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DIRECTOR Miriam Arond TECHNICAL MANAGER & ENGINEERING DIRECTOR Rachel Rothman FOOD DIRECTOR Susan Westmoreland FOOD ASSOCIATE FOOD EDITORS Catherine Lo, Erin Phraner ASSISTANT FOOD EDITOR Sherry Rujikarn EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Trish Clasen NUTRITION NUTRITION DIRECTOR Samantha B. Cassetty, M.S., R.D. HOME HOME APPLIANCES, CLEANING PRODUCTS & TEXTILES DIRECTOR Carolyn E. Forté PRODUCT ANALYST, HOME CARE Michaelle Exhume TEXTILES PRODUCT ANALYST Lexie Sachs KITCHEN APPLIANCES & TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR Sharon Franke PRODUCT ANALYST Emily Weinberger CHEMISTRY HEALTH, BEAUTY &ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES DIRECTOR Birnur K. Aral, Ph.D. SENIOR PRODUCT ANALYST Mary E. Clarke CHEMIST Sabina Burdzovic-Wizemann PRODUCT ANALYST Megan Inayoshi CONSUMER ELECTRONICS TEST ENGINEERS Arne Bostrom, Gordon Grajek ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR Betty Gold 2,400 readings were taken by our home appliances engineer, Michaelle Exhume, above, to see how well 20 new washing…

ROSY HUES light up all skin tones. For pretty pops of color, start by mixing two lipstick shades, berry and coral. Use your fingers to press the blend into lips, creating a soft stain. Stroke on eyeliner with a tiny upturn at the outside corners, and finish with a dusting of pinky-peach blush. Get the Look 1 Stained Lips L'Oréal Paris Colour Caresse Luminous Lipcolour in Cherry Tulle and Cardinal Plum, $10; drugstores 2 Defined Eyes NYC Velvet Eyeliner Pencil in Black Velvet, $2; drugstores 3 Pink Cheeks Dolce&Gabbana Luminous Cheek Color in Peach, $45; Saks Fifth Avenue…

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Eating breakfast. Tackling bills or homework. Having a party. The kitchen always seems to be the gathering place for moments big and small. So shouldn't this most familiar of rooms reflect your great taste? Above, in Australian furniture designer Katie Graham's cozy eat-in, white cabinets get a cheerful upgrade from top-to-bottom swaths of sunny yellow along the backsplash and toe kick board. Notes Graham: "Those bold tiles are one of my favorite features in our home." Make a Splash Love a strong color? In small doses—in this case, the tile backsplash, light fixture and stunning kick board—it has impact but doesn't overpower. GRAPHIC DESIGN A dramatic floor can elevate even the simplest of kitchens: Here, Spanish-style tiles establish a unifying black-and-white palette for the room, designed by Jessica Helgerson and…

Avocado Pudding?! Pie?! See what else you can whip up with this versatile fruit 1 NO-COOK KEY LIME PIE Beat 6 oz. softened cream cheese and 2 avocados with mixer until smooth. Beat in 14 oz. sweetened condensed milk, ⅔ c. lime juice and 1 tsp. grated lime peel. Pour into 1 prepared graham cracker crust. Cover; freeze 2 hrs. Serve with whipped cream. Serves 8 2 SHRIMP-AVOCADO CEVICHE Toss 1 lb. cooked shrimp, chopped; 3 green onions, sliced; 1 avocado, cubed; 1 jalapeño, minced; ¼ c. lime juice; and 1 Tbsp. chopped cilantro. Cover; chill 1 hr. Serves 6 3 GREEN GODDESS DRESSING Puree ½ avocado, ½ c. each parsley and mayonnaise, 2 Tbsp. each water and white wine vinegar, 1 Tbsp. tarragon, 1 anchovy and ¼…

Make chips and dip even more irresistible with this hot pantry ingredient 1 Minted Mango Mix 2 c. green salsa; 1 ripe med. mango, finely chopped; and ¼ c. packed chopped mint leaves in lg. bowl. 2 Roasted Red Pepper Mix 2 c. green salsa, ¾ c. chopped roasted red pepper, and ¼ c. each minced red onion and packed chopped basil leaves in lg. bowl. 3 Smoky sweet Corn Mix 2 c. each green salsa and frozen corn, thawed; 1 c. grape tomatoes, quartered; and 1 tsp. smoked paprika in lg. bowl. 4 Zippy Pineapple Mix 2 c. green salsa; 2 green onions, sliced; 1 c. chopped pineapple; and 1 chipotle chile in adobo, minced, in lg. bowl. Ask Susan Q: What's the best way to store leftover…

We read the research so you don't have to Boost Your Brainpower Getting your move on improves both physical and mental fitness. And you don't have to wait until you're eligible for AARP membership to see the brain benefit: A Harvard study of people ages 18 to 45 found that the more time adults spent exercising, the more brain tissue they had in zones involved in memory. "For most people, the memory-related brain areas start shrinking at a rate of 1% to 2% a year after they turn 50," says lead author William D. S. Killgore, Ph.D. "But you may be able to slow—or even prevent—the decline with regular exercise." Aim for at least 150 active minutes a week (break them up however you'd like), experts say, and keep it…

1. Dress to impress…yourself When you start your day by slipping on an outfit that makes you feel sexy, your brain realizes you're prepping for what scientists call a "mating opportunity" and begins pumping the pleasure hormone dopamine into your bloodstream. 2. Do your "choreplay" That would be the dishes, the laundry….It may sound silly, but leaving household tasks undone can add to your stress load—and according to research from the University of Texas at Austin, chronic stress and anxiety can dampen your body's arousal response by up to 30%, even when you want to be turned on. 3. switch on your senses Your pout is an easy-to-stimulate erogenous zone, says sex therapist Gloria Brame, Ph.D., author of Sex for Grown-Ups. She suggests gently teasing your lips with your fingertips…

Q. I'm in a golf league with three other women. When we play well, it's fun, but when we don't, one of my teammates is a terrible loser. How can I tell her she's being a bad sport? TALK TO HER alone before your next tee time and explain that you (and your other teammates, if they agree) don't enjoy losing, either, but her sour mood makes you uncomfortable. Say, "When you pout and snap at everyone, it's tough on all of us. Let's make a pact to have fun, win or lose." If you feel awkward bringing it up, maybe there's another teammate she's closer to who could talk to her one-on-one. BOTTOM LINE Be direct (in private). Q. My sister and brother-in-law invited our two boys to go…

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Like many kids, I gathered much of what I knew of the world from reading. I grew up in a fairly sheltered environment, was terribly shy and loved a good story. So I spent a lot of time with my nose in a book. I was constantly intrigued—and often taken aback—by the realities I encountered. Authors like the Brontës, Dickens and Elizabeth Gaskell pulled me into another time, painting tangible pictures of hardship in an era in which class, gender and connections determined one's fate—when people died of a lack of food or even a cold. As real as these worlds always felt to me, there was comfort in the distance of time and space. Then, a few years ago, I picked up The Glass Castle—I'm sure many of you…

Who, What, Wear & Why Not?! Scarf, $12, Shop Prima Donna Purse, $70, Triple 7 TREND TO TRY Pilot Jumpsuit Why we love it Two words: cool and effortless. Our fashion director (and her assistant) fell hard for the fitted cut and casual vibe of this one-piece. How to wear it Swap it in for jeans. Feminine details add softness and color. Blue Pearl by Allen Schwartz, $350 Booties, $100, Mia hot ingredient Charcoal Sometimes you have to fight dirty—that's why you'll see charcoal turning up in skin care. The purifying agent, which absorbs oil from pores to fight breakouts, gets a thumbs-up from dermatologist Mona Gohara, M.D. Try Garnier Clean+ Shine Control Cleansing Gel, $8; drugstores. Perfectly Suited Round out your poolside wardrobe with a few great new buys…

loads of ideas This tidy, cheerful space has dozens of "copy this!" tips, like a surface at waist level for folding and ironing and pull-out drying racks made of mesh fabric, PVC pipe and drawer sliders. Turn the page for more. from the gh labs Our best stainbusting advice and top-tested washers, plus new detergents and buying info. Pages 72–76 fresh start A Neat Retreat How this busy mom turned her ho-hum laundry room into a sunny, organized sanctuary With four kids, two dogs and a husband, Debbie Thompson's Columbia, MO, household generates a whole lot of wash. "I do at least two loads a day," she says. Though she was lucky to have a dedicated laundry room, the space was "dark and cluttered, with clothes piled everywhere."…

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GET INVOLVED! We've teamed up with the No Kid Hungry campaign to help end childhood hunger. Pick your treats, then turn to page 102 to learn how to join us. Every dollar counts! CHOCOLATE VolcanoCookies Crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside, these simple cookies are easily customized with your choice of chips (milk or dark chocolate, peanut butter, etc.). Recipe, page 177 GLUTEN-FREE! There's no flour in this five-ingredient recipe. Bonus: It's low-cal, too. TINY TIME-SAVERS Bake breads in mini paper or foil pans —perfect bake sale packaging! CHOCOLATE-GLAZED Banana Bread Minis Recipe, page 177 CHEDDAR Coins Not everyone wants sweets: These savory Cheddar shortbreads with a hint of cayenne are a nice break from the sugar rush—and totally make-ahead. Recipe, page 177 EASY TO…

QUICK TIP Overmixed batter makes for tough pancakes. Small lumps are OK. Original/Buttermilk WINNER HUNGRY JACK Complete Buttermilk ($2.39 for 32 oz.) This easy, just-add-water mix produces the ideal "fluffy" pancake and crispy yet "cakey" waffle, beating out many that require eggs and milk. RUNNER-UP PIONEER BRAND Buttermilk Baking Mix ($3 for 40 oz.) Testers enjoyed this batter's "eggy," buttery flavor and thinner consistency, which also made for picture-perfect waffles. Whole-Grain WINNER QUAKER Oatmeal Pancake Mix ($3.12 for 32 oz.) This contender won raves for its "moist" texture and "rich flavor." And the whole-grain waffles it makes are ideal for our Swimsuit Diet, page 135. RUNNER-UP HODGSON MILL Whole Wheat Buttermilk ($4.10 for 32 oz.) Cornmeal gave this mix a "nice nuttiness." Some likened the taste and texture to that…

Eating smart made easy It's Still SUGAR Recently, consumers sued several food manufacturers for labeling a sweetener "evaporated cane juice," claiming that the healthy-sounding ingredient was simply another name for sugar. Lawsuits are pending, but that's not the only sweetener with a fancy name on food labels. "Fruit juice concentrate," ingredients ending in "-ose" and nearly all "syrups" are forms of sugar—with the same dubious nutritional value. DINNER ON A DIET NO-GUILT ENTRÉES You can celebrate Mother's Day without blowing your healthy intentions. Each of these meals clocks in at under 600 calories and 6 grams of saturated fat—even with a bonus treat!…

Pools? Beaches? You say: "OMG!" We say: Lose 10 pounds in four weeks with our never-be-hungry flavor-packed meals and easy fat-blasting plan 250-CALORIE BREAKFASTS Kale Smoothie Whirl 1 c. baby kale, 1½ c. frozen pineapple chunks, 1 tsp. honey and ½ c. each plain nonfat Greek yogurt and fat-free milk in a blender. Spicy California Egg-wich Spread ⅓ avocado over ½ toasted 100% whole wheat English muffin. Top with 1 hard-cooked egg, sliced, and 1 tsp. sriracha. Open-Faced Waffle Sundae On one 4-in. waffle made from Quaker pancake mix (see page 112) or 1 toasted whole-grain Van's waffle, spread ¼ c. part-skim ricotta. Top with ¼ c. raspberries and 1 Tbsp. Emerald Vanilla Roast Almonds. Drizzle with 2 tsp. sugar-free syrup. Chai Chia Pudding Steep 1 chai tea bag in…

WE ALL HAVE GOOD INTENTIONS. We promise ourselves we'll do things to be healthier and happier (I'll lose weight for summer! I'll spend more time with my family!), and we mean to stick to them. But it's hard, partly because of the very human tendency to look for an out. Even when we desperately want to adopt a new habit, even when we enjoy it, it's natural to seek an excuse to fall back on our old ways. The most insidious excuse, that small changes won't matter, may be eliminated by what the 16th-century scholar Erasmus called the "one-coin argument," which basically says: "Ten coins may not be enough to make you rich, but what if you add one coin and then another, and so on?" Eventually, it becomes clear…

I tell this funny story sometimes about how I know what cat food tastes like. "This boy dared me, and the other kids didn't think I'd do it," I say, laughing. "But I dropped the pellets in my mouth and chewed." I play it like I was badass, the first-grade girl beating neighborhood boys in a gross-off. "Eeew," someone says. "It tastes like jerky and chicken broth," I say, which is true. I don't mention that the boy dared me because I bugged him for some of his animal crackers, or that I did this more than once—snuck not-as-gross-as-you'd-expect cat food off a neighbor's porch. The night my mom left my father, putting coats over our pajamas and carrying us to the car, she wasn't thinking about our next meal.…

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Eyes Brighten your outlook in a wink with these winners BROW PENCIL Here's to staying power: This pencil was rated by testers as the most long-lasting, besting 13 competitors. It also earned points for its smooth texture and natural-looking color. BOBBI BROWN BROW PENCIL, $22; BOBBI BROWNCOSMETICS.COM CREAM EYE SHADOW This smooth-as-silk longwear eye shadow proved to be the cream of the crop, winning testers' praise for resisting creasing, refusing to smudge and staying out of fine lines and wrinkles. MAC PRO LONGWEAR PAINT POT, $20; MACCOSMETICS.COM EYELASH CURLER An unbeatable eye-opener: One squeeze with this tiny tool increased the curl of testers' lashes by 149% (really!). LAURA MERCIER EYELASH CURLER, $16; MACY'S BROW FILLER Brush the mascara-like wand through brows, and it'll beef up skimpy arches fast with a…

[HOMEOWNER] SISSE JONASSEN, 39 STANFORDVILLE, NY MIX MASTERED Curbside rescues, antiques and contemporary pieces come together seamlessly in Sisse Jonassen's 1795 farmhouse. "Even though the house is in the country, I wanted an eclectic look," she says. In the living room, above, Danish modern chairs in warm leather offset a traditional couch; a solid-slab coffee table, bought from the previous owners, contrasts with light-as-air chrome-legged side tables; and an inexpensive new rug updates decades-old flooring. In the office nook, left, a curvy contemporary chair highlights the rich finish and strong angles of the secretary (a Craigslist find). "I used an old wooden chair at first, but they just blended together," Sisse says. Reclaimed Rafters Antique beams give a historic touch to a 2005 addition; find similar ones on diggerslist.com. Pattern…

Q The glass top to my table has gotten scratched. How do you suggest remove the marks? —MARY LEE COTTER, VIA E-MAIL IF THE SCRATCHES are slight, you may be able to smooth them out. First, sprinkle a teaspoon of baking soda (a mild abrasive) onto the glass; then add an inch of white toothpaste and rub with your finger in circles. Wipe with a towel dampened with water, then dry. If the scratch starts to disappear, keep at it. For deeper scratches, buy a windshield scratch repair kit at an automotive store. It contains resin to fill cracks and should work on tabletop glass. If neither option works and the marks still bother you, get the dimensions and call a few glass shops to ask what they'd charge…

Simple Scones Do-ahead tip: Wrap in foil and refrigerate 3 days or freeze up to 1 month. Reheat at 375°F for 8 to 10 minutes. Recipes, page 180 Make-Ahead Quiche Bake one (or more) the night before, cover and refrigerate until morning. Reheat at 350°F for 15 minutes or until warm. Time tip: To save 10 minutes, use a store-bought crust. Recipes, page 180 Flavorful Salads Bagged mixed greens are one of our test-kitchen staff's favorite shortcut ingredients. Prepare the dressing right in the jar, seal and pop into the fridge—it'll keep up to 3 days. Toss with salad right before serving. Recipes, page 182 Mini Hash Browns Our trick to preparing them for a crowd: individual patties that are baked instead of fried. Make them up to 1 hour…

15-minute dinner Skinny Buffalo Chicken We slimmed down this decadent favorite without skimping on crunch or flavor! WHISK 2 Tbsp. butter, melted, and ¼ c. hot cayenne pepper sauce in lg. bowl. Add shredded meat from 1 (2-lb.) rotisserie chicken; toss to coat. MIX, in sm. bowl, 1 (6-oz.) container plain nonfat Greek yogurt, 1 Tbsp. each milk and fresh lemon juice, ½ c. crumbled blue cheese and ¼ tsp. salt. TOSS, in lg. bowl, 2 hearts romaine lettuce, torn; 2 stalks celery, sliced; 1 c. shredded carrots; and dressing. Divide among 4 plates. Top with chicken. Serves 4 Each serving about 365 calories, 39 g protein, 11 g carbohydrate, 19 g total fat (9 g saturated), 2 g fiber, 140 mg cholesterol, 1,505 mg sodium.…

IT FELT LIKE THE FLU. Heather Kopsco was tired, achy and slightly feverish. She also had a rash, which she thought was ringworm picked up at the animal shelter where she worked. But after a week, she still felt lousy. That's when her brother-in-law, a doctor, recognized her rash as the classic bull's-eye caused by Lyme disease. It made sense. Heather, now 29, had recently been in two places teeming with the deer ticks that carry the Lyme bacterium—Cape Cod, MA, where she and her husband had vacationed, and northwestern New Jersey, where she was doing biology fieldwork. A three-week course of the antibiotic doxycycline seemed to cure her, but then, as the new school year began, Heather found that her brain was so foggy, she could barely study or…

At the Oscars in February 2012, I was so bone-tired, I could barely focus. Truth be told, I'd noticed a little lump in my neck. But I'd had a couple of nodules biopsied in recent years, and they'd always turned out to be nothing.… My mom always said, "Everybody's got something." This was my something. I might not have bothered to have it checked by my doctor if Amber, my wonderful girlfriend, hadn't been there—she was the one who insisted something wasn't quite right with me. It wasn't until I returned from my vacation in April, after going in for a bone marrow biopsy, that I finally got the phone call from the specialist. Right away, I could tell from his tone that this was serious; I just didn't know…

Jackie Mercurio carries a secret that will change the life of her brilliant misfit boy. A magical trip to a butterfly garden takes them to a place of healing and wonder I am staring at a pregnancy test on the bathroom counter when the phone rings. Since I have five kids, ages 7 through 14, the E.P.T. stick is no stranger to me; the man calling on the phone, however, is. He says our sons go to school together, that our families bumped into each other at the Bronx Zoo Butterfly Garden some years ago. "You were terrified of a big monarch," he says. I remember the episode well—how I might have embarrassed my kids when I screamed—but I can't recall this man or his son. He says…