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For avid cooks, the pleasures of travel include not just eating out, but also experimenting with local ingredients by cooking at home. That’s why we’re such big fans of staying in vacation rentals, which allow us to break out the pots and pans whenever we want.

From chiles to chocolate, salsas to fresh cheeses, Mexico City’s markets overflow with ingredients that would tempt any home cook, and these five apartment rentals have spacious, dreamy kitchens to accommodate any cooking project, from a simple quesadilla to a complex mole. Best of all, they’re each reasonably priced at less than $75 per bedroom per night. Don’t forget to pack your apron!

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Thanksgiving always seems to sneak up on me. I’m usually rushing to tie up loose ends with work so I can take time to relax with my family. With so much preparation going into the big day, I keep the other dinners this week simple, healthy, and affordable.

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Cindy doesn’t always take her medications as prescribed. That can be a problem because this twenty-something mother of three has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. When she’s on her meds the delusions and paranoia that have plagued since she was a teenager melt away. Without her pills, Cindy’s thought patterns become disorganized and she cannot function. […]

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You’ve heard about the drain lawns are having on our national freshwater supplies (literally!), but have you ever wondered how much of a drag on the environment your garden is? It’s a hard concept to swallow: for most of us, maintaining a thriving veggie patch or verdant flower bed is the very epitome of getting […]

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There was a great episode of the Freakonomics Podcast that talks about a small healthcare change to allow for more Nurse Practitioners to do what is only legally allowed by expensive and shrinking primary care physicians, is at odds with interests of the lobbying power of the AMA.

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Sleep apnea can cause restless legs.

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Does forgetting birthdays, anniversaries or where you’ve placed your car keys drive you to drink? Maybe you should try a handful of nuts instead. Do you want to sleep better, be more mindful or retain information better? Well, it turns out eating nuts can help that too.  Research tells us that nuts help reduce the […]

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Some of the magic of Thanksgiving lies in the fact that in every kitchen across the country, families are gathering to share a meal. The energy of this high cooking holiday practically floats in the air, carrying the scent of herby bread stuffing, buttery mashed potatoes, and a golden roast turkey wafting from our kitchens.

This menu is for the traditionalist, for the home cook who always serves a side of nostalgia, who might be going home for the holidays and will finally take over making turkey in a bag without changing a thing. For those who like their Thanksgiving the way it’s always been, this menu is for you.

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In order to combat childhood hunger and food waste, several Florida schools came up with an innovative idea: share tables. Now, instead of throwing food items they don’t want into the trash, kids leave them on communal tables in their cafeteria. If they like, they can pick up other items they like better. At the end of the meal, any food left behind on the table is given away.

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Induction cooking, although not so new anymore, is one of those things that still seems to intimidate a lot of home cooks. If you’re in the market for a new range, you may shy away from one with an induction cooktop because you’re not exactly sure how it works or whether or not your current collection of pots and pans will be compatible.

The truth is, it’s not all that complicated! And if your pots and pans are magnetic, you can keep using them.

Continue reading to learn more about the magic of induction, the science of how it works, and why you may want it for your own kitchen.

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