Oat and Banana Face Mask

1 banana
1tsp honey
1/4 to 1/2 cup of Oatmeal
Method:
Mash a fairly large banana with honey and add oatmeal. You can use oatmeal as is, or grind it so it becomes a powder.  The mixture should be thick and if it is too runny, add more oatmeal. Put the mask on your face and neck (avoid the eye area) and leave for about 20 minutes. Remove the mask with a wash cloth and rinse off with warm water.

Chicken and Mushrooms with Oyster Sauce

1/2 tsp peanut oil
150g chicken fillet, sliced thinly
8 spring onions, chopped coarsley
2 cloves garlic, crushed
200g shitake mushrooms, sliced thickly
200g gai lan, chopped coarsely
150g oyster mushrooms, sliced thickly
1/4 cup (60ml) oyster sauce
2 tbs water
100g enoki mushrooms, trimmed
2 tbs finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Method:
1.  Heat oil in wok and sir-fry chicken until cooked.
2.  Add onion and garlic to wok and stir-fry until onion softens.  Add shitake musrooms and stir-fry until tender.  Add gai lan, oyster mushrooms, sauce and the water and stir-fry ntil vegetable are tender.
3.  Remove from heat and toss in enoki mushrooms and parsley.
Serve with Rice
Recipe serves 4
Nutritional information per serving: energy 451kj; fat 2.1g (sat 0.4g);
carbohydrate 7g; protein 12.9g; fibre 4.9g

Honeyed Ginger Fish Bundles

4 x 100g firm white fish fillets
1tbsp Japanese soy sauce
2 tsp honey
1/4 tsp sesame oil
1 small carrot (70g), cut into matchsticks
3 spring onions, sliced thinly
3cm piece fresh ginger (15g), cut into matchsticks
4 fresh coriander sprigs
Method:
1.  Preheat oven to 200oC/180oC fan-forced.
2.  Place each fillet on 20cm squares of baking paper or foil.  Combine sauce, honey and oil in a small jug and pour mixture over fish.  Top with combined carrot, onion and ginger.  Gather corners of baking paper together above fish and twist to enclose securely.
3.  Place parcels on oven tray and bake 15 minutes.  Stand fish 5 minutes before serving topped with coriander. 
Serve with steamed rice.
Recipe Serves 4
Nutritional information per serving: 
energy 531kj; fat 2.5g (sat 0.7); carbohydrate 4.5g;
protein 21g; fibre 0.8g

Honey Prawns With Pineapple

800g uncooked meduim king prawn
1 tsp peanut oil
1 large red capsicum (350g), chopped coarsely
150g snow peas, trimmed
2 cloves garlic crushed
1/2 small pineapple (450g) chopped coarsely
230g can bamboo shoots, rinsed and drained
2 tblsp tamarind concentrate
tbsp kecap manis
1 tbsp honey
Method:
1.  Shell and devein prawns, leaving tails intact.
2.  Heat oil in wok and stir-fry prawns, capsicum, snow peas and garlic until prawns are changed in color..  Add remaining ingredients and stir-fry until hot.
Serve with steamed rice.
Recipe Serves 4
Nutritional Information per serving:
energy 807kj; fat 2g (sat 0.3g); carbohydate 16.7;
 protein 24.3g; fibre 4g

Pork Sang Choy Bow Recipe

1tsp sesame oil
1 small yellow capsicum (150g), thinly sliced
1 small brown onion (80g), thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2cm piece fresh ginger (10g), grated
250g pork fillet, minced
2 tbsp light soysauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1tbsp lime juice
3 cups (240g), bean sprouts
4 spring onions, thinly sliced
1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh coriander
8 large butter lettuce leaves
Method:
1. Heat oil in wok and stir-fry capsicum, brown onion, garlic and ginger until onion softens.  Add pork and stir-fry until changed in color.
2.  Add sauces and juice and stir-fry until combined.  Remove from heat and toss sprouts, green onion and coriander into pork mixture.
3.Spoon sang choy bow mixture into lettuce leaves to serve
This recipe serves 4
Nutritional information per servings:
energy 568kj; fat 2.9g (sat 0.7g); carbohydrate 7.2g;
protein 18.1g; fibre 3.6g

Tomatoe and Apple Skin - refining Gel Mask

2 tbsp tomatoe juice
2 tbsp apple juice
1 1/2 tbs citrus pectin

Method:
To easily extract the juice of the tomatoe, grate a tomatoe and strain the juice into a bowl.  Combine with the apple juice.  Sprinkle with citrus pectin over the juice, then whisk to achieve a gel-like consistency.
Apply to a clean face.  Leave for 15 minutes then rinse off. 
Do a test patch on your arm before applying to your face.
This recipe is suitable for all skin types (except very sensitive skin)

Avacado and Lime Night Treatment Moisturiser

1tbsp      cold pressed avacado oil
1/4 tbsp  lime juice

Method:
Whisk the ingredients to combine until the mixture turns a little cloudy.  Massage into the face and neck using upward circular motion.  Wash off in the morning.  Make fresh as needed.  Do a patch test on your arm and check for reaction before applying it to the face.
(omit lime juice if your skin is very sensitive)

Kiss and Tell

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2 in 3 couples turn their heads to the right when they kiss.
29 hours Longest Kiss Challenge in New York in 1998.  The couple didn't unlock lips once.
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66% Of people keep their eyes closed   while sucking face.  34 Total number of facial muscles that can be engaged by a passionate kiss.  59% Of Men Say they were attracted to someone.....until they kissed them.  Women tend to be even more picky - 66% changed their minds post pash.

Muesli Cookies

Ingredients:

1 Cup Self Raising Flour
1  Cup Toasted Muesli
1  Cup Sultanas
3/4 Cup Rolled Oats
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
125g Butter, melted
1 Egg, lightly beaten
1tbsp Honey

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 190oC or 170oC fan.  Line two baking trays with baking paper.
2. Place dry ingredents in a large bowl and toss to combine.  Combine butter, egg and honey and add to the dry ingredients.  Mix well.
3. Drop 2 tbsp of mixture onto prepared trays.  Press lightly with the back of a fork.  Bake for 10-12 mins, until golden.  Cool on trays before storing in an airtight container.
Makes 18

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Foods That Prevent Cancer And Act Like Medicine

Eating well could soon take on an entirely new meaning.  Research shows that certain foods may help prevent disease.  Scientists have zeroed in on dozens of foods you should dig in to more regularly because they may help prevent cancer, heart disease and more.  The secret may lie in the hundreds of chemicals hidden in everyday foods. 
For  example, many fruits and vegetables contain anti-oxidants, including beta carotene and vitamins C and E.  These substances have the ability to inhibit free radicals, harmful molecules that circulate in the body and damage healthy tissue.  Potentially dramatic health benefits can also be derived from other chemicals in the food and fibre.  Vitamin supplements do not offer the same benefits because pills don't contain the same unique and potent chemicals that are naturally present in foods.  So - eat up!

Apricots

A super source of anti-oxidents, beta carotene and vitamin C.  Studies suggest orange and green fruit and vegetable help protect against lung cancer.  Apricots are full of fibre.

Aromatherapy Benefits Essential Oil Description and Uses

AROMATHERAPY  is a natural therapy that uses essential oils extracted from the bark, leaves, blossoms and roots of plants, herbs and flowers.  Although the term was first coined by French Chemist Renee Maurice Gattefosse in 1928, for thousands of years humankind has successfully delved into nature's pantry exploring the soothing, balancing and beautifying properties of these wondrous essenses.
How to use essential oils
Although they are natural, essential oils are volatile substances and can also be very potent.  Therefore, you should always use them sparingly by the drop, and always with care.
Vapourisation 
By using an oil burner (vapouriser) at home and at work you can benefit from essential oils 24 hours a day.  Simply fill the dispenser bowl with hotwater, add 5-10 drops of your favourite oil, light the burner candle, and let the magnificient aroma envelop you.
Massage 
An aromatherapy massage promotes circulation  and can relax or stimulate according to your mood and the oils used.  To make your own massage blend, add 5 drops of essential oil to 10 mls of a cold pressed organic oil such as jojoba oil. 
Bathing  
Bathing is the most invigorating way you can use essential oils, as it helps unblock congested pores and ease muscle tension and fatigue.  Bathing with essential oils relaxes tired bodies, quietens the mind and calms the spirit.  Add 10 drops of oil to a full bath.  To tantalise the senses combine two or three oils.
A Guide to Essential Oils
Basil               * from flowering tops and leaves of the herb        
 Ocimun basilicum    *  aroma - sweet an slightly spicy, used in perfumery
                        * Uses - concentration focus and inspiration  

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