••••HAPPY BIRTHDAY HARRISON FORD••••

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••••Harrison Ford is 73 today :)

••••BEET AND CHERRY GAZPACHO••••

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Yield: 8–10 appetizer portions
Time: 1 hour

• 3 celery stalks, washed and trimmed
• 1 medium seedless cucumber
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 jalapeño
• 3 medium beets, cooked and peeled (about 2 ½ cups of chopped beets)
• 1 ½ cup pitted cherries, halved
• 3/4 cup white wine vinegar
• 1/2 avocado
• 2 tablespoons mint
• Water
• Salt and pepper to taste
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1. Roughly chop all vegetables. Add all vegetables and 1 cup of the cherries to a large bowl, and cover with white wine vinegar and 1/4 cup water. Allow to marinate for at least 30 minutes and up to one hour.

2. Meanwhile, prepare the avocado-cherry garnish. Cut the avocado and remaining cherries into tiny cubes. Mince the mint. Combine all three ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.

3. Add the entire bowl of marinated vegetables to a high-powered blender or food processor, and purée until smooth. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency is reached. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

4. Pour the gazpacho into bowls, top with the relish and enjoy immediately. This can be made up to three days in advance. Serve chilled.

Words and photography by Caroline Chambers

••••MANGO STRAWBERRY POPSICLE••••

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Mango Strawberry Popsicle Recipe

Prep Time : 10 minutes : Cook Time : Nil

Rest Time : 6 hours

Makes  6 Popsicle

Ingredients

1. 1½ cups mango, peeled and roughly chopped, seeds removed
2. 1 cup strawberries, hulled and sliced
3. 1 tbsp lime juice
4. 1-2 tbsp simple syrup
5. 6 ice-pop sticks

Method

• First blend chopped mango chunks into smooth puree and keep aside.
• Add sliced strawberries to a blender jar and blend to a smooth puree and transfer to a bowl, add syrup, lemon juice stir well.
• Also chop 2 strawberries into fine pieces and keep ready.
• In a mixing bowl, add mango puree, simply syrup, little lemon juice and stir well.
• For layered Mango Strawberry Popsicle: 
• First pour the mango puree into half of Popsicle mold and cover with its lid and set in the freezer for 1 hour.
• After the mango layer has set, then remove the mold from freezer and pour the strawberry puree and cover with its lid and let it freeze for 6 hours.
• You can also do first layer as strawberry, then mango, then strawberry. 

Notes:
If using sugar, blend it along with the fruit chunks.
Like the same way, you can make mango watermelon Popsicle, mango peach Popsicle or with any desired fruit combo.

••••CATHY BAILEY••MARY KAY••••

••••A SPOKANE MARY KAY PROFESSIONAL!!!

••••A GO TO FOR ALL YOUR MARY KAY NEEDS!!!

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••••FOOD TIP••••

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••••7-LAYER DIP••••

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••••FOOD TIP••••

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