Along with our Mango mustard, I made a lipsmacking thousand island dressing with yogurt and of course, mango juice! Here’s how you can make your own fresh Thousand Island. This involves very few ingredients, a few spoons, and a bowl, so the little ones can make this very easily! Ingredients: 1 cup yogurt 2 cupsContinue reading “Yogurt Thousand Island”
Mango Garlic Mustard
Today we made an amazing discovery while trying to make honey mustard, except… there’s wasn’t any honey in the house. So I made a yogurt and mango based version of the condiment. Here’s how you make it: 1 1/2 cups yellow mustard 1 cup plain yogurt 2 tbsp mango nectar/juice 2 tbsp cane sugar 1Continue reading “Mango Garlic Mustard”
Types of Swords: Iron Age
A while back, I wrote a post about swords from ancient times. And, I said I would continue it. So here’s different types of swords from 800 BC all the way to 200 AD. The Greeks used two main types of swords: the xiphos and kopis. Notice some similarity between kopis and khopesh (the EgyptianContinue reading “Types of Swords: Iron Age”
The Birth of England Part I
England as a country has a diverse history. The first people to inhabit it were the Welsh, Britons, and Gaels, Celtic people who still inhabit Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and Cornwall. During the Roman Empire, Emperor Hadrian conquered the country and England was under Roman rule for a while, until the fall of the empire. TheContinue reading “The Birth of England Part I”
Types of Swords: Bronze Age
This is going to be very simple, guys (and girls)! As above, we’re going to talk about types of swords! So this is for ancient swords and that means pretty much Greece, Egypt, and Mesopotamia. Let’s start with Mesopotamia, ’cause that’s where civilization starts. Bronze knives and daggers were common in Mesopotamia, but bows andContinue reading “Types of Swords: Bronze Age”
A brief history of stringed instruments
A lot of music is based on stringed instruments. Violins, cellos, and violas are essential to the complete orchestra. Without the guitar, rock n’ roll wouldn’t exist. And of course, the sitar is a requisite of Carnatic music. Stringed instruments are also one of the more complex instruments and have been around for less thanContinue reading “A brief history of stringed instruments”
The Moon’s formation
Well, there’s that big white round thing in the sky that you see every night, right? The moon. Sometimes it’s a ball, sometimes it’s a crescent. The Moon is the one extraterrestrial body that man has ever set foot on. Also, it takes away total darkness in the night (which would be bad) and givesContinue reading “The Moon’s formation”
The origins of chess
Today, one of the world’s most popular board games is Chess. It is a range of many things from a little kid’s game to a professional sport. However, many people don’t realize it’s deep and profound history. This article will cover the origins of the popular board game. Chess originated in the Indian subcontinent asContinue reading “The origins of chess”
Why did we lose hair?
Humans are apes. As hard as it might be to associate yourself with a chimp swinging from a tree, it’s just a matter of fact. While we admittedly don’t look a lot like Bigfoot or the apes in Tarzan, we still share some characteristics with primates. So, why are they so hairy and furry andContinue reading “Why did we lose hair?”
An Overview of Snakes
Snakes. Some find them cool, others creepy. Some snakes are venomous, some will squish you to death. Snakes are pretty much scaly lizards without legs that make hissing noises, right? Well, not completely. Here’s what most people actually don’t know about snakes and what makes them different from actual “legless lizards”. First of all, snakesContinue reading “An Overview of Snakes”
Anay Ganesh 