A Cleansing Feeling

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I didn't make new years' resolutions this year so much as I made a commitment to feeling better, physically and mentally. You'll see several blogs from me this year that have to do with...

A Few Family Favorites…recipes, that is!

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A couple of days ago my grandmother sent out an email to our family suggesting that we start compiling our favorite recipes to make a family cookbook.  My sister jumped on it and offered...

Kid (and Mama) Friendly Food

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Me trying to write about how to make kid friendly food is like me trying to do, well, math...it's not pretty. If I'm not serving Mac N Cheese "out of the blue box" or...
Non-Candy Ideas

Top 5 NON-CANDY Ideas for Trick or Treaters!

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Halloween is just around the corner and parents everywhere are either a.) preparing a padded room for their kids to bounce off the walls after ingesting ridiculous amounts of sugar and food dyes, b.)...

BFF’s Guide to Baby Shower Gifts

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Obviously, a lot of what we write about here at the Austin MOMS Blog is written specifically with MOMS in mind. Most of our readers, after all, are new or soon-to-be moms. Makes sense,...

Local Business Spotlight: G’s Dynamite Deli

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My husband and I eat out several times a week, mostly on the weekends, and it's amazing to me that, even with the sheer number of good restaurants in Austin, we always end up...

Keeping Enfamil in Business: Formula Feeding in a Breast-centric World.

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Yes, we know breast is best. It's been beaten into our heads since the day our children were conceived! But sometimes, even the most natural thing in the world can be a struggle. And...

Resources for the NEW Austin Mama!

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A couple of weeks ago, Austin Moms Blog contributor Elizabeth Hunter hooked all of you expecting Mamas up with a ton of resources to help throughout your pregnancy.  Whether you like it or not,...

Worth it Wednesday: Farmer’s Markets

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As a kid, I used to eat fresh, raw broccoli straight from my dad's garden, unwashed and straight off the plant.  If you've ever eaten really fresh broccoli, you know it has a delicious...

Top 5 Places for SWEETS in Austin!

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We don’t eat many sweets or dessert items at home, so when we are out and about in Austin, we love to try out new places and find the best sweet treats! There are so...