Featured
Ivillage
Fast & Easy Dinner: Goat Cheese and Tomato Strata
Instead of making croutons, use leftover bread to make a simple supper in the form of a strata. Like a savory bread pudding, this layered dish is filled with fleshy tomatoes and melted cheese. The recipe involves minimal prepwork giving you plenty of time to unwind after a long day.
Fab Site: Steals & Deals on iVillage
Anyone who says they don't love a good deal is lying. With that notion in mind, iVillage has started Steals & Deals, a shopping blog that dishes about sample sales, in-store sales, and designer discounts. They also provide coupon codes for fashion and accessories.
Toy Box: 2008 Hottest Toys Revealed
The 105th American International Toy Fair is currently under way in NYC. Elizabeth Warner, the iVillage Chief Toy Officer, was on the Today Show previewing the newest and hottest toys.
Kids will be begging for their parents to pick up at least one of these bad boys:
- We already showed you the latest and greatest Elmo Vibe that likes to shake his money maker.
Yummy Link: Valentine's Day Aphrodisiacs
Looking to get lucky this evening? Check out this list of Valentine's Day Aphrodisiacs. From Artichokes to Vanilla, what will get you in the mood?
Fast & Easy Dinner: Chunky Chicken Chili
Some cold, long, winter nights require chili. With its spicy heat and hearty goodness, a pot of chili warms the soul and the kitchen. Typically associated with stews and slow cooked meals, a delicious chili can actually be made in a short amount of time.
Holiday Entertaining Essentials
Since this month's theme is Home Entertainment, I thought you might be interested in iVillage's list of items that are essential to throwing a good home-based party. I've excerpted part of the list below, and while I don't agree that disposable hand towels are a party essential (setting out several hand towels next to the sink is a more economical and environmental option), most of these tips are definite party musts. Since I have a party coming up this weekend — a traditional German Christmas party called a Feuerzangenbowle that my fiancé throws every year — I know that I'm going to take iVillage's advice and stock up on many of these supplies.
Fast & Easy Dinner: Sole Spinach Salad With Capers
Serving fish or chicken on top of a bed of greens, instead of rice or potatoes, is a great way to incorporate more vegetables into your everyday diet. Start tonight with a simple, sole spinach salad. Petrole sole is a super mild, flaky fish that takes on its surrounding flavors.
Fast & Easy Dinner: Eggy Pasta with Spinach and Bacon
Wondering what to do with almost wilted spinach? Mix it into a carbonara style pasta dish! Last week, I made this scrumptious dish that comes together in minutes.
Lil Links
- Rumor: Scott Baio and Renee Sloan Welcome a Daughter — Celebrity Baby Blog
- Babyzilla Attacks — Babble
- Parenting on the Fly — TheFatherLife
- The Best Kid Movie That Nobody Saw This Weekend — The Poop
- Sleep Method Decoder — ivillage
- Helena Bonham Carter’s Pregnant Pause — BlackBook
- Britney Taking 'Security Measures' to Protect Kids — People
Fab Site: JulieWatsonStyle.com
Julie Watson certainly knows fashion! She's a former senior director of merchandising at Banana Republic who has made the leap to styling the fabulous hosts of In the Loop with iVillage. And now she is bringing her expertise to the Midwestern masses at JulieWatsonStyle.com.
More on YumSugar
Fall Award Season
Top Brands
Givenchy
Mishumo
Isotoner