Archive for February, 2009
How to Sharpen Knife Skills in the Kitchen
How to Sharpen Knife Skills in the Kitchen I wondered what the results meant. First, I thought about how people wanted to use a knife the same way they see it done on TV. But what knife techniques do people really need to understand? Are there special things cooks do with knives I haven’t learned [...]
How to Press Flower & Pressed Flower Projects
How to Press Flower & Pressed Flower Projects Pressed Flowers See projects below. Nearly everyone has at some time saved a flower or leaf by pressing it between the pages of a book. Pressing flowers has been a favourite art form since it gained popularity during the Victorian Age. Various methods have been tried since [...]
Pressed Flower Candles
Pressed Flower Candles Materials : Flower Press Flower Press Paper Mod Podge 8 oz. Sponge Brushes (to apply Mod Podge with) Pillar Candles Tweezers (for easy placement of flowers) Instructions Have your pressed flowers ready. • Apply Mod Podge® to entire candle. • Add your pressed flowers and any other embellishments to surface. Let dry. [...]
King Prawn Salad
King Prawn Salad Serves: 4 Prep: 10 min Cook: 5 min Ingredients 500g raw king prawns 3 large, ripe, firm Tomatoes, diced 1 green pepper, de-seeded and diced 1 small onion, diced 1 tbsp Cumin seeds 4 tbsp Olive oil 3 tbsp red wine vinegar salt and fresh ground black pepper Method 1. Bring a [...]
Your guide to being 8 weeks pregnant
Your guide to being 8 weeks pregnant How your baby is growing The brain is growing rapidly now so your baby’s head is huge in comparison to the body. Muscles start to twitch as they contract, getting ready for independent movement. Bone and cartilage begins to form, and a tiny bud tongue appears. Ears start [...]
Your guide to being 7 weeks pregnant
Your guide to being 7 weeks pregnant How your baby is growing Your baby starts a growth spurt, which sees a rapid expansion and development of all the vital organs, features and limbs. The brain divides into different sections. Two separate tubes grow in the throat, forming the esophagus (gullet) and trachea (windpipe). Buds appear [...]
Face Pack with Rose
Face Pack with Rose Rose Petals – 5 (to be ground) Multani mitti (fullers earth) – 11/2 teaspoon Powdered Dried Orange Peals – a pinch White of an egg – 1/2 Rose Petals soaked water – as required Make a paste with the above ingredients. Steam the face and apply the pack. Clean the face [...]
Your guide to being 6 weeks pregnant
Your guide to being 6 weeks pregnant How your baby is growing Your baby has grown distinct hands and feet now. They look like tiny paddles at the end of the four nodules which are your baby’s arms and legs. This is a crucial time in your baby’s development, particularly for eyes and ears, which [...]
Your guide to being 5 weeks pregnant
Your guide to being 5 weeks pregnant How your baby is growing Your baby looks like a tadpole, with the ‘body’ housing the head and brain, and the ‘tail’ housing the bodily organs. Your baby is developing facial features, although they don’t look very human yet. They’ll shift into the correct position and look more [...]
Your guide to being 4 weeks pregnant
Your guide to being 4 weeks pregnant How your baby is growing The stem cells which make up the embryo start to form into specific cells to create your baby’s organs and tissues. Cells at the top begin to form your baby’s nervous system, brain and spinal cord (called the neural tube). Cells in the [...]
