Blog Posts by Carolina Buia, Shine staff

This recipe was created for Rocco's friend Bill, who told him he couldn't get his daughter to eat fruit. He asked him what her favorite food was and the response was "ice cream." (Well, what would you say?) These pops are mostly fruit, with just a little bit of "ice cream" made from low- fat Greek yogurt and sugar substitute. But when the pureed fruit was mixed with it, she couldn't tell the difference. At just about 60 calories a pop, you can eat these all summer long.

Serves 8

¾ cup fresh raspberries

¾ cup fresh blueberries

¾ cup fresh strawberries

¹⁄³ cup granulated Splenda

Two 7- ounce containers 5%

Greek yogurt

Pinch of salt

1. Combine all the ingredients in a blender and puree until the

mixture is smooth. Pour the mixture into 8 freezer pop molds.

Freeze for at least 4 hours and up to 2 days.

2. Run the freezer pop molds under warm water, if necessary, to

unmold them.

NOW YOU CAN EAT THIS!

Before After

Fat 9g

CHARRED BEEF BURGERS WITH BABA GHANOUSH

The Big Mac is a great burger-juicy, delicious, and an icon of American culture. So how does Rocco re- create the grandeur of the Big Mac while stripping away a lot of the fat and calories that go with it?

First replace the bun with a nutrient- rich, high- fiber sprouted- grain hamburger bun. His "special sauce" is made with charred eggplant and low- fat yogurt, and the beef is extra- lean. A little low- fat Russian dressing, which he considers to be his special sauce, gives it some zest-and all the rest is healthy on its own.

(No cheese needed.)

Serves 4

1 medium eggplant

2 tablespoons 5% Greek yogurt

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

4 Ezekiel 4:9 Sprouted Whole- Grain Flourless Burger Buns

Nonfat cooking spray

12 ounces 90% lean ground beef, formed into 4 patties

½ cup "Russian Island" Dressing (page 203) or storebought reduced-fat Russian dressing

4 slices heirloom tomato

4 slices

Rocco Dispirito is one of my favorite chefs and a lot of fun around the outdoor grill. Today he's sharing some of his favorite summer grilling recipes, secrets and tips with Make Home A Haven.



Check out all the recipes in Rocco's new cookbook NOW EAT THIS! It's a mix of 150 favorite comfort foods and they're all under 350 calories each. It's a great concept for a cookbook but even better is how these recipes taste. Click to buy Rocco's new book.

Rocco's summer grilling tips:

#1 Always marinate. It brings out the best of whatever you're grilling. Simple orange marmalade is an easy go to marinade because it has a good balance of sweet and sour.

#2 Salt food with a far and high toss for even coverage. (Watch how he does it in this episode.) If you salt your food directly over it, you'll get uneven salt patches.

#3 Pour olive oil on a cloth napkin and use it to prep and make your grill non-stick. Rocco also demonstrates this cool tip in this episode.

#4 Rocco says

cNo piece of outdoor furniture is more essential than the lounge chair. It's where one can relax, read a book, browse the net, or temper the tan. Here is my take on the best summer loungers on land, air or water.

Make Home A Haven takes you on a tour of some unique and unusual homes. Check it out.

Let's kick things off in a small town called Olalla, Washington. This storybook cottage looks like it's right out of a fairy tale. I love the high peaked and wavy roofline. Hansel and Gretel would probably fit in here, but this place is no fantasyland, it's home to a single owner who runs it as a bed and breakfast. There are 5 stone fireplaces, custom ceilings and unique woodwork everywhere. The sprawling structure sits on 7 and ½ acres where you'll find a 1000-year-old tree that was hollowed out and turned into a tree house. If you want to pay a visit, spend a night or even book your wedding; just check out their website. http://storybookcottageinn.com/Home.html

If storybook isn't your style how does an actual tree house sound? It's really more of a tree room, a round single room structure beautifully designed by architect Tom Chudleigh. Spherical rooms hang from trees by a web of ropes that

Make Home A Haven tours this one-of-a-kind rotating round house. Eight rooms, stunning views and sunlight everywhere. But this Wilton Connecticut home's biggest prize is its unique ability to spin with the touch of a button. It's head turning too, both inside and out.



The round shape is beautiful to look at, but this spread offers much more. I love the floor to ceiling windows that envelope you in nature and light. The core of the home and its central spiral staircase are stationary; the rest of the house spins. It takes about 48 minutes for one complete rotation, so imagine stepping off the stairs and walking directly into your bedroom one day and into your living room the next. The same variety applies to the outdoors views. Start breakfast overlooking a massive pond and finish breakfast overlooking a serene garden. The round motif continues throughout the house, from the fireplace to the limestone sink in the powder room. There are 3 bedrooms and 2 ½ baths. It sits on 4 acres and

From cooking to cleaning, the newest wave of kitchen gadgets make life easier. Gadget guru Becky Worley brings Make Home A Haven the coolest kitchen gizmos.



Coffee is king in my house; I love it. Now a quick shot of espresso just got easier, thanks to the Mypressi Handheld Espresso Machine. You can bring it anywhere and it gives you a hot, flavorful brew of Italian-style coffee. No wires and nothing to plug in.

These days everything is going touch-less, from soap dispensers to water faucets. Paper towels are no exception. The Touchless Paper Towel Dispenser lets you grab that paper towel without cross-contamination, dispensing half or whole sheets, depending on the mess.

Toasting massive muffins, big bagels and Texas toast is a near impossible task. Not any more. The Slotless Toaster lets you place whatever needs toasting right onto a heated flatbed surface. No narrow slots limiting your bread size.

These innovative products not only make our lives easier, they make our

It's yesterday's news that the real estate market has taken a beating. But this spring, market analysts see hope for those looking to sell. For the past nine months, sales have been above last year's levels. Plus, the home-buyer tax credit has helped prod sideline buyers into making a purchase. "We're expecting a surge in sales this spring," says Walter Molony of the National Association of Realtors, though he is quick to add that if the uptick in home sales is to have any legs, it must be strongly anchored to job creation.

So if you're in the position of wanting to sell your home, just how do you get it noticed in a sea of FOR SALE signs? And more importantly, how do you go from FOR SALE to SOLD as quickly as possible?

Four top real estate agents across the country divulge their insider tips on selling high in a down market.

On Making Your Home Red-Carpet (And Twitter) Ready

1. Buy, rent, borrow, or steal a good camera and lens. Buyers do judge a home by the pictures and they can