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Servings Per Recipe: 18

Calories: 583

Total Fat: 35.6g

Cholesterol: 75mg

Sodium: 355mg

Total Carbs: 63.9g

Dietary Fiber: 2.3g

Protein: 5.2g

Try this recipe as muffins or cake

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PECAN CARROT CAKE

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. .

2. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, oil, white sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Stir in carrots. Fold in pecans. Pour into prepared pan. .

3. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely. .

4. To Make Frosting: In a medium bowl, combine butter, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Stir in chopped pecans. Frost the cooled cake.

s 4 eggs

s 1 1/4 cups vegetable shortening

s 2 cups white sugar

s 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

s 2 cups all-purpose flour

s 2 teaspoons baking soda

s 2 teaspoons baking powder

s 1/2 teaspoon salt

s 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

s 3 cups grated carrots

s 1 cup chopped pecans

s 1/2 cup butter, softened

s 8 ounces cream cheese, softened

s 4 cups confectioners' sugar

s 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

s 1 cup chopped pecans

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Papaya

Papaya is one of the most nutritious fruits in the world. It is an excellent source of antioxidants, minerals and vitamins, with more Vitamin A than carrots and more Vitamin C than oranges. It's also an excellent source of calcium, potassium, iron and Vitamin B Complex.

More than an exotic tropical fruit, papaya has improved the overall health of many people and has become recognized as one of the major medicinal plants in tropical countries. It is just a matter of time before its healing powers become known around the world.

Papaya is an excellent body-cleansing agent and is important for maintaining intestinal health.

A major problem with our diets today is that we only partially digest the protein foods we consume, partly because we don't produce enough hydrochloric acid in the stomach. Partially digested proteins contribute to mucus buildup in the body, hinder proper-digestion and cause low energy. Insufficient protein digestion may be responsible for or contribute to conditions such as arthritis, constipation, diabetes and high blood pressure.

Papain has the power to regulate these conditions by promoting proper digestion and cleansing the tissues and intestinal walls, which reduces the existing buildup of excessive mucus and dead tissue with long-term use.

Papaya is beneficial for skin care and repair. You can use papaya to treat or eliminate old dead skin cells, dandruff and other skin disorders, and even to reduce the signs of premature aging.

This article courtesy of AskHealthyWay

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Attract a Special Man’s Interest This Holiday

The holiday season is fast approaching. If you're like too many single women, you may dread the coming flurry of social events because you don't relish being a third wheel among a sea of seemingly happy couples.

That's a mistake. When you feel less-than-fantastic about yourself, you give off a vibe, and it's not attractive. Stop perceiving yourself a social liability. Recast yourself as the star you are: the exciting, confident, just-happens-to-be-available woman everyone wants to know.

How?

     Start by writing a list of your good qualities. Bring to mind the compliments you've received about your sense of humor, your great taste in clothes, your ability to analyze P/L ratios, or your gift for cooking. Whatever! Jot down the ones that resonate the most with you. Tape the list to your bathroom mirror and read it every morning when you brush your teeth.
     If you remind yourself frequently of the things that make you special, you will begin to believe that you are special. And once you get that, everybody else will get it, too. Then watch out!
     Don't go into debt, but do buy yourself a couple of items that will make you feel spectacular, perhaps a glittery pair of earrings (every store from Saks to Target is flooded with great costume pieces), a velvet shawl, or a strappy pair of shoes.
     A week before the Christmas party or Thanksgiving dinner, start visualizing how you want the event to go for you. Feel it. See it. Smell it. Hear it. Taste it. Remember, what you think about, you bring about. Write the word "Visualize" on your to-do list. Visualizing circumstances as you want them will be critical to your success.
     Will you meet the man of your dreams this holiday season?
     It's definitely a possibility. One woman met her husband at a family Thanksgiving dinner, after he'd been invited by her brother to stop in for dessert. Another woman attended a wedding unescorted. She ended up meeting the future COO of a major Wall Street financial firm there. Three children later (along with a house in Greenwich, a house in Amagansett, and a helicopter to zip back and forth), they're still happily married.
     But perhaps you won't meet a guy. Perhaps you'll meet somebody who knows a man who'd die to meet a woman like you, or maybe you'll just get practice in feeling great about yourself.
     Remember, people who feel great about themselves tend to attract people who feel great about them, too.
     Embrace the season!

About The Author: Terry Hernon MacDonald is the author of "How to Attract and Marry the Man of Your Dreams." Sign up for free dating tips at http://www.marrysmart.com . Check out her blog at http://happygirlmusing.blogspot.com.

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