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Beauty From The Kitchens: Get Glowing With Granny’s Secrets

Remember those endless beauty secrets your grandma was such a proponent of? Well, most of them are true and do have a scientific explanation behind them. Let’s explore a few common kitchen ingredients and the kind of magic you can work with them for a truly glowing visage! The great thing is that you don’t have to make a market trip for these—you can simply raid your kitchen and are good to go.

Beauty From The Kitchens: DIY 2-Ingredient Skin Masks

Need some beauteous help from nature? Try these really simple, but really effective masks that you can make with just two ingredients! Now, how cool is that?

Ayurveda Beauty: Choose An Ubtan For Your Dosha

So let’s begin with what ubtans are.  Long before the soap factories were born, ubtans were used to cleanse, exfoliate, and moisturize the skin, as well as give it long-term protection from the elements.

Recipe: Socca, (Chickpea Flour Pancake)

Life on the French Riviera is not only gorgeous, but also quite delicious. My partner and I live in Nice, which is just a short (beautiful!) drive from Italy. A metropolitan hub with an airport on the Mediterranean Sea, Nice has always been a natural melting pot for a diversity of cultures. As a result, it is difficult to find traditional French dishes when one goes out in Nice for a bite to eat.

Indian Food: Gram Flour Fritters (<em>Pakoras</em>)

Feeling a bit festive? Try these gram flour fritters with Indian chutney for a spicy evening indeed…

We all like to eat healthy for sure, but that doesn’t mean you can’t spice up your menu once in a while! This “cheat” meal is still balanced out by enough veggies to keep you on track! Sure, the oil will add in calories but count the benefits of vegetables, the raw chutney and the gram flour as well as the sheer comfort of biting into something hot, crispy and juicy – and the fritters win hands down.