You may have never thought of the idea of eating eggplant raw. The process of cooking eggplant makes it soft and mushy. If you happen to be one of those people who doesn’t care for this kind of texture, you may want to give this recipe a try!

This raw eggplant salad recipe is simple and delicious and will make you change your mind on how you eat your eggplant! To choose the best eggplant for a raw eggplant salad, look for eggplants that are firm, shiny with very little blemishes and bruises. This will ensure a fresh eggplant. A fresh eggplant has an almost whitish-greenish color when you cut into it. An eggplant that is not as fresh will be slightly brown when you cut inside.

For this recipe, you will need:

• 1 Large Eggplant
• 2 to 3 Ripe and Firm Small Avocados
• 1 Large Lemon
• Honey
• 1 Small Chopping Knife
• 1 Medium Bowl for Preparation
• 1 Large Bowl for Serving
• 1 Large Serving Spoon

1. Pr...

It is a dream of every wine aficionado to learn wine tasting. The expertise in terms of tasting wine creates the bridge between a simple wine lover and a sought-after wine expert. The ability to learn wine tasting, however, will not take the same period needed for wine to age… in fact, in less than a day, you will be able to grasp the basics of this skill.

There are four basic steps which one needs to develop and master in order to learn wine tasting. These steps will entail the use of senses either singly or a combination thereof. Here are some secrets to becoming an expert wine taster:

LOOK at the wine—to learn wine tasting, it is an important skill to judge the wine according to its appearance. Pour the wine into a glass to about one-third full. Identify the hue, clarity and intensity of the wine.

SWIRL the wine—swirling the wine enables you to identify the amount of alcohol in the wine. The more “tears” there are, the greater the alcohol content is. To learn wi...

Motherhood truly is a glorious moment, especially for first-time mothers. It is, both rewarding and challenging at the same time—yet at the end of the day, all those moments shared between you and your infant will always be priceless. Of course, this is true regardless of whether your infant feeds on one side. However, that situation can pose a unique challenge.

Breastfeeding is definitely an important part of motherhood—one of the earliest memories you will have when it comes to bonding with your baby. A lot of times, breastfeeding is considered as one of the crucial stages of your infant’s development, and this is one reason why you should breastfeed your infant as much as you can.

Whether you are an experienced mom or a first-timer when it comes to nursing, there are a lot of questions that may arise each time you breastfeed your infant. Today, we will focus on a question that a lot of mothers ask: the question of why sometimes an infant feeds on one side only of a mot...

There are many games that you can play, and learning how to play cards is one of the best ways to learn card games that you can play with your friends. Learning how to play cards is important, and you will find that learning card games to win can be a lot of fun. There are many games to win at easily, and you will find that there are many books that can teach you how to play cards and card games that you can easily win at.

How to Play Cards: Go Fish
Go Fish is one of the simplest games that you can learn to play, and one of the easiest games to win. You will find that winning at Go Fish basically is all about understanding how to guess what the other person has. Listen closely when you hear them asking for a number, and watch to see how many cards of that number they get. In order to win, simply be the person who steals sets from other people.

How to Play Cards: Liar
Liar is one of the best games to play, especially if you are a good liar...

Do you have a passion for the weird? Do you hate giving bad gifts? If you fall into either of these categories, you may want to be aware of the worst Christmas gifts available out there. Whether you want to express your strangeness or you just want to avoid some embarrassment, you can find these awful gifts spread out across the internet. Some of these gifts are funny; in some cases, the only funny thing is the state of mind of the gift giver.

People love to compile lists on the internet of the best and worst things for every category you can imagine, and Christmas gifts are no different – there are plenty of them out there. Perhaps the worst gift you could possibly give to a little girl is the My Cleaning Trolley by the Girls Only brand. This is a small pink custodian's trolley, mop, and mop bucket. If anything screams gender inequality and a pure lack of thought, it is this strange toy. This is definitely one of the worst Christmas gifts ever...

2012 is here, and already some of the things that people laughed at for the last few decades are now coming to pass. From climate change to planetary alignments, things are beginning to move, and fast! Suddenly, modern people are looking up to the stars again and realizing that they have taken on a refreshed importance in their daily consciousness.

Tattoos have always been a type of language, and this particular tongue stretches into every single culture on Earth. In America, the zodiac tattoo design with Sagittarius and Leo has become extremely popular. This article explores a few things people should keep in mind when deciding to go with a zodiac tattoo.

How to Choose a Good Tattoo Artist

1. The first thing someone should do is talk to people in their area that have really well done artwork. Everyone is happy to refer their artist if they’re in love with the results they carry around on their flesh. It’s a proven way to get to the best, but typically this ...

If you love watching magic, then perhaps you want to try performing magic yourself. Magic tricks are intriguing and fascinating to many people, and it’s no wonder that magic teachers and lessons are in such a high demand. Magic is easy to understand once you are “let into the circle” so to speak and a good magic teacher can show you how to become a magician yourself in only a few months.

Finding a magic teacher may seem like a hard task, but if you have some knowledge of how to go about it, the search becomes much easier. One of the best places to find a magic teacher that will fulfil your needs is at a party planning or magic supply store. Oftentimes stores like these will have a whole slew of phone numbers and contacts on file, and many times magicians and magic teachers will offer their services there. All you have to do is ask for a referral, and within a matter of hours you could be connected with a high quality teacher.

If you have none of these store in...

Taking care of senior people can be a tricky challenge for everyone, taking into consideration the physical, mental and psychological changes that they are going through. Caring for them entails a different approach compared to caring for people of other age groups. Before caregivers are exposed to such milieu, it is a must for them to experience comprehensive and quality preparation from a senior care instructor.

A senior care instructor plays a crucial role in educating caregivers because they are particularly trained to hone a caregiver’s skill in tending to the elderly or geriatric patients. Here are some of the qualities that you must consider in finding a senior care instructor:

A senior care instructor must consider, among others, SAFETY as an imperative aspect in caring for the elderly. Elder people are most prone to minor and major injuries because of the physical and visual regressions that they experience. Thus, environmental safety should be enforced by these...