Inner gateways

Cyprus-inspired paintings give a view into something akin to a wonderland

Best foot forward

We spend a huge part of everyday standing on our feet but how much do you really care for yours?

A load of old rubbish?

Face shape shifters

If you want to look younger, the number of treatments to help you is increasing all the time

DIRECTED BY Brian De Palma
STARRING Josh Hartnett, Hilary Swank, Scarlett Johansson
US 2006 121 mins.

MONSTER HOUSE ****

DIRECTED BY Gil Kenan
WITH THE VOICES OF Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, Spencer Locke
US 2006 90 mins.

A range of uses for herbalists

Common Bistort (Polygonum bistorta, Snakeroot or Adderwort) is a perennial herb member of the Polygonaceae family, growing to about 60cm in woodlands and meadows in Europe and Asia. The plant has a thick rhizome with triangular leaves and displays long spikes of pink flowers in mid-summer.

Debenhams
For those who want to wake up in style, look no further as Debenhams has the perfect alarm clock for all modern thinkers. This colour-changing cube adds an extra touch of glam to any bedroom and will have you waking up in a jiffy to random disco music and bright multi colours. May be a tad expensive but hey, it’s an alarm clock that you’d actually want to have. Brilliant!

Tea time treats
If you need something sweet to go with that cup of tea, try one of these

Madeleines
Makes 16

2 eggs
100g caster sugar
75g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
75g melted butter
icing sugar to dust
jam to serve

l Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/gas 5. Thoroughly grease the Madeleine tins.

Arabesque

New Arabic restaurant in Nicosia that actually shows some promise

Leaving the city and travelling along Strovolos Avenue, fork left at the traffic lights situated at the junction with the new Strovolos Theatre and take the Tseri Road. About 500m on the left, is a Laiki bank, turn left and the restaurant is the second building on the right.

Sazerac