From healthy juices to delicious diet foods, this month, we’ve been giving you the 411 on how to slim down in 2013. So, in addition to yummy recipes, we’d like to show off some of the coolest health-conscious gadgets and appliances out there!

The countdown to Thanksgiving 2012 continues! Today, we’re sharing a recipe using another one of my favorite holiday ingredients: cranberries. As we mentioned in our Fall farmer’s market report, grab a couple fresh bags at your local market and use them to whip up a delicious sauce – like mine below! –  and your turkey day guests will be begging for more!

What’s two weeks long and involves fun for you and your friends? Oktoberfest! And with the 212th anniversary of this Bavarian festival just days away, we’re giving you an inside look at everything you’ll need to celebrate your own Oktober-festival right at home. Glücklich (happy) Oktoberfest!