Celebrate festive season with salmon, shrimp dishes (The Olympian)

Celebrate festive season with salmon, shrimp dishes (The Olympian)
Salmon might not be traditional for holiday dinners elsewhere, but you can be sure it will appear on tables all over the Pacific Northwest. Some who will serve it are vegetarians who add the great nutrition of fish to their diets. A beautiful piece of salmon is both delicious and festive.

DIET CHOKE (Daily Record)
THE diet book has become as integral a part of Christmas as Santa and this year publishers expect to sell almost 20million worth. Whether it's the low GI, the high whole grain, the drink yourself thin or the sleep yourself slim diet, there is an abundance of ways to shed the pounds.

HealthWrap: Tips for safe, healthy holiday (UPI)
, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- From tacking Christmas lights to trimming gastronomical delights, there are steps you can take to secure your safety and health during the holiday season.

Taste: Handpicked holiday cheer (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
This is it: You're down to the wire. You've procrastinated too long and now you simply must come up with a good idea for a last-minute present. Relax.

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LOW-FAT COOKING | Guilt-free recipes: Citrus underscores flavor of shrimp (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)

LOW-FAT COOKING | Guilt-free recipes: Citrus underscores flavor of shrimp (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
New Year's Eve always meant shrimp in my family. And while I have no memory of how that tradition began, we all had clearly defined roles in getting dinner on the table. Mom braved the throngs to buy the shrimp that afternoon. My great-grandmother and I shelled them. My father steamed them.

Hanukkah Latkes With A Difference (Hartford Courant)
When I was growing up in Washington, D.C., Hanukkah was the occasion for a lively family celebration. Unlike other Jewish holidays, Hanukkah did not call for multi-course dinners. Instead, we had Hanukkah parties with a pile of gifts for the children and lots of singing, laughter and games. Of course, there was good food. And the star was potato latkes, traditional Hanukkah pancakes.

Out of shopping time? How about some wine (The State)
This is it: You re down to the wire. You ve procrastinated too long and now you must come up with a good idea for a last-minute present. Relax. A thoughtfully chosen mixed case of wine is always a good gift, whether the recipient is a longtime wine adventurer or someone who usually drinks only White Zinfandel.

ENTERTAINING: No-cook Christmas brunch (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Sometimes it s too much of an effort even to approach the stove Christmas morning. So it s good to have a plan that requires little more than a knife and a chopping board. The citrus salad can be made the night before.

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Banana Boats

1 banana per person
Miniature marshmallows
Chocolate chips

Cut strip on inside curve of banana peel. Scoop out some banana and add
marshmallows and chocolate chips. Replace peeling. Wrap in foil and bake on coals for 10 minutes.

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