Homemade pizza

Last night I made a very tasty pizza. I have decided to share my pizza recipe with everyone.

Firstly I roasted the chicken in a marinade:
1 teaspoon garlic
salt and pepper
1 teaspoon olive oil
50 ml brandy
4 boneless chicken pieces

Roast in the oven for 30 min at 180 degrees



While the chicken is the oven start with the onions. Carmalize the onions in little bit of oil, sugar and balsamic vinigar. After the onions are done, through mushrooms in a frying pan with some salt pepper and lilttle bit of butter. Fry them till they are brown.

After this you can start with the ready made pizza base.

You can use Tomato and onion mix to cover the base.

After putting tomato and onion mix on start putting on the onions, mushrooms, sundried tomato and the chicken on.

After the chicken add as much cheese as you like. Put in the oven. taake out when cheese has melted and add some avo for finish and serve hot.

Hope this is as delicious as it it was for me. Enjoy =)

House warming ideas

WE have moved into our new home about two weeks ago. Getting friends over for a house warming takes a lot of planning. So this will be my new challenge.

Lemon cupcakes with Fondant icing decoration. This would be lovely for spring. So in the next few weeks, the last few weeks of Winter I will put step by step on how to make these cupcakes.

Hope this will be as fun for you as it will be for me =)

Reasons to stop worrying about your Boyfriend's ex.

I have struggled the past year to get over the fact that my boyfriend's ex just doesn't want to give up. It had such an effect  that it made me depressed. I have today come accross this article at all4woman.com and this has opened my eyes. I love the guy I am with and nothing can stop that. We chose to be together and nothing else matter. The fact that he comes home every night to me from work makes my heart even love him more now. Everything is starting to fall into place now :) This articles words are so true and now I can move on with the one I love and be happy agian with no more worries.

Should you be jealous of your boyfriend's ex? Absolutely not! Melissa Cook explores why worrying about his past relationships can ...

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5 reasons to stop worrying about his ex

Should you be jealous of your boyfriend's ex? Absolutely not! Melissa Cook explores why worrying about his past relationships can only be destructive...
We are human beings and we all come with a past; some of us have more baggage than most but essentially, we all come with many a novel inside us.
When you enter into a new relationship with an individual, it is often too difficult to remember that before YOU, he lived and breathed, he had a life! Everyone has a past and the sooner you realise that, and that now you are part of your guy's present (and hopefully the future), your life will be far more peaceful and pleasant!
Here are five suggestions for you to stop worrying about the past and live for today – be present.
According to PracticalHappiness.com, you need to remember that your guy chose to be with you. It is obvious that you have qualities that he finds attractive and these are very possibly qualities that his ex did not have.
What a glorious feeling to know that he comes home to be with you. There is a vast world out there and this individual has deemed you to be the ‘one', the special person that they feel they can confide in and love, this is something to be cherished.
Everyone has a dating past! We are carnal, tactile beings. We love to love and be loved. We want to be needed, nurtured and cared for. It is so important that if your partner's past relationships are a concern for you, then you must have open, honest communication about it.
WikiHow.com advises that you speak to your partner, advise him about your fears and insecurities. You will both grow together if your relationship is based on truth and opening yourself up to how you really feel. More than likely you won't want to know the details, you won't like that your partner had a good relationship with his ex (for a while anyway) but the point is that he is no longer with that person. It is now for both of you to look towards the future, and concentrate on what you can both achieve.
If it is a case of your partner's ex being a parent or a work colleague, discuss how you feel. Don't brood and be sullen, rather talk, express your thoughts, come to a compromise. It is healthy to have this discussion, there is no point in pretending that nobody else existed in each other's lives! It is normal to be curious and intrigued about your boyfriend's past girlfriends, but you must accept that your relationship is unique and should not be compared to anyone else's.
Be open and honest in your relationship. All the time invested in your partner's past relationship will make you miserable and jealous, so rather enhance your own relationship and make it stronger.
Don't focus on the jealousy; rather focus on the strengths of your immediate relationship. Think about all the wonderful things you can do to enrich each other's lives and grow as a couple. The two of you are now exclusive and this must be worked at in a positive, healthy way. Indian mystic and spiritual thinker Osho says “Jealousy and love have become so mixed up. In fact, they are poles apart. A mind that can be jealous cannot be loving, and vice-versa: a mind that is loving cannot be jealous.”
You need to be confident and feel self worth. Nobody can make you feel this way except yourself. The more self confident you are, the more appealing you are.
By placing so much importance on your partner's ex you undermine yourself. Don't do this - don't make yourself seem insignificant. You must value yourself and the value you bring to a relationship. You are a unique individual and this must be celebrated.
The relationship you have with your partner now is personal, no one can ever experience it and this should be acknowledged. All you can do is be yourself and work to make your relationship the best that you can.
Jealousy is a very powerful, crippling emotion. If you spend most of your time obsessing over how things were in your partner's past - stop now! Look at what both of you have now. Jealousy will eventually tear your relationship apart and make you bitter, insecure, anxious and paranoid.
The person that you are with now, the guy that chose to be with you, will eventually tire of your issues and the fact that you can't let go of something that he once had but is now no longer. Stop expecting things to go awry. Stop worrying that maybe he will leave you, go back to his ex etc.
Stop expecting the worst through jealousy, and just nestle in the love that you share together. Have a sense of clarity and perspective, be forever present.
There will always be a happy memory with an ex but you and your partner can create even happier ones!

Author : Melissa Cook

Kontrak is geteken en sleutels gekry. Ons trek oor minder as 4 weke na ons nuwe huisie!

Ek het in Tuis tydskrif die oulike artikel gelees.

Verhuis met katte

Katte is uiters territorial en kan ontsteld raak as hul omgewing skielik verander.

Theresa Ferreira skryf: Ek verhuis een van die dae en wil graag weet watter voorsorgmaatreëls ek kan tref om nie my twee katte te veel te ontwrig nie.
Raad uit die SA Pet-friendly Directory: Aangesien katte oor die algemeen gewoontevas is en verandering haat, moet jy alles in jou vermoë doen om die impak van die verhuising te beperk.
• Probeer om jou katte gewoond te maak aan hul mandjies deur die deurtjies oop te los en speelgoed uit die dak te hang. Sorg dat jou katte positiewe en prettige ervarings in en om die mandjies het.
• Katte is mal daaroor om in bokse te speel – paktyd kan dus speeltyd word!
• Sluit jou katte die aand voor jy verhuis in die huis toe, aangesien hulle verandering aanvoel en kan verdwyn.
• Op die dag wat jy verhuis, is dit die beste om jou katte in ’n aparte kamer te hou of hulle by ’n vriend of bure se huis toe te sluit. Anders kan jy hulle vir die dag na ’n katherberg of ’n veearts toe neem.
• Rig ’n kamer in die nuwe huis in vir jou katte en sit bekende items waaraan hul reuk is, daarin. Moenie die sandbak vergeet nie!
• Hou hulle vir minstens twee weke in die huis.
• Laat jou katte die huis geleidelik verken totdat hulle gewoond is aan die nuwe omgewing en alles uitgepak is.
• Sorg dat jou katte elkeen ’n halsbandjie met ’n skyfie het waarop jou nuwe telefoonnommer en adres verskyn. Jy kan ook vooraf vir hulle mikroskyfies laat aanbring vir ingeval hulle verdwaal.
• Gee jou katte Rescue Remedy vir die week voor en die week ná die verhuising.
• Maak vooraf seker waar die veeartse in jou nuwe area is en hou hul nommers byderhand vir ’n noodgeval.
• Moenie bekommerd wees as jou katte ’n paar (tydelike) gedragsprobleme ná die verhuising ontwikkel nie.
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Yoga vs Pilate

Stretching the truth

Yoga and pilates enthusiasts tout their workouts with a religious zeal, boasting about the life-changing physical and mental benefits they confer. In the past several years, scientists have been studying what these activities really can—and can't—do for the body:

Heart Health

• Yoga: Hatha yoga provides little cardio benefit; power yoga does a bit better, giving the heart the same aerobic workout as a brisk stroll.


• Pilates: You may feel the burn with moves like “the hundred,” but your heart won't. A beginner routine offers only a mild aerobic challenge, at the level of a slow walk. An advanced class is better, kicking the heart rate up to that of speed walking.

Weight Loss

• Yoga: A 50-minute hatha class will burn about 145 calories; a power yoga class, about 250. If your goal is dropping pounds, experts recommend you do a high-intensity activity, like jogging, as well (a 50-minute jog burns about 550 calories). One study found, however, that people who practiced yoga regularly gained less weight during their midlife years than their nonpracticing peers.


• Pilates: Expect a 50-minute beginner workout to burn about 175 calories; an advanced, between 255 and 375 calories. You would probably need to do a 45- to 60-minute advanced routine at least four days a week to maintain or lose weight.

Body Strength and Flexibility

• Yoga: In a recent study, after eight weeks of doing yoga three times a week, participants boosted their total body flexibility by an average of 24 percent. In a test of strength, they managed an average of six more push-ups and 14 more curl-ups.


• Pilates: Bye-bye, crunches—Pilates tends to be better at strengthening the abdominal muscles, and up to 310 percent more effective at tightening the hard-to-target obliques. Overall flexibility should also improve, particularly in the back, hip, and hamstrings.

Bonus Benefits

• Yoga: You can achieve inner peace. Yoga has been shown to lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol even after one session. It can also reduce the intensity and frequency of hot flashes by 30 percent, relieves back pain better than traditional exercises, and ease arthritis.


• Pilates: It will not lengthen your muscles, as some proponents claim. Muscles can't grow longer, but the back and abdominal strength you build, along with increased flexibility, can help improve your posture, giving the appearance of a taller, leaner body.

From the May 2007 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

Read more: http://www.oprah.com/omagazine/Is-Yoga-or-Pilates-Better-for-You#ixzz1z64jr86d

Stalker ;)

Tech Can Be Tempting

The rise of social networking has made the temptation to keep tabs on people even more irresistible.
Foursquare.com, a new social media application, is cellphone-based and allows users to check into locations. "For those who aren't aware that they have a stalker, and therefore haven't changed their privacy settings, their location is broadcast to Facebook and Twitter for all to see," warns online communications specialist Rox Bradnick.
And "Places", a Facebook app, not only lets you check into locations, but allows friends who you're with to tag you too – so check your settings carefully unless you want the person you're avoiding to catch you off-guard.
"Info is easily available in today's digital age," says Bradnick. "If you consider how easy it is to track down old friends from school, you can see how simple it is for someone with a slightly obsessive interest to start following every last detail relating to their target," says Bradnick.
So what should you look out for, in yourself and others? Dr Rosa Bredekamp, a counselling psychologist with a special interest in forensics, says: "Stalkers tend to have weak social skills, are shy and often uncertain of themselves. And they don't see anything wrong with their behaviour." This is clear in Pumi's case. "Even though he lies to me, it's hard to leave him as we have a baby together," she says. "It's easier to just see what he's up to." And Lauren? "I am the obsessive type, but I tell myself it comes with the territory," she says.

Crossing The Line

Pumi*, a 24-year-old student from Port Elizabeth, admits to keeping tabs on her boyfriend. In Pumi's defence, he's cheated on her in the past, which explains her behaviour, but it's far from ideal. "I regularly phone his friends to check if they are with him and who else is there," she says. "If I'm in a taxi and see his car, I'll get out to find him. I don't let him see me – I just want to know who he's with."
Pumi isn't alone. According to a study in the American Journal of Psychiatry, female "stalkers" outnumber their male counterparts by four to one. What's more, the majority of these women were motivated by the desire to establish intimacy with their victim, and 95 percent already knew the person they were pursuing.
In Lauren's* case, her boyfriend moved to Cape Town; things were going well until she did a Facebook search and found her guy had a secret account. "He never mentioned that he'd joined Facebook, so my intuition told me I needed to put my detective skills to the test," says the 22-year-old journalist. She hacked into his Facebook account and says now: "I wish I'd never tampered with his account. He had listed another woman as his girlfriend!"
According to the Protection from Harassment Bill, established in February to provide increased protection for victims and potential jail time for offenders, harassment includes "directly or indirectly engaging in conduct that causes harm or the reasonable belief that harm may be caused". This could be through email, persistent calls or even following or watching someone at home or work. All of which means that repeatedly changing your plans to ensure you end up at the same bar could land you in hot water.

Tame Your Inner Stalker

Block him from your social media contacts. "This will prevent you from secretly tracking his every move – at least until you're able to resist the temptation," says Bradnick.
Get some outside perspective. If your behaviour is getting out of control (say, you drive past his office to see if he's really at that meeting), consult a professional. After all, you don't want to be branded a bunny boiler, or worse, get kitted out in an orange jumpsuit. It's not a good look for anyone – just ask Lindsay Lohan

What Qualifies As Stalking?

We asked Men's Health readers what behaviour qualifies as stalking...
66% She drives past your house to see if you're home
20% She phones you continuously
6% She asks your friends for details about you
4% She checks your Facebook page often
4% She pitches up at your local haunt

Could It Be You?

We've all done it: you're surfing the net and click over to your crush's Facebook page to check out his holiday photos, or you ask a mutual friend whether he'll be at that weekend's party and plan your night accordingly. You might even change your route home from work to see if he's really in for the night, as his status said he would be. Is this behaviour really acceptable?

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are you a heel or flats kind of woman

Heels Versus Flats

We live in Cape Town. The dress code here is pretty much anything goes. It's casual, laid back and encourages individuality. The only problem is, we find, that the times when it's necessary to wear heels are few and far between.
Now take Joburg. There a girl can wear seven-inch heels just to drop off a DVD and no one thinks twice. That's just one of the things that make our cities unique. The heels versus flats debate has raged since, forever. Well, at least since 1533, when a Duke's wife ordered a cobbler to make her shoes with extra height at the heel. They were soon a symbol of stature and prestige, that's where the term 'well-heeled' comes from.
Anyway, we digress. Whether you're a ballet pump girl or a Carrie Bradshaw, it seems that neither one is particularly good for your back. Experts say that a 2cm heels is ideal for your spine, but hey has there ever been an era when women haven't been willing to suffer for beauty?
There are two simple rules when it comes to wearing on-trend styles, without ruining your in-step or your back and those are wearing the right size and alternating.
Have you ever had your feet measured? Wearing the right shoe size is essential. Unfortunately there are so few places in South Africa that offer half sizes, which is endlessly frustrating but maybe next time you buy a pair of shoes ask to have your feet measured.
If you're a heels-to-the-office kind of girl then alternate the height. This season we're going to be seeing the return of the kitten heel in a big way, which is great for the non-heels wearing ladies out there. The super-high stiletto will always have its place as the sexiest shoe on the planet. However, hobbling around like Quasimodo, doubled over from the pain is never a good look. Wear them a couple of days a week and look around for a cute pair of kitten heels. Banish bunions and stay on trend.
If you're looking for some hot new shoes, check out these shoes and accessories.

By Womans Health