Hello everyone. Well, I've been wanting to do this for a long time....and since going on a little trip this past week to the 2010 Special Olympic National USA Games and seeing my Mother-in-law has a blog, I thought there's no better time than now!

Basically, I love to eat. And basically, I just want to share some of my favorite recipes with you, and you can share with me. My goal (D'ja catch that....my GOAL....) is to post once a week, and occasionally some pictures will accompany the recipe.

If you're reading this, you might be (probably are) a friend of mine on facebook. One thing you may know of me is how much I love the game Bejeweled Blitz. It is the only "video game" I've ever been good at...and I mean EVER!

Now you're probably saying to yourself, what in the world does Bejeweled Blitz and a food/recipe blog have in common? Well, it's the middle of summer, and to me, summer means sweet juicy fruit. Lots of it. Fresh fruit. Fruit stand fruit. I came up with this fruit salad last year - nothing fancy, just a fruit salad - but it totally reminds me of my favorite game: you got it Bejeweled Blitz. So here is my recipe for my "Bejeweled Fruit Salad".

Bejeweled Fruit Salad

1 pint fresh strawberries, halved (or quartered if they are really big)

1 Cup fresh Bing cherries, pitted and cut in half

1 Cup fresh blueberries

1 Cup fresh pineapple, cut into 1" chunks

2 Kiwi, peeled and cut into 1/2" chunks

1/4 of a honeydew melon (only if you can find a good one!)

1/2 Cup Mandarin Oranges, juice reserved**

1 lemon, zested and juiced

Splenda - to taste if you think it needs sweetening up a little

Mix all of the above together. The reserved Mandarin Orange juice to helps to add sweetness, and it also helps the flavors to mix together. This recipe makes almost two quarts of fruit salad, and it keeps for a couple of days in covered in the fridge (if it lasts that long!!)

**The Mandarin Oranges are the only "non-fresh" fruit I use, and I really like the burst of orange color. There is a girl at work who hates Mandarin Oranges, so when I make it for work, I leave them out and it's still delicious!

See?? Nothing fancy, just good eating! I hope you enjoy!