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14 recipes for spicing up food with coffee

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No one thinks twice about coffee as a drink, but add coffee to a food recipe, and suddenly the dish is considered exotic. The truth is, coffee's roasted quality, bitterness, and acidity make it a perfect complement to sweet, bold, earthy, or nutty ingredients, ultimately yielding a taste…

10 Flavor-Boosting Ingredients to Stock in Your Pantry

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The other day I came home from work, completely at a loss for what to make for dinner. I scrounged through my cupboards and fridge and came up with angel hair, olive oil, garlic, white wine, red pepper flakes, lemons, and pecorino, the makings of a decent, but boring, pasta dish. Luckily I…

Is Saffron Worth the Price?

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I just read an interesting article about saffron from the new issue of WSJ., The Wall Street Journal magazine. The story profiles the "Saffron…

A Skin Care Miracle? Yeah, Right

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If you're anything like me, you'd love to just get and keep the skin you had in your 20s (well, minus the breakouts). Wouldn't it be nice, to never have a wrinkle or age spot pop up? Well, there are some serums out there (like these) that can get us pretty close.

However, many anti-aging products -- like the ones on this list -- frankly, don't do much at all (some of them even make things worse!). Check them out (click on any to see why they're terrible) so you don't mess up your progress towards that 20-something skin.

No. 11: Origins Plantidote Mega-Mushroom Eye Serum, $45, TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 6.5 (out of 10)

4 Super-Hero Age-Fighting Ingredients

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I'm thinking of starting my own beauty-themed comic book. The main super-hero: Eva Young. Her task: fighting wrinkles, fine lines and age spots wherever they may lie. Her sidekicks: these seven age-busting ingredients. What do you think, instant hit, right?

OK, so no one would actually buy that (I don't think 10-year-old boys or girls are too concerned about things like uneven skin tone), but when I learned about these amazing ingredients, the first thing that came to mind was the term "super hero" -- and I think it's pretty appropriate. Check them out below. If you have any skin issues, they'll come to your rescue (cape not included).

Cooking with 5 Ingredients or Less

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Delicious recipes that are easy to make for your family

Five or fewer ingredients is all it takes to make a really delicious dish. It's true! That's good news for anyone who has to cook for a group of hungry people and doesn't want to spend a lot of time—or money—doing it.…

User post: Why Should You Weigh When Baking?

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Ever make a batch of cookies from the same recipe you always use, but they turn out a completely different texture? The cure could be as simple as swapping your measuring cup for a scale.

Are these Dangerous Ingredients in Your Makeup? Yep.

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I'm not very good with reading labels. I've never been one of those gals who can rattle off the calorie count of my favorite snack or even remember what the active ingredients are…

Decoding Your Beauty Products

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OMG. The beauty industry is getting OOC with the sun-protection acronyms. Here's what they all mean:

SPF (Sun Protection Factor): This one's been around forever, but it still confuses people, and it's not hard to understand why. What it actually means is that, with an SPF 15, for example, if you normally start to burn in 10 minutes without sunscreen, you can stay out 150 minutes (in other words, 15 times longer) and not burn. SPF refers only to protection from UVB rays, not UVA ones.

How Many Second Chances Does a Yucky Ingredient Get?

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A lot of good eating happens when you give a dish a second chance.

Take …