Christmas is over, and you're left with crumbled wrapping paper and way too much of last night's Christmas feast. Instead of eating cookies until you're blue in the face, transform your holiday leftovers into dramatically different gourmet dishes. To see some of our ideas, read on. Read more

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Check out this review of SF's Tartine Bakery from OnSugar blog Between the Bread: Though I've been to the famed Tartine Bakery a few times, until last weekend, I'd never had its sandwiches. I've made a Tartine sandwich recipe at home, and now I've had the real deal, times three. These are no dainty French sandwiches but rather two-handed handfuls, cut into thirds, with each third the size of a Read more

After our post on Spanish cuisine, we're dreaming of mild white anchovies, serrano ham, and manchego cheese washed down with a glass of wine from La Rioja. So we thought we'd bring together all of our favorite Spanish specialty items that are musts for any Spanish kitchen. With the exception of Padrón peppers, all of of these items can be ordered online, making your Mediterranean fiestas totally Read more

What a year it was! As we kick off the final month of the year, and start to look ahead to 2012, we're taking a look back at some of our favorite moments, news, trends, stores, and brands with the Best of 2011. A Hollywood baby boom brought us a new generation of Tinseltown tots to grow up right before our eyes. They join the veterans who've grown accustomed to living their lives under the Read more

Walker the polar bear hams it up for the cameras on his third birthday at Highland Wildlife Park in Scotland, noshing on a healthy meal of salmon, apples, and carrots. Sadly, no candles topped his frozen sardine cake, but who needs them when you have a plastic hard hat to play with? Read more

'Tis the season to say "cheese!" Mamas love to take photos during the holidays — or any day of the year, for that matter, but getting lil ones to ham it up for the camera takes some work. Take a cue from pro photogs and bring on the photo props to take your holiday family photos from festive to fabulous! Click through to check out our favorite holiday photo prop finds — and get inspired to Read more

Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio are back in LA now, but last week they were still off on their European vacation, enjoying a day of sightseeing together in Verona, Italy. Both stars kept their heads covered in hats as they walked around the town and jokingly took photos together — Leo even hammed it up for a few snaps that Blake took on her iPhone. They then went into a church for more Read more

Think your favorite celebrity chefs were slaving away in the kitchen over the weekend? Think again! Their lives are far more glamorous than that: While you were soaking up Derby day on the small screen, they were catching all the action live at Churchill Downs — or scratching turntables in Vegas, or hamming it up for the red carpet at Johnny Depp's latest movie premiere. Not too shabby! Want to Read more