Rags to riches: 2013

Sunday, July 7, 2013

Club sandwiches recipes

Here are some recipes for the most famous club sandwiches eaten by riches :

Classical club sandwich

Ingredients

Serves : 4

8 leaves cos lettuce
12 slices of toast
80g mayonnaise
3-4 medium tomatoes, cut into 16 slices
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
16 rashers bacon, fried crisp
16 slices chicken or turkey breast
8 skewers

Cut the lettuce leaves in half and cut them to the same size as the toast. Place three pieces of toast next to each other and spread mayonnaise over each. Lay 2 pieces of lettuce and 2 pieces of tomato on one of the pieces of toast and add some pepper. Lay two pieces of bacon on the tomatoes (breaking the ends off if necessary so that they fit the bread). Lay two pieces of chicken or turkey breast on top and add pepper.
Repeat the process with the second piece of toast. Now carefully stack the second piece of the sandwich on top of the first (with the chicken or turkey breast facing upwards). Lay the final piece of toast, with the mayonnaise facing down, on top and gently press the sandwich together.
Assemble each with two skewers through them to hold them together. Prepare the other three sandwiches in the same way. Cut each sandwich diagonally with a large bread knife into two triangles. Each triangle should be held together with a skewer.
La Dolce Vita club sandwich

Delicious snack - toasted club sandwich with cheese, salami, chorizo, ham, basil, onion and jalapeno. This is quite cheesy to pardon the pun so omit one of the cheese slices if preferred.
Ingredients

Makes : 1 club sandwich
- 3 slices bread
- 3 slices cheese
- 3 slices salami
- 1/4 onion, finely sliced
- 1 slice ham
- 1 jalapeno chilli, chopped
- 3 slices thinly sliced chorizo
- 3 basil leaves, chopped (optional)
Directions

Prep:2min › Cook:3min › Ready in:5min
Heat the grill and toast the bread slices on one side.
Turn the bread over and on the uncooked side place a slice of cheese on each.
On one slice add the salami and some onion. On the second slice add the ham and jalapeno. On the third slice add the chorizo and more onion.
Place back under the grill and toast until the cheese has melted and the meats are starting to brown.
On a chopping board place the salami side on, flip over the ham toast and place directly on top of the salami slice. Sprinkle the basil on the chorizo slice and place the chorizo slice also flipped down onto the ham slice. Cut in half on a diagonal and serve.
Bacon club sandwich
Ingredients

Makes : 1 sandwich
- 1 rasher bacon
- 3 slices toasted bread
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 2 leaves romaine lettuce, cut into long, thin strips (chiffonade)
- 1 very thin slice of ham
- 1 slice Cheddar cheese
- 2 slices tomato
Directions

Prep:5min › Cook:5min › Ready in:10min
Fry bacon until crisp. Place on kitchen paper to drain excess fat.
Spread mayonnaise on each slice of toast. Place the lettuce and ham on a slice of bread, cover with second bread slice, then add the bacon, cheese and tomato and top with a third bread slice.
Slide four wooden skewers 1cm from the top, bottom and sides of the sandwich, then cut the sandwich from corner to corner to make four.
Caravan club sandwich

Club sandwich ideal for picnics or in the caravan. Salami, cheese, cucumber, onion and minted mayonnaise. Simple and delicious. Garnish with crisps.
Ingredients

Makes : 1 sandwich
- margarine as needed
- 3 slices bread
- 4 slices Danish salami
- good few slices onion
- 1 tablespoon low fat mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon mint sauce
- 1 slice mature Cheddar cheese
- 4 slices cucumber
- salt and pepper to taste
- crisps of your choice, to serve
Directions

Prep:5min › Ready in:5min
Spread margarine on the slices of bread.
On the first slice add the salami and onion. Add another piece of bread and spread with the mayonnaise and add the mint sauce on top. Spread and mix with a knife.
Add the cheese and cucumber. Season with salt and pepper. Top off with final slice of bread.
Cut into triangles and serve with crisps on the side.

Tuna Club Sandwich

4 servings

INGREDIENTS

1 sm. cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
1 tbsp. cider vinegar
1 tbsp. canola oil
dash ground black pepper
dash whole dried dill weed
1 can (6) tuna, drained and flaked
1/2 cup celery, chopped
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1/4 cup mayonnaise
12 slices whole wheat bread, toasted
3 tbsp. margarine, softened
2 hard-boiled eggs, sliced

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine first 5 ingredients; toss well, cover and chill 30 minutes. Combine tuna, celery, parsley, and mayonnaise; mix well and set aside.

For each sandwich - spread butter on one side of 2 toast slices. Spread tuna mixture on buttered side of 1 toast slice; top with unbuttered toast slice. Layer 1/4 of cucumber slices and 1/4 of egg slices. Top with toast slice, buttered side down. Cut sandwich in half diagonally; secure with tooth picks.

Smoked Salmon Club Sandwich

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

16 slices grain bread
16 slices bacon, halved crosswise (turkey bacon is fine)
2 red onions, cut into small dice
2 medium tomatoes, cut into 1/4 dice
6 sprigs cilantro, roughly chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
16 mint leaves
2 jalapeno peppers, cut into small dice or
1/2 green bell pepper, cut into small dice
4 avocados, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
4 limes, juice of, preferably limes not lemons
8 slices smoked salmon (thin slices)
2 slices smoked salmon (cut into 16 strips crosswise and rolled into rosettes, garnish)
salt, to taste
freshly ground coarse black pepper, to taste

Directions:

Preheat oven to 250°F.
Toast the bread slices and let cool.
Roast the bacon in oven until crisp.
Chop red onion, tomato, cilantro, garlic, mint leaves and jalapeno peppers (if using)or green bell peppers - finely chopped.
Put it all into a bowl.
Add the avocado and pour in lime juice.
Toss the avocado mixture and season well with salt and pepper.
Place 1 Tablespoon avocado mixture on each slice of smoked salmon.
Fold the smoked salmon into a square, so that the avocado is wrapped in the center.
Place the smoked salmon and bacon between two slices of bread.
Cut the sandwich diagonally.
Place a rosette on top of each half and place 2 pieces of bacon on top of the rosette.

Roast Beef and Bacon Club Sandwich Popular

Serves 4

Ingredients:
1 pound Certified Angus Beef^® deli roast beef, thinly sliced
1 French baguette, cut into four equal servings and sliced in half
2 teaspoons olive oil
4 ounces blue cheese
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh chives
Mayonnaise
12 slices precooked bacon
1 tomato, thinly sliced
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
Fresh ground black pepper to taste

Other cuts that you can use for this recipe:

Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Brush French bread with olive oil and toast cut side up. Remove from oven and cool slightly, spread blue cheese on one half of each sandwich. Add chopped chives and fresh ground pepper. Spread mayonnaise on remaining slices.
2. To assemble, arrange 4 ounces of roast beef on blue cheese side of sandwich. Top with bacon, tomato and red onion.
3. Slice each sandwich in half and serve with seasonal fresh fruit or your favorite salad.

Turkey Club Sandwich

What You Need

1

Tbsp. MIRACLE WHIP Dressing

1

tsp. OSCAR MAYER Real Bacon Bits

2

slices multi-grain bread

1

lettuce leaf

6

slices OSCAR MAYER Deli Fresh Smoked Turkey Breast

2

thin tomato slices

1

KRAFT Singles

Make It

MIX dressing and bacon; spread onto 1 bread slice.
FILL bread slices with remaining ingredients.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Spice Up Your Sandwich with GREY POUPON

Add GREY POUPON Dijon Mustard to your favorite sandwich for a sophisticated taste.

Extracted from more than one electronic source

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Shahrukh Khan... The classy king

In India , they call him the king of Bollywood...He is the handsome , gorgeous , elegant and multitalented world famous star ... Shahrukh Khan

The brun , boy next door styled charm , who has a statue in the Madame Tussaud museum .

The title of king was never just a title for Shahrukh , but the great effort he exerted for all those years to be one of the most famous Indian superstars were to achieve this title .

Shahrukh is an actor , singer , producer , showboy , and even interviewer .

Who can forget the Revenger who uses his charms for girls to seek his family's revenge for the pain a man caused to them in ( Baazigar) ..or the mentally ill lover who would kill to have the girl he's mad about in ( Darr) .. or the injured football player who betrays his wife when he finds his true love in ( Kabhi alvida naa kehna ) .. or the charming infamous conceited and womanizer criminal in ( Don ) .. or the mute slave who faces his evil fierce master , protecting the girl he loves in ( Koyla ) .. or the double role , one for an innoccent cook and the other for an infamous criminal who tries to make use of that resemblance in ( Duplicate )

And a lot more and more of roles....

Shahrukh is a really charismatic character and a comfortinf face which is so difficult not to make you admire it .

To whom who don't watch Indian movies much , I recommend Shahrukh Khan's movies with great insistance .

Hats off for the classy king !

Cleopatra's milk and honey bath

Steps

1
Fill your bath with water that's comfortable. Make sure it's not too hot or cold. And don't use too little or too much water, as this may differ the amount of milk and honey needed.
2
Add 1 cup of milk and 1/2 cup honey to bath water. You can also add a few drops of your favorite essential oil. Add about 1 cup of milk of your choice (Try whole milk) and 1/2 cup of honey. If you want smoother skin, use more honey.
- Don't use too much water. Use your judgement! If you're a larger person who needs more bath water to have a comfortable bath, then use a little more milk and honey.
3

Bathe as you usually do.
Tips
- If you have long hair, which requires more shampoo/conditioner, add some more mixture (honey/milk) so they don't cancel each other out.
- You can still add some of the bath bubbles, not too much though.
- Make sure you're not allergic to honey or the type of milk your using. Milk might not cause a reaction to the skin, but if you're like me, and tend to 'go under', be careful.
- Don't use water that's too hot. The temperature of water doesn't affect the effect of the mixture.
From : Wikihow.com

Tea Time Etiquette and the History of Afternoon Tea

There are many ideas about tea etiquette and the when and how tea was first made popular in England. Charles the II grew up in exile at The Hague and thus was exposed to the custom of drinking tea. He married Catharine of Braganza who was Portuguese and who also enjoyed tea. Catharine had grown up drinking tea in Portugal-the preferred beverage of the time. It is said that when she arrived in England to marry Charles II in 1662, she brought with her a casket of tea. She became known as the tea-drinking queen — England’s first.

In England she invited her friends into her bedroom chamber to share tea with her. “Tea was generally consumed within a lady’s closet or bedchamber and for a mainly female gathering. The tea itself and the delicate pieces of porcelain for brewing and drinking it were displayed in the closet, and inventories for wealthy households during the 17th and 18th centuries list tea equipage not in kitchens or dining rooms but in these small private closets or boudoirs.” (Taken from “A Social History of Tea” by Jane Pettigrew — my favorite book about tea which is currently out of print). In the 18th century it was custom for highborn ladies to receive callers with their morning tea while “abed and bare-breasted.”

Queen Anne drank tea so regularly that she substituted a large bell-shaped silver teapot for the tiny Chinese tea pots. The earliest tea service dates from her reign.

Coffeehouses were popular in the 18th century. Women were forbidden to enter them. In 1675 members of the government persuaded Charles II to suppress them as centers of sedition. The men were so outraged that the king canceled the proclamation. Coffeehouses were also called “penny universities,” in reference to the conversation they bred and the penny admittance fee.

During the 18th century tea gardens became popular. The whole idea of the garden was for ladies and gentlemen to take their tea together outdoors surrounded by entertainers. They attracted everybody including Mozart and Handel. The tea gardens made tea all the more fashionable to drink, plus they were important places for men and women to meet freely.

History of the Afternoon Tea Party

While drinking tea as a fashionable event is credited to Catharine of Braganza, the actual taking of tea in the afternoon developed into a new social event some time in the late 1830’s and early 1840’s. Jane Austen hints of afternoon tea as early as 1804 in an unfinished novel. It is said that the afternoon tea tradition was established by Anne, Duchess of Bedford. She requested that light sandwiches be brought to her in the late afternoon because she had a “sinking feeling” during that time because of the long gap between meals. She began to invite others to join her and thus became the tradition.

Various Tea Times

Cream Tea — A simple tea consisting of scones, clotted cream, marmalade or lemon curd and tea.
Low Tea/Afternoon Tea — An afternoon meal including sandwiches, scones, clotted cream, curd, 2-3 sweets and tea. Known as “low tea” because guests were seated in low armchairs with low side-tables on which to place their cups and saucers.
Elevensies — Morning coffee hour in England
Royale Tea — A social tea served with champagne at the beginning or sherry at the end of the tea.
High Tea — High tea co notates an idea of elegancy and regal-ness when in fact is was an evening meal most often enjoyed around 6 pm as laborers and miners returned home. High tea consists of meat and potatoes as well as other foods and tea. It was not exclusively a working class meal but was adopted by all social groups. Families with servants often took high tea on Sundays in order to allow the maids and butlers time to go to church and not worry about cooking an evening meal for the family.

Etiquette when attending a tea party

Greeting/handshake
After sitting down — put purse on lap or behind you against chair back
Napkin placement — unfold napkin on your lap, if you must leave temporarily place napkin on chair.
Sugar/lemon — sugar is placed in cup first, then thinly sliced lemon and never milk and lemon together. Milk goes in after tea — much debate over it, but according to Washington School of Protocol, milk goes in last. The habit of putting milk in tea came from the French. “To put milk in your tea before sugar is to cross the path of love, perhaps never to marry.” (Tea superstition)
The correct order when eating on a tea tray is to eat savories first, scones next and sweets last. We have changed our order somewhat. We like guests to eat the scones first while they are hot, then move to savories, then sweets.
Scones — split horizontally with knife, curd and cream is placed on plate. Use the knife to put cream/curd on each bite. Eat with fingers neatly.
Proper placement of spoon — the spoon always goes behind cup, also don’t leave the spoon in the cup.
Proper holding of cup — do not put your pinky “up”, this is not correct. A guest should look into the teacup when drinking — never over it.

Since ancient Rome, a cultured person ate with 3 fingers, a commoner with five. Thus, the birth of the raised pinkie as a sign of elitism. This 3 fingers etiquette rule is still correct when picking up food with the fingers and handling various pieces of flatware. This pinky “up” descended from a misinterpretation of the 3 fingers vs 5 fingers dining etiquette in the 11th century.

Tea cups did not always have handles. Chinese tea bowls influenced the first European teacups. At first, the English made cups without handles in the traditional Chinese style. Not until the mid 1750’s was a handle added to prevent the ladies from burning their fingers. This improvement was copied from a posset cup, used for hot beverages-hot drink made of milk with wine, ale or spirits. The saucer was once a small dish for sauce. In Victorian days, tea drinkers poured their tea into saucers to cool before sipping, this was perfectly acceptable. This is what writers of the period mean by “a dish of tea.”

Originally tea was poured into small handle-less Chinese porcelain bowls that held about 2-3 tablespoons of tea. It is said that the idea of the saucer developed in the 17th century when the daughter of a Chinese military official found it difficult to handle the hot bowls of tea she brewed for him and asked a local potter to devise a little plate on which to place the bowl. (Taken from “A Social History of Tea” by Jane Pettigrew).

From : An afternoon to remember

The chocolate massage

Cocoa has been used as an ingredient in skin and beauty products from ancient times. The benefits of cocoa butter and its moisturizing powers are well known. Nowadays, using a cocoa base, massage lotions and oils are used to slough off dead skin, revitalize skin cells and boost circulation. The caffeine present in chocolate also helps firm up the skin when applied topically. Additionally, the anti-oxidant properties of chocolate help protect the skin against damage and may help reduce the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines on the skin.

For best results from any therapeutic chocolate treatment, ensure that the lotion or oil used contains at least 35% cocoa. The darker the chocolate, the better the benefits, so choose carefully. You can opt for chocolate body scrubs, chocolate facials, chocolate body wraps or a chocolate massage to maximize the benefits of this delicious new trend.

How to Make a Chocolate Massage Lotion

If your interest is piqued but don’t want to splurge on a fancy spa treatment, why not make your own chocolate body massage lotion at home? You can do this with just a few simple ingredients that are easily available. The following recipe will help keep your skin smooth, silky and luscious:

Using a double boiler, bring water to a boil and turn off the heat.
Add one ounce of cocoa butter to the top pan of the double boiler making sure that it does not come into contact with any water.
As the cocoa butter melts and the smell of chocolate spreads, add half an ounce of almond oil.
Stir through till completely mixed and the lotion has no lumps.
Take off the boiler and let this concoction cool.
Check the lotion’s consistency. If you want it thinner, add more almond oil and heat it further. If you would like it thicker, add more cocoa butter and let it heat. Let the lotion cool down before the next step.
Add a few drops of chocolate scented essential oil. If you would like your lotion to look more like chocolate you can also add some brown food coloring.
Pour into a clean glass container and close tightly with a lid.

The cocoa butter and almond oil work to keep your skin soft and moisturized. This lotion is not sticky or heavy and can be washed off easily making it ideal for home massages and romantic interludes.

Chocolate Massage Oil

The best chocolate massage oil should contain a large percentage of cocoa paste along with vegetable or almond oil. Cocoa paste is high in minerals, vitamins and may contain small flecks of cocoa beans as well making it ideal for exfoliation and skin peels. Chocolate massage oil helps improve circulation and softens the skin leaving it looking bright and youthful. In addition, the chocolate scent helps relax and soothe the body and mind and creates a more decadent therapeutic experience.

Before using any new massage oil such as chocolate, always do a small skin test to make sure there is no allergic reaction. Heating the massage oil gently before use will also improve the application process and encourage deeper moisturizing.

From : YogaWiz.com

The Marilyn Monroe make-up

Marilyn Monroe's makeup has been the paragon of Glamour Girl makeup since the 1950s. While Marilyn already had a good grasp of cosmetics and glamour in her "Norma Jean" days, her look was polished by the studios, most of all through the genius of her personal makeup artist, Allan "Whitey" Snyder. He was her makeup artist throughout her career: from her first screen test at Twentieth Century Fox in 1946 to her funereal makeup in 1962.

Marilyn Makeup Step by Step:

1. Moisturize. Marilyn's skin nearly always looked flawless. Use a makeup base primer to smooth out flaws and to keep makeup looking fresh. Recommended: M·A·C Prep + Prime (SPF 50).

2. Apply a makeup base in the lightest tone suitable for your skin. Use a "film finish" makeup such as M·A·C Studio Tech or Max Factor Pan Stick Ultra-Creamy.

3. Concealer. On imperfections, dark undereyes, etc. Use a cake cover-up such as Dermablend Cover Creme as close to the color of your makeup base as possible.

4. Translucent powder. Light dusting of powder to set makeup base and concealer. Loose powder preferable.
Recommended: Boots No7 Perfect Light Loose Powder in Translucent.

5. Eyebrows. Use a light brown eyebrow pencil, making small feathered strokes. Blend in with eyebrow brush. Continue line to elongate brow.
Recommended: Bourjois Paris' Sourcil Précision, Blond foncé.

6. False Eyelashes. These are available at every drugstore. If you're unused to these, practice with the $2 pairs. Marilyn always used strips, never individual lashes.

7. Eyeliner 1. Whitey Snyder always lined the inside of Marilyn's eye with a white kohl pencil — this is a trick still used by movie and stage makeup artists to make the eye appear larger and more open. Continue the line of white from the corner of the eye for about ¼inch (½cm), angling mildly upwards.
Recommended: Philosophy Big Gorgeous Eyes

8. Eyeliner 2. Contrary to popular belief, Marilyn's eyeliner was rarely black. Most often, it was brown or dark brown. You can do this with liquid or pencil, but a cake with brush (made wet) is the best option. Do a very narrow line right at lashline top and bottom, and continue out, as seen above. The two lines must not meet, so your white line doesn't disappear and your eyes look smaller.
Recommended: Make Up For Ever Paris, Professional. Eyeliner Cake, Brown #4.

9. Eyeliner 3. Above the thin line of brown on the upper lid, Marilyn always had an even thinner line of gold liner. Make sure to make the thinnest of lines or it will look obvious and tacky, instead of glamorous.
Recommended: Urban Decay Liquid Eye Liner. Chains.

10. Red Dot. With either a lip pencil or a lipstick brush (bright red), the smallest red dot is placed in the inside corner of the eye to make the eye look brighter.

11. Eyeshadow. Marilyn's eyeshadow was very subtle. Whitey Snyder applied some light brown shadow to the crease of Marilyn's eyelid, and to the outer area below brow (1 & 2). He then added a shiny off-white to the center of the lid, brow bone, above the brow, and in the corner of the eye (3,4,5,6,7). I've exaggerated the contrasts in the picture to show you more clearly.
Recommended: Hard Candy Eye Shadow Quartet - Old Skool.

TIP: Before applying eyeshadow, dust a generous amount of translucent powder under the eye — that way if any shadow falls under the eye during application, you can easily brush it off.

12. Contouring. To accentuate cheekbones, jawline, and make nose seem more narrow, Whitey Snyder would apply a contouring color with a blush brush below Marilyn's cheekbones, on her temples, and around and under her jawline. This can easily be done with a good bronzer.
Recommended: Chanel Irréelle Soleil Silky Bronzing Powder.

13. Highlighting. Apply a shimmer highlight on top of the cheekbone in a line all the way to the corner of the eye, on top of the chin, on the t-zone, and on the forehead.

Recommended: Makeup For Ever Star Powder. Pearl Gold 902.

14. Lips. Technicolor cameras had a tendency to turn all reds orangey, so on film, in order to get a "true red", Whitey Snyder had to use a mixture of several bluish reds. In her personal appearances and private life too, Marilyn's lipstick was a mixture of two or more shades. First, Whitey Snyder would line above Marilyn's top lip with a white pen (you can use the same as for eyes, provided you sharpen in between to prevent bacteria) — this makes the top lip appear fuller. Then, he would smudge it a bit to blend in and powder it, so the line wouldn't be obvious. Then, the lips were lined with a red pencil (notice, how the top lip is lined to come over the bottom lip. The outer edges were brushed with a darker red, the center of the mouth with a lighter red, to make lips look more voluptuous. Gloss was applied, with a thicker dollop in the center of the bottom lip. For film and photo shoots they'd use Vaseline (a trick still sometimes used in glamour photography). Finally, a bit of the same shine used for highlight was applied on the "cupid's bow".

15. Powder. A final dusting of translucent powder to set all the makeup.

16. Mascara. A coat or two of black mascara was added to the lashes (both real and false). In that era, mascara was a cake mascara — mascara has since advanced greatly and we have great ones to choose from.
Recommended: Diorshow Mascara.

Extracted from : The glam guide

How to get James Bond style

Exude charm. Bond is so likable because he is charming. To be charming, you need to interact with people effectively by knowing what makes them tick. This requires showing an interest in others, listening carefully and reflecting back that you've heard them, all the while observing their body language and demeanor. A good listener is a flatterer and charm is all about flattery.
- Improve your people skills if they're not already top notch by learning the art of conversation, the intricacies of small talk and the skill of active listening. Improve your ability to read body language. And learn to read between the lines, to understand that the things that people aren't saying are just as important as what they actually say. You can learn and master every single one of these skills if you're determined.
- Improve your wit. 007 can always turn a bad situation into a funny one. Wit is a game of skill, so if you haven't got it yet, practice Bond's lines and branch out with your own when you feel comfortable. The internet has many examples of witticisms you can "borrow" until it feels more natural.
- Learn how to speak some of the basics of the more popular languages; knowing other languages will open more doors around the world and keep you culturally attuned. If nothing else, be able to say "Hello" and "How are you?" in the world's most prominent languages: Mandarin, Arabic, Spanish, French, Russian and German.
- Tell good stories. Bond is a storyteller, in the tradition of all charismatic persons. Storytelling is a skill, just as good conversational skills are; it's about taking the listener to a place or situation filled with interest, intrigue, dynamism and excitement. Use strong verbs, descriptive language and leave out the boring details that hold the story back.
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Dress impeccably. Bond is rarely disheveled, for he takes pride in the appearance that he presents. Whether it's formal or casual, his clothing is of good quality, well pressed and tailored to fit. If you can't afford tailoring, don't despair — it's about trying clothing on for fit and ignoring the sizing — brands vary so much by sizes but the test of truth is in trying the outfits on and going by feel and look. If the item sits well on you, then it's something that will bring confidence and comfort for you; if it's baggy, too tight or looks like something your grandfather might have worn, don't even think about it. Good grooming includes paying attention to the following:
- Shave daily. Bond is not a beard or mustache man, and it's doubtful he'll ever change. If you do happen to sport a beard or a mustache, keep it trimmed, clean, and presentable.
- Iron your clothes before wearing. Pressed clothing always gives the impression of a man who cares about his appearance.
- Polish your shoes. If they're the type of shoe that requires polishing, keep them polished regularly. Shoes that can't be polished should be clean, neat and regularly maintained.
- If you wear a tie, don't make a statement with it — avoid loud colors, childish or frantic patterns, and unusual widths. Keep it understated and matching with your outfit: cool, calm, and collected.
- If you wear accessories, such as a watch or a shirt pocket handkerchief, ensure that they're of top quality. People notice these things immediately because they stand out. You want to be judged by others as tasteful and time-tested.
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Be daring. As a spy, Bond has ample opportunities to be daring. You may not be a spy, but you will have opportunities in life to show courage and to take reasonable risks. Life is a balance of risk and caution. Know when it's reasonable to risk it, and when it's reasonable to withdraw back to safety. Step outside of your comfort zone now and then, and try new adventures regularly to stay engaged with all life has to offer.
- Talk to a lady with exuberant confidence and deadpan delivery. Does Bond worry about rejection? You can bet your tail he doesn't. Don't go into the conversation expecting anything. If she's interested, your boldness will have been rewarded. If she's not, your ego needs nothing more than a smoky, peaty scotch to soothe its temporary bruise.
- Consider asking for a raise. 007 knows how much he's worth. Do you? If you've been working at your company for more than a year without even a nominal raise, think about having a chat with your boss. Understand what you are doing before you try to negotiate a raise; you might not get what you want. But nothing ventured, nothing gained. Right Mr. Bond?
- Flirt with disaster (in a safe way). Have you ever been skydiving or bungee jumping? How about race car driving? Consider doing any of the above with an experienced professional. When put between a rock and a hard place, Bond merely shoots out of the tangle at incredibly fast speeds. You might, too.
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Stay uncomplicated. Bond doesn't do complicated. Whether it's his work, his relationships or his life in general, he aims to sort things out so that they're simple enough without being too simple. If you don't want long-term relationships, be open about this from the beginning — it's unkind to leave people dangling and it's going to complicate things too much for you if you're not clear. As for your work life, avoid entangling yourself with office politics as much as possible because it makes matters unnecessarily messy, distracting you from getting on with what really matters.
- Be sophisticated while remaining uncomplicated. Choose the best and discard the rest — you don't need those dollar store or sale table bargains. One coat will do instead of a whole wardrobe filled with sales knock-offs. One French champagne is better than a dozen sparkling wines from the specials bin.
- Familiarize yourself with the top-shelf. You don't have to be bleeding cash to taste a little bit of the good life. Treat yourself every once in a while to the very best, the crème de la crème, of life. Save and skimp for a while so you know what it's like to taste Johnny Walker Blue Label, or what it's like to wear a Patek Phillipe watch.
- If you can afford expensive cars and gadgets, keep these uncomplicated too. One beautiful car to lavish your attention on is sufficient — a garage full of them is just boastful and time-sapping. Ditto the gadgets — just how many can you play with in a day? Keep it real.
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Vacation in beautiful places. You might not be able to jet off to Monte Carlo or live it up in Rio during the carnival, but you can avail yourself of beautiful places near you. Choose places that are naturally beautiful, such as beaches, local forests, or mountains near your locale; spend time relaxing in nature with your loved ones. Whether you're camping or staying in a five star resort, you can make the most of the world's beauty by appreciating it and making it the backdrop for your vacation activities, just as Bond would do.
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Learn self-defense. Self-defense is the the art of getting out of fights as much as possible and engaging when there's no other choice. In the case of actual engagement, good self-defense skills will enable you to disarm an opponent, not simply through force, but also through anticipation and focus. A Martial art is highly recommended because you'll learn the skills of reading people, staying aware, avoiding combat and engaging artfully when the need arises. Martial arts also help to increase confidence and maintain flexibility of both body and mind.
- Stay fit. Your primary defense is fitness, an ability to move agilely, to run fast, to react quickly, etc. Bond is always in good shape through daily exercise and workouts, a healthy habit to adopt in your life too.
- Improve your street smarts. Be more alert and aware of your surroundings — look around and think ahead to see the things that others don't. Always be thinking one or more steps ahead of others around you, asking yourself "if this happens, then…". Notice things that are out of context or out of character and be alert for what this may mean. Again, noticing more about the people and world around you is a skill you can hone.
- It is not recommended that you carry a gun with you. While this may be permissible in some places of the world, guns can provoke violence through fear reactions and if you're not skilled in using one, can result in harm to yourself and others. If you feel a gun is needed, what is making you so afraid that you feel the only way to cope with the world is to carry a gun? If you do need firearms, get properly and thoroughly trained in their use and be licensed.
- Swim. Bond is a brilliant swimmer, both distance and underwater. Swimming is great all-round fitness and who knows when you might need to swim for any length of time to escape your foes?
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Treat women with respect. Bond knows that women are his equal and can hold their own in any situation. Treat women with respect wherever you go; this mantra is important both for forming solid and loyal relationships, but also maintaining healthy self-esteem. A man with good self-esteem doesn't need to put down women to feel better.
- Be a gentleman through and through. Hold the door open for her when she's nearby. Avoid barbaric displays of swearing or hooliganism. Be warm and inviting to her mother — you'll be happy you did.
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Move with the times. Bond upgrades as often as possible, keeping abreast of all the new developments. He isn't threatened by change but embraces it willingly, often with gusto. You will find the world a less threatening place when you're prepared to acknowledge that life keeps changing and when you're willing to give new things a go and bring them into your own life.
- Read the newspaper every day. Aim for a newspaper with an international feel, so that you can learn about developments around the world. Special interest and lifestyle should take a necessary back seat to politics and world news.
- Make friends in high places. Not only will friends in high places benefit your career and your social life, they might make you privy to certain information that won't appear in newspapers and news sources. And while you're probably not going to need the information for spying or selling government secrets, they do make great cocktail stories.
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Practice good taste in food and drinks. Bond thrives on quality food — fast food outlets are not his style. Healthy, unprocessed food is a source of good energy, brain power and longevity. As for drinks, be a connoisseur of alcoholic drinks, not a guzzler. Bond enjoys a refreshing drink here and there (in particular, the famous shaken-not-stirred vodka martini). Yet, he doesn't over-indulge as a rule. Staying alert and healthy requires taking a sensible approach to alcohol.
- Have a go-to cocktail that you can call your own. You don't need to guzzle martinis like it's Prohibition, but you should know what you like to drink and which drinks like you. That way, you can fire off a request to the bartender tout suite and start scoping the scene for villains or vixens.
- If you don't know how to cook, start learning. It's yet another skill that is easy to learn when you put your mind to it. Cooking frees you from relying on others to produce your meal, as well. Best of all, cooking will keep you healthy and fed wherever you may find yourself.
- Eat with etiquette. Know how to hold the cutlery, chopsticks, etc. and know how to deal with fiddly or sloppy food so that you don't make a mess. Chew with your mouth closed and avoid making eating noises. And keep your elbows off the table.
- Be hospitable. Always be ready to pop the bubbly and throw an event to entertain your friends. Whether you're rich or not-so-rich, there is always time for sharing food and good conversation with friends.
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Have a Plan B. Bond always has a Plan B, whether it's a spy mission, a confrontation with the boss or a date. There's no need to vocalize your changed intentions––Bond doesn't do that, he just gets on with things as needed, to sort out a bad situation and make it good again. And apply common sense to all that you do, just as Bond would.
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Gain a better memory. A good memory makes the world your oyster, just as Bond proves. It enables you to remember all the small details about people, the conversations you've had and the experiences you've lived through in intimate detail. Knowledge is power and memory is the way to retain that knowledge and keep hold of that power. A good memory is something Bond treasures, as it enables him to speak different languages, keep tabs on the people he meets again throughout his life, and harness the processing power to crack tricky puzzles.
- Play memory games when you can. Use mnemonic devices to assist in your quest to strengthen your memory: Limericks, acrostics, and acronyms are all helpful in making you a memory savant.
- Sleep enough, eat healthy, and keep stress levels low. Sleep helps you boost your memory, as can certain omega-3 foods and antioxidants.^[1] Stress destroys brain cells and negatively affects the hippocampus, an area in the brain involved in memory formation and retrieval. Get good sleep when you aren't saving the world; treat yourself to a hearty salmon fillet with spinach at your finest establishment; and don't stress too much about the Russian oligarchs trying to disrupt the balance of world power.
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Value what matters. Even though Bond may seem free and loose with his loving ways, he is capable of nurturing love, which the case of Vesper Lynd makes clear. Treasure the people you love and care about. Realize that these people are the ones who make life what it really is — all the fast cars, sleek gadgets and chic lifestyles cannot replace the love and friendship of those who trust you and are always there for you.

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Read the Bond books to learn as much as possible about Bond's history. There might be style clues hidden there for you to style yourself on Bond but, of course, adapt them to you rather than changing yourself into a Bond caricature.
For the under aged, make mocktails instead of cocktails. If you feel tempted, remember that alcohol is a disinhibitor, meaning that it overrides your self control and reveals a side of you that is too ready to take risks, too lacking in common sense and possibly even capable of poisoning yourself by overdosing on it. Bond wouldn't appreciate any of these states of being and neither should you; besides which, too much alcohol ages you quickly and stinks on your breath.
If you'd like to "look" like Bond and move as he does, watch a few Bond films. Of course, you'll need to choose the Bond you like the most from the many actors who have taken on this role. Go with the one that really resonates with you.
If spying really excites you and you're young enough, consider joining a spy agency in your country. Before you do this though, do a lot of reading about the agency and the work that it does. It isn't anywhere near as glamorous as the movies depict. You might find yourself chained to the desk analyzing country reports when you'd dreamed of roaming the world poking other spies with poisoned umbrellas. Be realistic about what the job really entails, including understanding what dangers you might encounter if you do field work.
Consider learning to play poker or another casino style game. However, like Bond, know what when to stop and stay in control of your funds. Regular gambling isn't staying in control.
Learn some code. That way you can converse with someone you trust without other people having a clue what you're on about.

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How To Eat Caviar

The true connoisseurs of caviar believe that the best way to eat it is simply, without any additions. In fact, they consider garnish to adversely affect the taste of caviar. However. if you find the taste of caviar to be overpowering, there are a certain additions that you can go with.
At any given time, you should not take more than 1, at the max 2, teaspoons of caviar in your plate. It is considered rude or incorrect to take large portions of caviar at a single time, especially at a social gathering.
If case you do not want to ear plain caviar, you can try it over dry or lightly buttered toast points or unsalted, bland crackers. You can also squeeze a drop of fresh lemon juice on top, if you want.
Cream is considered to be a good garnish for caviar. You can start off with creme fraiche on the side and then add a small dollop of cream on top of the caviar. You can also try adding a small lemon squeeze.
Crumbled, hard-boiled eggs and chopped onions are the other garnish options for caviar.
You can go the traditional Russian way and eat caviar on whole-wheat pancakes (blini), with a dab of sour cream.
Another thing that you need to remember while having caviar is that it goes best with ice-cold vodka. However, these days, people have also started having champagne and chilled white wine with it.
Caviar is never ever eaten with a silver or stainless steel spoon, as they can distort its taste. While the traditional way is to use a mother-of-pearl or gold spoon, you can go for one made of horn, wood or glass. Though plastic is also acceptable, it looks very gauche and should be avoided.
Caviar should always be served in a crystal, glass or porcelain bowl, that too on a bed of crushed ice. Again, silver and steel serving bowls are a big no-no.
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Caviar..The food

Caviar is fish roe or eggs, sieved to remove fatty tissues and membrane, and lightly salted with non-iodized salt. This is an old preserving and curing method that is still effective today.

Of course, all female fish lay eggs to reproduce, so they all have roe. However, not all fish roe is suitable for nor considered to be caviar. By most definitions and to a purist, true caviar comes from the sturgeon and the sturgeon alone.

The sturgeon is a saltwater anadromous fish (meaning it moves to freshwater to spawn) which makes its home in the Black and Caspian Seas between Europe and Asia, and also the Pacific Northwest and Southern Atlantic coasts of the United States.

The sturgeon can grow to over 3,000 pounds, but usually averages about 60 pounds. The flesh of the fish, as well as its prized eggs, is quite delicious.

The most prized caviar comes from the beluga, osetra, and sevruga varieties of sturgeon. Nowadays you will also find caviar from other fish varieties, including salmon, lumpfish and tuna, as well as in different forms.