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Zinger 3 oz spinach 1/2 de-seeded yellow pepper 2 apples 1 large or 2 small carrots 3 sprigs parsley Try adding some cranberries to your juicing recipe, if you like the slight tartness. This is a good way to prevent urinary tract infections. Shredded coconut can be added for a touch of extra flavour, and sweetness. Also experiment with a sprinkle of nutmeg for a piquant new taste. Wheat grass juice is exceptionally rich in nutrients, but it takes some getting used to. Always drink the juice as soon as possible.

Wash 3 tomatoes and slice in half. Season rikotta cheese with salt, pepper, finely chopped shallot, carrot and cucumber. Pile spoonfuls of cheese on tomato halves.

Tangy Salad Dressing Blend together 4 fluid ounces mayonnaise 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon lemon juice 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

1 small head lettuce 2 7-ounce cans tuna fish 3 hard-boiled eggs, halved 3 whole canned pimentos 6 green pepper rings 6 spring onions 12 radishes 4 carrots, quartered lengthwise 12 black olives 12 cucumber slices Cover large serving dish with lettuce. Place tuna fish in centre. Surround with remaining ingredients. Serve with Tangy Salad Dressing Serves 6.

Wine fruit salad Prepare sliced bananas, pineapple and orange sections. Cover with dressing made by blending 4 ounces sugar or to taste 6 tablespoons sherry 2 tablespoons madeira. Allow to stand in a cold place for an hour before serving. May be served as a sweet.

Bouillabaisse is an elaborate seafood chowder or stew made of many kinds of fish and shellfish (generally five or six), olive oil, tomatoes, garlic and usually saffron; it is sometimes seasoned with wine. True bouillabaisse can be made only on the Mediterranean coast of France, since it depends on local varieties of fish. Similar dishes to which the same name is applied are also popular elsewhere. Our version given below includes ingredients available everywhere. 6 fluid ounces salad oil 1 carrot, finely chopped 3 pounds various fish fillets 1 bay leaf 8 fluid ounces tomato pulp 2 pimientos, finely chopped 1 1/4 pints fish stock or water 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 dozen oysters or clams 1/3 teaspoon paprika 6 ounces cooked prawns or lobster meat ...

Sandra Roura Personal designs & Collections Sandra Roura is a professional jeweller who designs and creates unique limited collections. Sandra makes jewellery suited to the individual taste of each client using technique that involves first moulding the design in wax before it is created in gold or silver. Address: Sandra Roura, SC. Avgda, La Principal de Peralada, 3 17491 Peralada (Girona) Tel: 972 53 86 32/ 654 491 556 www.sandraroura.com

Many chefs recommend cooking with mineral water. Although the importance of a particular water might not be obvious in many recipes, there's one recipe where good fizzy mineral water does make a difference: in the batter. Gradually whisk carbonated mineral water into equal amounts of seasoned plain flour and cornflour until the mix has the consistency of double cream. Dip the fillets of fish into the batter and deep fry in hot oil (it's hot enough when a drop of batter sizzles and goes brown) until crisp and golden.

At the Masia Store you always find something new and different ... Wine cabinet with forty-bottle capacity, and the best of all possible corkscrew. Hand-crafted from solid old oak. Please come and see it! Address: Ctra.GI-642km. 1,3 - 17131 Rupia' - Costa Brava Tel: 972 769 383 www.masiastore.com

Where to find Dinos in Catalunya? Coll de Nargo' (Alt Urgell): now part of the Pyrenees, when the dinosaurs where alive, this was warm, coastal marshland, an ideal place for them to lay their eggs. Visit the mirador del Cretaci (observation point) and exhibition to see examples of dino eggs and learn about their reproduction process. Ruta Minerva (Bergueda'): the Fumanya excavation area, near the towns of Figols and Vallecebre, is known for its large number, more than 3000, of fossilised dinosaur footprints. El Montsec (La Nouguera): at Montsec de Rubies excavation spot numerous examples of fish, crocodiles, birds and plants from 100 million years ago have been found. www.terradedinosaures.com

Use Instead of Whipped Cream 4 fluid ounces iced water 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 ounces dried milk 3 tablespoons or (to taste) caster sugar Put water, lemon juice and vanilla in a bowl. Sprinkle dry milk on top. Beat until stiff with whisk for about 10 minutes. Beat in sugar; continue beating until stiff enough to hold soft peaks, for about 5 minutes more.

Crepes Suzette is a French term for very thin pancakes (crepes) rolled up and served with a flaming brandy sauce. This is an ideal recipe for making in a chafing dish. Batter: 3 ounces sifted flour 2 teaspoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 6 fluid ounces milk 3 eggs slightly beaten Sauce: 4 ounces unsalted butter 4 ounces sugar 1 orange,juice and grated rind 4 tablespoons Curacao or brandy Mix flour and salt. Add milk alternately with eggs. Beat until smooth. Grease bottom of a heavy frying pan when very hot. Cover bottom of pan with a thin layer of batter and quickly tilt pan so that the pancake is evenly paper-thin. Brown on both sides. Successful making of crepes depends upon the thinness of the batter. If made ahead of time, pancakes may be reheated in oven. Roll each one and serve with the ...