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As a rule, the simplest pastas are the best. Pasta e Ceci ( pasta and chickpeas) is a perfect example of cucina povera ( peasant food) - simple, inexpensive and very satisfying. Usually I use a mix of whatever opened boxes of dry pasta are laying around my pantry. I recently saw a recipe for this that used a shape I wasn't familiar with, Pantacce Toscane. It... Read More >

Categories: Food & Recipes, What We're Eating

The dreaded tax day approaches. And to make it even more upsetting, I suffer from post-traumatic-tax-day syndrome. For the past two years, I’ve hired a tax accountant to do my taxes. I am talking about two different accountants here! Both of them, in their own way, stopped returning phone calls – after I... Read More >

Categories: Family Tech with Christina

Janet Taylor, M.D., answers your questions about managing your moods, your relationships, your life. Reader Problem: My mom just moved to a new town for retirement and seems lonely. She calls me at work almost every day to talk about...nothing. I know she’s going through tough life changes, but how can... Read More >

Categories: Health

Guest blogger Marian Merritt, member of Family Circle’s Tween/Teen Advisory Board, on her “prom mom” experiences. The big surprise of my prom dress shopping trip with M was how much fun we had. She quickly clued me into her taste in gowns; we had... Read More >

Categories: Fashion, Parenting Teens & Tweens, School