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Pasta With Sausage, Mushrooms and Lemon
Today, our month of easy pasta continues with this simple, flavorful dish. The lovely MAV from More & Co. shares the recipe for her favorite decadent lunch. Here’s how to make it… Pasta with...
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7 Best Podcasts to Try
This past fall, along with the rest of the world, I got hooked on the podcast Serial. I loved walking around the neighborhood listening to Sarah and Adnan (he was framed!), and once it ended, I wanted...
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Do or Dont: A Work Uniform
Have you seen Matilda Kahl’s article about wearing the same thing to work every day? The piece has been shared 86,400 times, likely because we all face this daily. At my old job, I used to wobble into...
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Found! The Best Foundation
Cup of Jo editor Caroline has a long and complicated relationship with foundation. Complicated meaning: For years she didn’t like it. So this month, she tried five of the top formulas out there, to...
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Mothers Day Gift Guide
Flowers from The Bouqs, from $40. (We also really like UrbanStems in Manhattan and Washington, DC, and BloomThat in San Francisco and LA.) Hundreds of dark chocolate pearls from France, $16. Mama bear...
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12 Relationship Tips From a Wedding Reporter
Ellen McCarthy became the Washington Post’s weddings reporter when she was newly single and (of course) on the cusp of turning thirty. Over the next four years, she talked to hundreds of couples about...
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The #1 Question to Ask Before Getting Married (And 11 More Relationship Tips)
Ellen McCarthy became the Washington Post’s weddings reporter when she was newly single and (of course) on the cusp of turning thirty. Over the next four years, she talked to hundreds of couples about...
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Boursin Pasta With Spring Peas
This week, our month of easy pasta continues with this insanely delicious dish, using Boursin cheese from the grocery store. Danielle from I Will Not Eat Oysters shares the recipe she’s perfected over...
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Would You Wear a Fanny Pack Belt Bag?
As a sixth grader, I had a major fashion moment: I went on a bike ride around our Michigan suburb wearing a Hypercolor shirt, stonewashed jeans and a fanny pack. I felt so cool that I almost felt...
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Cooking With the Boys
Toby and Anton have always loved food (here’s proof), and now they’re getting interested in cooking. We’ll whip up oatmeal or French toast in the mornings, but for dinner, I decided to get a month of...
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The #1 Question to Ask Before Getting Married
Ellen McCarthy became the Washington Post’s weddings reporter when she was newly single and (of course) on the cusp of turning thirty. Over the next four years, she talked to hundreds of couples about...
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Amy Schumers Brilliant Parody
Have you seen Amy Schumer‘s Friday Night Lights spoof about rape? It made the rounds yesterday, but in case you haven’t seen it, the video is definitely worth watching. As my friend said yesterday,...
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How to Talk to Kids About Death
As I’ve mentioned, two of our close family members died this winter, and we had to figure out how to tell four-year-old Toby. Here are 10 things we learned… 1. Put your child in a cozy spot, such as...
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Mothers Day Gift Idea
It’s funny, we’ve given my mom many different kinds of presents over the years — massages, sweaters, perfume — but the one she always raves about and requests more of are photo gifts. (This Toby...
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Three Tricks For Parting Your Hair
Did you know that one of the quickest (and most dramatic) ways to change your look is to change the way you part your hair? We didn’t understand the power of parts until recently, when Vanessa Alcala,...
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The Secret to Female Friendship
I had female friends growing up, but in my thirties I started feeling much closer to the women I knew. At first, I wasn’t sure why this lovely intimacy was developing, but then I read this piece from...
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Spaghetti-Stuffed Roasted Peppers
Do you usually eat your pasta in a bowl or on a plate? How about in a pepper? This week’s easy pasta recipe from Martha Stewart Living looks complicated, but it’s actually a cinch to put together....
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J.McLaughlin Giveaway
J. McLaughlin, the American sportswear brand founded in the 1970s, is known for its classic, casual style. They’re the kind of staples you could wear to the beach or on weekend getaways (think: striped...
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How to Talk to Kids About Death
As I’ve mentioned, two of our close family members died this winter, and we had to figure out how to tell four-year-old Toby. Here are 10 things we learned… 1. Put your child in a cozy spot, such as...
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