The Bell of the Ball
With vivid colors and a delicious combination of tangy taste and crunchy texture, bell peppers are making a name as a power food.
Some people see them like Christmas ornaments with glossy exteriors. And with bright colors ranging from green, red, yellow, purple and brown to ivory and black, bell peppers are an eye-catching vegetable. But did you know that red, yellow and orange peppers all start out green? Their color and taste change depending on how long they’re allowed to ripen on the vine (that’s why the brightly colored peppers are more expensive than green ones).
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You May Just Go Hog-Wild for a Hedgehog
Hedgehogs make great pets for the eclectic apartment owner.
If you’re looking for a truly unique and unusual pet, you need not look farther than a hedgehog. They live seven years or longer and their diet consists mainly of earthworms, snails, beetles and caterpillars, but they also eat a large range of other insects. As pets, they enjoy being treated to dog biscuits and pieces of sweet fruit. In cold climates, wild hedgehogs usually hibernate during the colder months of the year, but when kept inside as pets, the hibernation period is eliminated entirely.
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What’s Driving Hollywood
Forget the Rat Pack, Brat Pack and Frat Pack. There’s a group in town that goes by horsepower, not star power.
What we’re talking about here are cars that made the movies. These cars are stars in their own right. Can you imagine James Bond without his ride? What would Ferris do on his day off? How could we go back to the future? It’s these types of cars that leave us thinking, “Wow,” and daydreaming about suping up our own rides.
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