The range of summer finger foods is vast, and there are plenty of delicious options to choose from. The following is a look at some of the fun options for summer finger foods.

Chips and Dips: You can be as traditional as tortilla or corn chips and salsa, or opt for something more original like pita chips with spinach artichoke dip. Remember, with chips you can use cheese sauces, chili sauces, bean dips, avocado dips, sour cream dips, and more. So, don't discount chips and dips because it is expected, capitalize on it because of the variety.

Fruits and Dips: There is something about dipping finger foods, and fruits make for great dippers. You can use any number of items for dipping into. For example, you could do a chocolate type dip, fondue, or fountain style. You could do a caramel dip. You could do a yogurt type dip. You can do a whipped cream dip. There are several fabulous fruit dip recipes on the Internet, so cash in on them.

Finger Sandwiches: Sandwiches are the all time finger food. You can make delicate sandwiches like cucumber sandwiches for more formal events, or you can make hearty sandwiches for things like baseball parties, and neighborhood BBQs.

Veggies: Veggies are always a great finger food, and healthy too. You can go with a traditional veggie tray, or you can get creative and marinate veggies in balsamic and olive oil, or grill some veggies, or serve them with special dips.

Pre-made Heated Items: This is where you really open up the doors with finger foods, but to serve these kinds you have to be in a location with an oven. You can serve things like meatballs in a tomato sauce, mini sausages in a barbecue sauce, chicken kabobs in a Teriyaki sauce, Thai chicken balls, mini quiches, mini pizzas, toasted breads with dips, etc. Basically you can take your favorite foods and make them mini. You can serve coconut shrimp with a plum sauce, fish bites with tartar sauce, mini burgers, Bruschetta with toasted bread, mini burritos, etc. Really the possibilities here are endless.

Desserts: Desserts make great finger foods, and in the summer you can enjoy plenty of fresh fruit toppings on those desserts. You can do chocolate covered strawberries, just be sure you have refrigeration. You can do mini cheesecakes, cookies, brownie bites, mini muffins, tarts topped with fruits, custards, whipped cream. Again, you can simply take your favorite desserts and make them in miniature sizes. Get a mini muffin pan, and cook your desserts in mini proportions.

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The Downtown Clermont Farmer's Market is held every Sunday from 9:00am to 2:00pm on Montrose Street in Downtown Clermont. The Farmer's Market, presented by the Clermont Downtown Partnership, offers wonderful things to eat including fresh produce, breads and bakery items, honey, seafood, Amish jams and jellies, pasta, fresh baked scones, Italian olive salad and baked veggie chips. You will also find hanging baskets and assorted outdoor plants, hand rolled cigars, a select assortment of artwork, craft and jewelry items and much more. The Market always has festive foods like kettle corn, BBQ and hot dogs to munch on while you shop. Please join us every Sunday at the Downtown Clermont Farmer's Market, and while you are there, have a look around. We have several new shops in town and these, along with our many well-established merchants offer a wide range of shopping, service and dining opportunities. For a full list of all the great restaurants and other businesses already serving you in the Downtown area, please visit our website at www.clermontdowntownpartnership.com

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Being healthier and looking good are the main objective of millions of people. The most effective way in which these can be achieved is the adoption of a specific slimming diet. However, almost all, if not all, of the famous and not so popular weight loss nutritional plans simply do not work. Some are impossible to keep while others have very dangerous potential side effects. Most importantly, even if the desired results are accomplished, the pounds lost soon come back. You can try an alternative approach instead. It is much easier for you and more comfortable for your body, plus it is more effective.

Instead of counting calories, simply try to have as much diversity in the foods you consume as possible. Do not exclude any type of food groups from your diet, instead have smaller portions of different dishes. This rule should be definitely used when you have restaurant lunches and dinners. The trick is simple and effective, the more different tastes you eat, the more satisfied you will feel. So, even with less food you will not crave for more.

Have more vegetarian dishes in your diet. You do not have to eat only meat in order to have strength to go through the day. Plus, you will see that the well prepared veggie meals can really taste well, especially if they come with a lot of fresh herbs. It is best to have vegetarian dinners at least once a week as a start. You can even set a special night and actually experiment with new foods in your kitchen.

Have only healthy snacks. The reality is that we tend to eat junk food in between meals simply because it is easier to get to and tastier to consume. You can reduce your calories intake just by throwing away all the sweet candy and chocolate bars and muffins along with the chips. Have a banana or another fruit, some yoghurt or simply a handful of raw nuts to boost your energy and lose weight.

Reduce the stress in your life. You eat more and unhealthy foods just because you are anxious or you are feeling down. So, try to live a happier life and get soothing and satisfaction from other sources. Get along with your friends more often and go out to have fun. Go to a yoga class, which will make you more relaxed and will provide you with an excellent work out. Choose any type of hobby that you find interesting and rewarding.

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life-regenerator.com * http * Shop.life-regenerator.com * http * Mexican Salsa Recipes—Easy Healthy Recipes—Raw Food Weight Loss—Corn Salsa Recipe—Raw Food Diet Menu—Tomato Recipes— ❤ Raw Mexican Night! * 100% Raw Vegan 'Chips', Homemade Salsa Recipe & Guacamole! ❤ * I ngredients * For the SALSA & GUACAMOLE: — 4 cloves of Garlic, peeled — 1 Purple Onion, roughly chopped — 4 Tomatoes, roughly chopped — 1 bunch of Cilantro, roughly torn by hand into smaller pieces, but still include the stems — 1 Lime — 2 Avocados — 2 cobs of Corn, raw (optional) For the 'CHIPS': — 1-2 Green Zucchinis / Courgettes — 1-2 Yellow Zucchinis / Courgettes * P reparation * — 1) To make the salsa, toss the garlic cloves, onion, tomatoes and cilantro into your food processor. — 2) Use a manual citrus juicer or a citrus hand juicer to squeeze the juice of the lime into the food processor as well, and then roughly blend until the desired consistency for your salsa is reached. — 3) Scoop out 50-75% of the salsa that you just made and place into a serving bowl. The remaining salsa in your food processor will now serve as the base for your guacamole. — 4) Add the avocados to the salsa left in your food processor, blend until the desired consistency for your guacamole is reached, and then transfer to a serving bowl. — 5) Slice the corn off of the cobs, and add to the salsa and/or guacamole, if desired. — 6) To make the "chips," slice the zucchinis / courgettes into rounds thick enough to remain sturdy ...

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What's the best humus recipe? Well, for some, they like their hummus a little more firm and some like it a bit more creamy. However you like your hummus it is a delicious and nutritious snack that can go with chips, pita bread, (we like to crisp up our pita bread in the oven) or vegetables such as carrots, sliced red and green peppers, cucumbers and celery or any other veggie you can dip into a spread.

Hummus is made from chickpeas or you may run across some hummus recipes that call for garbanzo beans which are just the Spanish name for chickpeas. Hummus is the Arabic word for chickpea and it is a popular side dish found all over the world, but especially popular in the Middle East, the Mediterranean and India. Even though hummus is found and enjoyed all over the world, there is no agreed upon country of origin. However, it is know as one of the oldest prepared dishes in the world.

A standard hummus recipe consists of chickpeas, tahini (a required ingredient), olive oil, garlic (the more the better) salt and lemon juice. Variations of hummus can be created by adding other spices such as cumin and paprika, or other ingredients such as pine nuts, parsley, cilantro, roasted red peppers, basil pesto, roasted garlic, eggplant, ground pepper, spicy red pepper and the list goes on. Many grocery stores have started featuring a plethora of different types of hummus as this dish continues to become more and more popular.

We usually end up making our hummus recipe with a 15 ounce can of chickpeas, 2 cloves of garlic, a whole lemon, a half tablespoon of salt and 2 tablespoons each of both tahini and virgin olive oil. As you mix the ingredients up in your food processor, you can add a little water to get the consistency just the way to like it. We make it somewhat thick, but a Middle Eastern restaurant we frequent in town makes it fairly thin and we like that as well.

Hummus is one of the most popular dishes in all the world and it is a healthy and nutritious snack and complement to many different meals in a multitude of different cultures. If you haven't tried hummus, you don't know the delicious treat you are missing.

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The holidays is coming and yet everyone is still in working mode. It is time to plan out where you want to spend your holidays and the food you want to serve out to your family and friends. Yes, as early as now, it would be best to plan and get things in perspective. Doing things in a rush will just spoil the fun and excitement. It all boils down on priorities and the budget of course. One food that would surely become a hit during a party, is taco. Why not grab a pen and paper and copy a simple yet delicious taco salad recipe.

There are a lot of taco salad recipes available online which you can choose from. You can pick from the traditional to the conventional one, it all depends on your palate. It might be time consuming to choose what recipe to follow but the thing you always remember, taco will always be taco. Play around with the ingredients, add some varieties into it to add a little of excitement or mystery. Amaze your guests on how delicious and unique your taco salad is, making sure they would be grabbing for more. Seeing people love what you serve them, it adds up to your happiness and even light up the room.

Taco salad recipe is simple to prepare, it only takes a couple of minutes to cook a mouth-watering taco salad your guests have ever tasted. You can even let your children help you in making the taco salad. Give you a time with your kids to have bonding and yet becoming productive. If you are still on the loose on what recipe to follow in making your own taco salad, here is a simple recipe.

Ingredients:

2 pcs. tomatoes (to be chopped)

1 pc. onion (chopped)

4 cups of lettuce (chopped)

2 cups of cheddar cheese (shredded)

10 oe oz. of corn chips

16 oz. of chilli beans (undrained)

oe cup of sour cream

1 OE cup of salsa

2 OE oz. of ripe olives (drained and sliced)

Directions:

Heat the chilli beans using a saucepan. Then, place corn chips on a plate top it with sour cream, salsa, olives, chilli beans, cheddar cheese, lettuce and onions. Then, the finished product can be served immediately.

If you want to have your very own taco salad recipe just modify this recipe add or change the ingredients, it is just simple. Its all about the toppings that make the taco salad tastier.

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Creamy Shrimp *Campacho In Tomato Cups is an easy to prepare, fresh, sophisticated appetizer that takes only a half an hour from start to serve. Shrimp quickly cooked in butter, Italian dressing, lime juice, garlic and pepper combine beautifully with the rich robust flavors of Garden Vegetable Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Clamato juice and other ingredients to form a delectable creamy cocktail inside a bowl made of a hollowed out tomato. Served cold, alongside fine diced avocado, red onion, cilantro, jalapenos, tomatoes, cucumbers, lime wedge and tortilla chips, it makes for a colorful, delicious and "gourmet" first round of your meal. Note: "Campacho" is not an actual word but rather my descriptive of the sauce that is derived by using attributes, ingredients and alternatives of both Campechana and Gazpacho to form the word Campacho. The definitions of each follow: 1. Campechana is a Mexican seafood cocktail with shrimp, some sort of whitefish or abalone, scallops, oysters, mussels, octopus, and sometimes baby squid, also diced tomatoes, onions, cilantro, Clamato and Lime Juices. Campechana is served hot or cold and usually with the chopped vegetables laid at the base of the cocktail rather than integrated, allowing the person eating the delectable to add ingredients to their taste. 2. Gazpacho is a cold Spanish tomato-based raw vegetable soup, originating in the southern region of Andalusia, which includes finely chopped avocados, cucumbers, onions, and peppers. Gazpacho ...

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