Mango Pudding

Ingredients
1 cup mango pulp
1 cup cottage cheese(paneer)
1 cup cream
1 tblsp gelatin
1/4th cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup mango cubes
cream and cherry for garnishing

Directions
Dissolve the gelatin in 1/4 th cup of water. Keep it aside.
In a mixer blend the mango pulp, paneer cream and sugar.
Take a bowl and mix both the blended mixture and the dissolved gelatin.
Keep it in the refrigerator for setting.
When fully set garnish with mango pieces, cream and cherries and serve immediately.

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Deviled Eggs

Ingredients
6 eggs
1/2 stalk celery, finely chopped
1/4 onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup mayonnaise
salt to taste
1 dash hot pepper sauce
paprika, for garnish

Directions
Place eggs in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool and peel.
Cut eggs in half. Remove yolks and place in a medium bowl. Mash together with celery, onion, mayonnaise, salt and hot pepper sauce.
Stuff the egg white halves with the egg yolk mixture. Sprinkle eggs with paprika. Chill covered in the refrigerator until serving.

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Cheese Ball

Ingredients
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
1 tablespoon diced onion
1 tablespoon chopped green bell pepper
1/4 tablespoon seasoning salt
1 cup chopped pecans

Directions
Mix together the cream cheese, pineapple, onion, bell pepper and seasoning salt.
Form into a ball and roll in chopped pecans. Chill and serve with butter crackers.

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Garlic Chicken

Ingredients :
2 teaspoons crushed garlic
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast

Directions :
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
Warm the garlic and olive oil to blend the flavors. In a separate dish, combine the bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese. Dip the chicken breasts in the olive oil and garlic mixture, then into the bread crumb mixture. Place in a shallow baking dish.
Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, until no longer pink and juices run clear.
Garlic Chicken is ready to serve.

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Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients :
4 chicken breasts, with skins
1 large onion, chopped
1 cup celery with leaves, chopped
1 cup of baby carrots, fresh from the garden
4 heaping tablespoons of chicken bouillon paste
1 bay leaf
4 peppercorns
1 bag Kluski noodles (or 4 cups homemade noodles)
Parsley

Directions :
Place the chicken in a kettle, and cover with water. As soon as the water boils, turn the heat down, and add all of the remaining ingredients, except the noodles and chives. Simmer for one to two hours. Remove the chicken from the pot. Discard the skin, and dice the chicken breasts into bite-size pieces.
Cook the Kluski noodles separately, adding one tablespoon of vegetable oil to the pot to keep the noodles from sticking together. Since Kluski noodles take longer to cook than regular pasta, make sure you follow the directions on the package, and stir often.
When the noodles are done, drain and rinse them with cold water. If needed, separate them with your fingers. Cover the cold noodles and set them aside. Place noodles in each bowl, and pour the hot broth over the top. Sprinkle with parsley.

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Salmon Cucumber Sandwiches

Ingredients:

• 6 oz. can boneless salmon, drained and flaked
• 1/2 cup peeled, chopped cucumber
• 3 Tbsp. plain yogurt
• 1 Tbsp. mayonnaise
• 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp. dried dill weed
• 8 mini sandwich buns, sliced
• 2 Tbsp. butter, softened
• 16 pieces butter lettuce

Preparation:
Combine salmon, cucumber, yogurt, and lemon juice in small bowl. Spread thin layer of butter on cut sides of sandwich buns and line with lettuce. Fill with salmon mixture.

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Tuna and Avocado Lunch Wraps

Ingredients:

• 2 wraps
• 1 can tuna
• 1 tomato
• 1 avocado
• a few lettuce leaves per sandwich
• 10 pecans (or walnuts, or almonds) chopped roughly
• a sprinkle of salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
Spread 1/2 an avocado on each wrap
Top with diced tomato and tuna slices
Season tomato with salt and pepper
Sprinkle lettuce leaves and nuts over the top
Roll up and cut diagonally to serve
Can be wrapped and stored in a refrigerator for lunch later the same day

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Breakfast Rolls

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 loaf (1 pound) frozen bread dough, thawed
• 3 slices Swiss cheese, cut into strips

Directions

In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in bouillon and pepper. Cool for 15 minutes.

On a floured surface, roll out dough into a 12-in. x 8-in. rectangle. Spread beef mixture to within 1/2 in. of short edges and 1 in. of long edges. Roll up, jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal.

Cut into 12 slices. Place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes.

Bake at 425° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Place two cheese strips over each roll. Bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

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Savory French Toast with Spinach

Ingredients

• 4 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 cup parmesan, grated
• small amount of sea salt (the cheese is salty)
• cracked black pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter, divided
• 4 slices French Bread, 1-inch thick
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 8 ounces fresh baby spinach leaves, slightly chopped 

Directions 
In a large bowl whisk eggs, milk, cheese (reserve 4 teaspoons for topping), sea salt and pepper until blended. Dip both sides of bread into egg mixture letting it soak for at least 5 minutes.
Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat, add bread to hot pan; cook for 2–3 minutes each side or until golden. Remove from pan to paper towels and keep warm.
Add remaining 1 tablespoon butter to the pan with the minced garlic, cook for 1 minute. Add fresh spinach, cook an additional 1 minute more or just until wilted. 
Arrange savory French toast on individual plates, top with spinach and the reserved grated Parmesan cheese. Serve with refreshing oranges slices. 

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Healthy Diet

A balanced diet comprising of diverse and healthy foods is key to promoting good health. After all, we are what we eat. Research continues to prove that eating healthy food promotes good health and unhealthy food habits lead to a diseased body. Foods contain vital nutrients that aid our body’s metabolic function. However, a lack of consumption of these nutrients or feeding upon the wrong kinds of food leads to an accumulation of toxins within the body, resulting in chronic diseases in the long run.

A nutritious diet while ensuring overall well being, helps to maintain a healthy Body Mass Index (BMI), reduces the risk of several debilitating diseases like cancer, cardiovascular ailments, diabetes, osteoporosis and stroke. Thus a nutritious & healthy diet is important in the prevention and cure of various diseases.

Perhaps the best healthy diet plan for men or women or even teenage girls, is the one that they make for themselves. Remember that there is no one perfect diet. What works for one person may not work for another. This is an important point to keep in mind when you are making a plan for weight loss. A healthy diet plan should not have any junk food in it and should include a great deal of fresh fruits and vegetables and water as well. Stay away from diet pills. Ensure that you eat smaller portions more frequently. If you find yourself giving into the temptation to indulge, do not give up on yourself. Just eat even more healthily than before.

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Keep Healthy

Food is essential. People take it for granted, but we need nutrients. Vitamin C and other vitamins and minerals are necessary to keep all the different parts of the body healthy and functioning - otherwise, we get sick.

Every little thing that you do happens because of the nutrients that you give your body. Food gives us the fuel to think and the energy to move our muscles. The micronutrients, the vitamins, the minerals are there so that our bodies can function. You need food not just to sustain health, but to feel better also.

Stick to water, milk and 100% fruit and vegetable juices as your main beverages and limit sugary soft drinks. If you get tired of plain water, add a slice of lemon or lime to add a touch of flavor. For kids, try some fruit juice jazzed up with carbonated water.

And the only way the body will get the many nutrients needed to stay healthy and function is by eating a wide variety of healthy foods.

So.. keep healthy..!!

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Crunchy Apple

Ingredients

• 1 large cooking apple
• 2 teaspoons chopped hazelnuts
• 3 teaspoons golden raisins
• 1 teaspoon clear honey
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon butter or margarine, softened

Directions
Rinse apple under cold running water and remove core. Cut the skin in a line around the middle of the apple using a sharp knife. Switch oven to 400 degrees F. Put nuts, golden raisins, honey and 2 tablespoons of cream into small bowl. Mix well. Put butter or margarine into the mini Dutch oven and spread over bottom and side with a pastry brush. Stand the apple in the small pot and fill centertop with nut and raisin mixture. Cover with lid.
Carefully put the mini Dutch oven in the preheated oven and bake for 15-20 minutes. Meanwhile, pour rest of cream into a mixing bowl and whip until stiff with a hand whisk. Switch off oven and take out dish of apple. Stand on heatproof pad. Transfer apple crunchy onto a plate then top with whipped cream.

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Juicing Can Help You Get Fit and Feel Better

It is true that vegetables and fruits are healthy to eat, but some combinations are dangerous. For example, one has to understand that drinking beets on its own can cause temporary loss of voice. It must also never be combined with broccoli to avoid problems with digestion.

Corn is helpful for the kidneys but it must be avoided by people with high sugar levels or diabetes. There are still a lot of things to be considered before going on a juice diet. Knowledge is power. For example, by understanding the benefits of each vegetable or fruit you would be able to come out with a sensible recipe that can be used to lose weight, improve memory or recover from flu. If you are trying to lessen the chances of getting cancer tumors, then it would be best to increase the intake of carrots and beets. If you want to fight colds and flu and have a stronger immune system, then you should start taking in more lemons and pineapple.

If you want a lot of benefits from one single vegetable, then you can try spinach. It has dietary fibers that are good for digestion and it also prevents constipation. Spinach can lower blood sugar levels and it also helps reduce a person's craving to eat.

Vegetables and fruits have high anti-cancer properties. It can reduce the chance of getting prostate cancer. Fruits are also known for its anti-inflammatory properties, veggies are also rich in anti-oxidants that can help the body feel younger. Eating fruits and vegetables with vitamin E, beta-carotene, zinc, selenium and is also good for lowering the blood pressure. You also need to find fruits and vegetable that are rich in Vitamin K in order to improve brain and nervous function.

100% fruit juices are a smart addition to any well-balanced diet, providing vitamins and minerals like potassium, vitamin C and folate. Fruit juice is also a convenient way for adults and children to help reach the recommended number of daily servings of fruits and vegetables.

Learn more juicing information and eat more vegetables and fruits. After a few days of juicing, you'll see the wonderful benefits for yourself.

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