Strawberry Shortcake on Shine

Old toys and cartoons return: Which favorite would you want your kid to play with?

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Frightened of failing in this rough economy, toy makers are relying on revamped old classics to win the hearts of today’s youths instead of risking time and money on the development of new toys. With a

Project Recipe: Strawberry Shortcake with Mint and Whipped Cream

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THE RECIPE: Strawberry Shortcakes with Mint and Whipped Cream (See Bridget's version HERE)

It's safe to say I'll be using this recipe as my standard from now on.

Next to apple pie (and mom, of course), is there anything more American than strawberry shortcake? In the pantheon of comfort-food desserts (there is one, you know), strawberry shortcake, rice pudding, and the aforementioned apple pie are the yummy trinity, capable of bringing cheer to the most dire of circumstances.

Healthy strawberry shortcake: Find out how to save summer's best dessert from the fat trap

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Strawberry shortcake is one of those iconic desserts—make it from scratch or not at all. If you’re craving strawberry shortcake, you want the real deal: tender biscuits, pillowy whipped cream and ripe, juicy berries.

It need not be complicated…which is why we were impressed with the perfect simplicity of a reader recipe that recently came our way. The results were glorious—the nutritional analysis was anything but.

The original recipe packed:

409 calories
28 grams total fat
18 grams saturated fat

Once we saw the numbers, the saturated fat was our main target for reduction. Here’s how we made it healthy:

Filed under things I don't approve of: Lil Mama's wardrobe

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When Hallmark said they were giving Strawberry Shortcake a modern makeover, we don't think this is what they had in mind. If anything, Lil Mama's outfit for the BET Awards left a sour taste in our mouths.

Animated 80s icons get a makeover—and we don’t like it!

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Call us nostalgia obsessed, but we’ve never been a fan of change. American Greetings has given 80s cartoon icon, Strawberry Shortcake a “fruit-forward” makeover for the big and small screens, that none of us can get over. Sure, it’s cool that they’re making her appeal to a younger generation, but swapping her curls and pink calico cat, Custard, for a flat iron and cell phone? This is not the sugary sweet girl we know and love. Strawberryland has received a healthy make over as well.