Share Your Food Photos on YumSugar


Updated 05/26/12 3:25 AM · Posted by · 4 comments

Sharing Food Photos

Have you cooked, eaten, or spotted something mouthwatering recently? If so, then don't let anything hold you back from sharing it with the rest of us: we want to feast with our eyes too. On a recent trip to Chicago, I hit up one of my favorite Mexican restaurants, Big Star, for some south-of-the-border sustenance and wound up ordering their queso fundido, a platter of melted, pungent, cheesy Read more

Bachelorette Breakdown: The Week's Biggest Whoa!-ments


Updated 05/23/12 12:44 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

The Bachelorette Week Two Recap

Week two on The Bachelorette brought plenty of action, and I'm not just talking about the chemistry between Emily and Kermit — though that was slightly uncomfortable. No, I'm referring to the first one-on-one dates, the first group date, and all the poolside drama. It looks like we've got a veritable Real Housewives of Charlotte on our hands, only in this case the housewives are men and Botox Read more

Tasting Traditions: What Do You Know About Wedding Foods?


Updated 04/12/11 4:50 AM · Posted by YumSugar · 0 comments

Wedding Food and Drink Traditions and Trivia

From sumptuous wedding cakes to rice thrown after a reception, food and drink play an important role in weddings. The exact traditions, however, vary from place to place. I've cooked up a quiz that covers all manner of food- and drink-related wedding traditions from all over the world. See how much you know while you feast on these facts. Take the Quiz Read more

How Not to Destroy Your Marriage


Updated 05/18/12 12:53 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How Not to Destroy Your Marriage

We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. Today, Mark Tyrrell offers eight relationship tools to make your marriage work. "All marriages are happy. It's the living together afterward that causes all the trouble." — Raymond Hull So how do you make your marriage work? Or do you just blindly hope it'll take care of itself? Think of a hot, successful Read more

High-Fructose Corn Syrup Makes You Stupid, Omega-3s Make You Smart


Updated 05/17/12 11:13 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

High-Fructose Corn Syrup's Effect on Brain

As if you needed another reminder to stop eating processed foods: a new study has found that foods high in high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) can make you stupid. But there's good news, too: eating foods high in omega-3s can help combat loss of brain function. The study looked at different groups of rats that had been trained on a maze. After a few days on the maze, some of the rats were fed an Read more

8 Cool Uses For Lemons


Updated 05/16/12 3:10 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Uses For Lemon

You can make more out of lemons than lemonade. In fact, lemon juice is a really useful liquid that can be used to clean your home, can treat cold symptoms, and can even be part of your beauty regimen. Here are a couple of other uses for the yellow fruit: Wash your hands: When you're serving messy food like crabs or ribs, put out little bowls of lemon water for guests to wash the smell and gunk Read more

Thinking About a Juice Cleanse? 4 Ways It Can Cause Weight Gain


Updated 05/18/12 11:15 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Will I Gain Weight From a Juice Cleanse?

Whether it's to improve energy, clear acne, Spring clean the digestive system, or shed a few pounds, juice cleansing is all the rage now. Even celebs like Gwyneth Paltrow and Nicole Richie are buzzing about the benefits of liquid detoxing. Before you splurge on a juicer or lay down the dough for a liquid detox program, learn how a juice cleanse may lead to weight gain. Hard-to-measure liquid Read more

12 Mother's Day Freebies and Deals to Look Forward To


Updated 05/12/12 1:35 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Mother's Day Freebies 2012

Mother's Day is coming up and there are plenty of freebies and discounts going around for savvy moms to cash into. Seems like most of the discounts this year cater toward food and drinks; here are a few of them: Caribou Coffee: Buy one, get one free with this coupon. Print it out or save it on your phone. Ikea: Free breakfast of scrambled eggs, bacon, and potatoes and a cup of coffee on Sunday Read more

Link Time: Capture the Season With Ramp Carbonara


Updated 05/10/12 10:40 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Ramp Carbonara Recipe

May must make: ramp carbonara — Food52 On last night's premiere of Around the World in 80 Plates — Grub Street New York Watch Giada and Jimmy Fallon drink beertinis — Eater Cool drink recipes from this year's hot Summer — Yahoo! Shine Would you eat fast food every day if someone paid you to do it? — HuffPost Food Easy Mother's Day recipes the kids can help make — Delish When to Read more

Teach Your Mom Tech: Pinterest


Updated 05/10/12 6:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Pinterest For Beginners

If Mom floods your email on the daily with her favorite links, help her organize the chaos by introducing her to Pinterest. The virtual pinboard site lets Mom bookmark and share items she loves, but give her fair warning that this will be an addictive hobby. It's a win-win situation — Mom has a new way of sharing beautiful Internet finds, and your inbox lightens its load. Here's how to set up Read more