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Culinary arts is about knowing how to blend different ingredients and use a variety of cooking methods. It’s simply more than just preparing meals. Almost anyone can prepare meals using simple recipes, and that’s what I used to do for many years. One day I realized it would be far more interesting to learn the art of cooking. Learning by trial and error is a great teacher. You will make mistakes but most important is you learn from them.

I still have my collection of recipes but I do a lot of my own experimenting. If certain ingredients are not available, I’m able to adapt using substitutes. Nevertheless, there are a number of ingredients that you always need to have. These essential ingredients form the basis of your favorite culinary arts, whether they be cuisine from France, China, Italy, Mexico or wherever. For instance, if you love cooking Indian food, you should never run out of “garam masala”, the blend of spices we all know as curry.

If you prefer a more structured approach to the culinary arts, there are cookery classes available, and even culinary arts colleges and schools. It’s my dream to go on one of those cookery vacations, especially to Europe and visit different countries such as France and Spain. What could be more fun than combining a sightseeing vacation with learning cooking skills?

There’s really no excuse for not learning how to cook these days. Just go to a bookstore and you’ll see plenty of cooking books as well as cookery articles in magazines. With an entire TV channel such as The Food Network dedicated to the subject of food and cooking, not to mention individual cooking programs on various channels, chefs are becoming celebrities today. Despite all of that however, the culinary arts are actually being neglected as more people opt for instant meals and processed food rather than making use of their gourmet kitchens and utensils. The reason being, everyone is too busy with work and other activities, and have no time to make meals from scratch.

However, think about this, folks! A home cooked meal is much healthier than processed food high in fat, salt, and preservatives, and is much cheaper than eating at restaurants. When you prepare your own meals you can select the freshest and healthiest ingredients, and you can show off your culinary skills. If you don’t think you have good enough skills, you may want to consider attending a culinary arts school. Who knows, you may end up choosing a career in culinary arts!

Posted by Susie

Eyebrow rings can really look cool on the right person. They can be a form of personal expression or a way to tell others you’re not afraid to be different. Those who get their eyebrows pierced are mostly young people like teenagers or those in their twenties who are brave enough to try different things.

Recently one of my friends told me she wanted to get an eyebrow ring and asked me if I would want one too, and we could have our eyebrows pierced together. Well, that got me thinking. I’m in the right age group (I’m in my early 20’s) and I like body piercings and jewelry in general. I’m not afraid to be different, In fact I think it’s cool. Ok, let’s take a little inventory here…

I wear a nose ring, I have plenty of earrings, I wear a ring on almost every one of my fingers, I have a belly button ring, I wear a couple of toe rings, and I also have a ring on my… uhm… wait, I don’t think I can say it here without getting in trouble with the editors since this is a G rated site hahaha! But I think I can tell you that those other rings aren’t visible when I’m fully clothed, and live it at that! So do I want eyebrow rings to add to my collection of rings?

I tell you, it wasn’t easy to decide. I told my friend I needed to think about it. Would I look cool wearing an eyebrow ring? I stood in front of the mirror and pictured myself with eyebrow rings. Hmmm… you know what? I didn’t think it was really me. Surprised that this wild girl doesn’t think eyebrow rings look good on her?

Well, you just have to be honest with yourself. You need to determine what looks good on you regardless of how comfortable you feel wearing them, and eyebrow rings are just not for me. My friend was a little disappointed when I told her that but she understood. However, she still wanted an eyebrow ring. She asked me if we could numb her eyebrow with ice and have me pierce it for her. She said one of her friends did it that way.

I was like, “what?! no way! That’s frickin’ nuts!” First of all, I’m too squeamish to do it. Can you imagine putting something through human skin and flesh? Ugh! That’s too gross and scary. Second of all, doing your own piercings increases the risks of getting an infection. So I told her the best thing to do would be to have her eyebrows pierced at a tattoo and piercing parlor. In fact, I have a favorite place where I got all my body piercings and tattoos done, and I would be happy to take her there.

She agreed, so we went to my favorite tattoo and piercing parlor together. They happened to have some cool looking eyebrow rings on sale. She got a pair for pretty cheap, but those eyebrow rings are of great quality, so she was really lucky. She thanked me and we high-fived each other.

One word of advice, if you’re looking for eyebrow rings (or anything that requires piercing for that matter) don’t just go for the cheap stuff. Cheap eyebrow rings that are of low quality can get you infected and that’s no fun. Besides, you would look really ugly with swollen eyebrows And I discourage you from piercing your own eyebrows or your friends’ even if you’re not squeamish like me. Again, to reduce the risks of infection.

When choosing an eyebrow ring you need to decide on those that will complement your facial features. Size is important too. You surely don’t want to get an eyebrow ring that’s so big that it overwhelms your face. It’s a good idea to take your time since you’re gonna be spending some money on them, not to mention getting a little pain, so you wanna choose something that you can be proud wearing, and not regret it later. Have fun with your eyebrow rings!

Posted by Tanya