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Fruit Salad Recipes With Fewer Than Five Ingredients

Fresh, light and oh so tasty! Fruit salad is one of my family’s favorites! To make the perfect mix, start with the freshest fruit available.For crunch and a more savory flavor add your favorite nuts. (If there are nut allergies in the family, or to be on the safe side, use sesame seeds instead.) Then add a sweet dressing and you’re done! Here are five recipes for your next springtime picnic or impromptu brunch with the neighborhood moms – all made with just a few basic fruits: Berry-licious Fruit Salad

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Smothered Pork Chops Recipe

These pork chops are delicious and the sauce is to die for! Even my picky daughter scarfed it down. The total cook time is about 75 minutes, but you can multi-task while the chops are on the stove. It is the perfect center to a balanced meal. My trusty Nintendo DS XL gave me this recipe and spelled it out for me step by step (with pictures, video and explanations). I didn’t burn anything, which is a miracle! Follow the Nintendo “America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking” recipe below and you will be a chef in no time at all.

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Today’s Teens: Sheltered, Tamed and Organized

My oldest son Edison, who is now sixteen, was invited to stay for a few days with a friend, whose parents live on a vineyard in Napa Valley. We live in Los Angeles. So I checked Amtrak, and found a not-too-circuitous route involving an Amtrak bus, a train, and another bus. It seemed like just the right kind of adventure for a 16 year-old.

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Make Your Own Wish Leaves

The following post is sponsored by The Odd Life of Timothy Green We all know how important it is to set goals – even when you’re little! Help your child create a set of wish leaves that describe the type of person he or she wants to be.