Silicon Simplicity

I don’t make many traditional Jewish dishes. They’re tasty, and fondly associated with big family dinners, but they don’t tend to prominently feature the myriad vegetables and vegetarian proteins I try to work my meals around. It’s more about carbs and meat, much like other European peasant cuisines.

So, when I decided to bring a kugel to Passover dinner at my dad’s house, there were a lot of things I took into consideration:

• Passover’s traditional dietary restrictions: no leavened grains, or, really, grains at all.
• My own personal restrictions on meat (being vegetarian) and dairy (being lactose intolerant).
• My inclination towards local, seasonal produce, which this early in the spring is still what’s left from last fall: apples, winter squash, potatoes, and onions.
• The palates of the assembling group, and the traditional vein of a Passover meal, which excluded most international or adventurous dishes.

Kugel is basically Jewish casserole, and comes in two traditional iterations. The first, noodle kugel, is a sweet side dish of egg noodles cooked in a creamy base, sometimes using cream cheese or cottage cheese, featuring a variety of additions like raisins, pineapple, nuts, or crusty, crumbed toppings. The second variety, potato kugel, is savory, shredded potatoes and onions, sometimes with a dash of color from a carrot, held together with eggs and sometimes matzoh meal or flour. (more…)

We all know that women are more conscious of their health and beauty than men. They have this desire to always look their best especially to the eyes of the opposite sex.

Oftentimes, they go to too much trouble just to maintain their healthy body and attractive appearance.

They go on strict diets, exercise regularly, undergo treatments, visit spas, and apply makeup and so much more just to maintain their health and beauty.

Indeed, women need to be at their best at all times. However, staying healthy and beautiful has a price. Health and beauty treatments and products can cost a lot of money.

Cosmetics alone can already leave a woman empty handed while exercise and dieting can eat up most of her time. Thankfully, women today have better options with practical health and beauty tips that won’t cost them a fortune.

Here are five health and beauty tips that deliver results without overspending:

1. Sufficient rest and relaxation

Stress can pull you down. For someone who is concerned about her health and beauty, you must fight stress. Get enough rest by sleeping at least six to eight hours a day.

Relax every now and then by taking a few days off work, go on a vacation, or just do something relaxing like watching a movie or reading a book. By doing so, you prevent the early signs of aging like wrinkles, dry skin, and discoloration. (more…)

Do you want to have younger looking skin? Do you want to have a fairer complexion?

Do you want to achieve a smoother complexion?  Now you can have all these through chemical peel.

A chemical peel is a treatment technique wherein a chemical solution is used to peel off dead skin, eventually resulting in regenerated skin with improved texture and radiance.

It is recommended for those who want to remove or minimize fine lines and wrinkles caused by sun damage, as well as those who have uneven skin pigmentation.

You may also resort to using a chemical peel to remove cancerous skin growths, as well as reduce scarring and acne.

Because of varying skin needs, there are also varying formulations for each type of chemical peel. They also range from mild to strong, depending on what the chemical peel is used for.

Here are some of the most important things you should know about the different kinds of chemical peels:

1. Alphahydroxy acid peels usually contain lactic, glycolic, or fruit acids. This is the mildest form of a chemical peel and is used to treat fine wrinkles, dry skin, acne, and uneven pigmentation. (more…)

Dental insurance is taken to cover teeth problems. These include problems such as breaking teeth in an accidents or after having a fall. Dental insurance can be flexible and structured in order to meet the different dental needs of people.

Dental insurance normally covers the costs or two dental checkups a year. Simple procedures like cleaning and filling the teeth are also covered by these insurances. As a result of this, people with dental insurance get their teeth checked periodically and most of their dental problems like root canal operations, crown filling and dental bridgework are nipped in the bud. This is actually a clever business ploy adopted by dental insurance companies. By exhorting people to get their teeth checked companies save people from having to spend on expensive treatments in the future. (more…)