Cooking by man in India

It is thought ( specially women) that muscles is what to men, cooking is to women. Our mother prepares food for us and serves us to keep fit.

In other world, men thinks cooking is second grade work and belongs to females only.


Brothers and sisters, in the same house treated differently. Girl are taught cooking for their future in kitchen & other household job. Boys look down upon this trivial work.
But ………….


Now a days cooking is in fashion and not only fashion but also a necessity too. When it comes to study out of station, or job in remote areas BOYS learn quickly how to cook properly. Nuclear family system with working woman is common phenomena in metros and spreading to urban areas and to survive man has to learn cooking.It is said A women can enter to man`s heart whose entry gate is stomach. Tasty food is the weakness of every man. 

But …………Now a days TV channels and womens magazines are full of KHANA PAKANA etc. and women love to watch these programmer which are run by MEN. As there are many cooking shows on TV with Male cook host.

Films also change the mindset or change is reflecting in films. It might be both but it is reality that now in Hindi Cenema hero may live in london work as a software engineer can also cook food in routine life. I remember Sharukh Khan did in some film in a very natural way but in past as a viewer we couldn`t expect and or accept our hero to cook.

The Fact … is that …. Except home front …… Men avoid to cook food as a routine home job.

 

Man does cooking, and prepare mouth watering recepies in

- Restaurant and Hotels

- Sweets and Namkin shops,

- Snacks

- Dhaba

- Marriage party

- Railway station

- Picnic spot

- Even Chat wala, Pani Puri wala, Samose wala, Ice cream wala, Bhel puri wala are famous in every corner of our country but no such a thing -of-Wali. (Here too helping hands have some women labourers only)

Men prepares food for thousands of people in a day, in a quick session. but womens can do it for a limited size. ( 5-10-20-50-100- think ..above, have party on home will see result.)

Aim is not to undermine womens contributions but ex-pression is Cooking is Man’s World.At the end I will say …….

Cooking by women is filled with love & affection, and personal touch, which is lacking in cooking by men. Hence every body needs these elements in food so love their mother and sister to be cook at home.

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 Contributed by Saurabh

How to make Gel Candels for Gift

When celebrating a memorable day of the life, gifts would always be at the top list. Gifts may vary from the simple greeting cards to the most luxurious car. Does the cost matter? It does but it does not matter the most. As always said, it is the "thought" that counts and it apply in whole world.

Though for most people the price tag of your present may "tickle the spine", it is beyond denial that a "personal" touch expresses more sincerity for the receiver. Your creativity plus a few tips would make that special person feel extra special because of your home made gel candles.


1. Prepare the following materials:

• Ceramic containers like mugs or any fancy-shaped figurine that could hold the candle wax when melted and cooled. Glasses are also great.
• Gel wax,
• Candle wicks
• Pencils
• Pot (for melting wax)
• Candle scent and color (non alcohol-base)
• Sharp scissors

2. With the use of a pencil, twine the wick around it but leave some of the wick free that it could reach the bottom part of the candle container. It must be straight down the center of the container.

3. Put the pencil with the twined wick on top of the container; allow the wick to hang down the center of the container. As what the directions tell, melt the wax by cutting them into cubes first to hasten the melting.

4. Add color and scent but make sure that they will not make the wax cloudy.

5. After the melting, pour the gel wax into the container you have prepared. Fill the container but set a limit. Before getting to the next step, make sure that the wax turned gel fully cools down.

6. Check out the wick if it really takes the focal point of the container.

7. Trim the wick to ¼ of its total length.

8. You could tie a ribbon around it or stick a piece of fancy paper with a special message or a mini-picture of the receiver. Give it with the purest sincerity.

As you follow these quick and easy steps, you could unravel both the artist and entrepreneur in you. This way of preparing gifts would tickle your resourcefulness and creativity. Moreover, it may be an initiation of your new business specializing in candles. They are making it big on the market today.
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Contributed by Saurabh Vartak