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Cucumber
Spread
Ingredients:
2
large cucumbers,
chopped
1 pkg.
8 oz. (240g) cream
cheese, softened
1/2
cup sour cream
1/2
cup cottage
cheese
2 tbsp
fresh dill
(or 1 tbsp dried)
1 teaspoon
chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons
chopped green
onion
1 tablespoon
chopped red
pepper
1 small
clove garlic,
minced
2 cherry
tomatoes;
seeded and chopped
2 teaspoons
fresh lemon
juice
Salt
and ground black
pepper to taste
Preparation:
- Thinly slice
1 medium cucumber (do not peel) and arrange in bottom of oiled medium
ring
mold with hole in the middle and set aside.
- Peel,
seed and chop cucumbers.
- In
a food processor or
mixer, combine cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, lemon juice,
salt
and pepper until smooth.
- Stir
in chopped vegetables
and carefully pour into prepared mold. Chill until firm (about 3 hours).
- Unmold
onto serving platter
and garnish with lettuce
leafs and cherry tomatoes.
- Serve
with crackers
around.
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Holidays &
Diet Tips
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those holiday pounds at bay. Decide what your eating goals are
and prepare for them ahead of time. Overeating is a phenomenon common
to
everyone around the holidays. Uncomfortable situations, like a room
full
of strangers - or worse, family - can leave you aching to dissolve your
discomfort with a big wedge of cake. More... |
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Pineapple is good remedy for food
overindulgence.
Fresh pineapple is loaded with an enzyme that helps you digest protein.
So if you’ve eaten too much, a couple of slices will make you feel
better and it will help you digest protein food much faster. |
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Tips For Alcohol Users
Alcohol lowers
your blood sugar on an empty stomach,
that can in turn stimulate your appetite. Begin a festive evening with
mineral water or a low caloric drink, then treat yourself to your
favorite
alcoholic beverage. More... |
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| To
prevent bad hangovers drink a glass of water after
every alcoholic drink. Alcohol is a diuretic and drinking lots
of water
helps replace lost fluids and prevent dehydration. It is also good idea
to have at least two glasses of water before you go to bed. |
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