Dill and Peas Pulao......

Ingredients:

Rice 1 1/2 cups
Fresh or Frozen Peas 1 cup
Dill Leaves 1/4 cup
Garlic 3 pods
Cloves 3
Green Cardamom 1
Cinnamon 1 inch stick
Coriander Powder 1 tsp
Onion 1
Green Chiles 2
Broken Red Chiles 3
Salt to taste
Oil 2 tbsps

Method of preparation:

Wash rice thrice with water, strain and keep aside.
Wash and finely chop dill leaves.
Remove stems, wash and slice green chiles.
Peel and slice the garlic.
Peel and finely chop onion.

Heat oil in heavy pot or in rice cooker over medium high heat.
Add garlic, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, red chiles, green chiles, and onion.
Stir until onion turns little brown.
Add rice, fresh peas (if using), coriander powder, dill, 3 cups of water and salt.
Cook covered until almost done.
Add frozen peas (if using) at this stage and cook for 5 more minutes.
Serve hot with any raita.

Notes: Make sure not to add anything that has strong flavor other than dill leaves.

Chayote Rice......

Benguluru Vankaya Annam

Ingredients:

Chayote (benguluru vankaya) 1
tamarind juice 1tsp

Without oil fry until light brown and make powder out of the below 3 ingredients.

urad dal 1 tbsp
chana dal 1 tbsp
dry coconut 1/2 tsp

With little oil fry until light brown the below ingredients into smooth powder.

Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
cumin seeds 1/4 tsp
pea nuts 1tsp
corriander seeds 1/4 tsp
fenugreek seeds 1/4 tsp
cinnamon 1/2 inch
cloves 2
black pepper 3
red chillies 1-2

Method of preparation:

Remove the seed of washed chayote(benguluru vankaya) and cut into small cubes.
Heat 1tsp of oil and cook covered the cubes until done.
Cook 2 cups of rice in 4-5 cups of water in cooker.
Cool the rice and add both the powders,tamarind juice and chayote cubes. Mix well and serve with lemon and curd.

Notes: You can vary the proportions of spices or remove some if you dont like. Or you can just add red chilli and pepper powder to the first ground powder with little tamarind juice and mix to rice.

Curry Leaves Rice.........

Karivepaku Annam

Ingredients:

Curry leaves 20-30 leaves
Green chillies 3
Salt to taste
Oil 1 tbsp
Cooked white rice 4 cups

Method of preparation:

Wash curry leaves, remove ends and wash green chillies.
Grind curry leaves, green chillies, salt into smooth paste adding little water.
Heat oil in a pan, add above ground curry leaves paste and saute for a minute.

Mix the rice thoroughly with the above fried curry leaves paste.
Serve immediately with a squeeze of lemon.

Notes: The curry leaves rice dries quickly.
Best if prepared with tender curry leaves.

Chocolate Chip Cake...

Ingredients:

200grams of self raising flour
200grams of sugar
150grams of butter
34 eggs
pinch of baking powder
100grams choco chips
drop of vinilla assence(opional)
34 tblsp of any jam of choice.

Preparation:

put the oven on gas mark 9 or 200c. put flour, sugar, butter, eggs, baking powder and vinilla assence into a bowl. mix the mixture with a electric wisk for about 45 minutes. then add the choco chips and mix them together.
pour the mixture into a 21" cake tin.the mixture will fit in two of those tin. put te mixture in the oven. bake for 2025 minutes until light.
cool the cake on a cool rack
when the cake is cool spread the jam on top of both cakes and put them on top of each other.

Pineapple Souffle....

Ingredients:

Sweet Pineapple 1 small can
(cut into very small peices)
Cream 250 gms
Gelatin 1 tb.sp
Sugar 6 tb.sp
Water 1/4 cup

Preparation:

In 1/4 cup of warm water mix gelatin and stir till the gelatin is dissolved.
Heat half cup of pineapple syrup and sugar, when sugar is dissolved mix gelatin to it and take it off from the stove immideatly.
After it cooles keep this in the freezer.
When it is half set, put it in the mix and grind it well, and now pour it in a serving bowl and add cream and pineapple tit bits, mix well and keep in the freezer.
After it has set, keep it in the fridge.
This souffle should be served cool.

Diabetic Caramal Custard

Ingredients:

• 2½ cups low fat milk
• 1 tablespoon custard powder
• 3 sachets sugar substitute
• ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
• 5 grams China grass (agar agar), cut into small pieces (about a palmfull)
• 1 teaspoon sugar for caramelising

Preparation:

1. Soak the China grass in ¾ cup of cold water for 15 to 20 minutes. Put to cook on a slow flame until it dissolves. Keep warm.
2. In a pudding mould, add the sugar (for caramelising) and 1 teaspoon of water and continue cooking until the sugar becomes brown.
3. Spread the caramelised sugar all over the base of the mould, rotating the mould to spread it evenly. The sugar will harden quickly.
4. Mix the custard powder in ½ cup of cold milk.
5. Boil the remaining milk. When it comes to a boil, add the custard powder and milk mixture and continue cooking till you get a smooth sauce.
6. Add the China grass solution to the custard and boil again for 2 minutes.
7. Strain the mixture and cool it slightly. (Strain the mixture if it is lumpy).
8. Add the vanilla essence and sugar substitute and mix well. Pour this mixture over the prepared pudding mould. Allow to set in a refrigerator.
9. Before serving, loosen the sides with a sharp knife and invert on a plate.

Tip:

You Can Serve it with your favorite fruits wedges.

How Women Think......

FINE
This is the word women use to end an argument when they feel they are right and you need to shut up. Never use "fine" to describe how a woman looks - this will cause you to have one of those arguments.

FIVE MINUTES
This is half an hour. It is equivalent to the five minutes that your football game is going to last before you take out the trash, so it's an even trade.

NOTHING
This means "something," and you should be on your toes. "Nothing" is usually used to describe the feeling a woman has of wanting to turn you inside out, upside down, and backwards. "Nothing" usually signifies an argument that will last "Five Minutes" and end with "Fine"

GO AHEAD (With Raised Eyebrows)

This is a dare. One that will result in a woman getting upset over "Nothing" and will end with the word "Fine"

GO AHEAD (Normal Eyebrows)
This means "I give up" or "do what you want because I don't care" You will get a "Raised Eyebrow Go Ahead" in just a few minutes, followed by "Nothing" and "Fine" and she will talk to you in about "Five Minutes" when she cools off. LOUD SIGH This is not actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A "Loud Sigh" means she thinks you are an idiot at that moment, and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you over "Nothing"

SOFT SIGH
Again, not a word, but a non-verbal statement. "Soft Sighs" mean that she is content. Your best bet is to not move or breathe, and she will stay content.

THAT'S OKAY
This is one of the most dangerous statements that a woman can make to a man. "That's Okay" means that she wants to think long and hard before paying you back for whatever it is that you have done. "That's Okay" is often used with the word "Fine" and in conjunction with a "Raised Eyebrow."

GO AHEAD
At some point in the near future! re, you are going to be in some mighty big trouble. PLEASE DO This is not a statement, it is an offer. A woman is giving you the chance to come up with whatever excuse or reason you have for doing whatever it is that you have done. You have a fair chance with the truth, so be careful and you shouldn't get a "That's Okay"

THANKS
A woman is thanking you. Do not faint. Just say you're welcome. THANKS A LOT This is much different from "Thanks." A woman will say, "Thanks A Lot" when she is really ticked off at you. It signifies that you have offended her in some callous way, and will be followed by the "Loud Sigh." Be careful not to ask what is wrong after the "Loud Sigh," as she will only tell you "Nothing"

Man Vs Woman.....

Women

Yes = No

No = Yes

Maybe = No

I'm sorry. = You'll be sorry.

We need = I want

It's your decision. = The correct decision should be obvious by now.

Do what you want. = You'll pay for this later!

We need to talk. = I need to complain.

Sure... go ahead = I don't want you to.

I'm not upset. = Of course I'm upset, you moron!

You're certainly attentive tonight. = Is sex all you ever think about?

This kitchen is so inconvenient. = I want a new house.

I want new curtains. = and carpeting, and furniture, and wallpaper...

Hang the picture there. = NO, I mean hang it there!

I heard a noise. = I noticed you were almost asleep.

Do you love me? = I'm going to ask for something expensive.

How much do you love me? = I did something today you're really not going to like.

I'll be ready in a minute. = Kick off your shoes and find a good game on T.V.

Is my butt fat? = Tell me I'm beautiful.

You have to learn to communicate. = Just agree with me.

Are you listening to me!? = {Too late, you're dead}

Was that the baby? = Why don't you get out of bed and walk him until he goes to sleep?

I'm not yelling! = Yes I am yelling because I think this is important.

Men

I'm hungry. = I'm hungry.

I'm sleepy. = I'm sleepy.

I'm tired. = I'm tired.

Do you want to go to a movie? = I'd eventually like to have sex w/you.

Can I take you out to dinner? = I'd eventually like to have sex w/you.

Can I call you sometime? = I'd eventually like to have sex w/you.

May I have this dance? = I'd eventually like to have sex w/you.

Nice dress! = Nice cleavage!

You look tense, let me give you a massage. = I want to fondle you.

What's wrong? = I don't see why you are making such a big deal out of this.

What's wrong? = What meaningless self-inflicted psychological trauma are you going through now?

What's wrong? = I guess sex tonight is out of the question.

I'm bored. = Do you want to have sex?

I love you. = Let's have sex now.

I love you, too. = Okay, I said it...we'd better have sex now!

Yes, I like the way you cut your hair. = I liked it better before.

Yes, I like the way you cut your hair. = $50.00 and it doesn't look that much different!

Let's talk. = I am trying to impress you by showing that I am a deep person so that you'd like to have sex with me.

Will you marry me? = I want to make it illegal for you to have sex with other guys.

(while shopping) I like that one better. = Pick any freaking dress and let's go home

The Talk.......

Boy: I need someone to talk to.
Girl: I'm always here for you.
Boy: I know.
Girl: What's wrong?
Boy: I like her so much.
Girl: Talk to her.
Boy: I don't know. She won't ever like me.
Girl: Don't say that...you're amazing.
Boy: I just want her to know how I feel.
Girl: Then tell her.
Boy: She won't like me.
Girl: How do you know that?
Boy: I can just tell her...
Girl: Well just tell her.
Boy: What should I say?
Girl: Tell her how much you like her.
Boy: I tell her daily.
Girl: What do you mean?
Boy: I'm always with her...I love her.
Girl: I know how you feel. I have the same problem...but he'll never like me.
Boy: Wait. Who do you like?
Girl: Oh, some boy.
Boy: Oh, she won't like me either.
Girl: She does.
Boy: How do you know?
Girl: Because who wouldn't like you?
Boy: You.
Girl: You're wrong. I love you.
Boy: I love you too.
Girl: So are you going to talk to her?
Boy: I just did.

Corn Chips...

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups makai ka atta (finely ground maize flour)

1 cup maida

1 tbsp oil

3/4 tsp salt

1 tbsp dried parsley

1 tsp red chilli flakes

luke warm water for mixing dough

1. Sieve both the flours together. Add oil, salt, dried parsley and red chilli flakes and combine. Add luke warm water and make a soft dough similar to a roti dough.
2. Make lemon sized balls and roll out thinly with a rolling pin, dusting some flour as you roll them into 9″-10″ size rotis or rounds. Prick lightly with a fork.
3. Tortilla rolled out and cut into triangles before deep frying
4. Toast the rolled out roti lightly on both sides for a few seconds on a hot griddle. Remove and cut into desired shape of chips.
5. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel and deep fry the chips till golden brown. Drain onto absorbant paper. Serve with salsa and sour cream. You can store them in air tight containers.

Note: You can alternately bake them crisp

Plantain Flower Fritters.......

Arati Puvvu Vadalu

Ingredients:

Plantain Flower 1 small
Chana Dal 1 cup
Onion 1
Green Chiles 3-5
Cilantro few sprigs
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying

Method of preparation:

Remove the petals and seperate the flowers.
Remove the hard covering and hard stem in each flower.
Refer to this plantain flower.
Chop the flowers finely, apply salt and leave aside.
Wash under water and squeeze all the water out.

Peel and finely chop onion.
Remove stems, wash and finely chop green chiles.
Wash and roughly chop cilantro.

Wash and soak chana dal for 5 hours.
Drain the water, wash thoroughly and grind the soaked chana dal coarsely without adding water.

Heat oil in a deep frying pan on medium high heat.
Combine the squeezed plantain flowers with ground chana dal, chopped onion, green chillies, cilantro and salt.
Test the oil by dropping small amount of above plantain flower mixture into oil. If the batter rises quickly then the oil is ready.
Take a lemon sized amount of above mixture onto left hand and press it lightly with right hand to form a 2 inch disk.
Drop the disk into hot oil slowly and repeat the same with remaining plantain flower mixture until the frying pan is full.
Fry the disks on both sides until golden brown and remove onto absorbent paper.
Make sure the oil is not smoking hot before you start the next batch.
Serve hot as a snack or serve with rice and ghee.

Notes: Don’t leave the flowers outside for long for they turn black easily.

Black Eyed Pea Fritters......

Alasanda Vada

Ingredients:

Black-eyed Peas / Bobbarlu 1 cup
Onion 1 small
Green Chiles 2
Ginger 1 inch piece
Cloves 1
Cinnamon 1/2 inch piece
Broken Dried Red Chiles 2
Curry Leaves 8-10
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying

Method of preparation:

Wash and soak black-eyed peas in water for 6-8 hrs.
Peel, wash and finely chop onion.
Peel and mince the ginger.
Remove stems, wash and finely chop green chiles.
Wash and tear curry leaves into small pieces.
Grind soaked black-eyed peas, clove, cinnamon, red chiles and salt coarsely adding least amount of water required.

Heat oil in deep vessel on medium high heat.
In a mixing bowl, mix the ground black-eyed pea mixture with chopped onion, ginger, green chiles and curry leaves.
Take 1- 1 1/2 inch sized ball out of above black-eyed pea mixture.
Place the ball on left hand and press it lightly to form a 2 inch disk.
Deep fry the disks until golden brown on both the sides.
Drain on absorbent paper and serve hot with any chutney.

Notes: If black-eyed pea mixture is runny, add rice flour to tighten it a little.

Pakodi With Chilli Ginger

Gatti Pakodi

Ingredients:

Rice flour 1 cup
Plain flour 1/2 cup
Ginger 1/2 inch piece
Green chillies 4
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying

Method of preparation:

Peel and chop ginger coarsely.
Remove stems and wash green chillies.
Grind green chillies and ginger in a blender.

In a wok, heat oil on medium high.

In a vessel, mix rice flour, plain flour, ground green chilli ginger and salt using 3 tbsps of hot oil(use above one).
Combine into a soft dough(chapati kind) using little water as needed.
Make 2-3 inch sized cylinders out of 1 inch balls and flatten them on plastic sheet with right thumb.

Take a bunch of flattened dough portions and put in hot oil.
Turn them often and remove when golden brown or when dark brown(for later use).
Serve immediately(if golden brown) or store tight for dark brown ones.

Notes: Make sure the pakodi cylinder dough is made flat enough before frying for good crunch.

My Dog is Now a Cow...

I suspect it is as hard as can be
To find a dog without any fleas.
The Vet gave me a pill, for my dog to take....
When I showed it to him he jumped in the lake...
He finally came home about supper time.
Well, then I told him he was no friend of mine...
I told him the next day, to the vet we would go..
When that time came I drove real slow..
I drove up close, right next to the door....
I opened the car door, but could see him no more...
He broke his leash, and ran away...
I haven't seen him for days and days.
I got a call from a neighbor of mine.
For on his rug my dog had dined.
Boy, oh, boy was I ever mad.
He knew right then I was truly sad.
One hundred dollars was the cost of the rug...
Right then I thought Why couldn't I had a pet bug ?
I worked real hard both day and night
To pay for a rug that wasn't in sight.
Let's get back to my dog right now....
The good news, I traded him for a big fat cow.....

One Minute Poem...

I've been in a mood
To write a poem or two
I don't know why
I do what I do
I guess it's just a natural thing
Like cutting a ham or sucking a string
All of these rhymes are in my head
Though they aren't good
Still give me some cred
Some people are weird
Some people are schmoes
Some people are just big stinking chodes
I choose not to be
A mean mean person
To be mean is to be scared
And I do declare
That I enjoy my decadent poems
For they foreshadow
What I can not see
And what I can not taste
Like gloopy glue paste
Or plastic veneers
Did anyone notice how much Mrs. Scoggin sneers?
The hallways are packed
With stupid dumb sheep
When I complain. I must be bleeped.
No school. No more.
I hateth thee!
You farce! You arse!
I can not be free!
Of all the idiotic idioms
And all the practical practices
Forget the idioms! Forget the sheep!
Practice not but snooze you fool!
Snooze I say! Snooze!

The Water in the Toilet....

The toilet is a magical gateway
It's also so comfortable that you'd like to stay
The toilet is attached to an amazing connection and the toilet makes up only a small section
The journey starts at the bottom of the bowl
And it doesn't stop till it reaches it's goal
The occupier hits the handle switching the machine to send
And the waste goes down through the U-bend
Soon the waste gets down to the sewers
Where the water's so bad if you drink it you get tumors
The waste keeps going through that system
Where there's nothing to find that could possibly glisten
Soon the waste gets to the water plant
Where the waste goes through a cleansing chant
Then this new water goes on a new mission
A new cleaner expedition
The chrome clean pipes help this water steer
And you could bet your soul that this water's clear
It has no discolorations and does not stink
And this is the water that comes out your kitchen sink

Grilled Chicken In Gravy,,,,,,

Ingredients:

• 800 grams of chicken cut into 1" chunks (preferably boneless)
• 4 tablespoons yoghurt
• 4 tablespoons vinegar or lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon(s) each of cumin and red chilli powders
• 2 teaspoon(s) hot spice mix (garam masala) powder
• 2 tablespoon(s) thick fresh cream (optional)
• 2 teaspoon(s) each of ginger, garlic pastes
• ½ teaspoon(s) saffron soaked in little milk
• 1 tablespoon(s) dried fenugreek(kasoori methi) leaves (optional)
• salt to taste
• a few drops of edible orange-red color (optional)
• 1 tablespoon(s) butter for basting

For the gravy

2 big tomatoes finely chopped
2 onion(s) finely chopped
2 tablespoon(s) milk
1 teaspoon(s) each of coriander, cumin and red chilli powders
1 teaspoon(s) hot spice mix (garam masala) powder
2 teaspoon(s) each of finely chopped ginger and green chillies
1 tablespoon(s) dried fenugreek (kasoori methi) leaves (optional)
2 tablespoon(s) butter / oil
salt and sugar to taste
finely chopped coriander leaves for garnishing

Make cuts on the chicken chunks. Apply a mixture of red chilli powder, half of the lemon juice and salt to the chicken and keep aside for about an hour.
Whisk the yoghurt in a bowl and combine the rest of the ingredients. Mix well. Rub this marinade well into the chicken chunks and refrigerate for at least four hours.
1. Skewer the chicken chunks and grill them in a hot oven for about 25 minute(s) or till the chicken is almost done.
2. Baste the chicken chunks with butter and roast for another 8 minutes.
3. Heat the butter / oil on in a heavy-bottomed pan and fry the chopped ginger and garlic to golden brown. Add the onions and saute on medium level till they are browned but soft. Add the chopped tomatoes and fry till the fat separates. Add the spice powders and fry for a few seconds. Add the grilled chicken chunks and saute for a little time. Add the salt and sugar. Increase the heat and slowly add the milk stirring constantly. Simmer the chicken on low level for about 10 minute(s).

Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.

TIPS:

* If there is access to a traditional clay oven or a Tandoor, the chicken should be cooked in it. To simplify further, the marinated chicken chunks can be stir fried in butter and then simmered in the gravy.
* Dried fenugreek leaves are called kasoori methi in India. They enhance the flavor of this dish considerably.

Serve hot with: Green Peas Rice (Matar Pulav), white rice or Indian bread (Roti).

Butter Chicken

For Marination

• 800 grams of chicken cut into pieces (preferably boneless)
• 1 tablespoon(s) slightly sour yoghurt (optional)
• 1 tablespoon(s) vinegar or lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon(s) each of coriander, cumin and red chilli powders
• 1 onion chopped and made into a paste (optional)
• 2 teaspoon(s) each of ginger, garlic pastes
• salt to taste
• a few drops of edible orange-red color (optional)

For the Gravy

4 large tomatoes chopped
4 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon(s) fresh cream
1 teaspoon(s) each of coriander, cumin, red chilli and black pepper powders
2 teaspoon(s) each of finely chopped ginger and green chillies
salt and sugar to taste
melted butter, fresh cream and finely chopped coriander leaves for garnishing

Prick holes and make cuts in the chicken pieces. Mix well the ingredients for the marinade and rub into the chicken pieces. Let it marinate for a few hours, overnight if possible for best results.
1. Heat half the butter on medium level in a heavy-bottomed pan and put in the chicken along with the marinade. cover and cook for about 25 minute(s) or till the chicken is fully cooked. After the liquids have evaporated, stir fry the chicken for some time in the residual fat.
2. Heat the remaining butter in a saucepan and add the red chilli, coriander, cumin and black pepper powders. Fry for a few seconds. Add the chopped tomatoes, sugar, salt and cook uncovered on medium level for about 7 minutes till the puree thickens and the fat separates. Stir in the beaten cream and reduce the heat to low.
3. Add the chicken, chopped ginger and green chillies to the simmering gravy. Sprinkle salt to taste if needed. Mix well. Cover and simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes or till the curry is thoroughly heated through.

Just before serving pour melted butter over the curry. Garnish with a swirl of fresh cream and finely chopped coriander leaves.

TIP:

* For a thicker and richer gravy cashewnut paste (soak cashewnuts in water for an hour or so and grind them) can be added while making the gravy in step 2... fry it along with the spice powders and then proceed as above.

Serve hot with: Ghee Rice, white rice or Indian bread (Roti).

Mughlai Chicken Curry...

Ingredients:

• 8 medium sized pieces (about 800 grams) of chicken
• 2 tablespoon(s) yoghurt
• 2 tablespoons clarified butter (ghee) / butter / oil
• 4 medium onions finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon(s) hot spice mix (garam masala) powder
• 2 bay leaves
• salt to taste
• finely chopped fresh coriander leaves to garnish

To be ground

½ teaspoon(s) turmeric powder
2 tablespoon(s) cashewnut bits soaked in some water
4 whole dry red chillies roasted
1 tablespoon(s) each of poppy and cumin seeds roasted
½ teaspoon(s) nutmeg grated
1 teaspoon(s) blade of mace
1 teaspoon(s) each of red chilli powder and black peppercorns
1" piece cinnamon broken
2 cloves
2 green cardamom(s) pounded

Method of preparation:

1. Fry a small portion of the chopped onions in a little hot clarified butter (ghee)/ butter / oil till they are well browned. Let it cool and grind it along with the ingredients to be ground to a fine paste. Mix this paste with the yoghurt, rub it onto the chicken pieces and marinate for a few hours in the refrigerator.
2. Heat the clarified butter (ghee) / butter / oil in a heavy bottomed pan till hot. Add the bay leaves and fry for a few seconds. Add the remaining chopped onions and saute on medium level for about 3 minute(s) or till the onions are light brown in color.
3. Add the chicken pieces , hot spice mix and salt to taste. Cover and cook on low level for about 25 minutes or till the chicken is fully cooked.

Garnish with finely chopped fresh coriander leaves.

TIP:

* The cashewnut pieces can be replaced by the same measure of chickpea flour to thicken the gravy.

Serve hot with: Cumin Rice (Jeera Chawal), white rice or Indian bread (Roti).

Mango Lassi......

Ingredients:

Sweet Mango 1
Plain Yogurt 1 1/2 cups
Honey to taste (optional)

Method of preparation:

Wash, peel, deseed and chop mango roughly.
Blend mango pieces, yogurt and honey smoothly.
Finally add ice cubes and blend again.
Pour into glasses with icecubes and serve instantly.

Notes: Substitute honey with sugar if you wish.

Apricot Fruit Flip....

Ingredients:

1 (12 ounce) can Apricot Nectar
1 medium Ripe Banana
1/4 cup non-fat powdered Milk
2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
1 Tablespoon Honey
1 teaspoon grated fresh Lemon Rind
Ice cubes

Method for "Apricot Fruit Flip"

Combine all ingredients, except ice cubes, in container of an electric blender. Add enough ice cubes to measure 4 cups; blend until smooth. Serve immediately.

Tropical Strawberry Smoothie..

Ingredients:

• 2 Cups California Strawberries
  
• 1 Cup fresh, frozen or canned pineapple chunks
  
• 1 Container low fat pina colada yoghurt
  
• 1 Cup orange juice
• 2 Cups of ice cubes

Method of preparation:

In container of blender, combine all ingredients except ice cubes; blend until smooth. Gradually add ice cubes with motor running, blend until smooth.

Note:

This recipe is lactose free and gluten free.

To Kiss Her......

And though I have kissed her
A thousand times a day

I would want to make it millions
And continuous without delay

But she can only smile
Because each kiss is of the heart

And she knows that the kiss is endless
It was this way from the start

But in each little touch
The lips desire more

But what else would they desire
When each is unlike before

And within the deep embrace
The warmth is felt abound

And she must forever feel this
Even when I am not around

For distance is not a problem
Or something to cause a pain

For she knows the next kiss is coming
Again and again and again

Romantic Poem.....

A Summer Night to Remember........

Its another summer night
But I feel I have to set things right

I look into the night sky
And try to realize why I want to cry

Tonight is calm and clear
And I am thinking of someone dear

The stars are crisp and bright
I wonder if you are thinking of me tonight

As I gaze into the full moon
I hope to see your face soon

The fire flies float thru the air
I then realize how much I care

This is a summer night to remember
Because I know I love you now and forever

A Silly Little Wish....

I looked up.
I saw a shooting star,
I saw a shooting star in the dark sky.
I made a wish,
I made a wish to be with you.

I looked down.
I saw a penny,
I saw a penny on the gravel.
I made a wish,
I made a wish to be with you.

I looked to the right.
I saw birthday candles,
I saw birthday candles on a lavender cake.
I made a wish,
I made a wish to be with you.

I looked to the left.
I saw a dandelion,
I saw a dandelion on the lawn.
I made a wish,
I made a wish to be with you.

I look straight ahead.
I see you,
I see you right here in front of me.
I made a wish,
I made a wish and it came true.

Taurus..

Aries/Taurus
Aries is very impulsive while the Bull usually seeks security and stability, so while the Ram plunges headlong into a relationship the Bull can be cautious and moves at a slower pace. The 'love' represented by Taurus finds a balance in the 'passion' that Aries can bring into a relationship. If both the partners can overcome their prejudices they will be able to make this relationship a success.

Cancer/ Taurus
These two signs have very much in common so while it could be a good combination, often it is this similarity that causes the trouble between them. If they don't let petty differences come between them, they can find happiness together. They understand each other very well and can share an ideal family.

Capricorn/Taurus
These two signs are very similar in nature, while their common traits like stability, dependability and conservative minds mesh well and help to get the relationship going, their essential differences make it a success. The strength of Taurus and dedication of Capricorns go a long way in helping them achieve their common goal.

Gemini/ Taurus
They don't have much in common but can learn a lot from each other. Gemini is attracted by the directness of a Taurean and Taurean responds to a Gemini's lively wit but their approaches to life are altogether too different. Taureans can be too demanding for the Gemini and the Taureans find these intellectuals a bit too detached. They have to work to fulfill each other's needs and to make this unlikely relationship work.

Leo/ Taurus
Leos need to be admired and the Taureans need to be loved and as long as they understand this they will get along fine. They are both loyal partners but sometimes the Leo's instinct to rule runs into the inherent obstinacy of the bull, the more angry the Lion gets the more stubborn the Bull will stand so it's important that they come to an understanding to save their relationship. If they overcome this, they can share a good relationship.

Libra/Taurus
Libra is a social animal and the Taurean, a homebody; they can also have differences over financial matters as the Librans like spending for luxury and the Taureans are cautious about finances. The bull can be jealous of the Libran's flirtatious ways and the Libran can find the Taurean's dominating attitude hard to bear but both are romantic souls and both appreciate beauty. They can share a solid relationship if they overcome their differences.

Pisces/ Taurus
The dreamy Pisces finds a solid foundation in the down-to-earth and practical Taurus. The Taureans are action-oriented and help the Pisceans to make their dreams happen. Taurean provides the stability and the Fish brings in love, emotions and understanding to this relationship. The Piscean revels in the security that the Bull can provide and together they can share a committed and sincere relationship.

Saggitarius/ Taurus
Both run on a short fuse, the Saggitarian cannot be controlled and the Taurean needs to be at the helm of affairs. In this relationship, tempers run high as each strives to establish it's individuality. Taureans will find it very difficult to take the restless nature of the Archers and their bluntness of speech. Saggis will find the Taureans inflexible and domineering. Both have to make a lot of effort to make this relationship work.

Scorpio/ Taurus
They are a stubborn and a passionate pair, the inflexible Scorpion is sure to clash with the obstinate Taurean. They should channelise their energies towards a common goal if they are to share a relationship at all. They can never make a relationship work if they are at loggerheads all the time.

Taurus /Taurus
Stability over excitement is what this couple go for - they share their home loving spirit and thoughts about finances. They should have harmonious relationship as both are possessive about each other, hardworking, loyal and affectionate. They only hitch in this relationship is that both of them can be very opinionated and very stubborn however, they should realise that this relationship is too precious a sacrifice for their egos and all will be fine.

Taurus/ Virgo
These two make great companions as they have a lot in common - both are on the same intellectual wavelength and home lovers. The strength and dedication of the Taureans and their cautious use of finances appeal to the practical and detail oriented mind of the Virgos. Their ideas mesh and they can have a good life together

Aquarius/ Taurus
The unconventional Aquarian can drive the practical Taurean up the proverbial wall and the passionate, possessive bull can make the independent Aquarian break out for freedom. The Taureans are home bodies whereas the Water - bearers love to wander. There seem to be nothing in common between them, but they both harbour a very strong desire for success, so if they channel their diverse energies towards the same goal and learn to accept their partner's attitude, they might be able to share a successful relationship.

Taurus/ Virgo
These two make great companions as they have a lot in common - both are on the same intellectual wavelength and home lovers. The strength and dedication of the Taureans and their cautious use of finances appeal to the practical and detail oriented mind of the Virgos. Their ideas mesh and they can have a good life together

Libra.....

Libra/Libra
This is got to be the most agreeable team on earth, indeed what can be more agreeable than two balanced individuals sharing their lives. They have common interests, both are warm, outgoing, social creatures, peace loving and eager to please. Their relationship is beautiful and harmonious as both the partners understand each others needs.

Cancer/ Libra
Cancer and libra may not have much in common but their qualities are complementary in nature - the emotional and the intellectual. Libra can help Cancer see both sides of a situation and the Cancerians can cure the indecisive nature of the librans. Both these signs appreciate beauty and comforts and can get along to maintain a secure and comfortable home. However the crab must be refrain from being too critical of the Librans.

Capricorn/ Libra
Capricorns are drawn towards the charming Librans but these two signs do not have much in common.The pragmatic Capricorn runs oops, walks after the practical affairs of life while the Libran values various social and artistic pursuits. These two have to sort out their differences if they are to make this one work.

Gemini/ Libra
Both are air signs and intellectually well matched. Gemini and Libra can share a harmonious relationship unmarred by petty jealousies or other conflicts. Both of them are social, fun loving and affectionate and have a lot of fun together. They share their love for travel and wide ranging interests and can have a highly successful relationship.

Leo/ Libra
This can turn out to be a very successful relationship as it's the coming together of passion and harmony. The balanced Libran is a perfect foil to the dynamic Lion, they share the same love for beauty and comfort. There's no question about who's in charge here as the Lions decisive action-oriented approach curb their partners indecisive nature.

Aries/Libra
Libra really wants peace, quiet, and harmony -while Aries wants action and adventure Each sign posses s what the other lacks. Aries are decisive, librans are charming – they can share a very balanced relationship.

Libra/Pisces
Librans and Pisceans share a sentimental, peaceloving approach towards life. They are compatible as both are romantics and almost equally indecisive. There can be petty disagreements arising from Piscean's constant need for reassurance and the Libran's mental manipulations but often the partners are able to resolve their differences and bring the harmony back to their relationship.

Libra/Saggitarius
Charming Librans hold the interest of the Saggitarians and the Librans are attracted to the Archer's adventurous side. Both are romantic, enthusiastic, and full of energy, but the Archers must try and think before their blunt outbursts and the Librans must allow the Saggis enough emotional freedom. These two can share a balanced, interesting and funfilled relationship.

Libra/ Scorpio
The intellectual facet of Librans and the emotional nature of the Scorpio makes this relationship a complete bonding of intellect and emotions. Scorpio's myriad moods and extremely possessive nature can be difficult for the Librans to understand and the Scorpions can be easily offended by the flirtatious nature of Librans.

Libra/Taurus
Libra is a social animal and the Taurean, a homebody; they can also have differences over financial matters as the Librans like spending for luxury and the Taureans are cautious about finances. The bull can be jealous of the Libran's flirtatious ways and the Libran can find the Taurean's dominating attitude hard to bear but both are romantic souls and both appreciate beauty. They can share a solid relationship if they overcome their differences.

Libra/ Virgo
Both these signs share their appreciation of beauty and culture but the frivolous Libra can infuriate the pragmatic Virgo and the critical tongue of Virgo offend the Librans. However , if they learn to work together, the Libran's balance and the Virgo's practical head can help them achieve many things. Together they make a good team.

Aquarius/Libra
Aquarians can share a harmonious relationship with the Librans as they share many interests. Both are air signs sharing emotional and intellectual bonds, they make a great team. The diplomatic charmer, Libra knows just how to handle the stubborn quirk in an Aquarius. Both are very social creatures and can have a fun relationship, filled with natural optimism and enthusiasm

Gemini

Capricorn/Gemini

The logical Capricorn and the excitable, mercurial Gemini? Well, it's one challenging pair, all of Capricorn's patience is required to deal with the erratic Gemini. But thay can make it if they focus their energies towards the same goal.

Cancer/ Gemini

Cancerians can be drawn to Gemini's sparkle and wit but more often than not, the sensitive Cancerians can overwhelm Gemini's with their possessive attitude. They should try and understand each other if they are to make this relationship a successful one. The caring Crabs can instill some warmth into the Geminis and the Geminis can bring the Cancerians out of their shells.

Aries / Gemini

What they share is energy and lots of it - the mercurial Gemini and the impulsive Aries are well matched, their relationship can be anything but boring. However Aries should not suffocate Gemini with his/her possessiveness. Both minds mesh well, where Aries is dynamic and intelligent, Gemini is versatile and ingenious. The action oriented Ram and the intellectual Gemini can share a highly successful relationship.Both thrive on activity, adventure and variety and they enjoy each other's company.

Gemini/Gemini

The twins together does seem like too many people in a relationship. They make a very active, versatile, stimulating couple and never bore each other. They understand and enjoy each other's playful nature there seems no scope for conflict between them but when neither of them get serious then problems do arise. They have to learn to be more focused .

Gemini/ Leo

Gemini and Leo can make a great pair, they enjoy each others company and share a playful and optimistic relationship. Both are extroverted and energetic and make a great team. Leo can help Gemini to go through with their plans, Gemini brings in creativity to any thing that they undertake. They share a warm and wonderful relationship.

Gemini/ Libra

Both are air signs and intellectually well matched. Gemini and Libra can share a harmonious relationship unmarred by petty jealousies or other conflicts. Both of them are social, fun loving and affectionate and have a lot of fun together. They share their love for travel and wide ranging interests and can have a highly successful relationship.

Gemini/ Pisces

Playful and flirtatious nature of the Gemini partner can wound the sensitive Pisces, but the open mindedness of both these signs can work to their advantage. Geminis must learn to be careful with their sharp tongue and the Pisceans learn to understand their partner's need for intellectual freedom. Both these signs are adaptable and flexible, they can make the relationship work with a lot of effort from both sides.

Gemini/Saggitarius

Gemini and Saggitarius are an enthusiastic pair, both share the same optimism for life. Gemini is social, active and intellectual, Saggitarians are born explorers - they have wide ranging interests. Mercurial Gemini's ideas appeal to Saggitarian's yen for exploring new vistas. They can share an interesting relationship.

Gemini/ Scorpio

If they find themselves sharing a relationship, it is going to be a very volatile one. Gemini's flighty ways call up the jealousy of the Scorpion – this could lead to some heated arguments. Passionate Scorpions will find their Gemini partners to be a trifle uncaring at times. The social Gemini can clash with highly private Scorpion but once they come to an understanding, both remain devoted to each other.

Gemini/ Taurus

They don't have much in common but can learn a lot from each other. Gemini is attracted by the directness of a Taurean and Taurean responds to a Gemini's lively wit but their approaches to life are altogether too different. Taureans can be too demanding for the Gemini and the Taureans find these intellectuals a bit too detached. They have to work to fulfill each other's needs and to make this unlikely relationship work.

Gemini/ Virgo

Geminis and Virgos have very different approaches towards life.Down-to-earth Virgos are easily hurt by the flighty and superficial nature of their Gemini partners, whereas Geminis cannot take much of the critical attitude of Virgos. In order to make this relationship work, both the partners have to make an effort to understand each other and to adapt themselves to each other's needs.

Gemini/ Aquarius

They get along famously - the original and inventive mind of the Aquarian fascinates the inquisitive Gemini and the water bearer adores Gemini's witty humour. Both are very unpredictable making this an adventurous relationship. Mentally they usually share the same wavelength, so they are able to work together. They become great friends and remain friends even if the affair has to come to an end.

Sign's She Is Flirting With You....

Flirting is no longer a game that is played by men only. Rather, women have become an equal participant and at times, might be the first one to initiate the game. However, in case of women, the signs are much more subtle. So, unless and until you have an observant eye and have some idea about the flirting signs beforehand, there are great chances that you will overlook them and blow away a great opportunity. In order to help you understand the game of flirting, as played by women, we have provided some signs that will most probably be displayed by her. Check them out and get all the answers to your question - ‘how to know a woman is flirting with you’.

Signs She's Flirting with You

She Maintains Eye Contact
One of the first signs that a woman can give when she is interested in the flirting game is that of eye contact. The more she engages your gaze with hers, the more are the chances that she is interested in you. In fact, the duration of the eye contact is indicative of her level of initial interest.

She Smiles
If a woman is interested in you, you will notice that her smile towards you holds a very different charm, which can engage you from the remotest corner of a room. If you see that she smiles after maintaining eye contact with you, you have just got another potent signal. Now, smile back.

She Tries to Gain Your Attention
You will find her going out of the way to gain your attention. If she wants to go to the washroom, she will find a route that goes just past you, even though it is the longest one. In case you find her glancing and smiling at you, when she walks by, your chances are definitely very high.

She Plays With Her Hair
There is some relation between women and their hair, especially when they are trying to gain the attention of a guy. She might be twirling her hair around her fingers or just moving a hand between them, or playing with her hair in some other way, but this is surely a flirting sign.

She is Not with Her Friends
The last time you glanced in her direction, you saw her with a group of friends. As you check her out the next time, you see her standing away from her friends, alone. This is one of the sure-shot signs that she is flirting with you. Since most of the women know that a guy finds it hard to approach a female in a group, she is making things easier for you.

She Initiates Conversation
In most cases, guys take the hint when a woman moves away from her comfort zone (group), and approach her. In case you have failed to do that, she might come and initiate a conversation. Though the talk might be trivial, she is trying to show that she is interested in taking things further.

She Touches You

The last and the most fool-proof sign that a woman can give when she is interested in you is touching. The sign will be very subtle, but it will definitely be there. She might touch your hand slightly during a conversation or put her hand on your knee while making a point. Now, how you take it from here is entirely up to you.

A Couple's Heart Brake....

A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eyes. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for work so he asked the wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. The mother, preoccupied in the kitchen, totally forgot the matter.

The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle and, fascinated with its color, drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child collapsed, the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned. She was terrified how to face her husband.

When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words.

What do you think were the four words?

The husband just said "I Love You Darling"

The husband's totally unexpected reaction is proactive behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he have taken time to keep the bottle away, this will not have happened. No
point in attaching blame. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.

Sometimes we spend time asking who is responsible or who to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. We miss out some warmth in human relationship in giving each other support. After all, shouldn't forgiving someone we love be the easiest thing in the world to do? Treasure what you have. Don't multiply pain, anguish and suffering by holding on to forgiveness.

If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world.

Take off all your envies, jealousies, unwillingness to forgive, selfishness, and fears and you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.

She Was not Beautiful...

She was not beautiful. Nothing about her was extraordinary. Nothing about her made her stand out in a crowd. She grew up in a family of six and being the eldest, she learned responsibility at an early age.

As she grew stronger and brighter, she instilled a sort of light and cheer to whomever she met. She was not beautiful, but she made others feel better about themselves. She meets a rebel boy who thinks he is all man, befriending him, she teaches him. She teaches him how to read and a little boost, the 'man' needed to go to college, they become fast friends and she fell fast in love with her rugged handsome student.

The 'man' then finds himself in love with a girl. A girl who was so beautiful. Her hair was a hallow of light around her. Her eyes the bluest blue of the ocean. 'Like an angel' he tells his tutor 'like a beautiful angel.' The girl swallows a lump at her throat. She was not beautiful, she did not posses the heart of the one he loved, but she did not care. As long as he was happy, she would be happy, or so she tried to. She helped write the most beautiful letters to his angel. All the time visioning it was she herself receiving those very letters. And so the girl helped him choose the right clothes, say the right words, and buy the right gifts for his angel.

His angel brought him much joy and much pain to the girl who cried behind her smiles. But that never stopped her from giving more than she will ever receive. Then one day, the angel he loved left him for another man. A richer more successful man. The boy was stunned. He was so hurt, he did not speak for days. The girl went to him. He cried on her shoulder and she cried with him.

He was hurt and she was too. Time went by and so wounds heal. The boy realizes something about his friend/tutor. Something he never realized before. How her laughter sounded heavenly and how her smiles brightened up the darkest days, or how simply beautiful she looked to him!

Beautiful. This plain, simple girl was beautiful to him. And he began to fall. Fall so in love with this beautiful girl. On one day, he picked up all his courage to see her. He walked to her house, nervous, and fidgeting, Running his thoughts over and over his head.

He was going to tell her how beautiful she was to him. He was going to tell her how wonderfully in love he was with her. He knocked. No one was home.

The next day, he found out that the beautiful girl he fell in love with had a brain tumor that put her into a coma. The doctors were grim and the family decided to let her go.

One final time he got to see her. He held her hand. He stroked her hair and he cried for this beautiful girl. He cried, but it was too late. The beautiful girl was buried and the heavens broke. Out a beautiful spring shower, a cry for their loss. She was the most beautiful girl in the world and she had taught the rebel boy-man to love and what it is to be loved.

She was the most beautiful girl in the world.

Look around. Aren't there a lot of plain faces? Take a good look. A real good look or you might just miss out that beautiful person.

Tomato Raw Chutney...

Tomato Pacchi Pacchadi

Ingredients:

Tomatoes 2
Ginger 1/2 inch piece
Garlic 1 pod
Salt to taste

Talimpu:

Urad Dal 1/2 tsp
Mustard Seeds 1/4 tsp
Cumin Seeds 1/4 tsp
Dried Broken Red Chillies 4
Curry Leaves 4
Oil 1 tbsp

Method of preparation:

Wash, peel and roughly chop ginger.
Peel, remove hard end and roughly chop garlic.
Wash and roughly chop tomato.
Heat oil in a pan, add all talimpu ingredients in order.
When urad dal changes color, remove from heat.
Keep two of the curry leaves and red chillies aside.
Grind tomato, ginger, garlic, above curry leaves and red chillies that are kept aside and salt together into smooth paste without adding any water.
Pour the remaining talimpu into the ground tomato mixture.
Stir thoroughly and serve with dosa, rice…

Notes: Tastes good with roma tomatoes.

Green Chillies Chutney

Pacchi mirapakayala pacchadi

Ingredients:

Green chillies 2
Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
Urad dal 1 tsp
Chana dal 1 tsp
Turmeric powder a pinch
Tamarind extract 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil 1 tbsp

Method of preparation:

Remove stems, wash and chop green chillies into halves.
Heat oil, add chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds.
Then add halved green chilies and saute for a minute.
Cool it to room temperature and grind it along with tamarid extract, turmeric powder and salt
into smooth paste.

Notes: Make sure chillies doesnt get burnt.

Tender Tamarind Leaves Chutney..

Chinta Chiguru Kobbari Pachadi
Ingredients:

Tender Tamarind Leaves 1 cup packed
Freshly Grated Coconut 1 cup
Green Chiles 2 - 4
Salt to taste

Talimpu:

Urad Dal 1/2 tsp
Mustard Seeds 1/2 tsp
Cumin Seeds 1/2 tsp
Broken Red Chiles 3
Curry Leaves 4
Oil 1 tsp

Method of preparation:

Remove stems, wash and roughly chop green chiles.
Clean, remove hard stems and wash tender tamarind leaves.
Using a pestle, first mash green chiles and salt finely.
Then add tamarind leaves and coconut to the mortar and mash briefly without adding any water.
You might have to add little water to grind everything at once in a blender.
Heat oil in a pan, add all talimpu ingredients in order.
When mustard seeds stop spluttering, add this to above ground tamarind leaves chutney.
Serve with steamed rice.

Notes: Make sure not to grind the tamarind leaves chutney into a paste.

Track down startup programs

As you may know, Windows XP provides several methods for automatically launching programs at startup. Of course, an obvious option is the Startup folder on the Start menu, and there's also the Run key in the registry.

If you're trying to track down exactly what programs XP launches at startup, you might think that you have to check several places. However, that's not the case. Windows XP provides two ways to view all the startup programs in one place.

The first place is the Startup tab of the System Configuration Utility. To access it, follow these steps:

1. Open the Run dialog box by pressing [Windows]R.
2. Enter msconfig in the Open text box, and click OK.
3. Select the Startup tab.

The second option is the Startup Programs section in the System Information utility. To access it, follow these steps:

1. Go to Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools | System Information.
2. Expand the Software Environment branch.
3. Select the Startup Programs section.

Rawa Ladoo

Ravva Laddu
Ingredients:

Rawa/ semolina/ sooji 1 cup
Granulated sugar 1/2 to 1 cup
Ghee 1 tbsp
Milk 4 tbsps

Method of preparation:

Heat ghee in a wide pan, add rawa.
Stir fry continuously on low heat for 10 minutes or until the rawa turns golden brown.
Remove from heat and add sugar.
Cool the rawa mixture to room temperature.

Make golf ball sized ladoo with cooled rawa mixture adding little milk when required.
Stays for a week if stored in tight container.

Notes: Make sure rawa doesn’t get burnt. You can smell it when its ready.