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Fig & Pomegranate Brisket
Want to wow your family for the Jewish New Year and following Yom Kippur? This Fig & Pomegranate Brisket is the perfect way to please a crowd and honor tradition.

5 Ways to Center Yourself for the School Year
How’s the back-to-school transition been for your kids and YOU? Getting settled into a new school year after a fun summer can be a bummer for kids. Plus the transition can put a huge burden on parents. Dr. Jennifer Okwerekwu, a Harvard-trained reproductive psychiatrist, shares five suggestions to keep this year on track.

Bottle to Cup — Why It’s Important
Is it time for a “big-kid cup”? Dr. Breanne Reid, pediatric dentist at Great Smiles Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics in Solana Beach and Carlsbad, discusses why the bottle-to-cup transition is an important one for your six to nine-month-old. Dr. Brea also offers ways for mom to stress-less around the new adaptations.

Easy Sheet Pan Salmon
Sheet pan dinners are perfect for busy weeknights and over-scheduled weekends. We love this salmon and potato version from Joanna Keohane of The Family Food Kitchen, but you can also swap the salmon for chicken or tofu, and use whatever veggies you’d like. Says Joanna: “You can’t beat a sheet pan dinner! The prep is minimal and you can use all those seasonal veggies you’ve been meaning to cook with! Plus [there’s] just one pan to wash.”
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Meet a Mom — Prep Author Curtis Sittenfeld on Her New Book
Curtis Sittenfeld’s 2005 debut novel Prep was a runaway NYTimes bestseller, and since then, she’s published six other novels, all critically acclaimed. Her new book, Romantic Comedy, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, was called “hilarious and heartwarming” by Elle, and draws influence from Saturday Night Live.
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