Here are two short recipes you definitely would love to try once specially in this hot summer.

 STRAWBERRIES IN WINE

1 pound strawberries

1 cup red wine

1 teaspoon low-calorie sweetener

Prepare well-ripened strawberries-remove the stems, wash, dry.Mix the sweetener with the wine.Pour it over the strawberries.Moisten them several times before putting them in the refrigerator.Chill for at least an hour before serving,serves 4.

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ICED MELON

4 small ripe cantaloupes or rockmelon

1 cup Port

Cut off the tops near to the stem,and put them aside.Carefully remove the seeds with a spoon.If the melon does not stand up well,slice away the bottom just a little to give the melon more stability.

Pour 2 ounces of Port into each melon.Replace the the tops.Put in the refrigerator for several hours.Serve well chilled.Serves 4 .