Limit the amount of saturated fat you cook with, but recognize that your body does need nutritious forms of monosaturated fat, such as canola oil, olive oil, safflower oil, and sunflower oil. For example, instead of spreading margarine or butter on your baked goods, drizzle a little extra-virgin olive oil. Avoid eating foods made with hydrogenated oils and trans fats. These will raise your bad cholesterol while lowering good cholesterol. Cut back on fat while adding moisture and flavor to your baked goods. Try substituting puree, such as applesauce, pear sauce, or canned pumpkin, for all of the butter or oil in cakes, muffins, and quick bread. Applesauce is a great fat replacer in cake, muffins, and cookies. Try shredding zucchini to use in brownies or chocolate cake. You can use low-fat, nonfat, or Greek yogurt in most recipes that call for sour cream or mayonnaise. If you're not ready to give up sour cream yet, try switching to a reduced-fat version. Yogurt even works as a substitute for mayonnaise in cold salad recipes, such as tuna or chicken salad. You could also try low-fat ricotta instead of full-fat sour cream. Fresh or soft cheese, such as feta, goat cheese, or cottage cheese, contains less fat than hard aged cheese like Parmesan or cheddar. If you don't want to compromise flavor, you could use reduced-fat versions of these cheeses. You should also try to reduce the amount of cheese you use when you cook. For example, save it for a garnish instead of adding it to a sauce. Red meat is higher in fat than lean meat, such as skinless chicken or ground turkey breast, so try to substitute or replace some of the red meat you eat. Incorporate other forms of protein, such as seafood, beans, or tofu, that are lower in fat, for instance. For example, instead of making chili with ground beef, you could use ground turkey breast or use half of the recommended amount of ground beef with black beans. If you frequently snack on chips, crackers, or pastries, try to eliminate them from your diet and eat healthy snack instead. Keep healthy choices, such as chopped fruit, vegetable sticks, plain pretzels, or unbuttered popcorn. If you like to snack on nuts, limit yourself to a small handful since these are naturally high in fat.
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One-sentence summary -- Use healthier oils instead of butter or vegetable shortening. Substitute fruit or vegetable puree for the fat in a baking recipe. Swap plain yogurt for sour cream or mayonnaise. Use soft or reduced-fat cheese instead of hard or full-fat cheese. Go with lean meats and other protein sources instead of red meat. Replace fried snacks with whole grains or fresh produce.

Showing that you're witty, funny, and interesting over text is a great way to create sexual tension. Send them teasing or even lightly challenging messages creates a push and pull dynamicyou're showing them that you're not totally impressed with them yet, which makes them want to get even closer to prove themselves. Send something like: "Wow, that profile picture just wow..." "Let's play a game. You tell me 1 thing that's true about you and 1 that's false and I'll try and guess and let's have prizes too" "Your taste is the worst. You're not allowed to watch any movies that i haven't pre-approved first." You can keep the actual text of your messages on the safer side, but imply a more playful or flirtatious vibe with your emojis. Make sure not to overdo it, though! Using more than 2 emojis on a text, or going overboard with exclamation marks or question marks, can come off as desperate and make sexual tension disappear. Sending light-hearted, flirtatious texts are a great way to build sexual tension slowly, but once you've established it, mixing up the tone can really work in your favor. When you're comfortable enough with each other, send something more serious or focused, like a compliment or a confession of some kind. Try something like: "In all seriousness tho, I couldn't take my eyes off you last night." "I teased you about this but honestly, when you opened the car door for me last night, it was really hot." "I really can't stop thinking about you." If you've been talking for a while, or were friends in the past, you can create sexual tension and a deeper connection by remembering things you've done together while adding an element of flirtation. Remind them of something, then admit something you felt at the time that you couldn't express. Hinting at deeper feelings without expressing them outright will deepen the sexual undertones of the conversation. "I'm thinking about that first text you sent me, that line you used like come on. But i guess I shouldn't be laughing because look at us now" "Remember how we met? You just sat down next to me and then were like, this seat isn't taken, is it? Yeah, that was a good entrance." Sending witty innuendos or hints can be effective, as long as you do it carefully. You want to give off a vibe of playful sexuality and desire without seeming desperate or creepy, which means relying on wit and teasing to make it work. When used right, you'll get the other person into the same flirtatious mindset as you! Try something like: "I just ate the most amazing burger. It was almost sexual haha" "I had a dream about you last night but I'm not telling what it was about."
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One-sentence summary -- Tease or challenge them to make them want to impress you. Use emojis to add sexual tension to a regular text. Break up playful texts with something more serious or complimentary. Talk about things you've done together in a new light. Use subtle innuendos when you start to get more comfortable with each other.

If you've been keeping the dough in the fridge, make sure to let it warm back up. These should be the perfect size to run through your pasta maker, but be aware the not all machines are created evenly. If you need to cut more, smaller pieces that is okay. This won't affect your final dough. Don't worry about getting it too thin at this stage, just get it started. The pasta machine will take care of the rest. This is usually "1," as most pasta machines get thinner as the setting gets higher. You can usually tell which setting is wide and which is thin -- there is a very visible difference between the settings. This will prevent the dough from getting caught and ripping. You don't nee much, just a light dusting on your fingers will usually take care of any issues. Once you finish the first run, crank the machine up and run it again. If you rip the dough, don't worry too much. Pinch it back together, or cut off a little excess section to patch up the rip. Then run it through the last setting you just used to mend the dough up, proceeding with thinner settings after this. Depending on what you're making, it is usually okay if some of the dough rips. Filo dough is usually stacked and layered, meaning that only a pretty top layer matters. Keep working upwards on your pasta machine, being sure to handle the dough carefully as it gets thinner and thinner. Make your final pass on "9," or whatever your pasta machine's highest setting is, and then set the dough aside. This prevents the thin dough from drying out or cracking, and prevents the later layers from sticking. Use a cooking brush and liberally apply olive oil. You can now stack each thin layer of dough on top of each other, brushing the tops with oil, until you've thinned all the dough.
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Set the bowl out for 30-60 minutes to return to room temperature before using. Cut the dough into 12 even pieces. Roll out the dough lightly, forming a small disk. Run the dough through the pasta maker on its thickest setting. Sprinkle your fingers, the rollers, and dough with flour if it begins to stick. Keep running the dough on thinner settings with each pass. Pinch together any rips in the dough and run it again on the same setting. Finish with a pass on the thinnest possible setting. Place finished dough on parchment paper and brush with olive oil before starting on the next piece.