Posts for February 2012

Sugar Shout Out February 29, 2012
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Sugar Shout Out: Hunger Games Ideas For All Your Wedding Activities

Hunger Games ideas for your wedding, bachelorette party, and bridal shower 11 geeky tees to rock this Spring Recipes to leap for this year Tips to save on early bird plane tickets Adorable dingo pups How the style pros rework their closet staples Video: Get Brooklyn Decker's bikini body with yoga Easy ways to keep mascara off your eyelids Get the most out of your maternity work wardrobe Tour a Bay Area artist's home and studio Watch the new Avengers trailer!
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COVERGIRL Blast Flipstick
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COVERGIRL Blast Flipstick

COVERGIRL Blast Flipstick is the must-have accessory for Spring 2012.
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COVERGIRL Blast Flipstick is the must-have accessory for Spring 2012. Watch this behind the scenes video at a recent fashion shoot to find out more.

Leap Year Recipes
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29 Recipes to Leap For This Year

Happy Feb. 29! Since this date only comes around once every four years, might we propose a special moment for it?
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Happy Feb. 29! Since this date only comes around once every four years, might we propose a special moment for it? Take a second to flip through some of our favorite recipes of all time, and take a stab at trying a few of them this year. 29 recipes to leap for right this minute, when you keep reading.

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Garlicky Arugula Pasta Recipe
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Meet Your New Favorite Everyday Pasta

There are some commonplace Italian pasta recipes that are so simple yet stunning that I'll find myself on a streak of making them two, three, six times a month.
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There are some commonplace Italian pasta recipes that are so simple yet stunning that I'll find myself on a streak of making them two, three, six times a month.
Spaghetti cacio e pepe falls under this category. So do pasta carbonara and spaghetti aglio e olio. But after years of making these dishes, I didn't think there were many more minimalist pasta combinations to discover.

Then I stumbled upon my latest obsession while out on a dinner date at the Campania-centric Italian restaurant A 16, where I enjoyed a plate of linguine tossed with torn cavolo nero and dressed in a pungent elixir of Italian anchovy sauce, barely-cooked garlic, and spicy red pepper flakes. By the end of that weekend, I'd already come up with a version myself, using some of my latest pantry fixations.

Keep reading for a new favorite rustic pasta recipe.

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Link Time: There Is Such a Thing as a Girl Scout Candy Bar

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Appliance Review: Hurom Slow Juicer
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Equipment Lab: Hurom Slow Juicer

I've never been much of a juicer.
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I've never been much of a juicer. Perhaps it's the intimidation factor of learning to use a new appliance or the ugh factor of sticky, pulpy cleanup when I'm done, but I've resisted the juice movement despite the amazing health benefits its proponents espouse. So when we received a Hurom Slow Juicer as a Christmas gift from my in-laws, I was awfully skeptical about its future as a kitchen fixture. After some balking on my part, my gadget-loving, juice-guzzling husband convinced me to give it a try. Would I become a juicing convert? Find out when you keep reading.

Sugar Shout Out February 28, 2012
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Sugar Shout Out: Tasting Under the Tents at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival

Tasting under the tents at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival Forty laptop bags for every personality Tax tips for charitable donations Three foolproof ways to wear Spring's peplum trend The most fabulous makeup and hair from Milan Fashion Week Santorum vs. Romney: How they compare on women's issues Leap into Leap Day with a lil party Design inspiration from LA's SmogShoppe Meet the new contestants of Dancing With the Stars Improve your running with squats Video: Three things to know about the new Carrie Bradshaw See Natalie Portman's sweetest moments with her husband A product review of oscillating mascara
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Garlicky Arugula Pasta
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Garlicky Arugula Pasta

This pasta works well with other bitter greens, too.
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This pasta works well with other bitter greens, too. For a tougher leafy green, such as kale, sauté the vegetable for a few minutes longer, until just wilted. Don't be afraid of the fish sauce; it's what gives this pasta such a magnetic flavor.

From Susannah Chen, YumSugar

Garlicky Arugula Pasta

Garlicky Arugula Pasta

Ingredients

Salt
12 ounces dried linguine
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
3 tablespoons fish sauce (recommended: Red Boat Fish Sauce)
1 large bunch (about 5 ounces) baby arugula

Directions

  1. In a large pot of lightly salted boiling water, cook the pasta according to box directions until one minute short of al dente. Drain thoroughly, reserving 1/4 cup pasta water for later use. Wipe out pot and set back on stove at medium heat.
  2. Heat olive oil until fragrant, about 1 minute, then add garlic slices and red pepper flakes. Sauté for 30 seconds, until garlic is slightly cooked but still pungent. Add in drained pasta, pasta water, fish sauce, and arugula; remove from heat and toss until greens are just incorporated and arugula is slightly wilted. Serve immediately.

Makes 4 servings.

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