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  Pies and pastries are made up of chicken pie, turkey pie, meat pie, fish pie, mushroom pie, etc. For us to be able to make a good one, their are basic rules we need to follow:  1. keep ingredients and utensils as cool as possible. 2. Use a large bowl rather than a small basin for short crust pastry so that you will have enough air space. 3. Sieve the flour with salt before mixing. This lightens the dough. 4. When rubbing fat into the flour, lift hands as much as possible so that air is introduced into the dough. 5. Rub in fat only with forefingers and thumb. Too much pressure when rubbing in fat will make pastry too sticky. 6. It is always better to use plain flour for all pastry. A lot of people prefer self-rising flour for short pastry, especially when the proportion of fat is decreased. If you are successful with self-rising flour, do not change . For richer pastry, it is wise to use plain flour. 7. The consistency of the dough is very important. Be careful not to make it...

  Colours have voice and they can speak and that's why we can't use them anyhow. On this context we will be talking about different colours for different occasions, what colours can suit each occasion and the ones to avoid.  1. Black: Black signifies dignity, it also signifies a sad mood or mourning, depending on how and when they are used. Black should be used on special requests for occasions like wedding ceremonies, church programs or anniversaries. Black is mainly used for funeral services but the death of an elderly person (celebration of life) should not be costumed with black. Brighter colours should be considered, like purple and gold or purple, yellow and white or green, white and purple. The above mentioned colours can be used for the celebration of life funeral. 2. Green and White: these are National colours and can be used to decorate National events or government events. 3. Green, Red, Yellow and Gold: these colours are Christmas colours and can be combined when e...

       A lot of myths, a lot of stories about fitness, some say there are people who were born for it, weight lifting and body building are for the male gender, some say fitness is just for the weighted, and the residual few thinks and understands that fitness is not just for weight loss but for the general wellbeing of an individual.      There are different forms of exercises and whichever one we chose to engage in should be done with passion and seriousness. Just like food makes us happy, Exercises should as well, appease to our body, mind and soul because it is as important as feeding.    General fitness fortunately isn’t just about workouts, it comprises of everything you do with your life, feeding, sleeping and your general attitude to your day to day living.  A lot of ailments and diseases can be avoided through fitness, diabetes, strains, arthritis, and other joint and bone problems. Aerobic and anaerobic exercises are major...

 We all eat as often as possible, but lots of people eat unhealthy meals, without bearing in mind that we are what we eat.  Do you know that poor nutrition can cause lots of health challenges and also slow our ability to lead an active life, so we need to be selective if what we eat.  For us to eat healthy meals, we should include all the nutrients the body needs from eating in order to maintain a healthy performance. These nutrients includes protein, fats, carbohydrates, sugar, vitamins and minerals. When our meals are lacking the necessary nutrients, it slows our work capacity and increase our stress level and also cause some illnesses like  Obesity Tooth decay  High blood pressure Heart disease Cancer  Depression  High Cholesterol e.t.c  All these above can be avoided by eating right.