1 medium onions, chopped 1 clove garlic, chopped 1-2 tbsp, olive oil 50g chorizo sausage, diced 150g pack cheese 50g pecan nuts, chopped Few leaves fresh parsley 4 large field mushrooms with stalks removed 25-50g butter Preheat oven to 180C/350F/gas4. Fry onions and garlic in oil until tender, stir in all other ingredients including diced mushroom stalks but not whole mushrooms. Lightly smear butter on outside of mushrooms and divide mixture between them. Place in a lightly buttered ovenproof dish and bake for 15-20 minutes. Serve these as a starter or light supper or lunch dish with salads.

Filling: 2 cup cooked prawns minced 1 cup shredded cabbage 2 spring onions with greens chopped 1 tbsp soya sauce 1/2 cup lard or other fat salt & pepper to taste Wrappers: 2 eggs 1 cup flour salt to taste Filling : Heat lard in a fryng pan, add onions and fry till light brown. Add all the other ingredients and cook over low heat till dry. Keep it aside. Wrappers: Make a thin batter of eggs, flour, salt and water. Fry thin pancakes on one side. Keep a little batter aside. Fill the pancakes with the prawn filling on the cooked side, roll up, dip in the remaining batter and deep fry till golden. Serve with chilli or tomato sauce.

1 cup shrimps chopped 2 eggs slightly beaten with a pinch of salt 1 litre bone stock 1 tsp soya sauce 2 spring onions sliced fine salt & pepper to taste Boil together all the ingredients except eggs in a saucepan for 10 minutes. Turn down the heat and simmer for half an hour. Add a little water if necessary. Pour the egg mixture over the soup andstir very gently so that the egg forms into strings. Serve with chilli sauce.

Chicken & Mushroom Soup 1 cup cooked chicken - shredded 150gm fresh mushrooms - cut fine 1 tbsp butter 1 tbsp flour 4 cup chicken stock 1 large onion chopped fine salt and pepper to taste Heat butter in a heavy pan, add mushrooms and fry for 2 minutes. Add flour and blend well. Add chicken stock gradually, stirring briskly. Add chicken and onions and allow soup to simmer for 10-15 min. Season and simmer for another 2 minutes. Serve steaming hot in soup bowls.

The problem of split ends occurs when the cuticle is damaged and the fibres of the cortex unravel. This happens because of chemicals, neglect and harsh treatment. Conditioner will not fix this problem. You will need to have the split ends cut off. It is best to go to the hair dresser but you may do it yourself. Just take some small sections of hair strands, twist them, very carefully run some scissors up and down the hair shaft cutting off any stray ends that poke out.

Too much water and chemicals is bad for your nails, get into the habit of wearing rubber gloves when you do any cleaning around the house. Cleaning agents can be extremely harsh on both nails and hands. The nails when exposed to water, swell and then shrink back as they dry. This contributes to brittle nails.

As far as masks go, it can't get simpler than this…it leaves your skin tightened and feeling very refreshed. Ingredients: 1 egg white Separate the egg white from the yolk. Put the egg white on your face and relax for about 15 minutes. Wash off with lukewarm water.

This mask works well for oily skin, since it absorbs the surplus oils. Tomatoes are excellent anti-oxidants, and the curd prevents excessive drying. Ingredients: 1/2 tomato, mashed (remove seeds and skin) 2 tsp. curd 1 tsp. mashed cucumber 3-4 tsp. oatmeal powder 3 crushed mint leaves. Mix ingredients together and apply on your face or massage a little on your face. Wait for ten minutes, and then wash off with warm water

For this recipe you need Potatoes 2 medium (pealed, washed, and diced into small cubes) Pealed peas 100 grams or forzen peas Cauliflower 150 grams (washed and cut into small pieces) Ginger 2 inches grated Tomatoes 2 medium grated Curd 2 tablespoons Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon Salt to taste Garam masala powder 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder 1/4 teaspoon Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon Coriander powder 1 teaspoon Coriander leaves 1 table spoon (chopped finely) Oil 2 table spoons Cauliflower Recipe 1 . Take a wok, add oil, when the oil is hot add the cumin seeds. 2 . When the cumin seeds are lightly fried add the grated ginger and the grated tomatoes, fry them till oil separates. 3 . When the tomatoes are fried nicely add the turmeric powder ...

For this recipe you need Fresh coconut 1 Curd 1/2 cup Salt to taste Chana dal 1 table spoon or use chutney dal Water 2 table spoons Green chillies 4 to 5 Coriander leaves 2 tablespoons - chopped Method Take a pan, add 1 teaspoon oil and heat the oil. When the oil is hot add the 1 table spoon chana dal. Fry it till light brown on slow fire. In a bowl put water and soak this dal for 30 min, keep it aside.Take the fresh coconut and scrape it out of its shell, wash it well and cut into small pieces. Take a mixer grinder, add the coconut , curd, washed and chopped coriander, green chilli, salt , 2 ...