| I recommend avoiding pasta and other
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| | and mix well. Stir it into the spaghetti
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| refined carbohydrates if you are diabetic
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| | squash and add the other ingredients --
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| or are trying to lose weight. You'll
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| | steamed shrimp, red pepper, green onions,
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| find a perfect substitute in in the
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| | bean sprouts and basil or cilantro. Stir
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| produce department of your supermarket:
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| | in the peanut sauce and sprinkle with the
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| spaghetti squash! You can use it with
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| | peanuts. Serve at room temperature or
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| any of your favorite pasta sauces, in
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| | chilled.6-8 servingsNote: Fish sauce and
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| salads or soups. Diana tells you how to
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| | peanut sauce can be found in the Asian
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| prepare it and gives you three easy
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| | section of many supermarkets or in any
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| recipes to get you started. Enjoy this
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| | Asian market.Spaghetti Squash with
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| fun vegetable even if you're not dieting
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| | Ratatouille Sauce
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| (kids love it, too.)How to Prepare
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| | 1 spaghetti squash, cooked
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| Spaghetti Squash
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| | 1 onion, chopped
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| Method 1 (My way):
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| | 1 green pepper, chopped
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| Puncture the skin of a spaghetti squash
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| | 4 cloves garlic, minced
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| with a knife in 3-4 places. Cook it in
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| | 1/2 cup bouillon
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| the microwave for three minutes, or until
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| | 1 eggplant, cubed
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| it is soft enough to cut easily. Allow it
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| | 1 can (28 ounces) plum tomatoes,
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| to cool so you can handle it comfortably.
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| | undrained, chopped
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| Cut the squash in half, scoop out the
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| | 1 tablespoon dried oregano
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| seeds and discard them.Place squash
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| | pinch cayenne, or to taste
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| halves cut-side down on a plate and
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| | 4 small zucchini squash, sliced
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| return them to the microwave for another
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| | 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
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| 8-10 minutes, or bake in a conventional
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| | (optional)
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| oven at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Cool. Run
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| | juice of 1 lemonPrepare the spaghetti
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| a fork over the flesh to separate it into
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| | squash. Meanwhile, prepare the
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| spaghetti-like strands and scoop them out
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| | ratatouille sauce: In a large pot, cook
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| of the shells.Method 2 (Squash label
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| | the onion, peppers and garlic in the
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| instructions):
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| | bouillon to soften, about 5 minutes. Add
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| Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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| | the eggplant, tomatoes and spices. Bring
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| Puncture the spaghetti squash with a
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| | to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer 20
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| knife in 3-4 places. Place it on a baking
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| | minutes or until the eggplant is tender,
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| sheet and cook for 1 hour. Allow it to
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| | stirring occasionally and adding more
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| cool so you can handle it comfortably.
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| | bouillon if necessary. Add the zucchini,
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| Cut it in half and scoop out the seeds.
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| | basil and lemon juice and simmer another
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| Run a fork over the flesh to separate it
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| | 5 minutes, or until the zucchini is
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| into spaghetti-like strands and scoop
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| | tender but still bright green.Place some
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| them out of the
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| | of the cooked spaghetti squash strands in
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| shells.***************Your "spaghetti" is
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| | each serving bowl and top with the
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| now ready to use. Top it with any
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| | ratatouille sauce.6-8 servings Confetti
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| spaghetti sauce or use it in place of
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| | Salad
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| pasta in salads or soups. Or try it in
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| | 1 spaghetti squash, cooked
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| these favorite recipes:Spaghetti Squash
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| | 1 large green pepper, cut in 1/2" pieces
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| Pad Thai
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| | 1 large red bell pepper, cut in 1/2"
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| 1 spaghetti squash, cooked (follow the
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| | pieces
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| instructions above)
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| | 1 bunch green onions, sliced
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| 1/2 pound shrimp
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| | 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seedsFor the
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| 3 tablespoons fish sauce (optional, see
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| | dressing, mix together:
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| note)
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| | 1/4 cup seasoned rice wine vinegar
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| 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
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| | 1 teaspoon hot Chinese mustard or 1
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| 1 garlic clove, minced
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| | tablespoon Dijon mustard
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| 1 tablespoon brown sugar
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| | 1 tablespoon grated fresh gingerroot
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| 1 small hot chile, seeded and sliced
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| | 1 tablespoon sugar or equivalent
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| very thin
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| | sweetener of your choice (optional)
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| 1 red bell pepper, cut into matchstick
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| | dash Tabasco or other hot pepper sauce,
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| slivers
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| | to tasteOR use 1/4 cup low fat
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| 1 bunch green onions, sliced thin
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| | honey-mustard dressingPrepare the
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| 1 cup bean sprouts
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| | spaghetti squash. Combine with the
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| Chopped fresh basil or cilantro
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| | remaining ingredients and toss with
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| (optional)
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| | dressing. Chill or seerve at room
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| 2 tablespoons bottled peanut sauce
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| | temperature.4-6 servingsFor more
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| (optional, see note)
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| | spaghetti squash recipes, hundreds of
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| 1 tablespoon chopped peanuts
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| | other healthful recipes and weight loss
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| (optional)Prepare the spaghetti squash.
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| | tips, visit Gabe Mirkin has been a radio
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| Meanwhile, steam the shrimp (15 minutes
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| | talk show host for 25 years and
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| in the steamer or 2 minutes in boiling
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| | practicing physician for more than 40
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| water.) Rinse in cold water and peel.
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| | years; he is board certified in four
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| Combine the fish sauce, vinegar, garlic,
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| | specialties, including sports medicine.
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| brown sugar and hot chile in a small dish
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