Curried Chicken Salad

Ingredients

4 tablespoons of mayonnaise  
zest of ½ a lime
juice of ½ a lime
2 teaspoons curry powder
¼ teaspoon turmeric
1 clove garlic, grated
½ teaspoon salt
small pinch of cayenne pepper
2 poached or roasted chicken breasts, shredded

Directions

1. Combine the first 8 ingredients in bowl.

2. Slowly add a small amount of the curry mixture to the chicken, combining well. Continue adding the curry mixture until the chicken salad is at your desired consistency. Then stir in the cilantro leaves.

3. Serve with sliced cucumber, crackers or lettuce cups.

ENJOY!!

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Special Soup

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb. ground beef
• 3/4 c. chopped onion
• 3/4 c. shredded carrots
• 3/4 c. diced celery
• 1 tsp. dried basil
• 1 tsp. dried parsley
• 4 tbsp. butter
• 3 c. chicken broth
• 4 c. potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1/4 c. flour
• 1 c. cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 1/2 c. milk
• 1/4 c. sour cream

Method

Brown beef; drain and set aside. Sauté onion, carrots, celery, basil, and parsley in 1 tbsp. butter for about 10 minutes. Add potatoes and beef, bring to a boil. Simmer 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender. In a small skillet, melt remaining butter. Add flour. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Reduce heat. Add cheese, milk, salt, and pepper. Cook until cheese is melted. Remove from heat, stir in sour cream.

Baked Eggs with Peppers and Chorizo

Ingredients

1 onion sliced

4 medium potatoes, cut into small cubes

200 g (7 oz.) chorizo, cut into rounds

4 red peppers, chopped

150 g (5 oz.)  cherry tomatoes

8 eggs

Parsley for garnishing

Preparation

1.       Pre-heat oven on 180⁰C (350⁰F)

2.       Fry onion until soft and keep aside

3.       Cook the potatoes until crispy and cooked through and keep aside

4.       Fry the chorizo slices

5.       Add the chopped peppers and fried onions and cook for a few minutes

6.       Transfer to a baking dish and bake for 20 minutes in the oven

7.       Break the eggs over the mixture and return to the oven for a further 20 minutes or until the eggs are baked to your liking.

8.       Garnish with parsley and serve.

How to Nourish Your Hair

Dry hair does not produce much sebum and consequently tends to be coarse and brittle - a condition that worsens with age. Sun, sea water, chemical dyes and perms cause further damage and result in split ends. Trimming the damaged hair is sometimes the only remedy. 

But hair need not become too dry. With the right conditioning treatment, even dry, straw-like hair can become manageable again. 

Apply repair treatments regularly to tone your hair and prevent the strands from becoming brittle and tangled. The weaker the hair, the more important this is. 

You can make your own natural products based on traditional recipes, of which the following one is shared with you:

Egg Shampoo

This shampoo will protect dry hair. Products containing eggs are most effective when used immediately.

Ingredients

1 egg white

2 egg yolks

1 teaspoon honey

1 tablespoon olive oil

Juice of one lemon

2 tablespoons freshly squeezed Bulbine juice

Whisk the egg white and fold in the yolks. Stir in the honey, olive oil, lemon juice and Bulbine juice.

Massage the shampoo into the scalp and thoroughly coat the hair. Leave for a few minutes and rinse the hair, using plenty of water until all the shampoo has gone.

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Carrots in Yoghurt Recipe

Ingredients

- 2 cups fresh young carrots

- 1 teaspoon sugar

- 1 teaspoon cumin

- Juice of 1/2 lemon

- 1 cup fat-free yoghurt

- Salt and ground pepper

- Fresh coriander sprigs

Peel and slice the carrots and put carrots and sugar in a saucepan, add enough water to cover and boil until just tender.

Drain well and arrange in a warmed vegetable dish. In a jug, combine cumin, lemon juice and yoghurt. Season with salt and pepper. Pour over hot carrots. 

Garnish with a few sprigs of fresh coriander and serve.

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How to Make Comfrey Shampoo

This shampoo will cleanse and condition your hair.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon dried comfrey root.

• ½ cup water

• 2 egg yolks

• 4 teaspoons ethanol

Put the comfrey in a saucepan. Pour the water over it and leave to infuse for three hours. Bring to the boil, stirring continuously. Cover and leave to cool. 

Strain the liquid, and then stir in the egg yolks and ethanol. Massage half the shampoo into wet hair and rinse. Repeat twice.

Notes: The egg yolks make your hair soft, while the comfrey root reduces inflammation of the scalp.

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