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Steak Tostadas Your Kids Will Love

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If the tweens had it their way, taco night would be every night. The same ground beef tacos with all of the toppings over and over again. I love to cook and use it as my creative outlet. But just like no artist creates the same painting more…
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Put Down the Celery Now! It's No Diet Day!

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I was traveling for much of the month of April, first to Miami for Hispanicize ’13 social media conference and second, a week long trip on the Pacific Ocean with Kathy Cano-Murillo on the Crafty Chica cruise. I had the time of my life, of…
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Comfort Foods That Make Us Feel Worse!

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They’re called comfort foods for a reason, right? That bag of chips, bowl (or carton) of ice cream or extra slice of pizza can seem like our only friends in the world when we’re stressed, sad or otherwise at the end of our rope. But the…
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Weight-Loss Secrets of Tragic Heroines

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Sure, most of us would like to lose a little weight, but why just diet, when you can diet with drama? Take a cue from some of literature and history’s most tragic heroines, who wasted away in some of the most heartbreaking and terrible ways,…
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7 Happy Foods to Elevate Your Mood

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Do happy foods exist? Can eating them make you happy? We’re not talking about the temporary comfort of curling up on the couch with a half-gallon of ice cream and a spoon. Researchers have long documented links between food and mood—there…
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French Kids Eat Everything: Our Kids Can Too!

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From my years living in France, and being married to a Frenchman, I know a few things about the French and their love of food. They love fresh fruits and vegetables purchased at the marchées. They like food in season. They enjoy long meals…
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The Soy Debate: Miracle Food or Misinformation?

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Soy, once limited to traditional Asian cooking, is showing up in all types of products marketed as a “healthy alternative”—soy milk, soy yogurt, soy pudding, mayo, burgers, cream cheese, protein bars, cereal—you name it. And many…
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Got Enough Milk? Donate Your Breastmilk!

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I recently wrote a very personal piece about how I was pumping milk to give to some friends who are adopting. After writing about my experience with breast milk donation, I was asked why it’s important and how a person can go about it. So,…
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Is Your Diet Upsetting Your Breastfeeding Baby?

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At Annabelle’s two month wellness check-up in July, our pediatrician asked me how everything was going. I told him about how she would sleep for a solid six hours before waking up to nurse at night, then go back down for another three or…