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What can be more refreshing than sipping on a freshly brewed cup of tea on a busy day? But, did you know that apart from its refreshing properties, tea has several other benefits too? For years, tea experts have been concocting various versions of tea that are flavorful and have...

  I have the great opportunity to come be a regular "guest" on the HuffPost Live and with some pretty incredible chefs and personalities. This time, I was on with our favorite bakery, made ultra famous on Sex and The City, Magnolia Bakery Chief Baking Office, Bobbi Llyod. I asked...

My 8 year old daughter loves to play soccer and she has a notorious sweet tooth! I grew up eating graham crackers and for times that we are off to kick the ball around on the field, or when she joins the local park district team, I like bringing along...

Learn more about how to enter to the 2014 World FoodChampionships: http://www.worldfoodchampionships.com/         

Cave Chick, Inc. is the passion of  a mom and an original CaveChick. A labor of love, the recipes for CaveChick cookies are thoseLori Diversey, creator of Cave Chick, developed in the mid 90’s for her 3 children in response to health and nutritional needs. She found conventional ingredients were making...

As Momma Cuisine and a mom, I always try to maintain a balance of conscious eating and way of life and the everyday struggle for convenience. More and more, people are figuring out ways to bring both together so that we can have better and affordable access to good sources...

Ride the Kombucha Wave with NessAlla KombuchaFor centuries people have been drinking kombucha for its healing and rejuvenating properties. NessAlla strives to provide you with the highest quality kombucha, using only organic and fair trade ingredients. NessAlla kombucha is made locally in Madison, Wisconsin in small batches, so it’s always fresh!Kombucha,...

Diy: Top 10 Homemade Sugar Scrubs (via Style Craze)Exfoliation is very important to keep our skin clean, glowing, and beautiful. But you don’t need to rush to the market to buy a scrub that is filled with chemicals. You can easily make your own scrub at home! The best thing that you...

Join me and Kenmore on Thursday, April 24, 2014 at 7:00 P.M. CST for the #springbrings Twitter party celebrating the best of the season. For joining our party, you have a chance to win a Kenmore Elite upright bagged vacuum or one of Kenmore’s newest French door bottom-freezer refrigerators to store everything you need.Make sure you enter...

In my never ending quest to get slim and remain healthy, snacking on healthy foods is important to my day. My days can get pretty hectic. Between filming my cooking show, office days, meetings, conference calls, events…and oh yes, my kids and tending to the home – I tend to...

The GrowHaus Urban Farm Oasis (via Ethical Foods)Bringing food back to Denver neighborhoods marked by the EPA as hazardous waste areas. In just two years, The GrowHaus, a 20,000-square-foot Denver greenhouse and education space, has become a veritable food oasis. Based in Elyria-Swansea, a neighborhood…

Chef Emeril Lagasse was the first hire at Food Network and helped to catapult the network in to mainstream success where millions of homes tuned in every night. In high school, watching Chef Emeril was a family affair. My dad especially loved Chef Emeril’s big and lovable personality, and so...

With three kids, my husband an I often complain about space in our vehicles. We live about one hour west of the city of Chicago where we work, visit family and enjoy so many great urban amenities. That means we spend hours and hours in our cars with our children,...

Delicious Juicing Recipes (via http://juicingforweightlossrecipes.net)There’s no need to feel deprived of candy, cakes and other processed foods! There are some truly delicious juicing recipes that are not only really good for you, but taste wonderful too. In the winter when it’s really cold, it’s sometimes difficult…

Nestle recalls Hot Pockets (via CNN Video)Nestlé USA has issued a recall of two varieties of Hot Pockets because they may contain harmful meat. More from CNN at http://www.cnn.com/ To license video from CNN/HLN go to CNNImagesource.com or e-mail: cnn.imagesource@turner.com

I love grocery shopping. In fact, my #GroceryAdventures hashtag is something I use every time I go out on this chore (adventure), where I tweet and Instagram my grocery adventures for all to see. I share unique finds, exotic and odd items, the beauty of fresh produce, or anything that...

Momma Cuisine is a media sponsor of the 2014 Good Food Festival ChicagoFor two years in a row, I have been a media sponsor for the Good Food Festival Chicago along with some pretty amazing brands! As Momma Cuisine, Good Food Festival’s mission about empowering local food growers and artisans and bringing...

Momma Cuisine was a guest on Sports Doctor Radio hosted by Dr. Bob WeilI adore Dr. Bob Weil and his mission to help minimize and get rid of childhood obesity. This common thread between us has helped us learn more about each other and over the years, become great supporter...

Grandbaby Cakes Hosts Inaugural Charity Bake Sale "A Charitable Confection" Doing good never tasted so good! Chicagoans with a penchant for gourmet sweets are invited to attend the first ever "A Charitable Confection" charity bake sale on Friday, April 25, 2014 from 7:00 p.m. to 10 p.m., at the Chicago Urban...

The problem with buying fresh herbs is that many recipes only call for a couple teaspoons or tablespoons. You end up with the entire bunch leftover and not really sure what else to do with the herbs. This simple tip will help you preserve your fresh herbs for future use,...