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Healthy Chef Salad
This chef salad is packed full of healthy nutrients. It is the perfect post-workout meal that will help build muscle and fight cancer-causing free radicals. The almonds and avocado add healthy fats that help lower bad cholesterol and raise good cholesterol. At first glance, this looks like a fattening salad, but opting for fresh and organic products will do much more for health and weight loss than eating a lower-calorie salad containing ingredients made … Read entire article »
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French Tomato Jam
Tomato jam is recommended for the Savoury French Toast recipe, but it goes with so many other things. Finding a tomato jam recipe is challenging, however. While many of them exist and are readily available on the Internet, it is difficult to tell which to use. Some tomato jams are obviously jam with plenty of sugar and other spices. Other tomato jams are saucier and flavored with Italian herbs and spices. After … Read entire article »
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How to Remove Tomato Skins
Tomatoes are great for making pasta sauce, ketchup, and even tomato jam! The peeling must be removed for all of these wonderful recipes, but it is a very simple process. In fact, it is easier than peeling an apple as long as you know how to boil water. All you need is a pan for boiling the tomatoes and a bowl for a tomato ice bath. Don’t forget the knife for coring! Remove the … Read entire article »
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Caprese Salad with Avocado
Caprese salad is very tasty while offering great health benefits. This recipe adds a twist to the traditional Caprese salad: avocado. Avocado adds creaminess. It also provides healthy, monounsaturated fat that helps to raise the good HDL cholesterol and lower the bad LDL cholesterol, and is also a good source of vitamin E, folic acid, and potassium. The secret to a great Caprese salad are the tomatoes. Flavorful tomatoes are abundant … Read entire article »
Gourmet Italian Burger
The Italian gourmet burger is a tasty alternative to the traditional mustard-and-ketchup cheeseburger. A special blend of Italian herbs and spices combined with provolone cheese and complimentary condiments makes this a refreshing favorite. The amount of spices used to make the Gourmet Italian Burger is unknown. This recipe was developed simply be tossing together a few favorite ingredients. The following measurements are estimates. Finely-minced garlic (about one-half clove per patty) Basil (1/4 teaspoon dry); Oregano … Read entire article »
