The dragon fruit, also known as the red dragon fruit, is quickly becoming one of the most popular and exciting alternative foods out there right now. There are a number of companies that specialize in selling not only the dragon fruit itself, but also the seeds for its cultivation. This allows others to grow this wonderful fruit themselves.

You've probably seen those metal kitchen gadgets that can core and slice an apple in one fell swoop. An apple corer and slicer is a handy tool that doesn't get the praise it deserves.

Did you know that these corers and slicers also work on pears and pineapple? They do, in fact, and they work very well. I recently used my slicer gadget to take that stubborn hard core out pineapple slices easily and neatly.

Anyone for a bowl of collagen soup or a large slice of collagen pie?
Gilgamesh, is a pan-Asian restaurant based in Camden, London and its head chef, Ian Pengelley has come up with a collagen based menu called “Eat Yourself Beautiful”; its aim is to keep us all looking youthful. Apparently Japan began this faddy food epidemic selling noodles,soups and other dishes with added collagen.