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Dear Smokers:

My right to breathe clean air trumps your so-called "right" to smoke in my presence. Further, the rights of all non-smokers to not breathe your toxic fumes trumps your right to smoke around them. More Here...
Fruit of the Week: Peaches

Peaches are a juicy fruit with fuzzy skin that are popular during the summer months. Peaches are what I like to call the "apple of the summer" because you can grab them for quick bite, much like you would an apple. Peaches are great on their own, but there are many ways you can prepare peaches. More Here...

Exercise Move of the Week: The Side Lunge

You may have exercised your lower body by performing a standard lunge, but have you ever performed a side lunge? A side lunge is a variation of the lunge that will engage your entire lower body and will especially work your gluteus maximums (aka: your butt!) making it the perfect movement for those summer time shorts! Here is how to perform the side lunge: More Here...
Yes, That's A Real Fruit

If you're wandering through Northeastern India or China you may run across the Buddha's Hand fruit. It has a thick skin and doesn't yield much fruit, they are used mostly for perfuming rooms. The zest of the fruit can be used in cooking because it is not bitter. More Crazy Fruits Here...

Homemade Strawberry Milk

This is a guest post from For the Love of Cooking.

I saw a recipe for strawberry milk on We are Not Martha and decided to make it for my kids' after school snack. It was simple to prepare made the most delicious strawberry milk. My kids absolutely loved it and asked me to make it again very soon. I love that this milk put a huge smile on my kids’ faces and that it was made with real fruit. More Here...

Healthier Substitute: Creamy Garlic Cheddar Mashed Cauliflower

It's been all over Pintrest. This new obsession with subbing cauliflower for potatoes. Bloggers claim they can't tell a difference. So I'm here to find out for myself. My husband hates cauliflower, hates it with a passion. If I can fool him, then I think we have ourselves a winner. More Here...

Fried Friday: Homemade Kit Kats!

I've decided to create the "Homemade Candy Bar Challenge" where instead of buying my favorites I make them instead! To kick off day one I'm starting with Kit Kat's which are one of my guilty pleasures. A wafer biscuit covered in chocolate, it's addicting and there is no way you'll catch me sharing. I was skeptical when I found a recipe that only called for two ingredients. The fact that you can use any type of chocolate is exciting, I can see Kit Kat experiments in the future. Milk, Dark or White Chocolate? Things could get dangerous.
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Detox Water... Does It Work?

I just found a recipe for "detox" water. The recipe basically just calls for a few simple ingredients to be added to regular water to provide detoxing benefits to your body. I'm stuck to this detox water for 3 days to see how it really affected my body. More Here...
"Vegetable" of the Week: Arugula

You may have had an arugula salad before and thought that it was a leafy green. But believe it or not, arugula is actually an herb!

With its peppery flavor and crisp bite, arugula is an excellent vegetable to add to any dish for fresh flavor. More Here...

Breakfast Salad

This is a guest post from For the Love of Cooking.

I have a confession to make. I am obsessed with soft boiled eggs. Ever since I figured out how to make the perfect soft boiled egg, I have been making them at least a few times a week for breakfast or lunch. Recently I had leftover salad greens and vinaigrette in the refrigerator as well as a piece of bacon leftover from breakfast so I decided to throw it all together along with a soft boiled egg and make a breakfast salad. I absolutely loved this meal! I enjoyed the combination of the creamy egg with the tangy vinaigrette and the crunchy bacon and salty Parmesan. This salad was so delicious and it was beautiful too. This is, by far, my new favorite salad. Loved it! More Here...