Lauren Bush Shares Relationship Advice and Thoughts On Giving Back


Updated 01/18/12 9:29 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Lauren Bush on New FEED Bag

Lauren Bush is much more than a pretty face and famous last name. This past weekend at Pixar Animation Studios, Lauren spoke about giving back creatively at the Intersection Event, a conference on innovation. Before her panel, I caught up with the newlywed model and founder of FEED, a project to fight world hunger in conjunction with UN World Food Programme. She shared her relationship advice, Read more

Injera, Berbere, Wat: A Guide to Ethiopian Food


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Ethiopian Food Glossary

This may come as a surprise, but if we had to eat one cuisine for the rest of our lives, my pick would be Ethiopian. There's something incredibly natural about the act of eating with one's hands, and the spiced, slow-cooked, home style preparations. But to someone who's not familiar with East African cuisine, deciphering an Ethiopian recipe or the menu at an Eritrean restaurant can be sort of Read more

Marrakech in Mind: A Basic Moroccan Food Primer


Updated 08/18/11 3:16 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Moroccan Dishes and Ingredients

We're halfway through Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting. Although it's a time of spiritual reflection, there's also a focus on food and Iftar, the meal that breaks the fast at sundown. This is no exception in the food-centric North African country of Morocco, where nearly 99 percent of the population practices Islam. Moroccan cuisine is distinctive and unique, thanks in part to the Read more

Yes, You Can and Should Help Save a Child in Africa


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Moms React to Famine in Africa

We're excited to share this post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we will be bringing you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Amy Graff about how moms can combat the famine in Africa. A debate recently erupted on the BabyCenter Facebook page over whether the United States government should provide education, food, clean Read more

Learn John Besh's New Style of New Orleans Cooking


Updated 06/24/11 11:51 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

How to Cook Like a New Orleans Chef

This morning at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, chef John Besh took the stage and discussed the new cuisine of his beloved New Orleans. The hands-on chef, who describes his cooking style as "chaotic," cooked up an amazing-looking shrimp and heirloom tomato gumbo, black pepper blue crab, and deep-fried soft-shell shrimp. He talked about the history of the city and how its wide variety of Read more

Lonely Planet: The Most Surprising (and Often Neglected) US Cities


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Little-Known US Travel Spots

Editor’s note: Summer travel is heating up! The following guest post was written by Robert Reid, the US travel editor for Lonely Planet. He will be guest blogging on Savvy for the Summer, helping you find some great ideas of how to get your vacation on this travel season. Some cities in the US will always be prime-time tourist attractions. The New Yorks, the LAs, the Vegases, the San Read more

The Help: Assisted by Affecting Performances


Updated 08/16/11 11:12 AM · Posted by · 9 comments

The Help Movie Review

There are a lot of things that could have gone wrong with a movie like The Help. It could have gone overboard with the message of sisterhood and empowerment (like I feared when I first watched the trailer). It also could have put too much emphasis on the '60s setting while ignoring the darker themes of Kathryn Stockett's best-selling novel, but thanks to a script that stays loyal to the source Read more

Get All the Details on Monaco's Royal Wedding


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Where to Watch Monaco Royal Wedding

Prince Albert II of Monaco will marry Charlene Wittstock this weekend in a three-day celebration many thought would never come. The 53-year-old playboy prince and ruler of the small Mediterranean city state has dodged settling down for years, but he finally will give Monaco the royal wedding it's been waiting for since Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier in 1956. Bride Charlene, 33, a South Read more

DrSugar: How Much Salt Is Too Much?


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How to Cut Down on Sodium Intake

DrSugar is in the house! And she's answering your health-related questions. Dear DrSugar, I am a vegetarian and when I first started cutting meat out of my diet I still craved it. I ate a lot of "fake meat" products, which I understand are highly processed. I will still eat Morningstar and Quorn products on occasion, but rarely. How bad are these products for you? I noticed that they have a lot Read more

Milk May Not Do Your Body Good


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Milk May Not Do Your Body Good

Many of you have tried a dairy-free diet either for ethical reasons or because it upsets your stomach. Although the message from the dairy industry is that milk does a body good, 60 percent of adults can't digest dairy. It's not that they're allergic, meaning their immune system is affected; it's that their stomachs can't digest the lactose, the sugar found in milk. The enzyme lactase is needed Read more