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Just when you were planning to eat a quiet dinner with your spouse and snuggle up with a book, close friends call to say they are dropping in. What do you do?

Women love cars too. However, their priorities are different from those of men. They would like a car with qualities that embody their personality - realistic, pragmatic, modern and elegant.

Most boys love the fast lane - and fast cars. However, not all kids can own their dream car - or even go for a spin in one. Friday takes four children on a face-to-face with their dream cars

For far too long baking has been considered as 'best left to the experts'. Not any more. You can make (or bake) the most delicious dishes. All you need is a good recipe, an oven and fresh ingredients. Simple presentations or rich concoctions of succulence and flavour, it's all up to you...

Call them convenience factors or considerate helpers, fact is, commercial sauces are an indispensable ingredient in modern cooking. Sweet, tangy, fiery, creamy or herb-laden, each sauce has a taste and purpose that is unique.

Throw a potluck party. It's an easy and convenient way to enjoy get-togethers. The menu, the responsibility and the expenses are all shared among the guests and the hosts.

The fiery fuses with the creamy, the sharp nestles with the smooth... it is these contrasts that make Malaysian cuisine an exciting discovery for your palate.

One of Zara Quiroga's dreams is about to be realised this month

Glamour can be an eye-opener

Knead to contribute

The link between two friends who started their own jewellery company

10 things I love about my job