We're excited to share this post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we will be bringing you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Betsy Shaw about being late for school. If I were to wear a scarlet letter it would be T. T for tardy. T for turd ball. T for totally inept mother. We are late for school with such alarming Read more

Don't be scared off by the fancy name of this cut; it's actually quite simple. If you followed along with our lesson on how to julienne vegetables, then you already know most of the steps to achieve this fine dice. A brunoise is classified as a tiny cube, measuring 1/8 of an inch on each side. Luckily for us, a julienne leaves us with sticks that are 1/8 inch by 1/8 inch by 2 1/2 to 3 inches. Read more

Aside from his new show with Rachael Ray, what's Guy Fieri been up to lately? Besides shilling signature framed sunglasses, our favorite bleach-tipped babe is capitalizing on the Super Bowl snack craze with a brand-new line of chicken wing sauces, out in stores this month. Guy! Guy Fieri offers three flavors of chicken wing sauce to float your bar-snacking boat: Buffalo NY, Habañero Mustard, and Read more

Like the chiffonade, a julienne is a very useful and visually appealing way to cut vegetables. This cut will take many of your dishes to the next level in terms of aesthetics and texture. We're using a zucchini for our demonstration, but this technique works on any number of fruits and vegetables. Cut a 2 1/2 to 3-inch section of your zucchini so that it stands up straight and square off the Read more

Artist Islay Taylor was inspired to create these acrylic nails knuckle dusters after listening to rapper Kid Sister's song "Pro Nails." They're all hand-painted, actual acrylic nails set into bezels, and it's interesting to see something we think of as an artificial accessory turned into real jewelry. What do you think about turning fancy nails into jewelry? And if you'd like to see the rings up Read more

Yoga is supposed to be all about serenity and bliss, but there's no way you'll feel relaxed and at peace with the world if you're making these major no-nos on the mat. Not connecting breath with movements: For every movement in your yoga practice, there is a breath pattern that goes along with it. For example, to start a Sun Salutation, you inhale to raise your arms up, and exhale to fold Read more

I have written about knuckle cracking in the past, exposing the notion that doing so causes arthritis for what it is a health myth — one that is perpetuated by grandmothers all over the US. One doctor took his research on the subject quite personally. For 60 years Dr. Donald Unger cracked the knuckles of his left hand repeatedly, but used his right hand as the "control group" and left them Read more

From your first class to your 100th, Downward Facing Dog is probably the pose you do most often. That's why it's important to do the pose correctly; not only to avoid injury, but to also make it as comfortable and effective as possible. Here are four don'ts when it comes to Down Dogging. Tense shoulders: It doesn't look like it, but this pose is all about upper-body strength. If your arms and Read more