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A YEAR-END ASSESSMENT AS BEAUTIFUL AS THE FLOWERS Dear Friends, Yogis, and Travelers on Many Paths, Happy New Year! Here’s a big thank you for being part of our Evolutionary Yoga Flow community in 2018. I’ve been enjoying my vacation, spending more time with loved ones, finishing up projects, and doing a year-end review and charting out new goals for 2019. 2018 was in some ways a hard, heart-breaking year, and yet it was also

Original recipe makes 40 hamburger patties 10 egg 6 teaspoons salt 6 teaspoons ground black pepper 10 pounds ground beef 6s cup fine dry bread crumbs Directions Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil grate. In a medium bowl, whisk together egg, salt and pepper. Place ground beef and bread crumbs into the mixture. With hands or a fork, mix until well blended. Form into 4 patties approximately 3/4 inch thick. Place

Almonds: To remove the skin of almonds easily, soak them in hot water for 15-20 minutes. with plant stanols (which avoid absorption of cholesterol by our body) or similar substitutes. Apples: Apply some lemon juice on the cut surface of the apple to avoid browning. They will look fresh for a longer time. Biscuits: If you keep a piece of blotting paper at the bottom of the container, it will keep biscuits fresh for a

Utensils: Use nonsticking utensils. Use thick bottom utensils, they get uniformly heated. For electric stoves, use flat bottom utensils. Add a little bit of common salt to the washing powder for better cleaning of utensils. Vegetables: Don’t discard the water in which the vegetables are soaked or cooked. Use it in making soup or gravy. Sink (Blocked): To clear the blocked drain pipe of your kitchen sink, mix 1/2 cup sodium bicarbonate in 1 cup

Lemon/Lime: If the lemon or lime is hard, put it in warm water for 5-10 minutes to make it easier to squeeze. Lizards: Hang a peacock feather, lizards will leave your house. Milk: Moisten the base of the vessel with water to reduce the chances of milk to stick at the bottom. Mixer/Grinder: Grind some common salt in your mixer/grinder fro some time every month. This will keep your mixer blades sharp. Mosquitoes: Put a

1. Preserve the nutrients and colors in veggies. Cook them quickly by steaming or stir-frying. 2. Use herbs, vinegar, tomatoes, onions and/or fat-free or low-fat sauces or salad dressings for better health, especially if you have high blood pressure or high cholesterol. 3. Use your time and your freezer wisely. When you cook once, make it last longer by preparing enough for several other meals. Freeze it and have a ready-made healthy treat for the

We all know how hard it is to keep a kitchen area organized. It seems sometimes like things move about by themselves, and you can never find that recipe, spice, or utensil you know is there somewhere. These simple, easy to follow hints will give you the ideas you need to have a well-organized, harmonious kitchen. The first part of any organization task is to be absolutely ruthless! When going through and organizing each part

Shears If you’ve never used kitchen shears, buy a pair soon! They are the best tool to choose for snipping herbs, dicing dried tomatoes and other dried fruits, and trimming pie crusts. Henckels is the best brand I have found. If you’ve never used kitchen shears, buy a pair soon! They are the best tool to choose for snipping herbs, dicing dried tomatoes and other dried fruits, and trimming pie crusts. Henckels is the best

Dry Fruits: To chop dry fruits, place them in fridge for half an hour before cutting. Take the fruits out and cut them with a hot knife (dip it in hot water before cutting). Dough/Rolling pin: If the dough sticks to the rolling pin, place it in freezer for a few minutes. Egg peeling off: Make a small hole in the egg by piercing a pin before boiling it. You will be able to remove

Cupboard: Poisonous substances and cleaning materials: Lock all potentially poisonous substances out of reach and out of sight of your child. Buy products with childproof packaging. Never store non-food products in empty food containers (eg paraffin in a jam jar). Install child locks on cupboards. Move chemicals out of reach if you are called away in the middle of using them. Kettle: Keep kettles and similar appliances (including cords) far back on working surfaces so