I have a rule. The day I go to the grocery store, I buy dinner too. As in, you can’t expect me to have time to run to the grocery store, put the food away, and cook a dinner all in the same day. It’s not that I can’t — it’s just too stressful — [...]
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“Mom! This Valentine Box is a toy too!” It’s down to the wire… last minute valentine box creation is underway. We thought we were done — and then we took a cruise through the hallways at school, and we were inspired to take our valentine boxes up to a new level. My little guy fell [...]
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Out of all the crazy, fun Valentine Boxes we’ve built over the years, I thought it might be fun to do something a bit more traditional. You know, something like turning that familiar “box guitar” we made for our toddlers into a Valentine Box. The first step is to cut a hole in the box [...]
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When it comes to Christmas presents, kids have a sixth sense; they can smell presents the way a Mom can smell chocolate. You’ve worked so hard to find them the perfect gift, and then, they find the gifts and spoil the whole surprise. With four curious boys in the house, I have researched the topic [...]
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A bottle is purchased every 55 seconds. (My sale hit at exactly 11:43, November 28, 2010 EST.) For nine decades, this iconic scent remains the world’s best selling perfume of all time. Chanel N°5was not original to Coco Chanel, but rather was inspired by the recreation based of a perfume that had originally been created [...]
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I read a tip in an old cookbook that suggested using rosemary sprigs as a turkey baster. My Martha Stewart-inspired girlfriend thought it would be better to simply insert the rosemary into the turkey baster, letting the juices filter through the rosemary through each dip. Great flavor, whether your turkey is salt brined or salt [...]
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Is it just me, or do you get a funny after taste when you bite into a store-bought chip out of a plastic bag? To overcome the flat taste, we usually dip the chip in some salsa, which does hide that blah taste we’d rather not have sitting on the backs of our tongues. Real [...]
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I’ve started eating breakfast again. Not strong enough yet to make the infamous power shakes…and that is really what I should be drinking. Instead, I’ve found this strange little combination that seems to both comfort my soul, and pleases my palate. The tangy herb flavor of Boursin Cheese, topped with my own home-made black raspberry [...]
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I love the tart, sweet taste of fried green tomatoes — and I can’t imagine eating them any other way. However, I’m tempted to walk over on the wide side and try one of the green tomato chutneys that are circling around in cookbooks. 2-3 lbs. tomatoes in various stages of ripeness, coarsely chopped 1 [...]
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