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Pant. Sigh. Ugh. Argh. Pant. Pant. Phew. It’s been a few months to say the least since I’ve gone out for a good run.

Hot food trends for 2011; Canadians think they’re healthier than they are; Taylor Swift doesn’t sell magazines; 100,000 dead fish in Arkansas; and British actor Pete Postlethwaite has died.

Delectable Hawaiian dishes (or “grinds”) are threatening to compromise my bathing suit seams and I couldn't care less. The food here is just too good

Boy meets coat This double-breasted car coat has the room-y shape of a boyfriend but the tailoring of a suit jacket. H&M...

Another new happiness development: total grandma crush.

How to make 2011 a good financial year; Razbaby pacifiers recalled; Spain decides to butt out; dead birds fall from the sky in Arkansas, and Australia gets hit by intense flooding of “biblical proportions.”

Unlike most meatballs, these are so moist they don't need a dipping sauce. A fab make ahead - just heat 'n' serve at party time. No fuss - we love it!

A mellow start to the new year in Maui and a list of the 10 things I`m determined to do during my world tour

Instructions A decadent salad with apple, mixed greens and warm almond-crusted goat cheese rounds - need we say more? Kitchen Tip:...

10-minute gourmet: This soft Indian cheese is delicious, versatile and easy to make. And it takes only two ingredients!

As our diseased tree languishes on the front porch waiting for pick up day, I realize I am suffering from the post-Christmas-excess blues. Which of course I thought I wouldn’t have, especially because we managed to stick to our debt diet over the holidays (mostly). But I still feel like we overdid it ...

And I've decided to narrow them down to my travel highlights of the year: Paris, Huizhou, London, Mexico City, Turks & Caicos.