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7 Creative Ideas for a Fun Date Night at Home

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One of my favorite marriage memories is the wedding anniversary we celebrated the year our daughter was born. We had planned a fancy dinner date and hired a babysitter, but then our daughter got sick, for this first time in her 9-month-old life.

Our plans were canceled, but my husband surprised me by picking up ingredients for a thoughtful date night at home. We ate cheese and drank wine while we did our regular bedtime routine with our daughter, and then he cooked dinner for us after she went to bed. Sure, we were up soothing a sick baby a few times a night, but it remains one of my favorite date nights ever.

Fast forward five years, and we are now a family of four with an even busier schedule of work and commitments. Date night in is sometimes the only way my husband and I can dedicate time to each other in our hectic lives. It’s not perfect, but I relish the time we get to spend together.

Here’s what date night in really looks like when you’re a parent.

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Whether you’re serving an appetizer to hungry guests or kicking the 3 p.m. slump with an afternoon snack, you can’t go wrong with chips and dip. This recipe for miso-edamame hummus with homemade baked sweet potato chips takes the classic combination to a whole new level.

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Germany’s baking heritage is a big deal. In 2014, the Central Association of German Bakers petitioned UNESCO to add German baking to the list of “intangible cultural heritages.” In 2015, three Saxon bakers were added to the list.

It makes sense: After all, a traditional German meal plan stars bread at least two meals a day, typically Frühstück (or breakfast) and Abendbrot, which translates as “evening bread.” And an afternoon coffee and cake break is practically a national pastime.

For Kaffee und Kuchen, a standard choice would be a sheet cake, Blechkuchen —basically the grandfather and platonic ideal of American coffee cake — with toppings like rhubarb streusel or sliced plums. But more elaborate, multi-layered confections are sometimes too tempting and, even eating a slice of cake a day, it would take quite a long time to sample any Konditerei‘s offerings.

There’s Sahnekuchen, sponge cake with a layer of whipped cream in the middle; Mohnkuchen, which has a pleasantly gritty ground-poppyseed filling; or the barely-msweet, Quark-based cheese cake with sour cherries — you get the idea.

You might think that bread would be simpler, but you’d be wrong.

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Asian grocery stores are a great resource for all sorts of spices, sauces, and gummy candies. They’re also filled with all sorts of kitchen tools, many of which are offered at a deep discount. While some finds may seem as foreign as the jars of kimchi and bags of shrimp chips, others are just like those expensive gadgets you’ve ogled at high-end kitchen stores — except at the Asian market, they’re downright cheap.

So, what should you buy? We asked a few experts, including acclaimed cookbook author Andrea Nguyen. Here’s what made their list.

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Many athletes experience low back pain during lifting. Poor technique when performing deep squats places excessive stress on the low back. In the strength community, debate encircles the amount of pelvic motion allowed during these movements.

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I have recently written about the deaths of three legendary sportsmen, namely Tommy Kono, Muhammad Ali, and Gordie Howe. Sadly, the Grim Reaper has recently claimed a couple more sporting immortals.

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