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Have a Cozy Weekend. | Cup of Jo

What are you up to this weekend? New York has gotten cold! Last night, the boys and I went to see the Christmas lights in

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My Essential Christmas Dessert Is Flan

Flan is pure nostalgia for me. My Tex-Mex mom made it often, blending all the milk and eggs in a blender, agonizing over the caramel,

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Have a Fun Weekend. | Cup of Jo

What are you up to this weekend? If I can convince the boys to join me, I’ll stop by Hopie Stockman Hill’s art gallery opening

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Holiday Cookie Swap | Cup of Jo

What’s better than an evening at home with friends and cookies? Here are a few photos of our cookie swap, plus the winning recipe… What

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Cool Gift Approach: Book Kits

I know we’re up to our ears in gift guides at this point, but! My friend Jodi Levine had such a cool idea for how

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Baby Photos | Cup of Jo

Hallie Bateman is freelance writer and illustrator based in Los Angeles. Her work has been published by The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine,

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Did Something Go Wrong at Your Wedding?

People daydream about the perfect wedding, but sometimes mishaps happen — and they end up being the best parts. Here are nine weddings that didn’t go

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Happy Thanksgiving! | Cup of Jo

Happy Thanksgiving! If you celebrate, are you cooking anything? My mom is in town, and my dad arrives tomorrow (yes, both my divorced parents!), and

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Do You Live Near Family?

The faces of family members appear in all my early memories. When I was three and got the chicken pox, it was my tía Mimi

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Have a Delicious Weekend. | Cup of Jo

What are you up to this weekend? Tonight I’m excited to see Oh, Mary!, the dark-comedy play about Mary Todd Lincoln. It’s supposed to be