i mixed up a little concoction this weekend and it was so darn pretty, i had to take some snaps! basically, i juiced a medium-sized watermelon, two shiny red apples, and two peeled limes, and threw in a little fresh mint. quite delish, if i do say so myself! give it a try!  
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the other day, a gardener around the corner from my house was giving away a big sack of lemons, so naturally we grabbed ‘em! just the smell of them was heaven. now normally, lemons — i’d make lemonade, but some friends had been telling me how easy it was to make preserved lemons, so i decided this morning before i started blogging i was going to do just that.... 
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I’m guessing a lot of you are, like me, trying to lighten things up after the rich treats of the holidays. I make a real effort to include lots of veggies and salads at meals from Thanksgiving right through New Years Day, but is anyone really going to fill up on broccoli when there is lox and pâté on the table? I know I don’t. So, to get 2011 off on the... 
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Can I just say that I’m really proud of myself? I’ve been meaning to put together a Christmas cookie collection for ages, and I finally at least started it! Cheers! If I could have just one Christmas cookie it would be a delicate, lacy rosette dusted with powdered sugar that someone else fried up for me. Someday I’ll make them again, but probably not... 
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I should start with the fact that this cake is delicious. Seriously. All on its own. Second, I should mention that while it’s not exactly health food, within the world of delicious cakes it sort of is. Whole grain flour, maple syrup in lieu of sugar, and then the fresh dates, walnuts and walnut oil for moistness instead of butter. But all I really want to talk about... 
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