Magazine

March 12, 2010

Yum Eats: Said Faraj's Fattoush

Fattoush Actor Said Faraj is co-starring with Matt Damon in Green Zone, which premieres today nationwide. So naturally, Said gave us a very "green" recipe, a Fattoush salad which is very healthy and one of the most popular dishes from Said's Lebanese background.

Fattoush is often served in a “Mezza”, which is a selection of more than 40 hot and cold hors d'oeuvers. Fattoush is a perfectly yummy salad to serve as part of Mezza or as a side dish in the upcoming Spring days.

Click Continue Reading for the recipe!

Continue reading »

March 09, 2010

Editor's Letter: Vol. II, Issue X -- Hot Peas 'N Butter

Hot Peas N Butter_Jennifer_Parris

This was truly a fun cover shoot. Often tagged as "kids' musicians", Hot Peas 'N Butter is a great musical group, creating music that transcends age. It is great for all ages, fun and educational, to boot. Danny Lapidus and Frank Cotto, the creators of the group, are charming, funny, and finish each other's sentences like an old married couple (they've been best friends since high school). Their latest album, Best of the Bowl, features songs in English and Spanish, and is selling like hot....peas. :)

Another "hot" person in this week's issue is Alison Fadoul. She recently penned the book, The Hot Mommy Next Door. She urges moms everywhere to abandon their mommy sweats and ponytails and reconnect with their inner sexy. Her book outlines, step by step, what every mom can do to lose the pesky pounds and truly feel happy with their bodies.

Now, after all that exercising and proper food choices, you'll need a little cheat. That's where Jennifer Bush's Ice Box Bakery cookie dough logs come in. Packaged similar to the cookie dough you had as a kid, the cookie dough is actually quite healthy for you, prepared with only the best ingredients (no weird hydrogenated oils and such here!).

Good music. A good book. Good food. A great new life. It sounds like a wonderful way to welcome in Spring. 

Until next week,

Jennifer

 

Book Bag: The Blackberry Diaries

The_Blackberry_DiariesHaving fallen hopelessly, desperately in love with my own Blackberry, I was very excited to read The Blackberry Diaries (Key Porter, $19.95). Author Kathy Buckworth's short, interwoven tales of modern technologically-based motherhood, her kids, chaos and her own beloved Blackberry are at once hysterical and Everymommy-esque. (I mean, who hasn't been on a business call while wiping their kid's behind with one hand while trying to avoid dropping their phone into the toilet with the other?)

The book runs the span of the first year of Kathy's love affair with Seamus (yes, she named her Crackberry). She makes a not-half-bad argument that having children and having a phone share many of the same joys and frustrations. (Sadly --or not-- the phone often wins the fight.) Kathy concisely sums it up in these lines:

"My point is this: the Blackberry smartphone fits my lifestyle. It defines my lifestyle. And it will get you, too."

Indeed, it has.

--Jennifer

March 08, 2010

Celebrity Parents Magazine, Vol. II, Issue XI

Said_Faraj

On The Cover: Said Faraj of Green Zone

Moms We Love: Robin Gorman Newman

Author's Corner: Joanne Kimes

Book Bag: Teenagers Suck

Catching Up With...Author/Supermodel Mia Tyler

Yum Eats: Lebanese Mezza and Dressing

Danny Lapidus' Pasta & Peas

Peas and pastaWhen Hot Peas 'N Butter's Danny Lapidus gave us his recipe for Pasta & Peas, we were a little...skeptical. Essentially a pasta Alfredo, Danny uses cottage cheese as his base ingredient. "It sounds strange, but it tastes delicious!" insists Danny, laughing. Well, we tried it, and it is indeed yummy and way healthier than its Alfredo counterpart. Of course, we had to put a little Parmesano Reggiano cheese on top (shown in photo). A great recipe to get your little picky eaters to eat their peas! 

Click Continue Reading to get the recipe!

Continue reading »

March 03, 2010

Author's Corner: Alison Fadoul

Itty Bitty Alison Fadoul is your typical mom next door. Except that she’s the hot mom next door. The author of The Hot Mommy Next Door, Alison is committed to educating women on healthy lifestyle choices and feeling beautiful at the same time. We caught up with Alison between amusement park rides at Epcot Center, in Orlando, FL, to talk about healthy living and being your personal best.

Continue reading »

March 02, 2010

Moms We Love: Jennifer Bush of Ice Box Bakery

Ice-box-bakeryOne of the classic moments in childhood is prepping and eating cookies made from a cookie dough log with your fam. Well, Jennifer Bush of Ice Box Bakery has reinvented the, um, log with her delicious (and healthy!) cookie doughs for the modern parent and child. Minus all the nasty hydrogenated shortening, fillers and preservatives.

Click Continue Reading to read her story.

Continue reading »

February 26, 2010

On The Cover: Hot Peas 'N Butter

Hot Peas N Butter Cover Hot Peas ‘N Butter may sound like a yummy dish, but it’s actually the name of one of the greatest kids’ bands today. Best friends since high school, Frank Cotto and Danny Lapidus bring warmth, excitement and fine quality music to both kids and parents alike. Celebrity Parents met up with the duo to discuss educating children’s musical palates, how the band got its name (it’s a doozy of a story) and why they are truly two peas in a pod.

Photos: Gabbeli Photography

Continue reading »

A Sneak Peek At Our Next Cover!

Celebrity Parents' next cover will feature the amazing Said Faraj, who is co-starring in the upcoming feature film Green Zone! Click below to see the trailer for the film, which will be in theaters March 12th!


February 24, 2010

Yum Eats: Dominican Mangú

Mangu Odalys Cotto knows a thing or two about mangú. The Dominicana prepares this plato tipico for her husband, Frank Cotto, of the children's band Hot Peas 'N Butter. Mangú is made from green plantains, and is often served as a hearty breakfast with fried salami and fried cheese (shown in the photo) and red onions on top. It's yummy and very filling! Que delicioso!

Click on Continue Reading for the Recipe!

Continue reading »