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The Strategic Wedding Registry

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for the super-busy new mom. You can try veggie quiches with spinach, zucchini, mushrooms and mozzarella. What about grilling some chicken cutlets and packing them in a ziplock? Buy some romaine hearts, roll the washed leaves in...

I don’t see where a "new mom" makes a difference. If you’re cooking a meal for a friend with kids at this time of year, it’s no sweat. Buy whatever veggies are in season in your locale, roast, chop, add to...

Hi, I’m going to be visiting Manhattan with my 11-week-old daughter. As I’m breastfeeding, I’m looking for cafes and restaurants that won’t mind a gal feeding herself as well as her sprout. Any places come...

A friend just gave birth and has requested Black Chicken Stew...Apparently, it is good for new moms. Any suggestions on where I could purchase some stew or does someone have a good recipe? Thanks! j

The new Bi-Rite Creamery had little brochures advertising their gourmet gift baskets available through the original Bi-Rite Grocery. Their website also has more information. http://www.biritemarket.com Also, Yum on Market Street...

I’m new-ish to LA (from NYC) and my mom and dad (also from NYC) are coming out for New Years. Looking for any ideas for a fun/fairly casual night. They are early 60’s but VERY young at heart. Thanks in advance for...

My Mom (86) and I will be spending this coming (long) weekend in New Orleans. We will be staying at the Marriott downtown (on Canal Street), and will NOT have a car. We are not late-night partiers by any stretch of the imagination...

I agree with the idea to subscribe to a magazine like Everyday Food or Cooking Light – then you will keep learning new techniques and ideas. Some small tips from a busy cook (not a mom - yet – but a busy lawyer married...

Everything’s been coming up kugel lately. Kugel (literally “potato pudding”) is sort of a baked potato pancake. Its ingredients are simple: grated (using hand or meat grinder, never a food processor) potato...

Nice full-fat bran muffins. Fibre good for new Moms. There’s a yummy Sour Cream Bran Muffin recipe on epicurious.

Eggplant and Goat Cheese Sandwiches

a veggie or two, or at least some salsa? How old are they? My brother was the WORST about trying new things, but the year before he went to college my mom was determined to teach the guy to cook. 2 or 3 times a week she’d...

My mom even now competes with my cooking especially at holidays. She even goes so far to ask my husband or my children “who cooks better your mommy or me?” She gets offended when of course they say their mommy or my...