Tip Of The Week

Vinegar is a strong preservative because its acetic acid
kills the microbes and bacteria that could cause food to spoil. It's also a good deodorizer - the acid neutralizes basic compounds, such as those found in degrading meat, that can be volatile and unpleasant.

  It removes coffee or tea stains from the bottom of a cup.
add 2 tablespoons of vinegar around in the cup, then wash as usual. 


 Treat oily hair. Vinegar is a good degreaser for oily
hair because it helps adjust pH levels. Shampoo your hair as usual, rinse,then pour 1/4 cup over it and rinse again.

 Wipe salt stains off boots. Dip a cloth or an old
T-shirt into vinegar, then wipe away the white residue. 

Gajar Ka Halwa (Carrot Dessert)

INGREDIENTS:-


Carrots - 1kg
Pure ghee – 3 tablespoons
Green cardamom powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Sugar - 1 cup – 1.5 Cup ( as per sweetness required)
Milk – 500 ml + 1 cup water.
Nuts – as per choice.
Khoya/mawa, grated - 150gms.
METHOD :
Wash, Peel and grate the carrots.
Now take a heavy bottom pan/kadai and heat the ghee. Put in the grated carrots and fry them for about 5-6 mins. Add cardamom powder.
Add milk to it and let it simmer on low heat till the whole milk dries up. This should take around 20-25mins. You should stir the halwa occasionally to prevent any sticking.
Add sugar and again cook for another 6-10mins or so. Now add mawa/khoya and mix it in properly.
Add the nuts as per choice and taste.
Decorate the halwa with dry fruits and serve.

Fun With Sandwich

Tip Of The Week

                       

Remove soft cheese or other sticky foods from a grater
rub both sides of the grater with the pulp side of a cut lemon. 

Tip Of The Week

How to remove smell of garlic/onions from your hands 

To remove the smell of garlic or onions from your hands rub a tablespoon of salt mixed with a little water and rub for a few seconds then rinse under cold water. 

Vegetable Rangoli

Rejuvenating Spice

Heeng - Asafoetida - Regularly used food item in India ...
1. It is used in food daily....it is the best medicine for    digestion.
2. It also helps to control fits.
3. It kills the bacteria  in the cough.
4. It regularizes the periods in women.
5. It smoothens the hard stomach.
6. It should not be used for Pregnant Women.
7. It can even control bronchitis.
8. Using heeng can keep the eyes healthy

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Creative Food Art

USES OF OLIVE OIL

"Olive oil is a good lubricant because its molecules easily slide past one another, thereby helping solid objects to overcome friction," says Wolke. "Its film also fills up microscopic rough spots in surfaces, making them look polished and shiny." 

                  Use Olive Oil to: 
                  1. Shave. Olive oil can provide a closer shave when used in place of shaving cream. 

                  2. Shine stainless steel. Many cleaning standbys, such as ammonia, can dull and even corrode chrome and stainless steel. Olive oil,however, is a safe and effective shining agent. 

                  3. Remove eye makeup. Dab a little under the eyes and rinse off with a washcloth. 

                  4. Prevent wax from sticking to a candle holder. Rub a thin coat on the base of the holder before inserting a candle. Dripped wax should peel away easily. 

                  5. Care for your pet. Add 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon to your cat’s food to help prevent hair balls. 

                  6. Moisturize cuticles. Apply a small amount of olive oil to the nail beds. 

                  7. Treat dry skin. Rub a thin layer over the skin after a shower or a waxing. 

                  8. Unstick a zipper. Using a Q-tip, apply a drop to lubricate the teeth. (Avoid touching the fabric.) The zipper should move up and down freely. 

                  9. Dust wooden furniture. Apply a bit of oil to a cloth and wipe. 

                  10. Silence squeaky doors. Lubricate hinges by applying a small dab to a cloth, then wiping the top of the hinges so that the oil runs down the sides

Healthy Food Substitute

Olive oil vs. margarine

Olive oil like margarine is fattening. The difference lies in olive oil's antioxidant properties. These properties reduce the risk of heart diseases by lowering LDL cholesterol levels and increasing HDL cholesterol levels. Margarine on the other hand increases HDL levels thereby increasing the risk of heart disease.

 

 

CULINARY CLUB

Motto of Culinary Club: “Eat Healthy Live Healthy”

There goes a famous saying by “Virgil” which truly indicates the value of inculcating good eating habits which in turn provides good health.

The greatest wealth is health.  ~Virgil

So many people spend their health gaining wealth, and then have to spend their wealth to regain their health, in spite of spending wealth no one can gain health.

Here comes the culinary club which guides our young budding chefs, how to remain in good health with healthy eating habits.

Learning to cook helps kids to learn about nutrition and healthy eating. They are growing up with fast food and junk food at their fingertips, which is part of the reason why child obesity is on the rise! We provide them the recipes and tips, how to supplement junk food with nutrition. Cooking activities are a great way for kids to express themselves and enjoy their innovative creations and creative food art. Cooking is a valuable life skill that helps kids to develop their independency and aesthetic sense. Kids always love to do things that are interesting and challenging. As they succeed in visible finished product and receive praise for that product instant, it can affect entire view of life and it will help to see the world with positive outlook and it will definitely boost kids' confidence. These activities also increase their vocabulary. For eg: delicious, appetizing, palatable, starters, beverages, finger-licking, bland, rotten, scrumptious, blanch, bast, shallow fry, roast e.t.c., are such words which are used while doing cooking activities.

In Culinary Club students not only learn how to cook but also gain knowledge of other aspects which makes these activities rather interesting. For instance:

As young kids are also in our club, we can teach the kids the basic concept of the role nutrients play in the body by explaining the way traffic signal works. Green-light foods, or "go" foods, are foods that "you can go ahead and eat all you want," such as milk, fruits and vegetables, nuts, chicken, whole grains, and eggs. Yellow-light foods are foods "you can eat sometimes, but they won't keep you feeling great the way green-light foods do." These foods include cookies, butter, nachos, candy, popcorn, and hamburgers. Then, there are red-light foods that "don't do anything to help your body," such as chips, aerated drinks e.t.c.

So, I would like to conclude by saying that when a child gets involved in the culinary skills they learn more than just making a meal .They learn Maths, Science, Language, Gross and Fine Motor Skills and above all they build self-confidence.