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“La Galette des Rois” A Traditional French Cake Recipe
Image source: https://blog.elle.fr/ras-la-toque/tag/galette-des-rois/ “La Galette des Rois” Recipe “La Galette des Rois” is a traditional and extremely popular sweet cake eaten almost everywhere in France around the Epiphany Day (January 6th), the day when the Three Kings visited Baby Jesus. This cake is so good that everybody enjoys it, whatever their religion! As part of the tradition, a small china fève (favor) is hidden in the cake. The person who finds the fève in his or her slice becomes king or queen for the day and wears a paper crown. They can also choose someone to be his or her king or queen for the day. Usually the younger person of the party…
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Dawn of the Croods: Now on Netflix
Our Winter break was busy. Full of family activities and finishing up last minute shopping. And of course we all got sick. We took advantage of our sick days by staying in our pajamas and watching television. Fortunately for us, Netflix released Dawn of the Croods, a new animated cartoon series by DreamWorks Animation, on Christmas Eve. Dawn of the Croods serves as a prequel animated series based on DreamWorks’ previously released animated full length feature The Croods. The animated series features the Crood family living their caveman lifestyle among friends and neighbors in Aaah! Valley. They juggle family dynamics with caveman era problems and humor lies at the…
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Habits That Empower Your Inner and Outer Beauty
You can’t be beautiful without looking after yourself. Period. Beauty isn’t skin deep no matter what the advertisements claim. It really starts within your body and is reflected on your appearance. Here are some healthy habits to try out in the new year! Be a Natural Beauty Women go to many lengths – some extreme – to claim beauty. When it comes to makeup and skincare, this can include using harmful chemicals on your skin. Making the move to a more natural beauty is important because you’re preventing toxins from harming your health while making the choice to nourish your skin in a natural and positive way. It’s such an empowering,…
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Natasha Daniels, Parenting Help for Your Anxious Toddler
Natasha Daniels was frustrated that parenting books about children were missing critical information and support for those who have anxiety. A child therapist for over 15 years and a mother of children who struggle with anxiety, she became a passionate advocate determined to fill in the missing gap. “Anxiety looks so different in young children – it is often misdiagnosed or missed completely. Writing How to Parent Your Anxious Toddler has fueled my passion to provide ongoing support and guidance for parents of anxious kids of all ages.” In addition to authoring a book, she has a wonderful resource website called AnxiousToddlers.com dedicated to parenting and anxiety issues. Along with being a Huffington Post blogger, her work has been…
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2016 FitBit Charge Giveaway
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday! Are you ready to make some changes in 2016? Perhaps start or increase your workouts and get in better shape? One of my goals this year is to start increasing my cardio workouts (my walks with the dog don’t count) and make sure to take some time for me. How about you? What are some of your goals this year? I am excited to have joined Juggling Act Mama and these other great bloggers to bring you a great giveaway that will help you stay on track in 2016. This month, we’re so excited to bring you the 2016 FitBit Charge Giveaway…
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HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 :: Review & Giveaway
“A joy for both kids and adults alike.” – Greg Wakeman, CinemaBlend Hotel Transylvania is one of our family’s favorite movies! We had a chance to see Hotel Transylvania 2 when it came out at the theaters and loved it as much as the first one. The Hotel Transylvania sequel reunites ‘Drac’s Pack’ of loveable characters, led by “Vampa” Drac (Adam Sandler, Grown-Ups) as they try to put Mavis (Selena Gomez, Spring Breakers) and Johnny’s (Andy Samberg, TV’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) son Dennis through a “monster-in-training” boot camp to bring out his vampire side. But little do they know that Drac’s grumpy and very old, old, old school dad Vlad (comedy legend Mel Brooks) is about…
