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Weekend cocktail: muddled fruit meets its tequila match

Summer is just around the corner and chilled fruity cocktails – sipped by the pool or patio – are just begging to be mixed up by the pitcher. And there’s … Read More

Break your Lenten fast with our round up of deliciously sweet Latin desserts.

Holy Week recipes: Latin sweets

Lent is coming to an end, meaning for many, a return to sweet desserts given up in observance of the 46 days leading up to Easter Sunday. That’s right: if you … Read More

Move over, green apple margaritas: it's time to for a new kind of apple cocktail.

Weekend Cocktail: Green apple-kissed pisco

The green apple martini is considered by most mixologists to be a relic belonging to another era – one associated with Midori sours, Long Island iced teas and … Read More

Celebrate National Magarita Day on February 22 with some of our favorite recipes.

National Margarita Day: 4 great recipes to celebrate

Margaritas may very well be one of Mexico’s most infamous contributions to American cuisine (for better or worse, that list also includes tacos and … Read More

Najwa Kronfel's Honduran and Palestinian roots have inspired the dishes she showcases on her blog "Delicious Shots." Pictured here is her famous fruit tart.

Food blogs we love: Delicious Shots

Who's blogging: My name is Najwa Kronfel. I'm the mom of the cutest boy, a baker, food photographer and stylist with a big passion for food. I love seasonal … Read More

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney laughs at a campaign event at Saint Anselm College on August 20, 2012 in Manchester, New Hampshire. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Opinion: The Romney gaffe that wasn’t

CHICAGO -- A word about Mitt Romney's fruit preferences: Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. Confused? I was too when people started posting virtual smirks on … Read More

Fruit and Vegetable Prescriptions

Doctors prescribe fruits and vegetables – literally – to encourage healthy eating

Eighteen year-old Janet Lopez, a mother of two, says her eating habits are pretty typical for a lot of people in her Columbia Heights neighborhood. She says … Read More

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Secrets of Tejano cooking, from Chef Johnny Hernandez

Tex-Mex food is the stuff of legends: sure, you can buy it neatly wrapped in a box complete with refried beans (Old El Paso, we’re looking at you) or dig … Read More

Getting gorgeous this summer may be easier - and more wallet friendly! - than you think.

5 easy DIY natural summer beauty products

We’ve all been there: roaming the beauty product aisles of the local drugstore in search of the perfect fix for unruly hair or stubborn dark spots. But … Read More