This game is fun among girl friends. Just make sure no-one has diebetes. 

How to Play

Get a bowl of jelly beans. On a paper make 2 columns jelly bean eaten and jelly bean guessed. Blindfold your friend and give them a jelly to eat. Ask them the flavour. Write the answers on the paper. Give each friend 3 jelly beans. The one who has miximum correct answers wins.

Kavesky is a famous surname. Why is this recipe called Kavesky Mutton I have no clue. The base of this recipe was given to me by my mother-in-law. This dish is made in many parts and also has a lot of ingredients involved. I made a few changes and tried to make it as simple as possible. I hope you all enjoy this recipe, please do send me your comments. Also any recommendations are most welcome.

Makes/Quantity - 25

Ingredients

For the Pancakes

3 Cups Maida

2 Cups Milk (as needed)

1 Tsp Baking Powder

1½Cup Water (as needed)

3 Eggs

Salt and Pepper to Taste

Oil for frying

For the Filling

500 Gms Mince Meat (Kheema)

1 Cup Green Peas

3 Potatoes

2 Onions

1 Small Pod Garlic

4 Green Chilies

1 Tsp Cumin Seeds

A big Pinch Garam Masala

4 Tomatoes Blanched

A few Coriander Leaves

½ Tsp Turmeric Powder

½ Tsp Chili Powder (Adjust)

¼ Cup Tomato Sauce

1 Tsp Cooking Sauce

2 Tsp Chili Sauce

2 Eggs

1 Cup Bread Crumbs

Green Salad for Garnishing

Salt to taste

Oil as required

Method

1. For the Filling: Peel and chop the onion finely.
2. Make a paste of cumin seeds, garam masala and green chilies.
3. Heat oil and fry onions till light brown.
4. Add the paste to the onions and the dry masalas (turmeric powder and Chili powder).
5. Add tomatoes and cook till tomatoes are crushed up.
6. Add mince meat and cook on medium flame.
7. When mince meat is ¼ cooked, add peas and cook till meat and peas are completely tender.
8. Peel and cut potatoes in cubes and fry them in oil till golden brown.
9. Drain and mix potatoes in mince meat.
10. Add to it cooking sauce, tomato sauce and mix it well.
11. For the Pancakes: Sieve the flour with baking powder.
12. In an enamel bowl beat up the eggs. Add salt and pepper, flour, milk and water and mix it.  Make a batter of flowing consistency.
13. Heat oil in a pan and turn it around to spread evenly. Spread a spoonful of batter in it. When cooked on one side, turn and cook on other side for about a second and remove it. Keep aside. Prepare more pan cakes with the remaining batter. Keep some batter for making the kavesky.
14. Put a spoonful of mince meat in the centre of the pancake (depending on the size of the pancake) and fold it like an envelope. Use the left over batter to paste the sides of the envelope.
15. Dip this envelope in well beaten up eggs and coat with bread crumbs and fry till light brown and crisp.
16. Serve hot with tomato ketchup and green salad.

Well, we usually make sandwiches and I was fed up of eating the same sandwiches we always had consisting of onions, tomatoes and potatoes and at times added some chicken. I opened my refrigerator to check what I could make instead. I saw we had too many vege’s brinjal, cabbage, etc.. that’s when I thought of putting cabbage for some innovative use and tried to make a different sandwich. Sandwiches are usually eaten as snacks but we ended up having them as dinner and enjoyed our meal completely. This is how I got my sandwich recipe.

This sandwich is the best for our health. It’s a low fat sandwich and can be made in no time.

Ingredients

1 Pack Bread

3-4 Boiled Eggs

1 Cabbage

1 Capsicum

1 Cucumber

½ Tsp Cumin Seeds

½ Tsp Turmeric Powder

½ Tsp Coriander Powder

½ Tsp Red Chili Powder

1 Tsp Oil

A Few Curry Leaves

Salt and Pepper to Taste

Butter and coriander chutney as required

Method

1. Cut the Cabbage and Capsicum into squares. cut the cucumber into thin slices.
2. Heat oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds. When they begin to splutter add all dry masalas in it and mix for about 10seconds, and add the cabbage, capsicum and curry leaves. Mix, cover and cook for sometime till the cabbage is cooked. Add little water if needed.
3. Apply butter and coriander chutney on a bread slice.
4. On the applied side place 6-7 slices of cucumber.
5. Put a tsp full of cabbage fry on the cucumber layer and spread it.
6. Slice the boiled eggs and put 3-4 slices on the cabbage side by side.
7. Sprinkle salt and pepper and place another bread slice on it like a sandwich.
8. Repeat the process for the remaining breads.
9. Toast the sandwiches in a toaster and serve with ketchup.

Note: You can store the left over cabbage fry in the refrigerator and make sandwiches later when needed.

This game involves eye and mind co-ordination. It is fun for all.

How to Play

Divide your group into 2.

Get 2 empty bowls and put m&m’s in another 3rd bowl.

Put the m&m’s bowl in the centre of the empty ones.

Each player from the teams tries to pick up a candy with a straw by sucking it and puts it in the empty bowl. Each player in the relay team repeats the process (the last one goes and after the last player the first one starts the entire round again).

Count the number of candy’s earned by both teams.

The one who has more wins.

Hussainy Curry is originated from the Northern part of Pakistan. The making of this curry is a task but then in this fast moving life sometime we can take some time out for cooking this recipe because it tastes good and the best part that I like in my recipe is the decoration it shall surely make your effort worthwhile.

Ingredients
½ Kg Mutton (Boneless)

2 Big Onions
1 Big Carrot 

2 Capsicum

2 Tomatoes

2 Potatoes

1 Cup Tomato Puree

6 Flakes Garlic

½ Cup Mutton Stock

Ghee as Required

Ingredients for Garnishing

½ Kg Potatoes (Boiled and Mashed)

A few Lettuce Leaves

Tooth Picks as Required

½ Tsp Garam Masala Powder

A few Coriander Leaves (chopped)

1 Cup Cherries or Grapes

2 Tbsp Milk

Ingredients for Masala

1 Pod Garlic

2” Piece Ginger

8 Kashmiri Chilies

1 Tsp Coriander seeds

1 Tbsp Dry Grated Coconut

1 Tsp Poppy Seeds

5 Gms Full Garam Masala

Salt and Haldi to Taste

Method

1. Cut mutton into 1” pieces. Apply salt and paste of 8 garlic flakes and keep aside to marinate.
2. Grate the onions, cut the carrots, capsicum and potatoes into small cubes. Par boil the carrots and fry the potatoes till golden brown.
3. Grind the ingredients from the masala paste column.
4. Heat little ghee in a dekchi and cook the mutton pieces on slow flame till completely tender.
5. Add little chili powder, vinegar, carrots, fried potatoes and capsicum and mix. Cook for sometime till the capsicums are soft.
6. On a tooth pick place the mutton pieces, carrots, capsicum, potato and tomato bits, grapes or cherries alternately.
7. Heat ghee in a tava and fry grated onion till light brown.
8. Add masala paste with salt and haldi and fry. Add water to cook the masala.
9. When ghee separates from the masala, add the mutton stock and tomato puree.
10. Cook till the required gravy remains.
11. Add garam masala powder and remove it from fire.
12. Add salt, butter and little warm milk to the mashed potatoes and cream it till light and fluffy.
13. Make a wall of potatoes in a plate and arrange the toothpicks all around the wall.
14. And inside the ring pour the gravy.
15. Garnish with coriander leaves and green salad and serve.

 Chopsuey is a Chinese dish while American Chopsuey is a famous American cuisine which consists of beef and pasta.

However American Chinese Chopsuey has become a famous dish all over the US and is the same thing as the American Chopsuey of India.

American Chopsuey is said to be derived by the Chinese immigrants in the US and therefore is called the American Chinese Chopsuey also famously known as American Chopsuey in India.

I tried to make this chopsuey at home once. I attempted to make a similar Chopsuey like the Chinese Palace in Mumbai… I hope you all like this recipe please do comment and tell me how it turned out to be also any recommendations are most welcomed..

Ingredients

1 Chicken

1 Cup Boiled Noodles

1 Cup French beans

1 Cup Carrots

½ Bunch Spring Onions

1 Egg

A Big Pinch Ajinomoto

½ Tsp Garlic Paste

½ Tsp Ginger Paste

1½Stalk Celery

Salt to Taste

2 Tsp Chili Sauce

For the Sauce

1 Tbsp Sugar

1 Tsp Vinegar

3 Cups Chicken Stock

1 Tbsp Corn Flour

½ Tbsp Arrowroot

1 Tsp Sesame Oil

1 Cup Tomato Sauce

1 Tsp Honey

1 Tsp Soya Sauce

Method

1. Debone the chicken and cut into thin slice
2. Out of the bones, prepare the stock (to the bones add 5 cups of water, 1 onion and salt and pressure cook in the pressure cooker for half an hour after the pressure, strain and use the stock).
3. On the slices of the chicken apply ajinomoto, ginger paste, garlic and salt and keep aside for an hour.
4. Cut the French beans into thin slanting slices.
5. Cut the carrots into very thin slices and par boil them in boiling salty water.
6. Drain the water and cool the vegetables in cold water (to retain the colour of the vegetables this is important)
7. Cut the spring onions into quarters.
8. Heat little oil and cook the chicken in it on slow flame (without adding water).
9. Add the spring onions and sauté with chicken.
10. Add the carrot and French beans. Mix well and remove.
11. Take a dekchi put sugar, tomato sauce, corn flour, arrowroot, vinegar and mix the stock to it.
12. Cook until the stock becomes nicely thick. Add sesame oil, chopped celery, noodles and the prepared chicken mixture and cook for a while.
13. Serve hot in a dish with fried noodles and double fried egg.

Through this game the child learns in a play-way method. This game will surely be an amazing experience for kids.

How to Play

Gather all your stuff toys and place them in a room.

Create a zoo.

Make entry tickets with coloured paper and prepare treats like give them a banana-elephants and monkeys love it, etc

Let the kids enjoy while you describe all the animals in detail. If the children are big then let them explain and talk about the animals.

This game helps to build the child’s imagination.

How to Play

Get colour pencils and papers.

Make the kids sit in a circle. Place dividers so that they cant see each others papers.

Ask one child what they want to draw like a tree, a boat, etc and everyone draws it with her/him.

Ask the next child what they want to draw and go on.

At the end enjoy the different pictures.

Angel’s Pudding is one of the Christmas Favourite’s. It has a lot of use of milk products. Cream, milk, walnuts, etc makes it a rich pudding. It is a white colour pudding and so the good part is you can decorate it the way you want and use all kinds of colours like (brown) chocolate chips, (dark pink) strawberries, etc…

Angel’s Pudding is a creamy fluffy treat. Enjoy cooking… J

Ingredients

1 Cup Maida

4 Tbsp Semolina

4 Tsp Cocoa Powder

1½ Cup Powdered Sugar

2 Eggs

½ Cup Margerine

½ Cup Walnuts (Finely Chopped)

1½ Cup Fresh Cream

½ Tsp Baking Powder

A little Milk for Mixing

2 Tsp Milk for pouring on the cake

½ Cup Icing Sugar

A little Vanilla Essence

Apple Cider as Required

Method

1. Sieve the flour with baking powder. Add to it the cocoa powder, ¾ of the walnuts and semolina.
2. Cream the margerine and add sugar little by little, continuously cream till the sugar finishes and becomes light and fluffy.
3. Add the egss to the creamed mixture and go on creaming it. Add essence. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the flour and milk if needed.
4. Grease the cake tin and pour the mixture and steam it for 45 minutes. Cool and unmould.
5. Slice/slit the cake into two, sprinkle it with apple cider and 2 tsp milk. Apply ¼ part of whipped cream on one part of the cake. Put the other layer on it and press it (sandwich it).
6. Cover it with the remaining fresh cream. Sprinkle remaining walnuts.
7. Chill and serve cold.

This game is fun filled all through-out. The final result is usually the best part. It is similar to dumb-sheras but has a flavour of Chinese whispers too. This is how it goes….

How to Play

Divide everyone into 2 teams.

Dice a coin to decide who would start.

The other team goes out side.

The starting team decides on an action/situation to enact eg. changing of a tyre, having a shower, any simple action.

A player from the next team comes in and one person from the starting team acts out the action/situation.

Then the next player from the other team comes in but this time their own team player mimes the action.

This is done with all the players and the last person has to say what the action is.

Pancakes are of religious significance to The Christians. They celebrate Pancake Day on Tuesday and also fast for forty days to celebrate the 40 days and 40 nights that Jesus spent on wilderness. Infact, the ingredients used in making the pancake are all the ingredients that the Christians would avoid eating for those 40 days.

I received this recipe from my mother. Well she tried to invent different recipes during her early days of marriage and this is one of them. There was no internet at that time to share it with all but now technology has made life so simple for us.

This is an  easy recipe to make tasty pancakes. It is the best snack to be served during tea-time and would be cherished by all your guests.

Ingredients

1 Cup Mushrooms (Chopped)

1 Large Onion (Grated)

1 Green Chili (Finely Chopped)

A Pinch of Turmeric Powder

½ Tsp Pepper Powder

Salt to Taste

1 Tbsp Oil

1 Tsp Soya Sauce

For the Batter

2 Cups Milk

1 Cup Flour

2 Eggs

½ Tsp Salt

2 Tsp Ghee

Method

1. Mix all the ingredients for the batter to a smooth paste and mix to a batter of pouring consistency.
2. Put a little ghee into the pan and pour 1 tbsp batter into the hot pan.
3. Turn the pan around to coat the pan evenly with the batter. When cooked on one side, turn and cook on other side. Take off from the pan and keep aside. Prepare more pan cakes with the remaining batter.
4. To Prepare the Filling: Heat oil in a pan. Add the grated onion, green chili and sauté for a few minutes.
5. Add the mushrooms, turmeric powder, salt, pepper and cook for 10 minutes.
6. Add soya-sauce and remove from heat. Keep aside to cool.
7. Place one pancake on a plate. Put a tbsp full of the filling over it fold the edges and roll into a cylindrical shape.
8. Prepare more pancakes with the filling and serve during tea-time.

Don’t Miss The Ball

This game will be a lot of fun for kids. It also encourages group-play among children.

How to Play

All players throw the ball to each other.
If one player misses the catch, that participant has to stand on one leg and play till they can catch the ball again.
If he/she is able to catch the ball they can put the leg down but if that participant misses the ball again he/she has to kneel and play.
If kneeling, the player is able to catch the ball they are allowed to stand up and play properly.

Salmon is the kind of fish that anyone would love. I have come across a lot of people who don’t like fish but even then enjoy the salmon fish. It is firm and easy to grill.

Salmon fish is very nutritional for our health if taken in appropriate quantity. It contains omega 3 fatty acids which helps the blood to flow easily and prevents the build of plaque in our arteries.

Scallops too are extremely beneficial to our health. A recent study has proved that scallops help in reducing the risk of cancer and is very good for our cardiovascular health. Scallops are also very good for curing and preventing asthma.

Therefore, the following recipe is indeed a step towards healthy food. We often come across people who say that healthy food is not enjoyed but here is a recipe which along with being healthy can be enjoyed by all.

Ingredients

2 Salmon Fillets

125 Gms Scallops

4 Tbsp Rice Vinegar

2 Tsp Crushed Chili /Chili Powder

A handful of Sugar

A Handful of peas

A Handful of Salad leaves

3 Flakes Garlic

1 Lime Juice

1.5 Cm Ginger (Grated)

A Pinch of Turmeric Powder

Salt and Black Pepper to Taste

50 ml Olive Oil

Mixed Herbs to taste

Method

1. Sprinkle the salmon fillets with the vinegar, sugar, ginger, salt-pepper and leave in fridge for a couple of hours.
2. Mix the chili powder, turmeric powder and olive oil together.
3. Blanch the peas in salted boiling water for 3-5 minutes. Drain and run under cold water. Arrange in a plate with the salad leaves.
4. Heat a griddle or grill.
5. Slice the salmon fillets downwards into strips and place on the griddle with the scallops, garlic and herbs.
6. Sprinkle the lime juice over them and cook for a few minutes on both the sides.
7. Place over the salad and peas plate and pour the chili oil and toss gently.

How to Play

Place a bowl of water with a spoon on one side of the table.

On the other side place two empty bowls.

The task is to fill water into the empty bowls with the spoon. Judge the time.

The one who is able to finish the fastest is the winner.

This is a Roman recipe which I learnt from my mother.

It is to be eaten like a brunch. It can be made out of turkey, rooster, hen or goose. But chicken is the fastest way to cook it.

 Ingredients

1 Chicken

1 Carrot (Cut in Cubes)

1 Onion

1 Tbsp Gelatine

6 Flakes Garlic

1 Stick Celery

1 Bay Leaf

3-4 Black Peppercorns

A Small Bunch Parsley

Salt and Pepper to Taste

Method

1. Cut the chicken half lengthwise. Wash and clean well.
2. Place chicken in a large saucepan.
3. Boil chicken with pepper-corns and water for 7-8 minutes.
4. Remove the scum from the chicken and add carrot cubes to the boiling chicken.
5. Wash onion but do not peel it.
6. Add onion in its jacket to the chicken.
7. Cover n simmer for 5-8 mins.
8. Tie the celery n parsley in a bundle with a clean thread and add it to the pan.
9. Add salt, pepper and bay leaf and continue to simmer till the chicken is tender.Keep aside to cool, debone the chicken and shred it.
10. Place the chicken in a square ceramic plate.
11. Strain the chicken stock to remove the spices.
12. Add gelatine in half cup of cold boiled water.
13. Combine the warm chicken stock with the gelatine in a pan and heat it but do not boil it.
14. Add the garlic paste and adjust seasoning.
15. Pour the hot stock over the chicken pieces.
16. Let it cool. Cover and refrigerate overnight to set.
17. Cut it into slices like cake.
18. Tastes best with Garlic Bread or Ketchup.

Check how much your men know you through this game and enjoy…J

How to Play

Get the ladies to give any item of themselves like a ring, handkerchief, bracelet, hair band ,etc. - hide this activity from the men.

Blindfold the men with a black cloth and ask them to identify their ladies item by touching the stuff.

Give 3 chances the one who picks the right one wins.

This game is full of laughter and fun.

How to Play

Give some ribbon to each male and ask them to dress their lady with one end of the ribbon in their mouth.

The one who is able to dress their lady first wins or the one whose lady is dressed the best wins.

You can play this game in another way too.

You can ask the men to make a sleeve for their ladies by covering their hands with ribbons. The one who finishes first wins.

Note: You can give everyone different colour ribbons to make the party more colourful.

Ingredients

6 oz Pineapple juice

2 oz Coconut Cream

1 Cup Crushed ice

Method

1. Mix all the ingredients in a mixer.
2. Serve with crushed ice on top and a slice of pineapple.

Ingredients

1 Glass Grape Tang Juice

1 Glass Orange Tang Juice

1Glass Mango Tang Juice

1 Ltr Sprite

Method

1. Freeze any 3-4 colour juices in the ice trays.
2. At the time of serving, put each coloured ice cube in the glass, pour sprite over it and serve immediately

This game will surely be loved by all the kids. Kids love balls and making their own balls with paper would be like icing on the cake for kids. This game will help in sharpening your child’s creativity.

How to Play

Make two teams (depending on the number of kids).

Place a bucket at one end of your house sleeping facing the open end towards the kids.

Make balls of paper and ask the kids to aim a ball in the bucket.

When one team player misses the shot the chance is passed to the next team player.

The team that has the maximum number of balls in wins.

All kids have a special place for their stuff toys in their lives. Stuff toys are like best friends to kids. This is the most apt game for kids.

How to Play

Hunt down for the number of stuff toys equal to the number of friends you have invited.

Give each friend a stuff toy.

Let your child’s friends baby-sit and enjoy themselves with their own stuff toy for a while.

Now pile up the stuff toys in the centre of your room, blindfold the friends and ask them to go and hunt down for their own stuff toy from the pile.

The one who finds her stuff toy first wins or the ones who are able to find their stuff toys win.

This game can be enjoyed by all the couples and is quite interesting too. 

How to Play

Ask 4-5 married couples to take part in this game. At first ask the gentlemen to leave the room for a while. And during this time ask the lady's the following questions (one lady at a time)
1. What kind of weather was on the day of the registration of your marriage?
2. What day of the week was it?
3. What did your husband wear that day?
4. When is the birthday of your mother-in-law?
5. What is the favorite dish of your husband?
6. What is the name of your husband's chief?
7. How long does it take your husband to get to his work?
8. Name the favorite clothes of your husband.
9. Name the favorite singer, composer, writer, actor of your husband.
10. When did your husband give you flowers the last time?
Then ask the husbands to come into the room and ask them the same question. Collate the answers of the wives with their husbands' answers.

This is a fun-filled game that can be played and enjoyed the most by each and every participant. It is fun to unfold some hypothetical events and enjoy…J

How to Play

Distribute papers and pens among everyone.

Ask your friends to write down any 6 songs that remind them of life incidents or are their favourite songs starting from the most favourite to the least.

After that give them a thrilling experience into the incidents and their favourite songs.

1. First song – your feeling after your first kiss.

2. Second song – your memory of the first night together.

3. Third song – reminder of your honeymoon.

4. Fourth song – in a year after marriage.

5. Fifth song – when you are both together.

6. Sixth song – the song for the rest of your life.