Lifestyle Columns
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Leaving cooking oils out won't endanger your healthApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. At a dinner with some friends, I learned that oils left unrefrigerated can become a health hazard because the fats can oxidize. I would like to refrigerate my coo...
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Add wine to your pan before pouring it in your glassApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Last week, I had one of those "Oops, I forgot to eat today," days. Instead of ordering expensive take-out, I defrosted some coq au vin, steamed some rice and enjoyed a d...
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How to stretch your grocery-store dollarApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - I recently participated in a "shopping competition" for a television show. The producers wanted to compare strategies from two savings experts by giving each of us $100 ...
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Entertaining comes naturally to husband-wife duoApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Scott and Jayne Hezner are the kind of people who rarely get an invitation to dinner at someone else's house. It isn't that they spill wine on the rug, it's just that th...
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Moms and babies are 'package deal'Apr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I am the proud grandmother of two beautiful granddaughters, 5 months old and 2 months old. They are the daughters of two of my sons, the first for each. I am impa...
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TCM special (finally) gives comedian Wilder his dueApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Gene Wilder plays "Role Model" to Alec Baldwin in a wide-ranging TCM interview. It's hard to believe now, but there was a time 30 years ago when Gene Wilder was one of t...
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'Juno' a real bundle of joy as Page shinesApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - "Juno" -- The first 20 minutes of "Juno" had me worried. The teenspeak dialogue sounded too cute, too precious, too much like "Dawson's Creek." Then something wonder...
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Always search for positives when fighting cancerApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Rarely, if ever, do people give a thought to the number of words in a sentence, in a phrase, a paragraph or an idea. Only when demanded, as in great literature -- "How d...
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How to make sure your vegetarian child eats rightApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Most 9-year-olds haven't taken a firm stand on social issues, but one of my patients was proving to be the exception to the rule. The young lady refused meat, saying she...
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Worried about illness? Web sites have the RxApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Two new Web sites just made health care for family members and yourself a little easier. One keeps track of care for loved ones, the other tracks the latest illnesses bu...