Lifestyle Columns
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'Big Shots' has swagger, but little else to recommend itSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Type-A males get failing grades in 'Big Shots' Dylan McDermott, Christopher Titus, Michael Vartan and Joshua Malina are alpha-dog males acting like mutts on "Big Shots."...
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Cooking with classSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - If anyone can light a culinary fire under the residents of Sun City, Huntley, it is 61-year-old Paulette Rusk. Brimming with energy and zeal, Paulette signed ...
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Stores with 'Super' in name a good bet for low pricesSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - As I've mentioned in recent weeks, grocery prices are rising. To stay ahead of the savings game, smart shoppers may want to consider some nontraditional grocery-shopping...
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Without cinnamon, baking would lose much of its savorSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - While flour, eggs, butter and sugar provide essential support to desserts, bakers look to spices to impart that irresistible edge to their signature recipes. Without fla...
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Look past big names for some rare, quirky surprisesSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Andrew Barker grew up near Napa Valley with a wine called Charbono and still has a soft spot for it, not to mention one last bottle of Inglenook's 1968 Charbono. Ask Bar...
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She calls the shots if she's in laborSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. My mother-in-law is insisting she should be in the delivery room when my son is born. I don't want extra people in the room, anyone other than my husband and my own m...
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There's no one trick to losing flabSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. Is exercise or diet the answer to get rid of flab around the waist? A. "Flab" that is due to sagging, untoned muscles means you need exercise to strengthen the muscle...
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Some advice about water is simply all wetSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - In 1990, when I lost more than 100 pounds, I remember my weight-loss group dietitian stating emphatically that we should drink eight to 10 glasses of water every day. Th...
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Strollin' in style with your babySep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - They used to be called buggies. And they weren't designed for jogging, twins or winter. The stroller-and-car-seat "travel system" didn't even exist. Ah, simpler times. T...
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Plain old Sinead shinesSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - As the concert hall was ornate, the singer dressed plainly. Balconies rose to the rafters but the singer didn't see them, instead, she sang mostly to the stage floor. Si...