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Another lovely combination for a salad is tomato and Mozzarella cheese 
with
basil leaves and balsamic vinegar. I add soy sauce to the balsamic vinegar
too.
Hana
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From: "julie" <eternalrock1@...>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 7:12 PM
Subject: [nosdiet] Re: Deb's awesome salad :) With musical accompaniment!


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> <deborahfederlmt@h...> wrote:
> > HI deb, this sounds so good,will defintely try it. I make one
> similar called Eden salad it is with fresh spinch,chopped red
> cabbage,romaine and green leaf(or any combo you like) with mandarin
> oranges,chopped pecans,feta cheese, and chicken or shrimp. I use a
> raspberry vinagrette and olive oil dressing(mix according to taste)I
> copied it from an Amish restaurant in Sarasota.it is my fave ! I
> think the four smaller meals is fine.No rules against that and if 
it
> keeps you from bingeing later yeah !!! I personally save time one
> salads by buying it prewashed ready to eat. I am more apt to eat
> salad if its easy to make.For busy MOm like so many of on on NOS,
> quick and easy is the key to eating healthy for our families.Let us
> know how it goes with the 4 small meals. Jools
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> > Here's a great salad to try out :)
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> > Mix Romaine lettuce, mesclun mixed greens, grape tomatoes,
> cucumber,
> > shredded red cabbage, some carrots, and two tablspoons of red
> kidney
> > beans (for protein) Garnish with 2 teaspoons of raisins and slices
> > of 4 or 5 fresh strawberries :)
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> > Deb's dressing (Newman move yer'ass over!)
> > Juice of one orange, half teaspoon of lime juice, two sesame 
oil,
> > two splashes of rice wine vinegar, splash of balsamic vinegar,
> half
> > teaspoon of mustard, two teaspoons of mayonaise, some salt and
> > pepper to taste.
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> > This salad is as pleasing to the eye as it is to the tastebuds,
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> > it's lively mix of red and green colors and sweet and tangy
> tastes...
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> > For the last two weeks or so, I have noticed that I have almost 
no
> > appetite in the mornings, and we usually eat dinner between 5 
and
> > 6:30.... Rather than go back for various snacks after dinner, 
I
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> > decided that I will be changing my three meals to 4... My
> breakfast
> > is usually pretty small, and I don't think that's going to change
> > soon... It's really hard when I'm trying to be quick and get
> dinner
> > ready for my son and me to take the time to prepare a really 
great
> > salad... I will try to do this in advance if I can think ahead,
> but
> > for now, I consider this salad as my version of "dessert"... 
And
> > though it breaks with the 3 plate rule, it still is healthful
> stuff
> > and *not* Ben and Jerry's! Sometimes I don't feel like I need
> this
> > but lately I have, so this is going to be an experiment for me 
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> > bending one of the NoS rules... I can't decide whether to consider
> > this a meal unto itself, or just a second course in an extended
> > dinner... No matter what, it still beats endless trips to the
> fridge
> > once dinner is done, into the wee wee hours...
> > Hey Richard is playing guitar and singing for me now, a first
> class
> > serenade! Guess what he's playing folks... Well one quick hint,
> his
> > mother is a Deadhead, so for tonight it's "Friend of the Devil" 
by
> > the Grateful Dead! What a little chip of the oldish block :)
> > Hope you are all having great weeks so far! :)
> > Love and Peace,
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