How to Apply Mehendi Paste Henna paste used to be applied with matchsticks or toothpicks to achieve the intricate designs. Today, it comes in a ready-made paper or plastic cone whose tip is cut open and the henna paste applied by squeezing it out from the top. The smaller the opening, the more intricate the…
How to wear a Sari? Step 1 of Wearing a Sari Here’s an illustrated step-by-step guide that teaches you how to wear a Sari – India’s national dress for females – one of the most elegant attires a woman can adorn… Two essential parts of attire, which go along with the Sari, need to be…
Aaloo shimla mirch, Potato-Capsicum (Green Peppers) Ingredients: • 1 Green pepper (capsicum) • 2 Potatoes medium size • 1/2 Onion finely chopped • 1 Tbsp green peas • 1 Green chilli, finely chopped • 1 small piece Ginger, grated • 1/2 cup Coriander (cilantro) leaves, finely chopped • 1 tsp Fresh lime juice • …
Goulash Supreme SERVINGS 4 INGREDIENTS: 1 pound lean ground beef 1 1/2 cups macaroni 1 quart stewed tomatoes 2 teaspoons paprika 1 tablespoon chilli powder 1/2 cup chopped onion 1 clove garlic, minced 6 ounces tomato paste (optional) DIRECTIONS: In large saucepan brown ground chuck, drain. Add tomatoes, onions, garlic, paprika, chilli powder, macaroni and…
Cafe Curtains Instructions Cafe curtains are an economical way of screening the lower part of a window to give privacy. They can be used in any room of the home but are ideal in the kitchen. Rods, decorative poles or curtain wires can be used to hang cafe curtains and they are positioned inside the…
Measuring Up for Curtains Measuring up for your window treatments should be one of the first steps, and probably one of the most important, you make. Get this wrong and no matter how well you sew your curtains the desired effect will not be achieved. For curtains outside the recess the track or pole needs…
Bean bag Cushion Instructions These large floor cushions are ideal for children and grown ups alike, not to mention the family pet. Filled with polystyrene balls, beanbags are both warm and comfortable as they mould to your shape. As an alternative, they can be filled with foam chippings but these tend to make the beanbag…
Making a Throwover Bedspread Instructions This is the simplest of bed covers and can be made in variety of fabrics from lightweight cottons to heavy quilted. They can be made to match, co-ordinate or contrast with your colour scheme. A throwover bedspread is a rectangle of fabric, which can be lined, that drapes over the…
Making a Pleated Valance Sheet Instructions A valance sheet is a combination of a fitted sheet and a bed valance and is usually made from sheeting fabric so that it has no seams in the sheet section and can be easily laundered. A valance sheet is made in two parts, a sheet that fits over…
Making Housewife Pillow Cases Instructions Plain pillow cases, known as housewife pillow cases, are very easy to make. They are cut in one piece from across the width of the fabric, although plain fabrics and those with nondescript patterns can be railroaded (turned through 90 degrees) if they are not wide enough. The fabric is…
