King Prawn Fajitas

A fresh take on making Fajitas using king prawns and a crunchy coleslaw.

Ingredients

500g raw peeled King prawns
1 large onion, sliced
1 red and 1 orange pepper, sliced
2 tbsp oil
1 sachet Discovery Fajita Seasoning Mix

To serve:

Discovery Chilli and Jalapeño Tortillas,
Discovery Salsa, shredded Iceberg, coleslaw


Method

Coat prawns, onion and peppers in oil and seasoning.

Heat a heavy based frying pan until very hot.
Add prawns and vegetables and cook over high heat for just cooked and browned.

Serve with warm Tortillas, Salsa, lettuce and coleslaw

How to Get Rid of Dark Lips?

Dark lips are a common problem that affects lots of people. Women are more conscious about their complexion and facial features. Hence, they tend to try a wide range of cosmetics on their lips to make them look brighter and beautiful. However, most of the products offer temporary results and long-lasting side effects. Cosmetics like lipsticks and lip glosses make the lips dry and darker. The best way to reverse such side effects is to try some home remedies for dark lips. In this review we will be discussing about some of the best herbal remedies for dark lips.
How to Get Rid of Dark Lips?

1. Honey And Lemon
Make a mixture of honey and lemon juice and store it in your refrigerator. Apply this mixture to your lips and let it stay for an hour. Cleanse your lips after one hour. Practice this remedy for 2 to 3 times. The citrus contents of lemon can reduce pigmentation. The nutrients in the honey help in nourishing the skin and making it healthier. Honey also helps in making your lips look more pinkish.

2. Glycerine
Dry lips are one of the reasons behind dark lips. Glycerine can help you to maintain the moisture in your lips. Apply it on your lips and leave it overnight.

3. Water
Lack of water and dehydration causes dark and dry lips. In order to avoid this drink lot of water and keep your body well hydrated. This is one of the best dry lip remedies.

4. Beetroot
Beetroot is one of the best and the easiest home remedies for dark lips. Scrub a piece of beet root on your lips for 5 minutes. Leave it on for some time and allow your skin to soak all the juice. This will make your lips pinkish in color.

5. Avoid Harmful Lip Products
Avoid using cheap and low quality lip products. They can ruin the natural beauty of your lips and cause extreme pigmentation. Switch to herbal lip products and make use of natural fruit juices and natural lip masks to reduce tanning and pigmentation of your lips.

6. Almond Oil
Use almond oil on your lips for reducing pigmentation. For best results apply it before going to bed.

7. Cucumber Juice
Cucumber juice is one of the best dark lip remedies that can help you in reducing pigmentation and improving the color of your lips.

8. Lemon
Lemon acts as a natural bleaching agent. It is traditionally used to lighten dark spots and patches on the skin. You can also use it as one of the most effective herbal remedies for dark lips.

Applying lemon juice on your lips can make your lips lighter. Follow this for a couple of months.
You can scrub your lips with a piece of lemon to exfoliate your skin. Sprinkle some sugar on the lemon to make it more effective. Follow this for 2 to 3 weeks.
You can also apply a mixture of lemon juice, honey and glycerin (1/2 tbsp each) for improving the complexion of your lips. After applying leave it overnight. Practice this remedy until you get the desired results.

9. Rose
Rose helps in soothing and moisturizing your skin. It also improves the color of your lips.

Add some honey to rose water and apply the mixture on your lips. Repeat this thrice in a day.
Make a mixture rose petal paste, honey and butter (1 tbsp each). Scrub your lips with this mixture. Practice this remedy 2 to 3 times in a week.
Soak some petals of rose in raw milk. After an hour crush these petals and add ½ tbsp of honey and some saffron. Apply this mixture on your lips and let it stay for 15 minutes. Practice this twice in a day.

10. Olive Oil
Olive oil helps in softening and moisturizing your lips. It contains lots of essential nutrients that can make your lips beautiful.

Massage your lips with virgin olive oil. Practice this every night.
Make a natural scrub by mixing sugar with olive oil. Scrub this mixture on your lips to make it lighter. Practice this every week for a couple of months.

11. Sugar
Sugar is a good exfoliating material that can help you in removing all the dead skin cells from your lips.

Make a mixture of granulated sugar (3 tbsp) and butter (2 tbsp). Use this as a natural scrub and gently exfoliate your lips. Practice this remedy once in a week.
Mix granulated sugar (1 tbsp) with honey (1 tbsp) and almond oil (1/2 tbsp). Scrub this mixture on your lips to make it soft and lighter. Repeat this every week.
You can also make a natural scrub by simply mixing some cold cream with sugar. Use this once in a week.

12. Pomegranate
Pomegranates can make your lips pinkish and moist. It is one of the best dark lip remedies. It has lots of nutrients that help in nourishing your lips.

Crush some pomegranate seeds and add some rose water and milk cream to this paste. Scrub your lips with this mixture for 2 to 3 minutes. Cleanse your lips with warm water.
Apply a mixture of pomegranate juice, carrot juice and beetroot juice on your lips. Practice this daily until you get the desired results.

13. Berries
Strawberries and raspberries can help you to improve the complexion of your lips. It contains lots of nutrients and minerals that can nourish your lips and make them healthy.

Make a mixture of raspberry juice (1/2 tbsp), honey and Aloe Vera gel. Scrub it on your lips for few minutes. Wash it off after 10 minutes with some warm water. Repeat this thrice in a week.
Make a mixture of strawberry juice (1 tbsp) and petroleum jelly (2 tbsp). Apply it on your lips 2 times in a day.

14. Honey
Honey can make your lips moist and pinkish.

Every night apply a little honey on your lips. Rinse it off in the morning using some warm water. This can definitely lighten the color of your lips.
Make a mixture of gram flour, honey and yogurt (1/2 tbsp each). Apply this mixture on your lips and let it remain for half an hour and then wash it off with warm water. Practice this on a regular basis to get the desired results.

15. Honey And Almond Oil
Mix honey (1 tbsp) and almond oil (1 tbsp) and rub it on your lips. Leave it on for half an hour before rinsing it off. You can repeat this remedy thrice in a day to get the desired results.
16. Cream And Rose Petals

Crush some rose petals and make a fine paste. Add some milk cream and honey to this paste and apply it on your lips. Let it remain for 20 minutes before rinsing it off with milk. Following that, cleanse your lips with water.
This remedy can help you to exfoliate your lips and also in making it lighter and reddish.

17. Lemon And Turmeric
Make a mixture of lime juice and turmeric powder and apply it on your lips. Let it remain for about 10 minutes before rinsing it off with warm water.

How to make Garam Masala at Home

Garam Masala, that essential Indian spice mix is much, much easier to make at home than you think.

Garam – Warm or Hot

Masala – Spice Mix

So, garam masala is a warming (not spicy) spice mix and can be used as a cooking ingredient, like a curry powder and also and more importantly, to add a final flourish to your finished dish, just before or after turning the heat off.

Each cook will have a different recipe for his or her garam masala, so you see, the advantage of making your own is not only will you be getting a potent, fresh blend but you’ll also be getting one tailored to your taste!

More nutmeg, less nutmeg, more cinnamon, less cinnamon, it really is a matter of taste; but one does of course need to be a little sensible here and not pile one ingredient in next to minuscule portions of others!

Now, another thing that I do is also to make up my garam masala mix according to the recipe I intend to use it in. For example, if I plan to use it for Biryani, I add some organic dried rose petals to the mix, as it enhances the overall aroma and flavour, because of course, garam masala is really a natural flavour enhancer, isn’t it?

Technically, your garam masala should keep in a clean jar in a cool place for months, like any other spice you have. However, just like all those spices, it’s potency will decrease the longer you keep it. So, I would suggest making little and often.

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Garam Masala
Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 2 minutes

Total Time: 7 minutes

Yield: 3-4 tbsp

Garam Masala

Ingredients

seeds of 10 cardamom pods
1 black cardamom
2 bay leaves
half tsp black peppercorns
1 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp coriander
5cm/2in piece cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
a tiny piece of nutmeg
Optional Extras
dried ginger
organic dried rose petals
mustard seeds
fennel seeds
Instructions

Dry roast all the ingredients in a frying pan on low heat for a couple of minutes. You know it's done when a strong, lovely aroma hits your nose, not a burnt one.
Transfer to a plate and let cool immediately.
Place in a food processor and blitz to a fine powder.
Store in a clean jar, in a cool place like all your other spices.
Notes

Your garam masala will keep for months but like any other spice, its potency starts lessening with age. To make more, just double or triple the quantities. Have fun experimenting and making your own mix.

Cabbage Fry

Cabbage Fry is an easy dish and even a fresher can try this curry. This cabbage curry goes well with chapatis, pooris, roti and plain rice. We can get cabbage any time of the year. It cooks fast and one of the healthy vegetable. Any type of cabbage can be used for this Cabbage Fry lets see some benefits of eating Cabbage.
Cabbage is a leafy vegetable and it contain Vitamin C and Vitamin A. It helps to control cholesterol. It is full of fiber and good for stomach ulcer, headache, obesity, skin disorders, jaundice, eye disorders, heart diseases and constipation. Cabbage contain antioxidant quality. It also contain anti-inflammatory properties. Cabbage is a rich source of beta-carotene properties and is good for Eye Health. Cabbage contain potassium and it helps in protecting people who suffering from blood pressure. It is good for people who wants to reduce their extra weight. Good for brain and bone health. Remember that steamed cabbage is most healthiest form of eating cabbage.

No onion No Garlic used in this curry.

Lets see the recipe :

Cabbage : 2 cups
Coriander seeds : 1 Tablespoon
Channa dal + Urid dal  : 2 Tablespoons (each 1 tablespoon).
Red chilly powder : 2 Teaspoons
Green chilly : 1
Mustard sees : 1 Teaspoon
Jeera /cumin seeds : 1/2 Teaspoon
Salt : Required
Curry leaves : 6 to 8
Coriander leaves : 2 Tablespoons
Coconut : 2 Tablespoons (optional).
Lemon : 1 Teaspoon
Method :
1. Dry roast channa dal, urid dal and coriander seeds. Dry grind them once they are cool.
2. Wash and cut cabbage into thin and keep it aside. Wash and cut green chilly.
3. Grate coconut and keep it aside.
4. Keep a pan on the fire and heat. Add oil and mustard sees. Let it splutter.

5. Add cumin/jeera and fry for 10 seconds. Add cut green chilly and curry leaves.
6. Add cut cabbage and fry nicely on low flame. Let it cook for 2 to 3 minutes.

7. Add turmeric powder and salt. Mix it well.
8.  Let all the moisture disappear from the vegetable. Add powdered spices.

9. Mix it well and fry for 10 seconds.

10.Add grated coconut and lemon extract. Add coriander leaves and mix it well.
11. Now shift the ready curry to a serving bowl.

12. Serve with the main dish as you wish to.
Note :
No need to add more oil. Do the whole process on the low flame. Do not allow it get burnt. Adding coconut is optional. You can also add ground nuts powder along with other spice.(channa dal, urid dal and coriander seeds). Adding onions or garlic is optional.You can add a tablespoon of rasam powder and a tablespoon of chutney powder (any brand) instead of home made fresh spice powder.
Time : 15 Minutes
Serves : 2 to 3.

Citrus Berry Juice

Makes: 1 smoothie, about 2 cups
Active Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes

INGREDIENTS
1 1/4 cups fresh berries
3/4 cup low-fat plain yogurt
1/2 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons nonfat dry milk
1 tablespoon toasted wheat germ
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

PREPARATION
Place berries, yogurt, orange juice, dry milk, wheat germ, honey and vanilla in a blender and blend until smooth.

NUTRITION
Per serving: 432 calories; 3 g fat (2 g sat, 0 g mono); 15 mg cholesterol; 77 g carbohydrates; 20 g protein; 7 g fiber; 250 mg sodium; 617 mg potassium.
Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin C (175% daily value), Calcium (63% dv), Potassium (18% dv), Magnesium (16% dv).
Carbohydrate Servings: 4 1/2
Exchanges: 3 fruit, 2 low-fat milk

Spinach-Apple Juice

Makes: 2 servings
Serving Size: about 10 ounces each
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes

INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups spinach
1/2 grapefruit, peeled, white pith removed
2 green apples, cut into eighths
1 1-inch piece peeled fresh ginger
2 large stalks celery
Ice (optional)

PREPARATION
Working in this order process spinach, grapefruit, apples, ginger and celery through a juicer according to the manufacturer’s directions. (No juicer? See Tip.)
Fill 2 glasses with ice, if desired, and pour the juice into the glasses. Serve immediately.

TIPS & NOTES
Tip: No juicer? No problem. Try this DIY version of blended and strained juice instead: Coarsely chop all ingredients. First, place the soft and/or juice ingredients in the blender and process until liquefied. Then, add the remaining ingredients; blend until liquefied. Cut two 24-inch-long pieces of cheesecloth. Completely unfold each piece and then stack the pieces on top of each other. Fold the double stack in half so you have a 4-layer stack of cloth. Line a large bowl with the cheesecloth and pour the contents of the blender into the center. Gather the edges of the cloth together in one hand and use the other hand to twist and squeeze the bundle to extract all the juice from the pulp. Wear a pair of rubber gloves if you don’t want the juice to stain your hands.
NUTRITION
Per serving: 55 calories; 0 g fat (0 g sat, 0 g mono); 0 mg cholesterol; 13 g carbohydrates; 0 g added sugars; 1 g protein; 1 g fiber; 60 mg sodium; 150 mg potassium.

Carrot-Orange Juice

Makes: 2 servings
Serving Size: about 8 ounces each
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes


INGREDIENTS
1 medium yellow tomato, cut into wedges
1 medium orange, peeled and quartered
1 medium apple, cut into eighths
4 large carrots, peeled
Ice cubes (optional)

PREPARATION

Working in this order, process tomato, orange, apple and carrots through a juicer according to the manufacturer’s directions. (No juicer? See Tip.)
Fill 2 glasses with ice, if desired, and pour the juice into the glasses. Serve immediately.

TIPS & NOTES

Tip: No juicer? No problem. Try this DIY version of blended and strained juice instead: Coarsely chop all ingredients. First, place the soft and/or juice ingredients in the blender and process until liquefied. Then, add the remaining ingredients; blend until liquefied. Cut two 24-inch-long pieces of cheesecloth. Completely unfold each piece and then stack the pieces on top of each other. Fold the double stack in half so you have a 4-layer stack of cloth. Line a large bowl with the cheesecloth and pour the contents of the blender into the center. Gather the edges of the cloth together in one hand and use the other hand to twist and squeeze the bundle to extract all the juice from the pulp. Wear a pair of rubber gloves if you don’t want the juice to stain your hands.

NUTRITION
111 calories; 1 g fat (0 g sat, 0 g mono); 0 mg cholesterol; 24 g carbohydrates; 0 g added sugars; 2 g protein; 1 g fiber; 38 mg sodium; 434 mg potassium.

Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin A (339% daily value), Vitamin C (66% dv)

How to Make Homemade Chocolate Vanilla Ice Cream

How to Make Homemade Chocolate Vanilla Ice Cream (DIY) - Chocolate Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe - Ice cream is one of most favored food to everyone, both kids and older would love the ice cream, because of its various in taste, such as chocolates, strawberries, vanillas, durians, avocados and many other ice cream flavors. Ice cream, including chocolate vanilla flavor, is basically not too complicated to be made, because of its main ingredients can be easily to get. And below I have described step-by-step how to make homemade chocolate vanilla ice cream by your self.

Ingredients

Sahnecream: 500 ml
Dairy Milk: 150 ml
Eggs: 5
White Sugar: 125 ml
Vanilla: 1 teaspoon
Chocolate / Blockschokolade

For Ice Cream Flavor
You can choose the flavor you prefer: avocado, chocolate / Blockschokolade, Erdbeer / strawberry, banana, or vanilla. But in this case we choose chocolate and vanilla.

Equipments You'll Need
Blender
Freezer / Gefrierfach, Gefriertrühe
Small saucepan
Container for ice cream
Stove

Steps to Make Chocolate Vanilla Ice Cream:

vanilla ice cream

Dough No.1: Blend chocolate and vanilla batter, put into saucepan, add Sahnecream and dairy milk. Heat all slowly, stir constantly, and lift when it is hot.

Dough No.2: Blend eggs, sugar, and vanilla with blender then pour into a pan contained Dough No.1, heat again, stir constantly until thickened.
Once the batter is thick, pour it into a container for ice cream and then put into refrigerator for 4 hours.

After 4 hours, move it into the freezer (Gefrierfach), stir every 1 hour, so that no crystallization of ice. After stirring 3-4 times (3-4 hours according to my experience), no more stirring, The ice cream is done.

NOTE:
This ice cream maker will help you to make ice cream easier >> Cuisinart ICE-100 Compressor Ice Cream Maker

That’s all the tips on making chocolate vanilla flavored ice cream. And now you can try this at home. I hope you will success with the recipe...

The right way to train Puppy for house training

The arrival of a new puppy is cause for great excitement in any household. It soon becomes clearly apparent that puppy house training is an urgent priority and the number one thing to teach our new housemates.

You'll find lots of puppy house training articles and theories across the net and in books everywhere, but I'm pleased to say that I've got a method that has never let me down. The potty training technique I have come to rely on and trust requires a fair degree of commitment to begin with but the rewards are quick and last forever. My veterinarian first told me about this potty training method which could be summed up as follows:

Closely monitor your puppy to prevent messy mistakes, enthusiastically reward desired behavior every time, and if a mistake happens work out where you went wrong.

Puppy House Training - General Rules

Owning a puppy is a big commitment for all family members, especially in the first few days and weeks.
Puppy potty training is not a race, the key is to prevent mistakes and establish good habits early - dogs are creatures of habit. puppy house training
From your dogs point of view there is no right or wrong place to go to the toilet, they feel like going and just do it. It is our job to clearly communicate and reinforce where it is acceptable to eliminate and also where it is not acceptable.
Opening your back door every couple of hours to let your puppy out will not house train your puppy.
A puppy's natural instinct is to keep their bedding/sleeping area clean - the potty training method outlined below utilizes this knowledge to our advantage.
No matter how attentive and diligent you are in the house training process there is bound to be the odd slip up. Don't worry about it just ensure that you clean mistakes up thoroughly, including the use of an odor neutralizer to take away any lingering smell.
My puppy house training strategy involves close supervision and confinement to start with but only so we can allow our puppies greater freedom and much sooner.
Understand your puppy's capabilities and be realistic, keep in mind you are dealing with a very young animal. Young puppies can only hold on for so long before they need to go, they don't have much control early on. As a general rule a puppy can hold on an hour for every month of his/her age, plus another hour. This means that a 2 month old puppy can be expected to hold on for three hours and at 3 months old this same pup could be expected to hold on for four hours at a time.
Develop a dog food and water schedule. Each day feed at the same time (never close to bed time) and take away your dogs water bowl before you go to bed (don't forget to put it back first thing in the morning!). You'll develop a routine this way and "what goes in on schedule comes out on schedule", if you know what I mean...

Natural Beauty Tips with Banana.

1.Take half ripe banana, mash it, and apply on your face and neck. Keep it for 20-25 minutes. Wash off with Luke warm water. It’s a natural moisturizer for dry skin. If you have very dry or dull skin, you can add honey. This banana helps to remove black pigmentation.

2.Mash ripe banana, add 2 tsp lemon juice, mix well, and apply on your face and neck. Leave it for 20 minutes. Wash off with warm water.You will get glowing face. This face mask helps in reduction of spots and blemishes.

3.Add sugar with mash ripe banana, apply on your face, and massage it in circular motion. Then wash off your face. It’s a natural scrubbing cream. Banana works as a moisturizer and sugar helps to remove dead cell.

4.Mash avocado and banana, apply on your skin, and leave it for 20 minutes. Then wash off. This pack works as an anti-aging cream. Try this pack at home, say good bye for aging problem.

5.Say good bye for puffy eyes. Mash half a banana and apply around your puffy eyes. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes, wash it with cold water. The puffiness will vanish instantly.

Coffee for your Hair Care Procedures

***Note that you must have dark hair otherwise you’ll end up dealing with unwanted stains.***

Coffee Hair Mask
Add coffee to a spritz bottle and spray on your hair, leave in for about half an hour and rinse off. You’ll be surprised by the results. Your hair will gain back it’s healthy, natural glow.

Scrub
Coffee will help you to exfoliate and stimulate your scalp. To enjoy the effects of the latter you need to mix a small amount of coffee with your conditioner and scrub it on your scalp.

Color Repair
Soak your hair in coffee for about 15 minutes then wash off. Enjoy showing off a refreshed, rich dark color.

Egg hair mask to grow extra hair

-Egg white – from 1-2 eggs
-Olive oil- 1 tsp
-Honey- 1tsp

Direction:
Mix egg white, olive oil and honey well to make the egg hair mask. Apply this mask on your scalp. Cover your hair too. Let it sit there for about 15-20 minutes. Wash off with mild shampoo and water.

Lavender essential oil for Treatment of Dandruff:

Lavender essential oil can help you get rid of dry itchy scalp and dandruff. If you are suffering from dandruff, you can mix 15 drops of lavender essential oil with 2 tablespoons of olive or almond oil and heat the mixture for about 10 seconds. Massage your scalp with this warm oil and put on a shower cap. Wash off with a mild shampoo after an hour.