Tips for baby care

Baby's care .Every new born babies are precious gift of god and their skin is so soft, gentle and beautiful that everyone desires to touch it. But this may harm your baby’s skin in many ways. The skin of a newborn baby is extremely sensitive. It is so susceptible and may cause several skin problems like dryness, eczema, acne and skin rashes so new baby needs a lot of skin care. While taking care of newborn baby skin, there are quite a few things to remember. Some steps to know about the best skin care you can provide for your baby.

Use only Baby products.

The most baby’s products are a reason for the development of bacterial infections in babies. All Parents should make sure that they keep their child away from harmful chemicals like hard soaps, lotions and anything that contains dyes and fragrances. Because these chemicals will decrease the bacteria and skin dryness, allergies and other infections.

Select good oils and lotions.

Oil massage is very relieving and effective for newborn babies, but some parents usually make mistakes in choosing the right baby oil. Some of the products like Herbal healing oils and lotions should be preferred over mineral oils, which can harm your baby’s skin. And also chamomile, olive oil, almond oil and aloe oils are best suited for babies.

Baby bath:

A newborn baby does not required daily bath. Too much soap and water can cause skin irritations and allergies, it is harmful advisable to only sponge bath your baby with lukewarm water twice or thrice a day. Always dry up the skin with a soft cloth to clean up any residue. In case of dryness, a baby moisturizer can be applied to maintain the natural moisture balance of the skin.

Baby Clothing:

Regularly baby’s clothing must be changed this would not allow dust to get in contact with your baby. And do not dress your baby in tight clothes.

Women's Foot and Nail Care.

Foot and Nail Care is the one of the best beauty care for every woman. When your feet are clean and soft, you enjoy the happiness of the world. Your feet become very hard and it shows the rough, calloused skin on the heels needs regular moisturizing or it may become dry and cracked. The moist skin between the toes is prone to athlete’s foot. Even the skin on the tops of the feet is vulnerable, it can get sunburned if not protected from ultraviolet radiation.

Simple tips for a foot care nail.

First keep the feet in warm water for at least 10 minutes with the help of mild soap clean the toenails and the skin around the nails. And when it becomes dry, then apply mild antiseptic or olive oil or tea tree oil. Gently massage the feet with these substances. Apply orange wood stick to push back the toenail cuticles. In this way also you would get relief from infection and bacteria. Don’t trim the toenails in a curved shape. Try to trim them straight across. Please avoid trimming them too short, otherwise you may experience ingrown nails. Keep the nails clean and free from any dirt.

Moisturize your feet everyday.

Put lotion or foot cream on as a part of your routine. One way to achieve soft, moisturized feet is to rub on some lotion or petroleum jelly before bed. When you wake up in the morning, you'll find that your feet are very soft and are free from dryness.

Taking good care of your feet will prevent you from getting foot conditions such as Athlete's foot or other fungal infections. No matter what the season is, it is always important to keep your feet and toenails in tip-top condition. During the hotter months, your feet are constantly visible due to footwear choices such as sandals and slippers, so it would be a good idea to keep them looking fabulous and presentable.

Tips: How to Apply Lipstick and Lip Liner

Lipstick adds the final touch to a woman in any makeup application. Lining the lips thats creates fine definition and perfect shape to the lips. 

• Select your lipstick color. You'll do well with colors that match the natural shade of your lips, opting for darker tones that complement your overall coloring. Matte lipsticks offer a muted finish complementary to workday makeup, while satin and gloss finishes offer appealing evening looks.
• Apply all other makeup while before putting on lipstick and lip liner.
• Apply very small amount of lip balm or petroleum jelly to give your lips a little moisture.
• Draw a thin line along the edge of your lips with a lip liner whose color is one shade darker than your lipstick, after that Start at the center of the upper lip and work outward. 
• Then Hug the very outer edges to open up thin lips, and then line well within the edges to downplay excessively full lips.
• Apply lipstick from the tube or by using a small lipstick brush. Coat the lips evenly. Pay special attention to staying within the lips' edges.
• Blot to remove any excess color and to even out the texture.
• Remember to touch lips up after a meal, as lipstick easily transfers onto cups, water bottles.

Recipe: Hoisin Turkey Noodles

This is an absolutely scrummy dish i made tonight, finally got the wok out again since moving into Nick's place (no, wait, it's OUR place now, heehee). Love it, but forgot how annoying it is to clean, considering I think mum cleaned it for me most of the time before. Turkey is really an underestimated meat. Most people will only eat it once or twice a year at Christmas time, but I plan to eat it all year round, because its just as cheap as chicken, it has less fat, and as long as you cook it right, it doesn't end up being dry- which I think is what puts most people off from eating turkey. Throughout this recipe, if you feel that the ingredients are sticking too much to the wok or pan, add a little drizzle more oil and that should loosen it up.

Hoisin Turkey Noodles (serves 2)

Sauce
120g blue dragon hoisin sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp sweet rice wine (or sherry)
1 tsp curry paste
½ tsp turmeric
1 tsp lime juice
Sugar and pepper

2 stacks Sharwoods fine egg noodles
3 tbsp rapeseed, vegetable, or sunflower oil (plus extra for noodles)
100g cooked turkey
5 spring onions, sliced
1 egg, beaten
80g julienned carrots
80g beansprouts
80g frozen peas
Fresh coriander for garnish

1. Boil a pan of water. Cook the noodles a minute less than what the packet instructions tell you- about 2 minutes. Drain, refresh under cold water, and mix in a little bit of oil (this helps to stop the noodles from sticking together later).
2. Mix together all the sauce ingredients, set aside, and make sure you have all the other ingredients prepared and ready to hand.
3. Heat a wok with the oil on a high heat. Add the spring onions and turkey and stir fry for about 3 minutes. Add the egg and cook for 2 minutes (thereby ‘scrambling’ it in the wok).
4. Add the carrots, peas, bean sprouts, and cook for a further 3 minutes. Add noodles and sauce, and stir fry for 1-2 more minutes, stirring frequently to mix the ingredients well together.
5. Sprinkle the dish with fresh coriander and serve.

Monday Meeting: The Rubbish Diet Challenge Wk 6

Well, wash me down with some soapsuds. We've hit Week 6 of the Rubbish Diet Challenge, which means after taking time out this week for some much needed personal care, and getting ready for next week's declutter, we will soon be hitting the Zero Waste Week and it will all be over.

But before you can put your feet up and give yourselves a well-earned rest, I'm going to get you to mull over your beauty regime.

So if you've got time for spot of pampering while you ponder your waste reduction challenge, roll up your sleeves, take a deep breath and relax....preferably in the vicinity of your bathroom.

Week 6 is really amalgamating all that you've learned during the last five weeks and simply putting it into context in the bathroom.  There's lots of scope for introducing ways to cut waste, whether it's through reducing disposable items, recycling more or even extending your imagination to composting.

In addition to the mini-challenges shown below, more information can be found in the online guide that accompanies The Rubbish Diet Challenge. Be warned though.  This is the week where it really does get personal.

1.Don't use the toilet as a bin! Of course, I know that most people who follow the Rubbish Diet will not use their loo as an alternative to landfill, but there are some products out there that positively encourage you to do so.  Take "flushable wipes" for instance.  The news is, if you're a wipe flusher - even if it says so on the packet - this is the week to stop.  Don't take my word for it, take a peek at Water UK's Bag it & Bin it campaign instead, which includes a long list of things that should never get flushed into our sewerage systems.  My advice is not to bin it, but to find an alternative solution to creating that waste in the first place.

2.Recycle It! It's easy to forget that many of the containers found on your bathroom shelves can actually be recycled, especially if they are plastic bottles, which are now widely accepted around the UK.  In fact, toiletries are increasingly packaged in bottles that are made from recycled plastic.  And even if you can't put aerosols into your kerbside bin, most recycling centres will take them as part of their metal collection. If you find that you can't recycle the packaging easily, follow the advice from Week 2 and either look for packaging-free products or switch to alternatives that can be recycled in your area, if it fits your budget. For example, some toothpaste products are now sold in PET (type 1) bottles, which can be recycled easily.  Also, a selection of own brand medicines, e.g. Paracetamol, can be bought in plastic tubs instead of the more common blister packs that are tricky to recycle because of mixed material.  So do check your local supermarket shelves for alternatives.

3.Go naked! Not you!  Your products!  Of course, the great waste reduction mantra is to try and "Reduce" before you even have to think about recycling.  So even if you can recycle, you may wish to cut down on the amount of plastic you use.  In which case, shops such as Lush will be able to help with their wide range of package-free products including soaps, shampoo bars and even deodorant bars (Lush also has instore recycling points for customers to return their packaging).  There are also many artisan soapmakers across the UK, who will tempt you away from the plastic bottle, with products that last much longer than liquid soap.  Even if they are not packaging-free, the materials used are minimal.  My personal favourites are Royston and Hayes and The Bellingham Soap Company, which produce soaps made from natural ingredients.

4. Consider reusables: Shhhh, don't be shy.  If you're a lady who bungs lots of personal disposable items in the bin, there is a better way.  From cleansing wipes to the monthlies, ditching the disposables can save you hundreds of pounds, with no particular extra inconvenience!  Take make-up wipes for instance.  The Body Shop sells a neat little pack of muslin wipes, which are totally washable and can be used with make-up remover time-and-time again.  And as for that time of the month, there are washable pads and all sorts of finery to make sure you don't have to send disposables to landfill ever again.  A good place to start is Lollipop.  Of course, if you've got young babies or toddlers, you may wish to think about switching to resuables.  More information on this, including links to schemes that are available can be found at Go Real.  And chaps, don't think you can get off lightly.  Even when it comes to shaving, a traditional razor with replacement blades is far less of a burden on landfill than the disposable plastic alternative.

5. Compost it!  If you've been getting into home composting, there are all sorts of things you can do to entertain your own imagination and use as a conversation starter amongst your friends.  So in your efforts to reduce waste, you may wish to switch to cotton buds (Q-Tips), with paper stems, and bung these in your compost bin when finished.  Of course other natural products such as cotton wool balls can be put in your compost bin too, as can more interesting items, such as the Fairtrade condoms from Oxfam. Now there's a topic for your next dinner party - or not - depending on the nature of your company.  And we haven't even ventured into the area of hair from your brush, paper tissues and toenail clippings. Well that's what my composting friends tell me.  So, while I leave you to think about all things natural that could possibly be composted, here's one more nudge to weigh this week's rubbish.

And on the subject of weigh-ins, our bin slimmers are still going strong.  They've been very much left to their own devices over the last few weeks and have made fantastic progress.  And this week, I hope to catch up with them to find out what's left in their bins, in preparation for their Zero Waste challenge in a few weeks time.   They'll be reporting their Wk 6 results over the next few days and the results will be updated as they come in

1.  Terry-Anna.
Household: 2 adults, in Ipswich Borough, Suffolk. 
WK1 Weigh-in: 1.5 large bags, filling one third of a wheelie bin (fortnightly):  WK 6: 1 very small bag, the height of a HP sauce bottle! With a week to go until collection.

2.  Ness.  @NessyThompson
Household: 2 adults & 5 children, a rural village in Mid Suffolk
WK1 Weigh-in:  2 full wheelie bins (fortnightly).  WK 6: 1/2 wheelie bin - with one week to go until collection.

3.  Donna.  @Donna_De
Household: 2 adults, in Tower Hamlets in London. www.beatinglimitations.com/blog
WK1 Weigh-in: 1 30L rubbish sack. (weekly).  WK 6: 3/4 30L sack

4. Amy. @AmyMarpman
Household: 2 adults in New York City.   www.beyondthebluebin.com
WK1 Weigh-in: 2 bin bags - estimated 9kg / 20lbs. (Weekly) WK 6: 5.4kg/12lbs (covering two weeks)

5: Kate. @BusinessPlumber
Household: 2 adults, in a rural village in Mid Suffolk : www.businessplumber.co.uk
WK1 Weigh-in: 1 unusually full wheelie bin - incl Christmas waste. (fortnightly): WK 6?

6: Jax. @LiveOtherwise
Household: 2 adults, 3 children & a baby on its way, in Suffolk Coast. http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/
WK1 Weigh-in: 7 small bin bags - filling one third or half of a wheelie bin (fortnightly). WK6?

7.Melanie
Household: 2 adults, 2 children, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire
WK 1 Weigh-in:  3 large bin bags, almost filling a whole wheelie bin. (weekly).  WK 6: 2 bags.

8.Tim @Dotterel
Household: 2 adults, 3 children, Lincolnshire.  www.bringingupcharlie.co.uk
WK 1 Weigh-in: 1 full wheelie bin (fortnightly). WK6: 3 small bags, 1 week to go until collection.

Don't forget, just because the Rubbish Diet challenge is already in WK 6, it doesn't mean that you can't join in.  Just visit the online guide to catch up with everything you need to do.  There's also lots happening on Twitter too, so to join in the conversation just use the hashtag #therubbishdiet, or tweet @karencannard.

The Rubbish Diet, Wk 5: A cold, compost & Master Composters

It's a good job this week's topic was garden related, because I've spent much of the week thinking about how much compost I've been creating.

And trust me, I've been creating loads, mainly of the citrus peel variety.  All because I came down with a cruddy cold on Monday and I've been busy fighting it with, amongst other things, some decent doses of vitamin C.

Citrus peel is one of the many items that you can add to a compost heap.  However, unlike my lazy approach, advice is that chopping or tearing it up into smaller pieces will help it compost better.  But frankly, this week, I've only had the attention span of a gnat to dedicate to my composting abilities, so I'm certainly going to need to balance out the contents with some other material soon.

Composting has been on other people's minds this week.  Joanna Boardman, aka Rubbish Geek, will at last be able to use her new compost bins to help her with her Rubbish Diet and during a Skype session on Monday, Amy Marpman, one of our Rubbish Diet 8, was a lot more confident to give composting a go, and was looking forward to getting advice from a local organisation over in New York.

And that reminded me of a national scheme, which we have here in the UK, thanks to the network of Master Composters.

Master Composters are volunteers who are trained by Garden Organic to help raise awareness of composting skills in local communities. They give demonstrations at events and can also run sessions at schools, as well as publish advice in local magazines and newsletters. 

If you've been inspired to try your hands at home composting this week, but are not sure how to start, a good step would be to to get in touch with your local volunteers, either via your council or through the network coordinators in your area. 

Alternatively, you may already be experienced in the ways of composting and you might fancy signing up.  Training is free and you can expect to spend around 30 hours a year helping your local community. More information can be found at Garden Organic's Home Composting website.

And the highlight of the composting calendar year is Compost Awareness Week, which this year takes place between 6-12 May.  Do check out Garden Organic's Poster & Painted Bin competition to see how your family or school could join in.

In the meantime, here's another use for that fruit peel, before it even gets to the compost bin.  It fits in very nicely with this week's theme, for anyone who's thinking of planting up some seedlings.
http://lifehacker.com/5870971/repurpose-a-citrus-peel-into-a-seed-starter-pot

Recipe: Sausage and Bean Casserole

This was a really tasty, economical dinner that I made yesterday. I had another portion for my lunch today and froze another portion, which is great- Nick didn't have any of it because he's so fussy how he haw meat. He loves bacon, he loves sausages, but he wont eat it if it's "in" a dish. Honestly- he's as fussy as my little brother sometimes! This is a bit of a Heinz-fest i suppose, but of course i always haved these products in the house. I'm not one of these people that are obsessed with branding on products, but when it comes to baked beans, ketchup, and cream of tomato soup- it just has to be Heinz, otherwise it just tastes weird. I served this just with some brussel sprouts- it doesnt really need mash with it, because theres already potatoes in it.

Sausage and Bean Casserole (serves 3)

3 tbsp olive oil
9 gourmet chipolata sausages, halved or diced into 3rds
Knob of butter
1 white onion, diced
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tsp dried thyme
500ml beef stock
1/2 tin Heinz baked beans
2 carrots, peeled and diced
2 potatoes, peeled and diced
1 tin chopped tomatoes
1 generous tbsp ketchup
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 tsp corn flour, mixed with a little water
Salt and pepper to taste

1. Preheat the oven to 180C. In a casserole pan, cook the sausages over a high heat in 2tbsp of the olive oil, for about 5 minutes (or until browned). Remove them with a slotted spoon and set them aside. Add another tbsp of oil the casserole, along with the onions, garlic and butter, and fry for 5 minutes.
2. Add everything except the corn flour, bring to the boil, cover, and put in the oven for 1 hour. Remove, stir, and put in for another hour.
3. Remove, add the corn flour, stir well, and return to the oven for a final 15 minutes. Season to taste and serve!

Recipe: Scottish Pasties

This is a cheeky little take on the typical cornish pasty- using very similar ingredients in the original cornish recipe, but using haggis instead of lamb! This is a fabulous recipe to make the day after Burn's night, because it's the perfect way of using up any leftover haggis, and any extra swede you may have still. These pastys are really good too, because they can be eaten hot with gravy and veg, or cold as well- just had one cold for my lunch with some of my homemade green bean piccalilli on the side, REALLY nice.

Scottish Pasties (makes 6)

2 tbsp olive oil
½ white onion, diced
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tsp thyme
200g finely diced swede
1 carrots, peeled and finely diced
1 potatoes, peeled and finely diced
500ml beef, chicken or veg stock
1 tsp bisto gravy granules
1 tbsp Worchester sauce
200g cooked haggis
Salt and pepper to taste
2 sheets ready rolled Short crust pastry
Milk or egg (for brushing)

1. Sautee the onion, garlic and thyme in the olive oil for five minutes, or until softened. Add the carrots, potatoes, swede, stock , Worchester sauce and bisto, bring to the boil, and cook on a high heat for 20 minutes, stirring often.
2. Remove this mixture from the heat, stir in the haggis, and allow to cool. Preheat the oven to 200C. Roll out the two sheets of pastry. Using a bowl as a guide, cut out two circles out of each sheet. Re-roll the trimmings of pastry until the same thickness, and cut out two more circles.
3. Fill these six circles with a generous amount of the haggis mixture. Fold the pastry over and crimp at the edges, and put on a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper. Poke out a couple of little holes in the top of each pasty, brushed with egg or milk, and bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes. Serve- hot or cold!

Monday Meeting: The Rubbish Diet Challenge Wk 5

Welcome to Week 5 of The Rubbish Diet Challenge.   

This week, the focus is on the garden and with Spring almost in the air, it's perfect timing to start thinking about how your garden can help reduce rubbish, as well as how you can reduce waste whilst gardening.

Even if like me, you're not a particular useful gardener and are more likely to fall into the category of willing but hapless, there are still things that you can do, to inspire you to keep slimming that bin.

So for those who are ready to embark on Week 5,  have a think about this week's mini-challenges.

1. Stop buying those bagged salads and grow your own instead.  You don't need much space.  A couple of pots will do for planting a few seeds of mixed mediterranean leaves.  So when you're out shopping this week, look out for a packet at the supermarket or garden centre and get planting.  Then plant some more in a few weeks time and keep going throughout the summer.  You'll probably never have to buy expensive salads again.

2. Think about other easy things that you can grow in the garden, such as herbs that you use for cooking.  There are lots of sites that advise on how to grow, harvest and store them for use out of season. I love the online guide at Growing Spaces, which provides very simple advice.  So, if you haven't started a herb garden yet, make this the year to do it, even if you've only got a window-sill. Not only will it save you money, you won't have to worry about recycling all that plastic film or even pots. If you've got a garden and love cooking, I'd also recommend planting a bay tree. The leaves are brilliant for adding flavour to sauces and soup and the branches are great for floral decorations too.  Of course if you love cut flowers, and have the space, consider growing some of your favourites, for you to bring indoors.

3. If you are a fairly keen gardener, think about ways in which you can reduce waste in the garden. It's possible to reduce the number of plants you buy from the garden centre, simply by splitting a plant in two, or learning to harvest seeds as well as propogate.  Of course, plant pots can always be reused, or passed on via sites such as Freegle or Freecycle, but if you find yourself with too many, it's also worth checking if your garden centre will recycle them.  Some recycling centres, such as the ones throughout Suffolk, will also now accept them as part of their hard plastics collections. Other waste that can be recycled as a result of garden purchases includes compost bags etc. Often these are made from the same material as other plastic bags, so check the labels and recycle with your carrier bags if your local facilities provide such services.

4. Get composting. Many people are afraid of composting, but my own experience has shown that even with a cheap plastic bin, it's possible to create something that has nutritional value, even it it doesn't look much like compost or if the only place you can use it is under some shrubs at the back of the garden. And I am in constant awe of how difficult it is to actually fill a compost bin, thanks to the speed in which its contents break down. When it comes to composting, there are many options to consider, whether it's the traditional compost heap, a plastic bin or a wormery. Wiggly Wigglers is a great site for comparing the costs of various options.  Also Get Composting works in partnership with local councils and often has offers available on many solutions.

5. Bury your food waste in your garden.  I know that sounds gross, and I don't really mean that you should just go and dig a hole and bury the remains of your Sunday dinner, just like so.  Of course, having waded through the challenges in Week 3, you should now be on the path to minimising food waste. However, for whatever remains, there are now plenty of solutions that can help you turn any leftovers into compost. Perhaps the simplest is a wormery, which will accept all sorts of mush except for fish or meat leftovers. BBC gardener and Guardian columnist Alys Fowler has also recently published a review of the Bokashi bin, which enables you to collect scraps, including meat, and uses a fermenting process to allow it to be added to your compost bin. Alternatively, the Green Johanna and the Hotbin use hot composting to enable you to add all sorts of food waste directly to other compostable materials.  These are more expensive than your average compost bin, but if you have the space and the determination, they are worth considering.

For more information about the ideas listed above, take a look at the accompanying online guide for The Rubbish Diet Challenge.

Some of our participating households have already got stuck into composting, with others planning to try it soon. I know that Tim is already seeing a real reduction in his waste as a result of getting a compost bin for his garden.  It was tricky trying to catch up with everyone during half term, but now the holidays are over, the weigh-in data is starting to come in and it's already making positive reading.  The results below will be updated as and when the information is available.

1.  Terry-Anna.
Household: 2 adults, in Ipswich Borough, Suffolk. 
WK1 Weigh-in: 1.5 large bags, filling one third of a wheelie bin (fortnightly):  WK 5: 3 quarters of a bag.

2.  Ness.  @NessyThompson
Household: 2 adults & 5 children, a rural village in Mid Suffolk
WK1 Weigh-in:  2 full wheelie bins (fortnightly).  WK 5: 4 bin bags (one bin)

3.  Donna.  @Donna_De
Household: 2 adults, in Tower Hamlets in London. www.beatinglimitations.com/blog
WK1 Weigh-in: 1 30L rubbish sack. (weekly).  WK 5:

4. Amy. @AmyMarpman
Household: 2 adults in New York City.   www.beyondthebluebin.com
WK1 Weigh-in: 2 bin bags - estimated 9kg / 20lbs. (Weekly) WK 5: Not enough rubbish to put out during week 4 but estimating that combined with WK5, this is like to amount to 2 bags for the fortnight, weighing 4.08kg/9lbs.

5: Kate. @BusinessPlumber
Household: 2 adults, in a rural village in Mid Suffolk : www.businessplumber.co.uk
WK1 Weigh-in: 1 unusually full wheelie bin - incl Christmas waste. (fortnightly): WK 5: 2 bags.

6: Jax. @LiveOtherwise
Household: 2 adults, 3 children & a baby on its way, in Suffolk Coast. http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/
WK1 Weigh-in: 7 small bin bags - filling one third or half of a wheelie bin (fortnightly). WK5:

7.Melanie
Household: 2 adults, 2 children, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire
WK 1 Weigh-in:  3 large bin bags, almost filling a whole wheelie bin. (weekly).  WK 5 1 bag

8.Tim @Dotterel
Household: 2 adults, 3 children, Lincolnshire.  www.bringingupcharlie.co.uk
WK 1 Weigh-in: 1 full wheelie bin (fortnightly). WK5: 5 small bags, with a few days to go until collection. Currently looking like half-a wheelie bin.

Don't forget, just because the Rubbish Diet challenge is already in WK 5, it doesn't mean that you can't join in.  Just visit the online guide to catch up with everything you need to do.  There's also lots happening on Twitter too, so to join in the conversation just use the hashtag #therubbishdiet, or tweet @karencannard.

Recipe: Quick Thai Yellow Chicken Curry

This is a nice simple recipe, for a quick and very tasty Thai curry. Thai yellow curry is the mildest type of thai curry, much milder than green or red, and in Thai restaurants often potatoes are traditionally added to this dish also. I use Mae Ploy yellow curry paste for this, which is a great brand. I dont think the main supermarkets sell thai yellow paste at the moment- but i'm sure eventually this dish will catch on and there will be enough demand for it so supermarkets will start stocking it- but for now you should be able to find any sort of yellow thai curry paste at your local asian shop. This isn't to be confused with another thai dish known as kaeng lueang or "yellow curry"- which is a very sharp and spicy dish.

Thai Yellow Chicken Curry (serves 3)

2 tbsp olive oil
½ white onion, diced finely
1 garlic clove, finely diced
1 tsp crushed ginger
1 yellow pepper, diced
3 mushrooms, diced
3 baby sweet corn, diced
400g diced raw chicken breast
1 tsp Schwartz Thai 7 Spice mix (mostly made of chilli garlic and ginger powders)
1 rounded tbsp yellow Thai curry paste
1 tin coconut milk
200ml chicken stock
Handful fresh basil (plus extra for garnish)
100g frozen peas
Splash of soy sauce
Salt and pepper to taste

1. Fry the onion, garlic and ginger in the oil on a medium heat for 3 minutes. Add the peppers, mushrooms and baby corn, and fry for a further 3 minutes.
2. Add the chicken and thai spice, and cook for a further 4 minutes. Add the coconut milk, thai curry paste and chicken stock, bring to the boil, and cook on a high heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
3. Add the basil and frozen peas, and cook for a further 5 minutes, stirring often. Add a splash of soy sauce, season to taste, and serve with some extra basil leaves on top.

The Rubbish Diet, Wk 4: Saturday catchup. Bins, Blogs, Zambia & Cars

I'm afraid I've not been around much this week, but with very good reason.  It's been a very busy half-term holiday and we've been scuttling around keeping the children entertained, including visits to London and Cambridge.

Of course, always on the look out for rubbish inspiration as well as examples of urban grot, I had my camera at the ready to snap some photos, some of which were tweeted using the hashtag #RubbishHolidaySnaps.  Well, one has to maintain one's reputation, don't you think, especially when it's been previously noted in the national press.

But it's great to see that more towns and cities are now providing on-street recycling facilities for shoppers and visitors. Pictured left, is an example of the bins that have been upgraded in Cambridge City Centre, enabling passers-by to recycle cans, plastic bottles and glass.

Yes, I agree, most people would be more interested in taking photos of Kings College, which has much more of a spectacular presence, but any glass or aluminium recycled in these bins could be with us as a resource for just as long as the buildings pictured behind.  I just wish that council waste & street-scene departments would hook up with the local tourist information services, to proactively publicise the pride that they take in these facilities, to help raise awareness and to seek to improve capture rates.

In other news, a new website hit my attention this week,  Zero Waste Events.  Inspired by the Zero Waste Events Protocol for London 2012, Zero Waste Events has been created by Coca-Cola and WRAP, to develop a network of knowledge, ideas and case-studies for enabling events to be managed with the promise of zero waste to landfill.  It is aimed at becoming a long-lasting legacy of the games itself, learning lessons from the knowledge of running such a major event in the UK.  The network is free to join.  Just visit zerowasteevents.org for more details.

Now one of the greatest surprises over the last few weeks, has been the enthusiasm amongst the Twitter community for getting on board with The Rubbish Diet Challenge. As well as the "Rubbish Diet 8" - ie, the households who have agreed for me to mentor and prompt them along with my smiles, soft reminders and other subtle techniques - other folk have volunteered themselves for the challenge too and some are also blogging about it.  If you haven't caught up with them already, do make sure you have a peak at their blogs or tweets:

@Wholeself aka Kate Grifftiths:  Blog - http://mumsdaword.blogspot.com/
@TurquoiseLemons aka Kate Stuart: Blog- http://www.turquoiselemons.com/
@RubbishGeek aka Joanna Boardman: Blog - http://www.letswastelessnel.blogspot.com/
@MichelleBest: Blog - http://mjbest.wordpress.com/

Twitter has proved to be as useful as ever for sharing updates and connecting up with folk who are interested in reducing waste, and one of the most inspirational links this week has been finding out about tweeter & blogger, Catharine Witheney's experience in Zambia.

The blogpost that she wrote to describe recycling in the capital city of Lusaka is very humbling indeed. It highlighted the appreciation of maximising resources and the care in choosing some packaging materials over others, as well as finding resourceful ways of generating value out of something that is peceived to have no value at all.

Naturally, Catharine's experience in Zambia is such a contrast to life in the UK and similar developed countries and whenever I hear first hand accounts like this, it always make me re-evaluate the definition of "developed" and the disconnection with the value of resources that such progress has created.  Catharine's blogpost is truly inspirational and touches on a range of simple solutions that underpin what Zero Waste thinking is hoping to achieve in a wider sense.  So do pop along to have a peek: http://withenay.blogspot.com/2012/02/rubbish-post.html.

And moving swiftly back to the industrialised western world, with which I am more familiar, I couldn't close this week, without sharing the news that car manufacturer Ford is switching to the use of recycled plastic bottles for the interior of its new electric car.  Recycled PET is proving to be a popular material for many products and this is the latest in a long line of applications such as clothing, umbrellas, accessories and packaging. 

The news announced on Edie this week reveals that Ford aims to divert two million plastic bottles from Landfill, and through this process it will help raise awareness of recycling in the U.S, where the capture rate is still only 29%.

Tips To Preventing Stretch Marks in Pregnancy

Beauty Tips: Information to Preventing Stretch Marks in Pregnancy

At the time of pregnant you know that you and your body want to face a lot of changes. Your stomach stretches and swells where other places just aren't the same size that they used to be. But it is importance it to know that soon you will be holding that precious land handsome little child in your arms. Most of the researcher’s proclaimed that the likelihood of you getting stretch marks during pregnancy will amplify if your mother had stretch marks during pregnancy. Let us observe some good quality tips on preventing stretch marks during pregnancy.

Consume a healthy well reasonable diet and drink ample amount of water. Speedy weight increase is a familiar cause of stretch marks and is unhealthy for you and your baby. Eating right at some stage in pregnancy can aid you keep your weight gain below control. Talk with your doctor regarding how much weight you should achieve during time of your pregnancy. Just for the reason that you are eating for two doesn't mean that you have permission to exceed it. Drink abundance of water to keep your skin well hydrated and elastic.

Acquire your pre natural vitamins. Your body needs further vitamins and minerals at this time therefore taking your vitamins will enhance those needs. It will also assist you to enlarge beautiful skin and hair during your pregnancy.

One more way to keep away from stretch marks is to use creams that contain vitamin E or cocoa butter. Massage these creams on top of your skin where stretch marks are forming. The massaging act itself can raise blood flow to that region and moderate visible stretch marks. There are bounties of creams on the market that declare to lessen the appearance of stretch marks. You might crave to seek numerous to see what works pro you.

Beauty Tips For Teeth

Beauty Tips: Good Teeth Implies Good Health

Strong teeth imply the strong health! Without help of teeth no one could able to eat anything or able to taste anything as they desire.  So it is must to take care of your teeth daily. You must be very care in choosing your tooth paste, which afford strength to the teeth. You are eating as your desire; hence gems are getting into your teeth and slowly damage your teeth. So be careful for now itself!

Let us observe, how to maintain the teeth by some excellent procedures that given below:

• First of all you need to learn the system of brushing. If you clean your brush in the systematic manner, then gems won’t stay inside your teeth. All the first, brush your teeth with good quality of brush, which available at all shops now. Brush your teeth gently in the circular manner. At the same time, massage it your finger.
• You must want to select good quality of tooth paste, which are accessible in the market.
• Transform you toothbrush once in ninety days.
• Floss habitually to eliminate the plaque and food debris caught between the teeth.
• Make use of a mouthwash to formulate certain that your breath is fresh. Position a few drops in lukewarm water and rinse your mouth subsequent to you clean your teeth in the morning.
• Brush your teeth for two times daily, which is morning and at night before going to bed.
• visit the famous dentist regularly to clean your teeth.

Recipe: Pheasant, Mushroom and Leek Casserole

This is what I cooked Nick for Valentines day, although he decided he'd rather spend the night at the pub rather than coming home for dinner! Humph! If i wasnt used to it, i guess i'd be annoyed- but anyway, he bought me a very nice bouquet of flowers for Valentines (I suppose I would be annoyed if he didnt- we live next to a ruddy florist! Lol!!!). Very nice bouquet indeed- not the usual red roses, but a really colourful spring bouquet with red tulips, little daffodils and blue hyacinths- and i love the hyacinths because they make my little desk smell lush! This is the first time i have cooked or tried pheasant- i bought it because it was on offer at Sainsburys- but i must admit I am very pleasantly surprised. So was Nick too actually, who before dinner was determined to say he didn't like pheasant, even though he can't remember ever trying it! You could try this recipe with any other game bird, or even chicken or pork if you prefer.

Pheasant, mushroom and leek casserole (serves 3)

1 tbsp olive oil
40g butter
1 red onion, diced finely
2 thin streaky rashers smoky bacon
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 skinless pheasant breasts, diced
200ml white wine
125g chestnut mushrooms, sliced
1 large leek, diced
300ml chicken stock
1 bay leaf
1-2tbsp double cream
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp corn flour, mixed with water
Salt and pepper to taste

1. Preheat the oven to 180C. Fry the red onion, garlic and bacon in a casserole pot for 3 minutes. Add the pheasants and cook for a further 5 minutes. Add the wine, and cook for 2-3 minutes in order to burn off most of the alcohol.
2. Add the mushrooms and leeks and cook for a further 2 minutes, stirring often. Add the chicken stock and bay leaf, cover, and put in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove, add cream, mustard and corn flour, and return to the oven for a further 30 minutes.
3. Give the casserole a good stir, and put back into the oven for a final 30 minutes. Remove, season to taste, remove the bay leaf, and serve!

Startling Gratuity For Hair

Beauty Tips:

Hair is the vital and elegant which partake for the beauty of your face. Each one in this world, especially girls and youths, like to have the shining and attractive hair. In this world, man is respected by his wealth and beauty. So it is the vital to maintain the hair regularly it will aid to manifest the shining hair. Let us go through the important points for excellent maintenance:

• Comb your hair often especially prior to going to bed at night.
• Rinse your hair with the shampoo, which contain less chemical effect, at the same time you can use good quality of hair conditioner.
• Don’t comb your hair after taking bath or when is your wet, if you do this then you hair will break continuously.
• Avert of using dyes and as an alternative you can use henna.
• By nature treatment, have a cup of milk every day.
•  Make a habit of trimming your hair once in two months.
• Don’t spin your hair tightly.
• It is must if one like to grow their hair, that is often massage your hair with pure coconut oil.
• keep away your hair from very hot water or very cool water.
• Avert your stress. If you have stress in your mind automatically your hair will be loosen.
• Daily have habit of consuming the spinach in your lunch, it is the best and natural treatment for hair.
• Have a iron rich foods, vegetables and fruits, which aid to breed your hair fast, at the same time avoid the oily foods.

Recipe: Perfect Pizza Margherita

This is a very quick, economic dinner, and it's definitely the best pizzas i've ever been able to make at home. I think the secret is using this new Jus Rol pizza dough, because all the shop bought pizza bases you buy in the supermarkets, are- lets face it- crap. They aren't thin enough, and when they are topped and cooked go too spongy- this ready rolled stuff however works perfectly, you end up with a tasty, thin and crispy pizza base. Its' quite cheap too actually, you get two big sheets of ready rolled pizza dough, and a jar of (very tasty might i add) tomato sauce to top it. This is a basic Margherita pizza, with fresh tomatoes, mozzarella and basil, but you can of course use any toppings you like- but take care not to over-top it, otherwise you'll end up with a soggy pizza. This will serve 4 if you serve it with big side salads, but if your just grabbing slices, it'll feed 2 people nicely.

Quick Pizza Margherita (serves 2-4)

2 ripe plum tomatoes, diced
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
Handful fresh basil, chopped (plus extra basil leaves for garnish)
½ tsp crushed garlic
Olive oil (for greasing)
1 sheet Jus Rol pizza dough
½ jar Jus Rol tomato sauce
100g mozzarella, finely diced
Handful black olives, sliced in half
Salt and pepper

1. In a bowl, mix together the tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, basil, garlic, and a little salt and pepper. Allow to marinate for 30 minutes.
2. Preheat the oven to 230C (fan oven- hot!). Place the sheet of ready rolled pizza dough onto a non stick tray that’s been brushed with a little olive oil (to prevent sticking). Spread the dough out a little bit thinner with your fingers, and then fold over the edges (to create the crust). Spread over the prepared tomato sauce.
3. Drain the marinated tomatoes of any excess liquid, and put evenly on top of the pizza along with the mozzarella and olives, season with a little salt and plenty of black pepper, and bake in the oven for 14-16 minutes (until the crust is a dark golden brown).
4. Remove from the oven, cut into slices with a pizza slicer, garnish with some fresh basil and serve!

Meet the bin slimmers from Bucks & Lincs

Each week, since the start of The Rubbish Diet Challenge, we've had the chance to learn more about the individual challenges and the focus of each of the households that have volunteered to be taken through their waste-busting missions. We've scooted around Suffolk, dropped into London, as well as New York, and now this week, it's time to visit Buckinghamshire and Lincolnshire to catch up with two more families who are making great changes to their waste.

Meet Melanie


Melanie lives with her husband, two children and their pet dog (and a seasonal snowman), in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire.

Although life has been very busy of late and they haven't been able to embrace the steps fully, Melanie is pleased that they have been extra vigilant about what goes in their general waste bin and they now always consider whether it could be recycled rather than mindlessly throwing it away.

This has substantially reduced their general waste and she says she is now ashamed about how relatively easily it has been achieved.

However, they have found some aspects particularly challenging.  Until now, their kerbside recycling hasn't been great, but she is pleased to hear about the positive changes that Aylesbury Vale will be introducing later this year, (including the collection of cardboard and food waste ), which Melanie thinks will have a great impact if people make full use of them.

They also can't easily recycle Tetra Pak cartons or plastic bags/wrapping etc and Melanie would love to have these facilities incorporated into facilities at their local Household Waste Recycling Centre.  Commenting on their use of Ocado for their shopping delivery, she also confirms that although the service will take back carrier bags, drivers no longer always ask customers and she often has to prompt the driver.  She now wonders whether the delivery service could extend its efforts a little, e.g. taking back other packaging that's recycled by other customers at the local store.  I can't help but agree.


Meet Tim

Tim lives with his wife and three children in the Boston district of Lincolnshire.

And he did make me chuckle when he said that he is trying to wean himself off a lifetime's addiction to throwing stuff away.

He's confessed that for him, throwing stuff away has felt pretty good - addictive, spiritual and cleansing. He says he's thrown a lot of stuff away without really thinking about it. Out of sight is out of mind, after all.


Until now.

He now has that nagging feeling that he should be doing something - anything - to reduce the mountain of stuff he sends to landfill. He says this has actually struck a chord as far as his recycling credentials are concerned.

And the one thing that he's been particularly focusing on since the start of The Rubbish Diet, has been how to divert his kitchen scraps.

Tim's realised that if there's one thing more satisfying than having a clear out, it's getting something for nothing. So he's got himself a brand-new compost bin, which is now an eager recipient of potato peelings and other kitchen waste that otherwise would have filled his bin.

As Tim said, in his closing statement, when I asked how he was getting on:

 "It's rubbish, Jim, but not as we know it".

I couldn't have put it better myself, even if I did suddenly feel that his mission was teetering on the edge of galactic exploration. If I didn't know better, next time we see that compost bin, I sense it will be looking more like a space rocket.

As long as he keeps his compostables in his garden and doesn't try launching them into outer space, I guess that's okay.

For further progress on how Tim's getting on with his challenge, visit his most excellent blog at Bringing up Charlie.

#14) SWEET ADDICTIONS

Guess what folks, packaged and processed foods are the mainstay in the average American diet. They are convenient, portable and they stay fresh for a long long time, thanks to all those preservatives. Many kids cannot get enough of these foods, it's as if they are addicted to them (they are addicted). The additives put into processed foods make them look and taste better, and include unhealthy amounts of extra salt, fat and sugar. These additives however have a price and  may include side effects, food allergies, increased waistline, decreased absorption of minerals and vitamins, cancer and more. Monosodium  glutamate (msg) is one chemical present in all fast and processed food, designed to enhance flavor and addict you to eat more, this chemical has fattened Americans without their knowledge.  Today when one in three American children are overweight or obese and food allergies are rampant, we have no choice but to finally pay attention to what we put into our mouth feed our kids.

Artificial sweeteners are combination of chemicals that exist to make our food sweeter without the calories of sugar. The funny thing is that our population has been getting fatter since the widespread introduction of the sweeteners into the food supply. It turns out that when you eat something sweet but do not take in any calories, your body will crave more calories than if you had eaten real sugar. So it is with artificial sweeteners and it is an endless cycle. For many people, the more they eat of the artificial chemicals, the more weight they gained and the more they craved sweet foods. You end up being more hungry all the time because your body is not getting the nutrients it needs.

Most of the artificial sweeteners have side effects and their chemical breakdown in the body can be toxic, the combination with other food additives like artificial colors, artificial sweeteners can have a much more negatively potent effect on our nerve cells. Saccharine (sweet and low), NutraSweet, equal, aspartame, sucralose, Splenda, Naturlose, and many other artificial sweeteners are chemicals that do not do a body good. I recommend Stevia as a sugar replacement because it is natural and it is not toxic to the body.

The average person in United States consumes 150 – 175 pounds of sugar per year. In other words we are consuming half a cup of sugar a day and we are not aware of that. High consumption of sugar results in elevated insulin levels, weight gain, loading, fatigue, arthritis, migraines, lowered immune function, gallstones, obesity, breast cancer, gum disease and cavities and cardiovascular disease. It can also disrupt absorption of many required nutrients in the body such as the vitamins, calcium, magnesium, chromium, copper. This can lead to osteoporosis, depression, PMS symptoms in women and increased stress. Children who eat lots of sugar actually end up eating significantly lower amounts of protein and are therefore naturally hungry and desire more sugar.

Cut the sugar in your diet and all the forms of junk food products laden with sugar, chemicals and/or artificial sugars. Try to have a protein with each meal of the day and include a variety of veggies and  fruit, raw nuts and seeds for a snack. Drink water instead of soda pop or fruit juices. Take the junk food out of your home. You will lose weight and you will feel much better physically and emotionally and so will your kids. Until next time, Dr. Mark Doyle.

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Make Your Face Bright

Beauty Tips:

One will be respected if they look beauty. This pretty and charming look to be noticed only when they good quality of skin. By following some procedures one can get shining and healthy skin. Let us see the details beneath for the healthy skin:

Prescription page Deng Deng is not uneven:

Prepare the mixture of yogurt and 3 tablespoons of tomato, small number of 3 or blender with yogurt, and tomatoes thoroughly and then facade all over. The space left eye for 15 minutes then dip.

Prescription to reduce facial wrinkles, crow’s feet:

The apple half of the spin in order is absolute lemon juice one teaspoon deposit people together approximately on the face mask and the mask around the eyes, and then leave 10 minutes after it is cleared.

Prescription to polish white face:

Blend yogurt with 1 cup salt, 1 tablespoon of information together to promote the face and other cleanse scrupulously for 5 minutes and then abscond it for a further 5 minutes to obvious out one time a month is good.

How to make the shining face:

Always make the practice to clean your face with apples. Mix together as they leave the mask on his eyes. Abscond it for about 25 minutes afterward rinse.

Natural makeup remover

Are you tired of spending valuable money on a wet piece of cloth? That you will be through in no time to remove your makeup? (After all, money doesn't grow on trees...) Whether you accidentally ran out of makeup remover or are looking to switch to something more natural and gentle on your skin, you are in the right place! 

Makeup removers are essential, if not just as important as the actual makeup. Wearing makeup is a daily ritual for many women, taking it off at the end of the day can seem like a chore. You can now make a homemade makeup remover recipe that is gentle on your skin, as well as easy on the bank account, but is still effective at removing all of your makeup, completely. 


The down side to store-bought removers is that they contain certain chemicals that can cause allergic reactions, irritations, breakouts and even dry out your skin. As well, that constant rubbing and pulling on your skin is unhealthy and can cause premature aging (no one wants that of course, we are trying to keep our skin as young looking for as long as possible). 


However, without a makeup remover all of our towels would have face prints stained into them, we would wake up with raccoon eyes, clogged pores and it would even cause premature signs of aging! As our skin needs a breather from makeup. All in all... we need an effective remover that will do the trick without giving more results then removing our makeup. 


Let's swap out the chemical remover for natural items, and make this apart of our beauty regimen for clean, soft skin that let's you rest peacefully on your pillow at night. 


So are you ready to whip up these removers, that not only get the job done, but are great for your skin at the same time? Let's go! 


I am going to give you three makeup removers that I have not only researched and found to work but have used myself and fell in love with. 

For this makeup remover, the natural items we will be using is milk or plain yogurt, a diary product. This is all you need to gently cleanse the makeup from your face. Grab a cotton ball or a cotton pad. Dip the cotton ball or pad in and apply to your whole face. Gently rub it in your skin and layer it on. Give it a minute to let your skin soak it up. Wash it off with warm water in order to eliminate all makeup residues from your face and down the drain. It will keep your skin smooth and soft in addition to helping you take off your makeup at the end of the day. You can use this one on your whole face. 

 This one may seem a little funny, but give it a try. Mash up a single banana with a tablespoon of milk. (if you do not want as much, you can cut the amounts in half and it will do the job.) Mix it together in a bowl with a spoon. When it has an even consistently, place it all over your face (when you are applying, rub into your skin as well as layer it on evenly all over your face). Leave it on your skin for 10 minutes, then wash it off. Your face will feel soft and smooth and of course makeup-less. 

This next one is using common oil that you already have in your home. The reason oils are so good at removing is because they break down the make-up. Making it easy to wash off! Also, it is gentle and hydrating. It can even break down stubborn waterproof makeup. You can use this one on your whole face as well as your eyes. Extra-virgin olive oil, specifically, is a perfect eye makeup remover, as this can be the hardest to remove. What more can I say then its effective! 


You can use just plain extra-virgin olive oil or you can mix an equal amount of canola oil, and olive oil. A powerful makeup remover is created when these ingredients are mixed together, one that's still all-natural. You don't need much to get the job done with oils, so be careful not to get too much on the cotton ball. Dab your cotton ball or cotton pad into the oil and simply wipe your eye lid and eyelashes or face to remove. Leave it on for 2-3 minuets to allow it to break down the makeup (it will also condition your eyelashes). Rinse with cool water. You can store this in a container so you can use it whenever needed.


I hope these makeup removers help you out in not only removing your makeup but in using more natural items then chemical products. I am always open for any questions or request!  

Homemade Tips For Oliy skin

Oily skin is shiny, thick like greasy and dull colored.It is prone to pimples, blackheads and acne. This type of skin is very irritating and difficult to manage. We have to control our diet for reducing oil. You should drink more water and wash face as much as possible in a day. We could cure oily skin by using some homemade beauty product.

• Make a paste of 1tsp lemon peel powder,1tsp barley powder, ½ tsp milk and warm water, Apply it on your face and neck then do gently massage it for some minute, then risen off with warm water.
• Take 5/6 drop lemon juice, add it 1 tsp of apple juice. Apply it on your face and necks leave it for 15/20 minutes then wash your face with cold water. It will help to reduce oil.
•  Prepare a pack of 1 egg’s white and 1 tsp honey. Apply this pack on your face. Wash it after 10 to 15 minutes by using cold water.
• Take 4tsp of mint leaves paste, 1/4 cup ripe papaya, 2tsp of gram flour and ½ tsp of lime juice. Make a pack and apply on oily skin area, leave it for 10 minutes then wash with cold water.
• Soak 5 almonds overnight. Paste it on next day morning then add ½ tsp honey in this paste and apply it face and neck .wash it after 10 minutes.

Instead of these you should follow some tips like

• Avoid alcohol and smoking
• Sleep 7 to 8 hours per day
• Do regular exercise 
• Do not drink soft drinks or alcoholic beverages. Avoid sugar, chocolate, and junk food,sea food,chicken,pork,mutton.
• Take more fruit, leafy green vegetables in your diet.