Tips
Man and his mane
Does your man wait forever to go in for a haircut while you've been hoping that he'll go in for a total hair makeover? Well, there are only two ways out of this messy situation. One, you can call in the barber from a decent saloon and ask him to sit for an exclusive home service. The hefty bill that he has to pay after the face-lift will bring him to his senses and make him run for the saloon every time you mention a hair cut after that.
And number two, you can go utterly loony over Brad Pitt, Ben Afflect or Matt Demon and Sean Connery when you sit down with the morning tea and see the green monster in him do the work. Take your pick from these sizzling hairstyles, and see how your man will transform.
The current trend is -- hair at all different lengths with lots of layers and a mixture of colours.Long hair is making waves, and a lot of people in Dhaka seem to be sporting it.
If you have a well-toned body and streamlined face, then this is the right look.
But make sure you are not posing a threat to your girlfriend’s flowing locks, it should have a lean and trimmed look. Give hair lot of layers, and streak it in different colours. The length is totally a matter of choice but stay away from extra volume and thickness!
Ah... 'The just-got-out-of-bed look'! Sport the medium length hairdo. Make it messy, or let it stay natural and fall as it would. Make sure to go in for a single colour. The textured look is in. Use some styling products to give it some movement and texture.
On the other hand, we all like a guy with a short neat haircut. But what if you added a dash of boyish mischief? You have a brand new look -- short and spikey!
However the bald look is very much in. An almost bald look, with just a little hair, is also in giving guys with receding hairline more breathing space, in their social life than they ever imagined possible.
LS Desk
A true taste of asia
Peking Duck
Ingredients
1 whole duck
3 tbsp. honey
5 tbsp. sugar
2 tbsp. ginger
1 bunch chopped scallions
1 tbsp. red food coloring
Chinese pancake
Scallion root, chopped
Cucumber slices
Hoisin sauce
Method
Boil 4 quarts of water with honey, sugar, ginger and scallions. Soak the duck in the boiling broth until it turns orange-red. Hang duck to dry for 5 hours. Place pan of water in shelf below duck in oven. Bake in 350 degree oven for 25 minutes or until the duck looks crispy.
For crispier duck - fry the whole duck for 15 minutes. Debone and it's ready to serve. Serve deboned duck with scallion, cucumber slices and Hoisin sauce wrapped in pancake.
Sticky rice with mango
Ingredients
2 cups glutinous(sticky) rice, soaked in cold water for at least one hour and drained
1 1/4 cups coconut milk, canned or freshly prepared
pinch of salt
2 Tblsp. of sugar
2 large ripe mangoes, peeled and sliced
Method
In a saucepan bring to a boil: rice, coconut milk, salt, sugar and 1 1/4 cup water. Stir. Lower heat and simmer, uncovered, about 8-10 minutes until all the liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand 5 minutes.
Transfer rice to a steamer or double saucepan and steam 15-20 minutes over boiling water, until rice is cooked through.
Mold the cooked rice into individual ramekins or small cups lined with plastic wrap. Cool to room temperature. At serving time unmold onto a plate and top with mango or even strawberries.
Tom Kha Kai Soup
Ingredients
2 cups (16fl oz/500 ml) coconut milk
6 thin slices young galangal (kha on)
2 stalks lemon grass (ta-khrai), lower portion, cut into
1-in (2.5-cm) lengths and crushed
5 fresh kaffir lime leaves (bai ma-krut), torn in half
8 oz (250g) boned chicken breast, sliced
5 tablespoons fish sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup (4 fl oz/125 ml) lime juice
1teaspoon black chilli paste (nam phrik pao)
1/4 cup cilanto / coriander
leaves (bai phak chi), torn
5 green Thai chilli peppers (phrik khi nu), crushed
Method
Combine half the coconut milk with the galangal, lemon grass, and lime leaves in a large saucepan and heat to boiling. Add the chicken, fish sauce, and sugar. Simmer for about 4 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked, and then add the remaining coconut milk. Heat just to boiling. Place the lime juice and chilli paste in a serving bowl and pour the soup over them. Garnish with cilantro leaves and crushed chilli peppers.
