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Tamales: A Gift of Love, Culture and Fellowship

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As soon as the turkey leftovers vanished last month, Rebecca Lopez's friends began calling with a single question: "Are you going to have a tamalada this year?" Yes, 'tis the season for making and eating tamales, but it wasn't just the food…
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Busting the Santa Claus Myth

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Should you bust the Santa Claus myth with your kids? It was the early eighties. I was in first grade, sitting on a school bus on a class trip, reading a book. The bus pulled to a stop at a traffic light, and one of my classmates looked…
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Secret Santa: 7 Golden Rules for Giving

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When it comes to gift giving in the workplace, one of the most popular traditions is Secret Santa. Although participation is voluntary, you may find yourself caught in the middle of it when most of your co-workers draw a little paper from…
Make a Gorgeous Christmas Wreath Using Sandwich Bags

Make a Gorgeous Christmas Wreath Using Sandwich Bags

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Step by step to make a Christmas wreath with sandwich bags! I love having Christmas wreaths on my front door, but one that can handle the cold, wet weather. I've come up with a wreath that cost under $3.00 to make. Whether you look at…
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Black Friday or Cyber Monday? 5 Sites to Guide Your Shopping Journey

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Black Friday or Cyber Monday? Thanksgiving is right around the corner (already!) and between making travel arrangements or prepping your guestroom and menu planning, you’ve got to be on your toes to take advantage of all the holiday sales.Black…
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Finding Personal Comfort & Joy During the Holidays

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Comfort & joy during the holidays are something we all look forward to, right? Ever since I was a child, the holidays would arrive as a mix of joy and sadness. Though my parents lived separate lives, they shared the strict rule that…
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Piñata Disasters

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You’ve got a great party, a festive piñata, a blindfold, and a bat. What could go wrong? As you can see from this video, quite a bit! For more fantastic MamiTV videos and content, visit Mamiverse! Related Video: Hiccups and Giggles
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Halloween Candy Consumption: Kids Prefer Chocolate

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Want to be the popular house on the block with kids this Halloween? Give them chocolate. It doesn’t matter what kind of candy, as long as it’s chocolate. Almost three quarters or 68 percent kids say they prefer homes that give “anything…
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Bread of the Dead: A Recipe for Making Sweet Peace With the Dead

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It wasn't too long ago that I was able to make peace with The Day of the Dead. Yes, I confess: I was scared of it. I grew up encapsulated by a very traditional, old-fashioned belief of the dead: respect them, fear them and leave them alone.…