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5 Things in My Kitchen I’d Never Be Caught Without

What ingredients do you always have in your kitchen? I love asking friends this question — it gives a fun peek into someone’s daily life. Cookbook author Dan Pelosi once gave us this list: olive oil, rigatoni, Castelvetrano olives, lemons, anchovie

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How Beautiful Is This Opera Singer’s Paris Apartment?

“What always surprises me about living in Paris is how free I feel,” says opera singer Sophie Arama, who lives with her husband, Felix, and their two daughters, Zoé and Pia.… Read more The post How Beautiful Is This Opera Singer’

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10 Ways to Travel on a Budget

My husband and I love to travel. But now that we’re a family of five, we’ve found that hotels, restaurants, and museums add up very quickly.… Read more The post 10 Ways to Travel on a Budget appeared first on Cup of Jo.

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What Funny Things Have You Said as a Parent?

The other evening, it was witching hour, and my three kids were… …hyped. We had just spent the past hour playing in the backyard. Tag, hide-and-seek, and drawing a never-ending hopscotch grid with chalk on the warm cement.… Read more The po

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