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Boredom Crushing: 10 Craft Ideas to Get Into Now

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If you've got the winter blahs, look for some craft ideas and projects to carry you through until spring. DIY crafts are a fantastic way to keep your hands and brain occupied when it's too cold and snowy to spend time outdoors. And they have…
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Green Gourmand: 8 Ways to Cook with Sprouting Seeds

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It's a common dilemma: your brain is telling you to eat healthy but your taste buds are screaming ICK don't eat that! We're not going to tell you that a diet of chocolate cake, French fries and wine will get you to a healthier place, but the…
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The New Crop: 10 of the Best New Actresses we Love Already

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There’s nothing like watching an emerging actress take shape. You may have spotted them when they were just a child or already as an adult in an indie movie, and thought ‘wow, what raw talent!’ In fact, emerging actress are especially…
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Detail Doctor: 15 Simple Tips on How to Become a Better Writer

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Everyone can benefit from learning how to become a better writer, especially as we're all falling victim to text-speak. Whether you're an aspiring blogger, a seasoned blogger, want to write the great American novel or have been inspired by…
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7 Mussels Recipe Ideas to Bring You Out of Your Shell

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Does the thought of preparing mussels scare you? It certainly did us before we made it one of our resolutions to conquer this mollusk in the kitchen. We’ve been working on branching out with our healthy culinary skills and shellfish were…
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A Latin Twist on an Irish Classic: Chicken Tamale “Shepherd's Pie”

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You can please the whole family with this quick and easy weeknight dinner recipe shared with us  from the Food Network Kitchen. The chefs have turned classic tamales into an Irish shepherd's pie-style casserole with a cornmeal topping. Read…
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The Origin of Sushi: A Quick Culinary History

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Did you ever wonder about the origin of sushi?  Just how it occurred to someone to arrange raw fish over a ball of rice and eat it? Legend has it that an elderly Japanese woman once hid her pots in a fish eagle nest, and some of the bird’s…
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Stacking the Odds: 10 Healthy Pancake Recipe Ideas

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Most moms are on a quest for a healthy pancake recipe that kids will love just as much as the traditional carb and sugar loaded breakfast treat. Pancakes date back to Ancient Rome and they're still a crowd-pleaser today. As the Maltese proverb…
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Skipping the Salt for a Low Sodium Diet: Using Herbs to Flavor Your Food

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In case you haven’t heard, having a low sodium diet is the way to go. Too much salt in your diet is definitely a bad thing. From increased blood pressure to diabetes, even stroke, consuming more than the newly recommended 1,500 mg per day…