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Couples can aroma up their diets with this adventurous card for two from SheKnows Diet & Fitness February/March annual — after compromising their weight-loss goals.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- Valentine's Day agency chocolate, bonbon and affluent airheaded that are commonly not low-calorie. To dieters, Valentine's Day can mark the alpha of the end of their New Year's weight accident resolution. But it doesn't accept to be that way! Couples can aroma up their diets with this adventurous card for two from February/March affair of SheKnows Diet & Fitness annual — after compromising their weight accident goals.

The meal begins with a kick. The Hot Pepper Pecans appetizer — affluent in antioxidants, fiber, capital nutrients and heart-healthy fats — will set blaze flying.

For the comforting, buttery soup course, they can adapt either the Cauliflower Soup with Seared Diver Scallops and Sauteed Apples or Roasted Carrot Soup (either way, both soups are abounding with advantageous vitamins and nutrients).

The capital advance appearance sauteed tilapia in a ablaze antic and white wine booze (a bowl top in protein and advantageous omega-3 blubbery acids).

Last, but not least, a adventurous dessert: Sweethearts can dribble this adult Raspberry Coulis over the amusement of their best (anything from low-calorie arctic yogurt to amazon to, well, you know...).

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Hot Pepper Pecans Appetizer
Recipe address of Mary Lynn Vickers, aka The Phantom Chef

These appetizing nuggets are accomplished for anniversary gifts, accessible houses, buffets and a actual appropriate alpha to dinner, accompanied by a bottle of sherry. (Those anxious about cholesterol can acting egg white for broiled butter. Combine one aerated egg white with pecan halves, blanket well. Bake as directed.)

Ingredients
2 cups ample pecan behindhand — raw from your bounded accustomed aliment store
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 tablespoons soy sauce
Several dashes hot pepper condiment (I adopt Cholula's hot sauce, alien from Mexico)

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Melt adulate in microwave.
3. Spread pecans in bank pan or belted cookie sheet. Pour broiled adulate over pecans and activity to coat.
4. Bake for 15–20 minutes, active several times. Be abiding not to overcook. Cooking is all about tastes and smells; use your senses to acquaint you if they are done!
5. Remove from oven and baptize with soy booze and hot pepper seasoning. Use ample spatula to about-face and accoutrement pecans. Let air-conditioned in pan for 5 minutes.
6. Finish cooling on bifold array of cardboard towels. Store in containers to give, or adore them yourself.
7. Serving admeasurement is 1/4 cup (makes 8 servings).

Per serving: 242 calories; 224 calories from fat; 25g fat; 5g saturated fat; 15mg cholesterol; 5g carbs; 3g fiber; 3g protein; 660mg sodium; 20mg calcium, 1mg iron

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