Your Style

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Your Style is about your life; after all, being you is always in style! In the summer issue of Kiki you’ll find a quiz about extreme summer fragrances like tropical dots and junior mints, tips on creating an outfit at a dollar store, information on how to make a mango lassi, and of course, book reviews.

Plus, read all about astronaut Sunita Williams...

She has lived underwater and floated in space, but she’s not a mermaid, an alien, nor a cartoon superhero with special powers. Sunita Williams is an astronaut.

It’s an “extreme” career — one that is full of physical challenges and exciting adventures, and often requires her to wear a 500-pound uniform — and it’s a career she never thought she’d pursue.
                             

About the Author

Christine Van Dusen is an award-winning journalist and founder of Linchpin Media, a communications firm based in Atlanta. Her work as appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Pink Magazine, Paste, Atlanta Magazine, Publishers Weekly and other national publications. Christine now lives in Atlanta with her husband and their dog, Sadie Roo.

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In every issue of Kiki, Your Style features recommendations for new crafts, gizmos, toys and books.

Without further ado, here are the latest entries into the Kiki Book Club! Whether fiction, factual, or just plain fun, these reads are Kiki-approved, bona fide barn burners guaranteed to quench your literary thirst!

Want to learn how to make a samosa to go with that mango lassi you read all about inside the summer issue of Kiki?

How to Make a Samosa
By Riya and Yashmi Shah

Samosas are one of the most Indian appetizers. They can be found in practically every Indian restaurant and store, and make a great afternoon snack. Samosas can be made from scratch or by making your own dough with all purpose flour. The triangle-shaped pastries are then filled with potatoes and peas with a hint of curry and deep fried. Typically, samosas are served with green chilli and cilantro and/or brown date chutney. Here we offer a modified version of this recipe with puff pastry shells.

Ingredients:

• 1 tsp oil
• ½ cup frozen peas
• 4 boiled and chopped potatoes
• Salt and pepper (to taste)
• 1 tsp curry powder
• 3 sheets of frozen puff pastry

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a bowl, mix the peas, potatoes, salt, pepper, and curry powder to make the filling.
3. Cut each sheet of pastry into 3 equal size rectangles, and then cut each rectangle in half. 
4. Roll each piece of pastry until its double in size.
5. Dust it with flour to prevent it from sticking.
6. Spoon equal amounts of filling into the center of the pastry. 
7. Fold it in half and press the edges together.
8. Place the pastries on a baking sheet.  Bake for 25 minuets until they turn golden brown.

These should make 12-15 samosas. You can serve with tomato sauce.

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