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Cucumber and Onions with Trivia Bits
- Cucumbers are natural diuretics used to help lose weight!
- Looking for a 'green' way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but it won't leave streaks and won't harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean.
- Using a pen and made a mistake? Take the outside of the cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!!
- Anyone allergic to pollen or aspirin should avoid eating cucumbers. They can cause an unpleasant mouth itch.
- Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!
- Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.
- Soak slicing cucumbers in salt water before slicing to suck some of the moisture out of the cucumber. Sliced cucumbers leak water when sliced.
- In Roman times, the Emperor Tiberius grew cucumbers in carts, and had his slaves wheel them around to catch the sun.
- Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.
- Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!!
- General Ulysses S. Grant was said to have been extremely fond of cucumbers. General Horace Porter remarked in an article, 'Campaigning with Grant', the General "often made his entire meal upon a sliced cucumber and a cup of coffee."
- Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water.
- Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!
- There is actually a mining community called “Cucumber” in Southern West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 94. It’s the only community in the U.S. with that name.
Summer Spaghetti Salad
10 slices bacon
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 large red onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 (2 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained
2 tomatoes, diced
1/4 cup salad seasoning mix*
½ teaspoon lemon zest
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, optional
In a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until crisp.
In a large bowl combine cooked spaghetti, celery, onion, bell pepper, olives, tomatoes, cucumbers and salad seasoning.
Opa!!! Cucumber Salad with Kalamata Olives, Goat Cheese and Spicy Radish Slices
Polish Picnic Potato Salad and Chef Michael Baruch
Pepper Coleslaw
in Buttermilk, Cabbage, Carrots, Onions, Salad dressings/Vinaigrettes, Salads on Thursday, March 15, 2012
Honey Poppy Seed Pasta Salad
in Bell peppers, Dijon mustard, Fish/Seafood, Honey, Onions, Pasta, Poppy seeds, Salad dressings/Vinaigrettes, Salads, Shrimp, Side Dish, Snow peas on Sunday, March 11, 2012
Sweet Potato Salad
in Bell peppers, Jams, Pecans, Potatoes, Salad dressings/Vinaigrettes, Salads, Side Dish on Thursday, March 8, 2012
- Do not use baked sweet potatoes for this salad.
- Do not mix pecans into salad or they will become soggy.
Cucumber Tomato and Onion Salad
in Cucumbers, Mom's recipes, Onions, Salad dressings/Vinaigrettes, Salads, Tomatoes on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
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Pam’s Potato Salad
Melon, Cherries and Pomegranate Fruit Salad
in Cantaloupe, Cherries, Fruit, Pomegranates, Salads, Watermelon on Saturday, February 11, 2012
Spinach Salad with Mushrooms, Mozzarella and Sautéed Chicken
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