“I’m not great about wearing aprons,” admits vegetarian chef, recipe developer, and author Srishti Jain. “I just wear an oversized T-shirt that I don’t mind getting dirty.”… Read more

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Three years ago, I was interviewing author Virginia Sole-Smith for her Beauty Uniform, when she casually mentioned the smoothie she made each morning. “It’s just this easy smoothie that the whole family likes,” she said.… Read more

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This summer, we’re going to visit family in England and France. I’m excited for chubby babies and rainy beaches! For three weeks, the boys and I will be sticking to one carry-on each, so we have to carefully choose clothes we can mix and match and wear everywhere.… Read more

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I’m a lousy sleeper and have often wished for some sort of adult sleep-training program. I would 100% cry it out for a week if you told me I’d be able to reliably, consistently sleep after that.… Read more

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Primary care doctors like me talk a lot about “the tincture of time.” It’s one of our most effective treatments: a few days’ dose of wait and see.… Read more

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Every Friday morning, we wait with our first grader at the corner for the bus to arrive. But instead of a big yellow school bus rolling up, it’s a fleet of parents and kids on bicycles: This is our neighborhood “bike bus.”… Read more

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