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What to Do If Organic Produce is Out of Your Price Range

Yes, we know that there are certain foods that you should always try to buy organic. But those foods can get quite pricey, and can make a huge impact on your budget. So, if you can’t afford to buy these 10 organic foods experts recommend, here’s one thing you can do to make the conventional versions a bit healthier—peel off the […]

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Mourning Hostess Brands? Make Your Own Treats

Were you surprised by the announcement last week that Hostess Brands is closing? Will your life be emptier due to a lack of Twinkies, Ho Hos and Donettes? If so, you just might want to try making your own. Our friends at YumSugar have compiled a round up or 9 Homemade Hostess Treats, including the Hostess Cupcake by Sweetest Kitchen […]

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The Secret to Happiness Could Be Fresh Produce

Want some useful (and unusually upbeat) news to kickstart the weekend? You got it! After studying the eating habits of 80,000 people in Great Britain, researchers from the University of Warwick have found that mental health—not just physical health—is closely linked to your intake of fruit and vegetables. In fact, their study states that mental wellbeing rises with each daily […]

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Buying Halloween Candy? Go With These “Healthy” Options

Let’s face it: Come November 1, you’re probably going to eat whatever candy your neighborhood’s trick-or-treaters didn’t nab. So if you’re watching your weight, what should you buy? We asked a bevy of registered dietitians to give us the rundown on which sweets will be sweeter to our health. Their verdict: Snickers bars are healthier than Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, […]

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Why You Should Store Celery in Aluminum Foil

Celery is one of those vegetables that I don’t buy very often because I never seem to use it all before it goes bad. But this tip from TheKitchn, might help it last a little longer in my refrigerator. They recommend storing celery in aluminum foil instead of in plastic because the foil allows ethelyene to escape, unlike a plastic […]

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How to Fix a Ruined Dish

It happens to the best of chefs: You cook up a recipe that sounds absolutely amazing, but for whatever reason—bad directions, or your own slip-up—it doesn’t come out right. The good news: Unless it tastes truly foul, you don’t have to abandon that lovingly prepared food. Melissa Clark shared some great tips for resuscitating dishes gone awry in the New […]

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Mummy Cupcakes for Halloween from Love & Olive Oil

How are your cupcake decorating skills? Are they kind of sad like mine? If so, I think this might be the perfect Halloween cupcake for us. I’m not sure that there’s a way you can mess up these Mummy Cupcakes from Love & Olive Oil. Even better than being simply decorated for Halloween, the recipe is for Pumpkin Cupcakes with […]

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