By Audrey van Petegem, Senior Editor
If you are heading out to any soirées this season, chances are you will have a drink (or two) and feel fine to drive home.  Although the best bet is to trade that glass of bubbly for sparkling water, BACtrack may be a sensible option. The company has a wide variety of breathalyzers, including the SingleShot disposable breath alcohol tester. It is easy to use by simply squeezing the center of the tube to activate the crystals and then blowing into the tube. The legal BAC (blood alcohol content) is 0.08 % in every state. [...]

We like to think that teens are so difficult and that they like nothing at all. Except their friends. And their music. And that t-shirt that is worn e.ve.ry.sin.gle.day. But really, they are not soooo impossible to please.
Please allow us to bring you some teen-pretested gift ideas that might just get you a smile and even acknowledgment and recognition.
Many of the following gift ideas are entirely affordable and hence make great sibling-to-sibling gifts, stocking stuffers and gifts for BFFs.
Enjoy and we hope this inspires…

Pook Toque –  Because, like your teen, this hat goofs around, takes on multiple personalities and has [...]

By Kristin Fast, Guest Contributor and Mamarazzi
Dear Shoppers,
Well dears, it’s that time of year again… the time of year when one purchase can make or break many a relationship… the time of year when you find yourself desperately succumbing to just any old thing because despite a month of thinking about it, 2 weeks of late night Internet browsing, and 4 days of running out to the local shops on your lunch hour, you’re still empty handed and have nothing to give your mother.
So you buy her a Snuggie and hope she gets the joke. Or maybe actually likes [...]

The Gift of an Ordinary Day by Katrina Kenison
Happy Thanks-giving!

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You have won beautiful Manhattan Fruitier Gift Basket!
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The people at Manhattan Fruitier have generously offered a giveaway of a Cortland Hamper (retails for $85.00) to be part of your holiday feast. This gorgeous fruit basket contains [...]

By Natalie Greggain, Contributing Raw Food Editor
This is an exciting time of year for everyone. Halloween is not so far behind us, Thanksgiving is coming up, soon the Christmas/Holiday parties will start to roll in and before we know it, it’ll be New Year’s Eve!
If you eat any sort of restrictive diet (vegan, vegetarian, raw, low-carb), or you’re simply trying to keep some weight off, this can be a tricky time of year. Unless you live in an organic vegan haven or your hippie parents raised your entire family vegetarian, chances are you’re the only one who thinks you [...]

By Audrey van Petegem, Senior Editor
Now that we have provided the easiest and most succulent Thanksgiving menu…

The magnificent appetizer, the Baked Brie with Caramelized Onions
The ridiculously easy to make, so delicious Tomato Consommé
The elegant and palate cleansing Crab with Grapefruit Salad
The recipe for the main attraction, the Turkey itself
And for the requisite Stuffing. The picture is not pretty, but the stuffing is out-of-this-world-delicious
The “secret sauce”, our unbelievable Gravy
The moist and delectable Dutch Apple Torte

… we thought it would only be fair to include the shopping list. We figured this out after Anne-Marie had to dig through the recipes to write her own list. Though, she [...]

By Audrey van Petegem, Senior Editor
As we get closer to the holiday season, we start accepting invitations to holiday parties, whether it is a simple nosh get-together or a formal bash. It is always nice – well, recommended, in fact – to arrive with a with a little something-something for the host or hostess. Visit our gift guide for thoughtful gift ideas to make sure that you will be invited back next year. ‘Cause we want you to be popular too.

For the Playful Hostess
Here is a creative game to get guests talking. Table Topics are [...]

By Audrey van Petegem, Senior Editor
It is hard to believe that Thanksgiving weekend is a week away. Oy! This is the last recipe in our fail-proof, fool-proof, easy AND succulent Thanksgiving recipe series. And for your convenience, let us relist them here:

The magnificent appetizer, the Baked Brie with Caramelized Onions
The ridiculously easy to make, so delicious Tomato Consommé
The elegant and palate cleansing Crab with Grapefruit Salad
The recipe for the main attraction, the Turkey itself
And for the requisite Stuffing. The picture is not pretty, but the stuffing is out-of-this-world-delicious
The “secret sauce”, our unbelievable Gravy

And here, we have arrived in a short [...]

We’ve said it before. And we, as women know this all too well. A carefully chosen piece of jewelry is always – ALWAYS – an appreciated gift. We have searched far and wide to select the jewelry featured here. All of it is handmade by artisans who are passionate about their crafts. There is something in every price point. And each of these pieces, beautiful in their own very unique style, are destined to become magnets for compliments.

Smersh Design
This piece is from the Smersh Design new Tattoo Collection. The bold shape designs are cut into stainless steel and then colored. [...]