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WOMEN ON STRIKE

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For a long time now every story of abuse against women has boiled my blood. Four years ago becoming the mother of a girl child added a few more notches to the temperature as I became more acutely aware of the inequalities and challenges a woman faces at every step of her life. Media reports on the brutality being meted out, the growing gap in gender ratios and the total lack of empathy amongst the powers that be coupled with remarks too often heard - what can we do....and the helplessness echoed in that statement, propelled me to think of something WE COULD DO. We can go on STRIKE and force men and the society to realize our importance and the need to treat us with understanding and respect as fellow human beings. So here is what I have started and I hope you will join in, for without you it wont work. #WomenOnStrike

A Healthy Strawberry Cheese Cake

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The partner got a box of lovely looking strawberries and demanded a whipped cream and strawberries dessert. He sliced and soaked the strawberries in sugar. I decided to better it with a Strawberry cheese cake sans the cheese (that's why the healthy tag) Here is what I did. Used a clean cloth to hang up a cup and half of curd for about 6 hours getting smooth hung curd (one cup) in the process. Once I had the hung curd in place I started assembling the rest of the ingredients. 1 packet Amul's whipping cream (200 ml) 1 packet marie biscuit (large) 125 gms butter 3 tablespoon powdered sugar coloured balls for decor 1. Crush the biscuits in a mixie jar, once finely crushed pour out into a bowl and add melted butter.  2. Mix with a spoon till its evenly mixed with no lumps 3. Spoon about 3 spoons of biscuit butter mix into individual glasses and lightly tap with the bottom of the spoon to straighten it up into a uniform base - these quantities work for about 6 portions. Put the glass