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SEARED SALMON WITH AVOCADO SAUCE AND TOMATO-CILANTRO SALSA

Start to finish: 20 minutes | Servings: 4 • 1½ cups cherry or grape tomatoes, roughly chopped • 5 tablespoons lime juice, divided, plus lime wedges, to serve • Kosher salt • 2 scallions, cut into 1-inch lengths • 1 Anaheim chili, stemmed, seeded, cut into rough 1-inch pieces • 1 habanero chili, stemmed and seeded • 2 tablespoons white vinegar • 1½ cups lightly packed fresh cilantro, divided • 1 ripe avocado, halved, pitted, peeled and chopped • Four 6-ounce center-cut salmon fillets (each 1 to 1¼ inches thick), patted dry • 1 tablespoon grapeseed or other neutral oil • 2 tablespoons salted butter In a medium bowl, toss the tomatoes with 1 tablespoon of the lime juice and a pinch of salt. Set aside.

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Cool down with refreshing cucumber soup

Cucumbers and cooked shrimp make a cool and refreshing summer soup. No cooking is needed. The entire soup is made in a food processor or blender and takes about 10 minutes, start to finish. You can serve it right away at room temperature. Or, if you want to serve it very cold, fill a large bowl with ice water. Add the cumber soup to a smaller bowl and nest it in the ice water. Stir to help the cooling.

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COLD CUCUMBER SOUP WITH SHRIMP

Recipe by Linda Gassenheimer • 2 cucumbers (about 1 3/4 pound, 3 1/2 cups cubed) • 3 slices whole wheat country-style bread • 3/4 cup plain, low-fat Greek style yogurt • 1/2 cup fresh dill leaves, coarsely chopped • 1 crushed garlic clove • 1 cup coarsely chopped onion • 1/4 cup no-salt-added chicken broth • Salt and freshly ground black pepper • 1/2 pound small, cooked shrimp • 2 tablespoons olive oil Peel cucumbers and cut in half lengthwise. Scoop out seeds with a teaspoon and discard.

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Take steps to stop or leave the bullies in your life

Bullies are not just limited to the schoolyard. Workplace bullies are all too common, as are bullies at home. And of course, there is no shortage of social media bullies, or those who like to make their demands known publicly. We also have — and there are those who even applaud — a few celebrity bullies. Not exactly a good example to set for the children of the world.

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