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15 Ways to Make Your Watermelon Fancy

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It’s safe to say that most folks’ favorite summer fruit is the watermelon, and for good reason. It’s super high in the antioxidant lycopene, but also has potassium and vitamins A, B6 and C. Watermelon happens to be the most consumed…
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Make it Pretty! The 15 Most Gorgeous Fruits & Veggies to Serve

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Who doesn't love a patio dinner party or long, lingering outdoor brunch during the summer? If your go-to dish is a fruit or veggie platter, good for you. Not only is it nutritious and wholesome, but produce also happens to be some of the most…
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20 Facts to Know About Nature’s Super Fruit—Blueberries!

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There’s a good kind of blues—blueberries! One of the only fruits native to North America, for centuries blueberries were used by Native Americans for food, medicine and dye for clothing. This super fruit contains some of the highest levels…
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Ah So Refreshing: Liquid Cool Detox Drink

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Summer brings awesome outdoor activities, trips to the zoo and kids’ birthday parties lasting long into the evening. Thanks to all of the above, for my family, summer also comes with sunburns and unquenchable thirst! We tend to get hot fast…
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‘Oh So Heavenly Brochettes’ for the Perfect Summer Party

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I feel like all I do is plan parties, host parties and clean up after parties all summer long! It doesn’t help that both of my children were born in the summer, so birthday parties’ planning rules. Thank goodness I love to host. Still, I…
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The Perfect Side for Summer Parties: Healthy Delicious Minty Fruit Cocktail

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Summer get-togethers are incredible. The kids play outside, enjoying the warm air and water toys, and adults are free to socialize over delicious food and refreshing drinks. That said, school being out leaves me with little time to prepare…
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15 Health Benefits of Strawberries

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Summer brings us vacations, warm days and cookouts. Best of all, it brings that wonderful fruit, strawberries. As the plant’s distinctive white flowers turn to deep red fruit, celebrate May 20, National Strawberry Picking Day. Strawberries…
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Springtime Cooking: Pico en Taco Recipe

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Editor’s Note: Let’s take a breather/break from the Wintertime mode of cooking for a sneak preview/reminder of the cooler dishes coming our way in Spring (I think we could all use that right about now.)  To help us do just that,…
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Evette Rios' Banana Bread With Honey, Fresh Bananas & Pecans

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I tend to be really skeptical of people who don't like bananas. In Puerto Rico, we grew up eating bananas, all kinds in fact, some that taste like apple, some that are purple, some that look like little fat fingers. With all of those bananas…