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9 Classic Movies for Daddy’s Girls

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I’ll admit it, I am a sucker for a great movie dad. And by “great” I don’t necessarily mean “Father of the Year material,” I mean memorable. I certainly did not envy the relationship Chelsea (Jane Fonda) had with her dad (Henry…
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Adult Music Your Kids Will Love Too!

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UPDATED August 1st, 2016 If you find yourself humming, singing or whistling The Wheels on the Bus or any Justin Bieber tune, it’s time to take control over the music choices in your home or automobile. Sure, you want to listen to your…
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Having a Baby After 35: Risky Business?

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  UPDATED: August 1st, 2016  It´s often said that having a baby after 35 is risky. But, is it really? When I met my future husband, I was 34 years old, and I already knew that at some point I wanted to have another child. Fast-forward…

A Portuguese Dinner Party with Seafood

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A delicious white crab gazpacho and a steaming flavorful seafood stew make the perfect Portuguese dinner party. Crab is a favorite shellfish of the Portuguese, and one of the most famous dishes is santola no carro–a creamy crab salad served…
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Clams & Sausage in a Cataplana

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A cataplana, a fixture in the Algarve, is kind of a spiritual cousin to the pressure cooker. Shaped like a giant clam, the hinged pan clamps down during cooking, locking in the juices of its contents. When carried to the table and popped open,…
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Portuguese White Gazpacho with Crab

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Crab is a favorite shellfish of the Portuguese, and one of the most famous dishes is santola no carro–a creamy crab salad served in its shell. This gazpacho recipe, from my friend and chef Fausto Airoldi, takes all those flavors and plunks…
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Hunky Celebrity Sports Dads

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MAMIVERSE FATHER’S DAY TAILGATE PARTY! I grew up in a football family. Every male on my father’s side for the past four generations has played football. My childhood memories are full of tailgate parties where the men compared football…
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Nopales Salad with Jalapeños & Cotija Cheese

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Some of my friends smile at me indulgently with the kind of a look that they usually reserve for little children or people who are loco en la cabeza whenever I mention nopales. Why eat anything as prickly and as slimy and just plain dangerous,…
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Father’s Day

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What or who prompted the first Father’s Day? When did it first become a national day of honor and what president signed it into law? Find out the answers to these questions and much more in this infographic. Happy Father’s Day from Mamiverse! Read…