Returning Screens to “Out of the Box” Clean »
Smudges and fingerprints all over your touch-screen devices? Tired of reading emails and online news stories through a hazy film? A new product called the Toddy can help you clean up these messes.
Read more...Fine Greek Dining at Amali NYC »
Dining in New York City provides thousands of options that one could spend hours obsessing over the perfect setting, food, location, and price point. Recently, the Mom Central team had the opportunity to visit the newly opened, Amali Restaurant, and taste some items from the menu put together by owner, James Mallios and executive chef, Devon Gilroy.
Read more...Tulip Hill Thanksgiving Tasting »
As I opened my latest wine sample package from the California Wine Club, I was pleasantly surprised to find a holiday themed sampler containing a bottle of 2009 Tracy Hills Cabepulciano and a bottle of 2009 Mount Oso Reserve Chardonnay, both from the Tulip Hill Winery. As I thought about how I could push my own personal bias aside while sampling the wines, the idea of conducting a wine tasting over Thanksgiving dinner struck me.
Winter Fantasy: JetBlue and the U.S. Virgin Islands Heat Up a Cold Boston Night »
While a chill pervaded the December air and holiday lights twinkled nearby, Boston’s Eastern Standard Restaurant exuded a hot Caribbean vibe as the United States Virgin Islands Department of Tourism and JetBlue celebrated the kick off of JetBlue’s first non-stop service from Boston to St. Thomas.
Read more...No Monthly Phone Bills with Ooma Telo »
Landline phones in our homes: on the way to extinction along with the rotary dials of yesterday. Yet the decision to remove a landline home phone often proves impractical for homes, like mine, with weak or intermittent cell reception. Ooma Telo offers a way to reduce your home phone bill by installing this sleek, black, money-saving device.
Read more...VTech Holiday Gift Basket »
With kids running through the door, a laundry basket in one arm, and the ham to defrost for dinner in the other, this holiday season we need three (or four!) arms to pick up the phone. As we approach the busiest time of the year, VTech wants to help you avoid that scramble for the cell phone (how'd it get in the laundry basket?), or the need to drop everything to talk. Their two new phone systems, the DS6421-3 Connect-to-Cell phone system and the LS6475-3 multi-tasking phone system can make phone-tag at home a little less hectic during the holidays.
Getting a Taste of the Local Flavor with the California Wine Club »
I’m a little lost when it comes to pairing wine with my meal. I mean, I can find any reason to drink wine, red, white or rose. I was recently presented with a beautiful Cabernet Sauvignon from Kokomo Winery at Timber Crest Farms in Dry Creek Valley, Healdsburg, CA as part of the California Wine Club, I couldn’t wait to try it with my Chinese take-out. A good wine can go with anything right? My husband found it “spicy” and it was actually a great companion to the General Gao’s Chicken.
Hannukah Treats: Cheese Danish Pastries »
Hanukkah foods are traditionally fried, cheesy, and yummy. In addition to the always-popular latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (jelly-filled doughnuts), satisfy your guests this year with this equally delicious recipe.
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