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Why forming friendships with other mothers is essential and seven tips on where and how to pick up a new mom friend

Assistant Food Editor Irene Ngo has an easy trick to halve grapes in one slice.

With the upcoming Wills and Kate wedding, there promises to be a whole lot of royal gawkers invading Old Blighty. If you (or your loved ones) haven't been here for a while, it's probably a good idea to brush up on the local customs and rituals—if only to avoid an international incident at the pub's royal wedding fancy dress (read: costume) party.

Heading to a beach for the break? Keep your beauty routine fuss-free and pack only a few essentials in your makeup bag.

Recently, a very good friend practically begged me to go to Istanbul with him. Everything seemed to line up: the timing was great and he was generously offering to cover the cost of my accommodations.

Today in the news: The devastating 9.0 earthquake in Japan wreaked havoc on the island nation, and its effects continue to be felt around the world in profound ways we have yet to fully comprehend. Here are five stories about what may be biggest natural event of our lifetimes.

Celery is often an afterthought, but it's time to give this nutritional veggie a starring role — it's packed with phytonutrients! Try it out in this delicious spring salad.

It's a lot easier to eat 350 calories than it is to burn them! Our fitness expert Barb Gormley explains how a bit of time with a calculator can add up to lost pounds.

The challenge: bring over a side dish to a our friends’ house for dinner; keep it simple to not distract from the main course; have it be aesthetically pleasing and, preferably, green; make sure it can be easily heated and/or assembled so as not to burden our hosts in the kitchen when we arrive; and make it toddler friendly? A tall order, I know, but I thought that the Lemony snow peas and mixed mushrooms recipe would be able to stand up to the test.

A new and fun way to serve up Jell-O! It's not just for kids...we have an adult-friendly version, too.

You’re at the park with the kids and your Blackberry or iPhone is doing something like an Irish jig in your coat pocket, vibrating every ten seconds with another email or missed call from work. It may be the weekend, but the work emails never stop coming and the question—to reply or not to reply?—looms large.

Wondering what's going through that single man's brain? Our relationship expert Dr. Teesha Morgan breaks it down by decade.