Shepherd's pie (or 'cottage pie' it should more properly be called - real 'shepherds pie' is made with lamb!) is one of the all-time favorite 'comfort' foods. On a cold winter's night, nothing is as welcome as a big plate of well made shepherd's pie, with some crusty bread - or at least that's what we believe here at www.helensrecipes.com!. And making it is nowhere near as difficult as you might imagine - in fact, I actually know MEN who can make a passable shepherd's pie! :-) . Let's begin with the ingredients.

500g Leaned Beef Mince

1 white and 1 red Onion - diced

Carrot, washed and diced

Portobello Mushroom, 1/2 large diced

Worcester Sauce - few dashes are needed

Ketc Helen's Homemade Sheperds Pie Recipe

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What about Juan Valdez?

by Iulia Pascanu

Juan Valdez is a most popular figure in the advertising world and the symbol of the Columbian 'cafetelero' since 1959.

Juan Valdez is a fictious character created in 1959 to represent the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Columbia (founded 1926).

His appearance is one of the steadiest in the advertising world, including allmost mythical moustace, sombrero, poncho and a mule-companion called Lana.

In the first commercials, Juan Valdez used to wonder-around in the coffee fields, picking with his hands the ripe coffee cerries, meaning to be the representative of those thousands Colombian 'cafeteros' (also called 'caficultores'). He managed to create a rather romantic figure of this guild, an immage that collected many critics on it What about Juan Valdez? Recipe

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Pineapples: The Healing Fruit of the Tropics (includes a recipe for Pina-Banana Orange Smoothie)

by Monique N. Gilbert, B.Sc.

For a natural and tasty way to improve your health and boost your healing capacity, add fresh pineapple and pineapple juice to your diet. Pineapples are nutritionally packed members of the bromeliad family. This delightful tropical fruit is high in the enzyme bromelain and the antioxidant vitamin C, both of which plays a major role in the body's healing process.

Bromelain, a natural anti-inflammatory with analgesic properties, encourages healing, promotes well-being and has many other health benefits. Bromelain is very effective in treating bruises, sprains and strains by reducing swelling, tenderness and pain. This powerful anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect can also help relieve osteo- and rheumatoid arthritis symptoms an Pineapples: The Healing Fruit of the Tropics (includes a recipe for Pina-Banana Orange Smoothie) Recipe

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