the mirror, the better would be the effect. To make the mirrors more aesthetically appealing, buy some pretty frames that need not be expensive. Match their design and color with your décor.

Curtains are not only needed for privacy, they’re the life of a room. They’ve an important say in aesthetics of the room too. So, it’s important to choose curtain shades that complement the tint of your walls. However, it’s not only the color of the curtains that give a dramatic effect to the room, it’s the material too. A rich material will certainly add to elegance and style. You can opt for door and window curtains and can even add them to the walls.

Flowers are the quintessential decorative items. And they’re the most easy to procure too. They not only give a dash of color to the room, but bring Mother Nature indoors! However, you’ve a choice of natural or artificial flowers. So, experiment where your flowers would look the best. One suggestion is to put the vase with a variety of flowers in a stunning flower arrangement on the center table. However, this arrangement can be placed anywhere, like on the bedside table, dining table, desktop, and the like. If you’ve opted for fresh flowers choose ones that can stay for days. You can match the color with the décor of the room too.
There is never an end to home decoration, simply because the possibilities are limited only by your imagination. However, a great tip to learn home decoration is to keep your eyes open wherever you go and observe the décor. You can also browse books on home décor to get ideas. A beautiful home not only looks nice, but appears welcoming too!

Health for all!!!

2010-01-05T03:46:00.000-08:00

A healthy plan for the whole family:
Each family needs to be aware of the factors contributing to this growing problem and address them as a team. Each day family members head out in many different directions but they inevitably return by bedtime, so home base is the best place to engender a healthier lifestyle for everyone in the household.

I have developed a simple, daily charting system called DEWS which has helped me lose weight and maintain better health and fitness habits. I am convinced that it can work for families as well. With just four blocks to fill in with markers, crayons or stickers, even the littlest ones can be involved and compete on a par with adults. The spirit of friendly competition can only add to the success of the plan. The charts are totaled every four weeks so monthly rewards can be added to keep the competition even livelier.

DEWS is an acronym for the four positive things each person tries to accomplish each day. It stands for Drink water, Exercise, Watch your eating, and Steer clear of ______ing _________. This last one is defined by each participant as he determines his biggest challenge. A young child probably won't have an unhealthy habit to fit the 'S' definition so a daily activity for which he is responsible, like making his bed or feeding a pet, can be substituted. There are many books and articles available by learned authors addressing these subjects in detail. I am not one of those professionals, just a regular person who tries to stay educated by reading what they write. You too will need to refer to the experts to safely define these things for your family. What I will take credit for is creating a way to live healthier and happier by being accountable on a daily basis. Utilizing DEWS correctly and honestly can be very rewarding. Filling in all four blocks at bedtime feels like getting an 'A' on a test, and filling in four or more solid days in a row is extremely gratifying. Perfection every day is not expected and will not happen. Success is defined as 85% or higher. That gives you a little leeway, about four blocks a week. And using half blocks when you've been good but not quite good enough for a full block will provide a more accurate account of your progress. More information on the plan and its success is available at my website, which is listed in the attached resource box.

Healthy Lunch Ideas

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1. Let your kid select a lunchbox that best expresses his or her personality.

2. Pack lunch together the night before. This way your child really has a role in preparing a healthful meal.

3. Put away the sandwich bread and shake things up with a low-fat, whole-wheat tortilla or pita pocket.

4. Feeling really daring? Go out on a limb with rolls, flat bread, bagels, foccacia, scones, or rice cakes.

5. Switch up the condiments. Instead of light mayonnaise, mustard or ketchup, add a healthy kick to any sandwich by using fresh salsa, pesto, or vinaigrette.

6. Make fruit fun. Skewer fresh fruit on Popsicle sticks. Let your kids help make the kebabs.

7. Send along your child's favorite condiment or dip for fruit, crackers, or veggies: low-fat dressing, applesauce, peanut butter, etc.

8. Take advantage of manufacturers' prepackaged healthful products that now come in cooler shapes and wrappers, including trail mixes (with dried fruit, nuts, and cereal), smoothies, and yogurts.

9. Don't forget the drink. Some low-fat milks, 100 percent fruit juices, and even bottled waters come in funky shapes.

10. Include a note on a napkin or a funny comic strip from the morning paper. "A simple 'Good luck on your test' or 'Thinking of you' goes a long way.

Food VEGETABLE BEAN SOUP (Low Fat Recipe)

2010-01-04T03:46:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

Dried navy beans: 1 pound
Water: 8 cups
Dried basil: 2 teaspoons
Salt: 1 1/2 teaspoons
Dried marjoram: 1 teaspoon
Pepper: 1/4 teaspoon
Chopped onion: 2 cups
Sliced zucchini: 2 cups
Chopped celery: 1 cup
Chopped red bell pepper: 1 cup
Sliced carrot: 1 cup
Garlic cloves, minced: 6
Tomato paste: 1 (6-ounce) can
Grated fresh Romano cheese: 1/3 cup

Directions

Firstly, sort the beans, wash them and then place in a large Dutch oven. Now, cover the beans with water to 2 inches and bring to a boil. Then cook for 2 minutes. Remove from the oven; cover and let it cool down for 60 minutes. Now drain beans and put back into the pan.

Add 8 cups water and next 5 ingredients (water through pepper) and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 1/2 hours. Add onion and next 5 ingredients (onion through garlic); simmer, uncovered, 50 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add tomato paste. stir it well; cook for more 10 minutes. Your delicious vegetable beans soup is ready.

Enjoy your life to the fullest

2010-01-04T03:41:00.000-08:00

There are so many a time you might have come across people symbolize human body as a machine. If not treated with care, it breaks down. Well, it is true. Keeping yourself fit and healthy is indispensable and needs to be dealt with seriously. We often ignore the important of fitness, whereas undoubtedly fitness is essential for excellent performance of the body. Fit energetic people possess a lot of stamina and resistance in their bodies and can persistently carry out various tasks without getting tired sooner. Though there are certain rules for one to tag along in order to maintain fitness and good health.

Fitness Guidelines:

• Proper food

Remember, the food you eat determines what you are! This means that your health can be reasonably judged by the kind of food you eat. Make it a habit of eating the right food and in the correct amount. Mainly, human body stays fit if a person adds fresh fruits and vegetables (anytime at breakfast, lunch or dinner) to his diet chart. Wheat, Rice, meat –then again, considered healthiest foods – should be made an essential component of the diet. One should always bear in mind that the intake of proteins, fats, carbohydrates and minerals should all be in a proper proportion. Want to keep the doctor away, have an apple everyday!

Not just that, try to maintain a proper timing of taking the meal every day. Skipping meals - which now has become a common habit in many - may lead to devastating effects. If possible a dietician may be consulted for marinating a balanced diet, with all the essential nutrients.

• Right exercises

Adopt exercising in your daily routine. It should be made an integral part of your every day life. There are plenty of exercises. But right exercises at the right time will only result in eventual body fitness. Fitness experts recommend doing exercises early in the morning since your body is fresh and relaxed after a good night’s sleep.
Commonly recommended exercises include Forward bend, Side stretch, Push ups, Front press and others. Apart from these, early morning walk, swimming, cycling, skiing, jogging even dancing are considered some good methods of exercising.

• Sports- As the proverb goes ‘All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.’ It specifies that games and sports in a person’s life are as indispensable as eating food and breathing air. You don’t have to know many sports for this purpose. Even if you outshine at any one particular type of sport which can be anything like Cricket, Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Rugby etc. you can get a way with it!
There is not better exercise than playing sports.

• Mental Fitness

When we talk about fitness, it just doesn’t refer to your physical being, keeping the mind fit is equally important for a healthy being. The suggested method to keep your mental health perfect is by reducing your work load and pressure, since it can be very distressful and disturbing. So to keep the mental condition calm, quiet and energetic, meditation is required. Just try it and you will never be at a loss! Consider doing Yoga for a change. Yoga just not helps you remain physically fit. It provides you a greater degree of mental relaxation.Your body is God’s gift to you. So cherish it and take care of your well-being. Stay hale and hearty and enjoy your, life to the fullest.

Cheers.

Fitness tips

2010-01-04T03:36:00.000-08:00

Fitness for teens:

The typical statement every teenage has to hear once several times in a day’s life from their parents is, “You are growing weaker day by day, and it’s because of the bahir key khaney you have!” True, it is of no surprise that teenagers today, being in the chaotic and high-speed life style, are growing in worse shape. The blame goes to the Junk foods, wacky routines and work periods they are indulged in. All these factors result in a rather outlandish development of their body, thus affecting adversely their fitness.
To start working on it right away, here are a few tips how to and where to start from in taking care of the health problem. Attention all Teens, this is specially meant for you! So gear up you all out there and just follow the guidelines mentioned below.
Haven’t you heard the famous proverb “All work no play, makes little Jack a lazy boy”. All teenagers should keep a balance between health and fitness and adopt an appropriate eating and sleeping routine. Time management is very essential in this matter. Keep balance between work and fitness. “An apple a day, and keeps the doctor away”, so why not enjoy the best of your health by taking care of your health? If you’re fit, all is good. That means, start taking a healthy diet, which definitely DOES NOT include junk items such as burgers, sandwiches, patties etc. BELIEVE me, it is not at all healthy as is perceived! It’s nothing but some extra fat for you to store up in your body. Choose to become a fat lazy person or someone who’s in a good shape and active? Choice is yours.
Avoid adopting bizarre eating routine – eat sufficient, neither too less, nor too much. Anxiety, pressure and tension get in the way of your healthy well-being and thus, distress you physically and mentally which ultimately, affect the fitness. Take a lesson from this; eat a healthy, proper and balanced meal and no skipping breakfasts, at any cost. In case you’re getting late for a class or might miss your bus, simply gulp down a glass of milk and off you go. Milk has the essential nutrients one needs for a daily supplement of vitamins and proteins.
Mind you, no big time gaps between two consecutive meals. It’s wise to take light snacks and your tummy busy time after time. Instead of a heavy lunch and dinner, go for evening breakfasts or brunch in between.
Exercise is a must! There are plenty of exercises for youngsters, with the aim of keeping them fit. Interestingly, teenagers require more exercise compared to other people, since their bodies undergo various transformations and are in a constant process of attaining maturity. Try out aerobics. It is the excellent and safest way towards acquiring a perfect body and a healthy mind.
Try running and walking. It’s a very good exercise. Later, you may move on to weightlifting, pushups, and other apt exercises in order that they grow body stamina, confidence and acquire a good shape.
Playing different kinds of sports such as basketball, football, volleyball, cricket etc too are a great help in keeping one fit and healthy.

Chocolate Drink Recipe

2010-01-04T03:30:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

Milk, one glass. Coffee, 1 tsp. soft Chocolate ice-cream, 2Tsp.
sugar, to taste. Hard chocolate, to sprinkle. Ice-cubes, as required.

Method:

Put the glass of milk and coffee in the blender, along with some sugar to taste and ice-cubes as you required. Blend them and then put mixture into the fine glass, then add two table spoon soft ice-cream into it, then without mixing the ice-cream, sprinkle some hard chocolate over it and enjoy.

Chicken Baryni

2010-01-04T03:29:00.003-08:00

Ingredients:
1kg chicken
½ onion, grated
½ cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
4-5 cups basmati rice
3 teaspoons oil
2 table spoons baryani spice mix
2 tablespoons ginger paste
1 teaspoon salt
2 chilies, finely chopped
1 slice bread
14 ounce diced tomatoes
2 teaspoon garlic past

How to make: Put onion, cilantro, ginger, baryani masala. Salt, chilies, and bread slice in food process. Mix the mixture with grounded chicken pieces. Make rice in rice cooker. Make chicken balls and fry in oil. Set the chicken balls aside. Fry onions until golden brown. Add baryani spice mix, garlic paste, and ginger paste, and tomatoes. Fry for 10 minutes. Add chicken balls back inches, add enough water to almost cover chicken balls. Cook for 15 minutes on low heat with cover on and then cook for 10 minutes cover off to dry water a little. When rice is cooked, layer rice and chicken balls mixture. You can also add food color, in order to make it more tempting. Put the mix in oven on low. Set at 300 degrees F. Cook for 30 minutes.
Enjoy the colorful and tasty Baryani.

Spicy Spaghetti

2010-01-04T03:26:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:Fresh boiled spaghetti: 1 packet or as you required
Chicken (in pieces): ½ Kg
Canned green peas: 1 cup
Potatoes (in slices): 1-2, like finger chips
Seedless green chili: 4-5
Thin Carrot slices: as much you want
Finely chopped Ice berg: only 1 small sized
Tomato paste: 3-4 tbsp
Garlic paste: 1 tbsp
Red chili powder: 1tbsp
Oregano: 1tsp
Cream cheese: 3-4 tbsp
Oil: as required
Salt: to taste

Method: Heat some oil in a heavy based pan. Add garlic paste first then red chili powder and salt and sauté until slightly golden. Then add boiled chicken pieces and tomato paste and cook over low heat until the gravy thickens. In a separate bowl, take all the vegetables (fried or boiled), add cream cheese, oregano, and the chicken puree, into it. Mix all the ingredients well and cook over low heat for 3-4 minutes. Check seasoning. Dish out this mixture on the top of boiled hot spaghtti and garnish accordingly. Serve hot, yummy spaghetti with tomato ketchup and some chopped basil and enjoy.

Cappuccino Cheesecake

2010-01-04T03:25:00.001-08:00

For all of you who have a sweet tooth must be aware of the sweet, savoring experience of spoiling your taste buds by delighting yourself with the cheesecakes.
Cheesecake is an ‘all seasons’ most favored delight. Today’s menu includes Cappuccino cheesecake for a serving of 10 people.
For making a cappuccino cheesecake we’ll require:
1. All purpose flour 3 Tbsp
2. Eggs 4 large
3. Sour cream 1 measuring cup
4. Sugar 1 measuring cup and separate 2 Tbsp
5. Cream cheese (softened) 32 ounces
6. Margarine (melted) 3 Tbsp
7. Instant coffee grains 1Tbsp
(finely powdered)
8. Cinnamon ¼ tsp
9. Finely chopped nuts 1 ½ measuring cup
10. Water (simmering) ¼ measuring cup
Procedure
Firstly, mix together the nuts, 2 Tbsp sugar and margarine. Make sure you take proper measurements of the ingredients you are adding all the way through. Take a 9-inch spring-form cake pan and press this mixture onto bottom of the pan. Place it in the oven and bake it at a premium heat of 325 degrees F for approximately 10 minutes. Now, mix together cream cheese, sugar and flour at a medium speed using an electric mixer until it is properly blended.
Next, put in eggs, one at a time, until it is properly mixed. Add sour cream and blend thoroughly.
Add the coffee and cinnamon powder in the boiling water and let it cool for sometime.
Now, slowly add it to the cream cheese mixture and mix well. Pour the mixture over the baked crust and bake at 450 degrees F for approximately another 10 minutes.
After the recommended duration, reduce heat to 250 degrees F and maintain baking for another hour. Once, out of the oven, gently remove the cake from the pan and refrigerate it.
Decorate it with whipped cream and you may also use whole coffee beans or grated chocolate if pleases you

Low Baked Potatoes with Sweet Chilli and Tuna Toppings

2010-01-04T03:22:00.001-08:00

‘Low fat baked potatoes’ is very easy to prepare and hardly takes 20 minutes to prepare.
Ingredients:
• Potatoes (large and about 740 g or over 1 pound) 4
• Canned Tuna (in spring water) 425 g (13 oz)
• Spring onions (sliced) 2
• Tomato (chopped) 1
• Gherkins (chopped) 2
• Sweet chilli sauce 1/4 cup
• Lemon juice 1 Tbs
• Parsley (chopped) 1 Tbs
• Salt and pepper according to taste
• Low fat sour cream 1 cup

Preparations
To start with, preheat your oven at 200 C (400 F). After that, jab in the potatoes with a fork and place them on a microwave safe glass bowl. Cover it with glad wrap and nuke it for approximately 20 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the filling for the potatoes. For that, use your tuna, spring onions, tomato, gherkins, sweet chilli sauce, sour cream and parsley into a bowl and mix them up. Add salt and pepper according to taste. When the potatoes are nuked and softened as you need, drain the potatoes carefully (since the water and steam are hot) and place them into the oven for 5 minutes or so till the skin becomes brown, after baking. Remove the potatoes from the oven, and make a cross shape cut in the top of each potato, pushing up the sides, while making space for the filling. Lastly, spoon over the filling onto each cut, made for the filling. Voila! A low fat yet delicious and healthy meal is on way to your tummies! Fat: 6.5 g Cal: 335 KJ: 1395
It can be served to four people, and has a total fat of 6.5 g (335 Cal /1395 KJ). Incase some of you out there don’t have much affinity for tuna, you may use any topping, according to your taste and desire

Living & Lifestyle Food Macaroni with cheese

2010-01-03T03:26:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

Macaroni 75 grams
Cheese sauce
Grated cheese 50g
Butter or margarine 25g
Crisp breadcrumbs 1-tbs
Black pepper
Salt

Method:
Boil the macaroni till tender, with the little bit of oil & salt. But do not overcook. Then drain well and put cheese sauce, Salt, Black pepper, sprinkle grated cheese, breadcrumbs on top and dot with the butter or margarine. Bake it for about 25 minutes in a moderately hot oven on 200 degrees; bake it till crisp and golden, light brownish color.
Enjoy with the red chili sauce or with Tomato Ketchup.

Peanuts- A Vegetable

2010-01-03T03:22:00.000-08:00

Eating fresh fruits, vegetables and dry fruits are the good source of nutrition & pleasure as well. Most of us love to eat fruits and vegetables, especially when it comes to delicious Peanuts.
Mostly in winters, we see peanuts in excess. Although you can have it throughout the year, from any market in raw as well as in roasted form, means in shelled & in unshelled form, salted & unsalted. Other then these forms of peanuts, peanuts butter are also widely used for so many purposes throughout the world. Especially in cooking purposes.

Besides their yummy taste, Peanuts has multi-dimensional health benefits. For example, according to a research peanuts can prevent you from diabetes and some heart diseases. Some researchers have revealed that if you will take one ounce peanuts or one table spoon of peanut butter daily only five days in a week, then you can protect yourself from Diabetes 2. Also due to the presence of monounsaturated fats, peanuts can help to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases. This monounsaturated fats plays no role in the increase of cholesterol level of the blood.

They are a Legume-a vegetable not a fruit, peanuts include resverratrol, which is advantageous in defending a human body from cancer and other viruses. Peanuts contain a heavy amount of influential antioxidants. They can also help you to slow down the aging process. Peanuts are rich in vitamin A & E, Folic acid, niacin, magnesium, Calcium, Zink, fiber and foliate.

Another interesting benefit of peanut is that it can help you to make your waist slim. It has nothing to do with the weight gain. But you need to be bit careful about eating peanuts, as they are rich in calories as well, like only 2 table spoons of peanuts contain almost 100 calories

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