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Health: How to Make Healthy Eating Yummy and Fun

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We like food around here, particularly healthy food. We also recognize that making food that tastes good, is also healthy and is something that even the pickiest young eater will eat and is relatively easy to fix can be difficult. That’s why we made healthy, fun, yummy food the topic of conversation at a recent MomItForward Twitter Girls’ Night Out (#gno) party, sponsored by the National Dairy Council. You’d be surprised at the tips offered for making healthy …

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Dairy-Egg-Free-Cookie-Pop Cookie Recipe: How to Make Cookie “Cake” Pops

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Cake Pops are all the rage but, I’ve found, not so easy to make. Cookie pops, on the other hand, are simple and just as fun. My son has been asking to make some since the day the April issue of Family Circle… arrived in our mailbox; cookie pops, or

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prom Prom: How to Make High School Prom Fun On A Budget

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It’s prom season again and sometimes that makes us think of one word: EXPENSIVE! The tux or dress, flowers, tickets, shoes and hair. It all adds up. Here are just a few ideas that can make your child’s prom meal feel like an expensive affair but actually is a little…

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Passover-seder-dinner 2 Passover: What Makes Passover Different from Other Jewish Holidays?

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Ever few years Passover, Good Friday and Easter fall on the same weekend. This year, as she watched her two-year-old look for Easter eggs in the front yard, my neighbor gently asked me, “So, what’s with Passover? What EXACTLY do you do? Is it anything …like Easter?” I started

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Easter Egg Hunt 2 How to Stress Less and Get Organized for Spring Holidays

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Spring is in the air and with spring comes the first major holidays of the year – Easter and Passover.   There’s no reason to stress, though.  Set guidelines for yourself.  You’ll be amazed at how a few simple rules can change the entire holiday experience! 

How to De-Stress and Get

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restaurant2 Restaurants: How to Be Your Own Restaurant Critic

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Whenever a new restaurant pops up I’m always eager to try it out. I love comparing, not only the food, but the design, pricing, family friendliness… and the affability of the owners and employees. Sometimes I leave a new restaurant feeling disappointed but other times I waddle out the door

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blue cheese buffalo hummus Event Planning: How to Plan a Party on a Budget

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The first time I planned and hosted my own party it was kind of a disaster. Well, maybe not a complete disaster but when people started arriving I was still scrambling to put out food. I failed to give myself enough time to finish getting “put together…” and some

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New Years Eve Food Appetizer Recipes: 7 Easy New Year’s Eve Party Food Ideas

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Hanukkah and Christmas are officially over. Now, you’re probably thinking about after-Christmas sales, New Year’s resolutions…, and losing those unwanted holiday pounds. Am I right?
But, before you move full steam ahead into 2012, take a moment to celebrate all the amazing things you accomplished in 2011. After all,

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Confetti Squares Appetizer Recipe New Year’s Eve Appetizer Recipe: Confetti Squares

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You know an appetizer is a family favorite when you invite everyone over for Christmas dinner two hours early so they have time to get their fill while still leaving room in their tummies for the major holiday feast ahead….
But why wait until next Christmas to try them?

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Advent Calendar Motherhood: Don’t All Good Moms Shop at Joann’s and Buy Wilton Products?

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About a month ago, we sent out a survey to our readers and online community. Not surprising to us, they wanted more craft and food… posts. And for a good reason. Whether you craft or spend any time at all in the kitchen, DIY pics and food photos are eye

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