To make these pudding cups, start off by making the pudding. To make these quick and easy, I used instant pudding from a box. You can make your own homemade pudding if desired. Choose to use butterscotch or chocolate for these turkeys.

If you use the boxed variety, then combine the pudding mix and the milk. Whisk together until the pudding is well combined, and then allow the pudding to set in the fridge for 5 minutes.

While the pudding is setting, you can make the Oreo crust for these pies. Crush the Oreos in a blender or food processor, and add the crumbs to some sugar and melted butter. Mix everything together well, and press the mixture evenly into 6 ramekins.

Once the crusts are all set up, the pudding should be finished if you used the instant variety. Pour the pudding into a frosting bag fitted with a wide tip or into a plastic bag with the tip of a corner cut off. Pipe the pudding into the crusts to form an even and smooth "body" for the turkey.

I also used a butter knife after piping in the pudding to smooth things out and make it look prettier. Now it's time to decorate your pudding and make it look like a turkey.

To start off, I like to position the "feathers" into the back of the pudding. The "feathers" are simply colored candy fish. Press the head sides of the fish candies into the chocolate pudding to secure them. Make sure to alternate the colors to give the turkey a bright appearance. I like doing 2 rows of the candies, but feel free to do just 1 if desired.

Next, remove the Milanos from the packaging, and separate the cookies onto a clean working space. Carefully frost the backs of 2 miniature chocolate chips, and secure them onto the cookie as shown below. These will be the turkey's eyes. Next, frost the back of a Red Hots candy, and secure it below the eyes to form a mouth for the turkey.

Lastly, frost the back of a candy corn, and secure it to the right of the Red Hot to form the turkey's wattle. Allow everything to completely dry and harden before moving the turkey's "head" onto the body.

Once everything is dry, press the cookie onto the front middle of the pudding cup. And now your delicious turkey dessert is ready to be eaten.

If you don't plan to eat these right away, then don't put the "feather" candies and the decorated turkey face cookie into the pudding; save that for when you are ready to serve. Both the candies and the cookie will get very soggy if left on the pudding for long. Just assemble them right before serving.

Happy Turkey Day!

Turkey pudding cups recipe

These cute turkey pudding cups can be made with chocolate or butterscotch pudding. If you plan to make these beforehand, then make sure to not attach the cookies or the fish candies to the pudding until ready to serve. This keeps the cookies and candies from getting soggy.

Yields 6

Total time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

• 32 Oreo cookies
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 2 packages (4 serving size each) chocolate instant pudding
• 2 cups cold whole milk
• 1 package colored candy fish
• 2 tablespoons frosting
• 6 Milano cookies
• 6 candy corns
• 6 Red Hots
• 12 miniature chocolate chips

Directions:

1. In a food processor or blender, crush the whole Oreos (no need to separate the cookies and cream) until they are fine crumbs.
2. Mix in the melted butter and white sugar.
3. Press the Oreo crusts evenly into 6 ramekins.
4. Whisk together the chocolate instant pudding and whole milk. Place in the fridge to set for 5 minutes.
5. Transfer the pudding mixture to a plastic bag. Cut off the tip of a corner of the bag, and pipe the pudding into the prepared crusts. Even out the pudding with a knife.
6. Place the colored fish candies evenly in the back to form "turkey feathers."
7. Frost the bottoms of 2 miniature chocolate chips, and secure them onto the Milano to form eyes.
8. Frost the bottom of the Red Hots candy, and secure it onto the Milano to form a mouth.
9. Frost the bottom of the candy corn, and secure it onto the Milano to form a wattle.
10. Press the prepared turkey "faces" into the pudding cups, in front of the "feathers."
11. Enjoy immediately, or store in the fridge.

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As a co-anchor on E! News and co-host of Fashion Police, Giuliana Rancic is repeatedly on the front line of celebrity fashion and style. As someone who constantly critiques other's fashion decisions, you better believe Rancic has her ducks in a row when it comes to her own style sense.

Her closet — which is really more like a small boutique — is the perfect setting for Rancic to quickly pull together a Hollywood-worthy look.

Rancic has celebrity closet designer Lisa Adams to thank for her enviable space. As owner and principal designer of LA Closet Design, Adams is a pro at creating luxe dressing rooms for her celebrity clients.

"I love this closet for Giuliana," Adams tells us. "It fits the house and her style and personality so well."

Here, Adams gives us a virtual tour of Rancic's closet and shares her secret formula for organizing a killer closet.

Photo credit: LA Closet Design

Light and bright

Fierce purse collection aside, what takes Rancic's 200-square-foot custom closet to the next level is the gorgeous design and finishes. Adams tells us that Benjamin Moore's White Dove paint with a satin lacquer finish was used in the space, giving it that boutique-like feel and making it easier to see the closet's contents.Oil-rubbed bronze hardware adds a layer of contrasting richness. A fun Circa Lighting chandelier kicks the style up a notch while complementing all the other closet lighting.

Um, can we hang out here all day?

Photo credit: LA Closet Design

Strategic accessory zones

With a Bachelor of Arts in chemistry and an MBA under her belt, Adams is known for being super strategic with her organizing solutions.

She thoughtfully created different "zones" throughout Rancic's closet.

"I wanted clothing to be at the back of the closet, then purses, shoes and jewelry as you are leaving the closet," Adams explains. "This coincides with the way Giuliana dresses and flows through the closet, so when she's in a hurry or needs to change a few times in a day, it's that much easier for her."

Photo credit: LA Closet Design

"There is a suede panel for her hanging jewelry, as well as partitioned drawers for her fine jewelry. A mirror conceals the jewelry panel next to the door, so with a quick glance at herself, Giuliana is out the door!"

Photo credit: LA Closet Design

Adams says suede lining helps protect high-end accessories and jewelry (and looks oh-so-chic).

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A place for purses

Of all the fantastic spots in Rancic's closet, Adams tells us there's one area in particular that's her favorite.

"I love the purse section that accommodates all types of purses — hooks for totes to hang, glass dividers to keep purses vertical and acrylic dividers for clutches."

Photo credit: LA Closet Design

Giuliana loves…

… just how organized and easily accessible everything is!

"She loves that every item has its place and that you can see everything at first glance," Adams shares. "Giuliana is also crazy about the pull-out hooks — she can't get enough of them!"

Photo credit: LA Closet Design

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Throughout the interview, Poehler naturally cemented her status in our hearts as our perpetual girl crush. How does she define success? "A good parking space." (Us, too). What makes her cry? "Videos of soldiers returning home and surprising their kids." (Us, too!).

It was her response to question No. 19, though — What should every woman try at least once in her life? — that gave us serious pause.

"Treating herself as kindly as she would her own daughter."

How we should treat ourselves

In exactly 10 words, Poehler tapped into an emotional minefield of the female psyche... a notion that inevitably leads to a chain reaction of introspective scrutiny.

How do we, as women, treat ourselves? If we have to strive, at least once, to treat ourselves as we would our daughters, what does that say about the example we are setting for our daughters?

If treating ourselves kindly makes it onto our life's bucket list, we can't be reinforcing the importance of self-worth, can we? Rather, are we perpetuating a cycle of self-deprecation, doubt and martyrdom?

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When I look in the mirror, I no longer see the beautiful face that once started back.

I see a mother, beleaguered by lack of sleep, with bags underneath her eyes. I see faint lines starting to splay out like lines of demarcation — defining not geographical boundaries but, instead, the limitations of lost youth. I see imperfections and blemishes.

Even now, referring to myself as beautiful at any point in my life feels somehow wrong. Vain, perhaps? Inaccurate, maybe? It makes me uncomfortable, regardless.

But, my daughter... my sweet 3-1/2-year-old daughter. How many times a day do I tell her she's beautiful? Fifty? One hundred? No matter the number, it could never be enough.

I tell her she can do anything she wants to do in this world. I tell her that life is a magical journey and she should fill it with wondrous adventure. I assure her that no dream is too big and no challenge is too daunting for a heart like hers.

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I tell her she's smart and she's brave and she's special, and to never let anyone convince her otherwise.

Do I need to amend that to include myself?

Because, if the implication of Poehler's response is accurate, it would seem that I should. If my own experience is any indication, I should.

Eleanor Roosevelt reminded us that "no one can make you feel inferior without your consent." But what if we are the problem? What if we are making ourselves feel inferior?

I wish I could muster up the confidence to be a cheerleader for myself the way I am for my daughter. I wish I could view myself through the same lens as I see her — all of the beauty, all of the joy, all of the moxie.

I wish I didn't need to nudge myself to do something nice for me every now and then... and not because taking time for me makes me a better wife or a better mother or a better friend, but because simply being me merits it.

How we should treat other women

What Poehler said resonates with us for another reason, too.

Yes, women often struggle with self-love. We don't treat ourselves as kindly as we would our own daughters, and that is certainly something we need to address. But how about the way we treat other women? Shouldn't we also be striving to treat other women as kindly as we would our own daughters?

Collectively, we are so quick to be catty. We're always at the ready with a sideways glance or a snide aside. Are we just projecting our insecurities on one another? We don't need to know what the other person is going through, we just need to know that we're all this together.

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As trite as it may sound, women should be building each other up instead of tearing each other down.

How the media (and other women) should treat women

And a cursory glance at any entertainment-oriented website makes it abundantly clear we, as women, are failing woefully on that front where female celebrities are concerned.

It's remarkable how emboldened we become behind the veil of anonymity or unfamiliarity — as though because they don't know who we are or even because we don't know who they are, it's OK to treat them unkindly; as though it doesn't matter if the hurtful words we hurl hit their target.

It's not OK. It does matter. And regardless of whether those words ever make their way to the women in Hollywood personally, it's the intention with which we cast those aspersions that makes us guilty nonetheless.

I cannot fathom how I might react if someone said the things to my daughter that I have said about celebrities in the past. It makes me ache to think about what she might feel like if she was on the receiving end of the criticism the women in Hollywood (especially young women) are subjected to daily.

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So... where do we go from here?

The solution is at once impossibly easy and easily impossible. We must, as Poehler suggests, try to treat ourselves as kindly as we would our own daughters. We should aim to be a living example of the virtues we teach: self-respect, self-love, self-acceptance, self-confidence, self-fulfillment and, yes, self-importance.

We would do well to remind ourselves (and, by proxy, our daughters) that self is not a four-letter word — you can't be selfless without first having a sense of self.

But we must also try to treat other women as kindly as we would our own daughters. In doing so, we will perpetuate a cycle of sisterhood.

We will remind each other of a profound and everlasting truth: That we are all someone's daughter. And it can't hurt to share the kindness we have tucked away for our own with the "owns" of all those other someones.

Petite actress Hayden Panettiere is expecting her first child, a baby girl, with her fiancé Wladimir Klitschko in a few weeks and she opened up to Hello! Magazine about pregnancy weight gain.

"I'm 5 feet, 2 inches, and I started out at 106 pounds and guess how much I weigh now? Around 145 pounds,” she revealed. "And the worst part is that my feet are still size five and they're going, 'What's going on with all this weight?’ They're about to snap from underneath me with the strain."

She said that one of the up sides to carrying the extra weight is building up some extra muscle. "I'm still quite muscular, so if you're running around carrying 40 pounds of extra weight, you're going to build extra muscle," she said.

Panettiere, who shared this cute Halloween picture of her baby bump painted as a cat, is pretty close to being right on track, as many health care professionals recommend that a woman of average weight should gain around 25 to 35 pounds during pregnancy.

Even though the 25-year-old actress is taking her pregnancy weight gain in stride, she said there is no way she is getting married until after the baby is born, unlike other celebrities like Stacy Keibler who got married while pregnant.

"I'll tell you one thing for sure, I am not walking down the aisle 40 pounds heavier than usual in a wedding dress with a huge pregnancy belly stitched in. Not happening," she said.

Even though she is not excited about the thought of having of wearing a maternity wedding dress, she revealed she is excited to welcome her daughter.

"I'm so ready to hold my baby girl. I'm going to be a very hands-on mom," she gushed. "I'm thrilled that I am having a girl first because I feel like I know a lot about raising a strong woman. I feel very empowered myself and I think my daughter will, too."

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Several years ago, my family and I participated in a year-long experiment during which we were given access to experts in health, nutrition, organization and exercise to see if we could change our lifestyle to a more active, healthy one. During one of our many meetings with the nutrition team, we talked about family dinners.

I shared with the experts my hatred for cooking every night. "I'm so busy," I told them. "I can barely feed myself let alone feed these other people who live in my house." I resented everything that went into making those meals and I especially resented the complaining. We all like different things and calling my kids picky is like calling the Great Wall of China a backyard fence. Add in my daughter's sensory issues from OCD, and I was stick-a-fork-in-me done, done, done with dinner. Yet, I persisted in this tyrannical cycle because, you know, that's what good mothers do.

Good mothers make a home-cooked dinner — preferably in an apron and with giant smiles on their faces. Right? Wrong, our team told us. If getting us all at the table to eat a meal was stressing me out, it wasn't worth it. Instead of forcing myself to conform to some ideal I had in my head, they suggested we get takeout and eat it together, or throw together some sandwiches or serve cold cereal.

It was the most liberating thing anyone has ever said to me, and it turns out I'm not alone. A recent study out of North Carolina State University surveyed 150 mothers and the results revealed that making a home-cooked meal every night is a burden to many women. Like me, these women bought into the idea that homemade food served between 5 and 7 p.m. at a table was what good moms do.

Once I had permission to stop killing myself over a hot stove every day, I took a step back and really looked at how the evening meal affected my entire life. Not only was I the only one who ever cooked from scratch (my husband is very good at using the microwave), I also did all the planning, all the food shopping and made everyone's dinner and lunch — even on weekends. That set a truly terrible example for my daughter and, especially, for my young son.

I am very proud at how my husband and I handle the division of labor in our home, with the exception of meals. In this one area, we provided an outmoded, anti-feminist example. Mom cooks, mom gets dinner on the table by 5:30 p.m. and we all sit down to eat, and if we don't, it's the end of the world. I was killing myself to make it happen. I don't do that anymore and we're all happier. And, I can assure you, no one ever goes hungry.

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The tabloids have had a field day with fat-shaming lately. It's almost as though, if you live anywhere near Beverly Hills or New York City, you can just expect to become their next victim. So, to J. Law, Adele, Katy Perry, Kim K., Mindy Kaling, Lena Dunham, and even Kendall Jenner for crying out loud: On behalf of all the mags that will never apologize to you, sorry.

This is what I'm actually thinking when I read a silly story meant to fat-shame you — and fat-shame me and the rest of America in the process.

1. "Stop. Please, I can't take it."

2. "Pssh. That girl is flawless."

3. "But honestly, what is wrong with the world we live in?"

4. "Do they expect her to give up food?"

5. "Whatever. 'You know I'm all about that bass!'"

6. "I mean, how curves became a bad thing, I'll never know."

7. "Anyway, in the great words of Aibileen..."

8. "I love her dress in this pic, though... so jealous."

Go forth and be fabulous in your own skin.

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Here's a roundup of some fun and different spray paint DIY projects: 

Upholstery

Ever see a great piece of furniture at a thrift store or on Craigslist and wish it was another color? You don't have to kill a bunch of Naugas to update your Naugahyde chair. Yes, you can spray paint vinyl upholstery for a totally new look.

Photo credit: Lettie at Living and Loving

Shoes

Need a pair of turquoise peep-toe pumps to match that special outfit? Make them. Spray paint vinyl shoes any color you like. You can even add a new fabric insert for a total update and feel oh, so clever when folks tell you your matching kicks are fab.

Photo credit: Abbie at M is for Mama

Bicycles

You've found the perfect old bike for cool vintage-style cruising, but it needs some refurbishing. Spray paint your bicycle frame for a jazzy new ride. You'll need to take it apart, but you can take photos along the way to document how everything goes back together.

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Refrigerators

While an old appliance is not the most eco-friendly household item, if it still works efficiently you can take your fridge from fugly to fabulous with spray paint. You can go for a bright color for something fun and different.

Curtains

Wait, what? I can spray paint plain white panels into a custom window treatment? Yes! You can use regular spray paint, but fabric spray works better. Tape horizontally, spray, and create wide stripes on curtains as a great way to pull a room together with color.

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Brass lamps and chandeliers

Go to the light. Thrift shops are full of interesting old brass lamps and chandeliers, but they tend to be frumpy and tarnished. Spray paint an old brass table lamp or update a dated chandelier to a bright new color, clean white or all black. It's as easy as flipping a switch.

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Countertops

There's nothing that will date your bathroom decor like an old laminate countertop. For those who are ready to tackle a bigger spray paint project, you can modernize your countertop with spray paint for a fraction of the cost of a new one. Seal and gloss with oil-based polyurethane.

Folding chairs

If your metal folding chairs are scuffed and dingy, or just rockin' that stock blah beige, you can turn them a rainbow of colors in no time. Start with primer, then spray paint your folding chairs, pads and all.

Ceiling fans

Wooden blades and brass fixtures used to be the standard design for ceiling fans. You can do a fan makeover for about $25 by spray painting your ceiling fans in a number of ways. You can go with all one color, or try a metallic spray paint for the brass fixtures.

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Outdoor fire pit

Rust happens. High Heat Rust-Oleum spray paint is perfect for outdoor patio objects like fire pits and grills, as long as you don't paint anything you cook directly on. Refurbish your iron fire pit in a jiffy and be ready for s'mores by the weekend.

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Monday was Jenner's 19th birthday and the reality clan celebrated family-style, as expected. While they are calling it a "low-key" affair, the birthday girl is still had bunch of girls over for a fun get-together after they had a big family lunch.

Kim Kardashian is keen to ditch her family

"We're going to go to a family lunch, and then later tonight Kendall's having like 15 people over for a little girls' party." Khloé Kardashian said. "It will be fun." But, Khloé also added that it looks like Kim may actually not make the party.

"I asked Kim, 'Oh, are you going tonight?' and she was like, 'I didn't know Kendall was doing anything!'" Khloé revealed.

This seems very fishy to us, so we brainstormed a bit and came up with five reasons on why Kim really did not attending the party. Read on to find out some possible reasons for Kim's absence from Jenner's big day.

1. Kim is mad that Jenner made up with Selena Gomez and doesn't want to hang out with the pop star for an all-girls party and risk being one-upped by the "Love You Like a Love Song" singer.

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2. Jenner did not want Kim to overshadow her during her big day. The two sisters have allegedly been debating how much hotter one is than the other and it has created a rivalry between them.

3. Kim was busy taking selfies for her husband Kanye West and she missed her sister's text invitation.

4. After Jenner said Kim's nude photos were an embarrassment, the aspiring model decided she wanted to avoid being further embarrassed by her big sis during her birthday party.

5. Maybe Kim was just simply too busy to go. After all, the mom-of-one did post an Instagram message to Jenner wishing her Happy Birthday.

UPDATE: Is Kim covering up a family feud? She's posted five pics supposedly from Kendall's party in 23 minutes, despite Khloé telling press that Mrs. West didn't even know about the party.

OK, we get it. It's cool to be a foodie. There's a certain swagger that comes with eating lobster at Le Bernardin, sushi at Nobu or steak at Gordon Ramsay Steak. There's a pride with eating only organic, dining on produce picked from your own garden and eating an eco-friendly-only diet. Still, it's starting to get out of hand. Google "snobby foodie sayings," and you'll see what we mean. The good news is that being a foodie doesn't need to mean being a snob, and foodies can go a long way to cleaning up our act if we can cut out a few sayings.

"It's better because it's organic."

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"It's more expensive because it's organic" is certainly true, but even food scientists can't agree if organic is better.

"It's better for you because it's all natural."

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Yes, so is 7Up in all its high-fructose, corn syrupy glory. There are no regulations around "all natural" or "100% natural," so let's stop acting like we know what they mean.

"I love [restaurant name]'s homemade cuisine."

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Unless you live in a restaurant, which would be kind of cool, what you order at one is not homemade.

"[Restaurant name] serves great street food!"

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Unless the restaurant is on the street, it ain't street food. Period. If it is, then this is perfectly acceptable.

"I only drink [list of multiple meaningless adjectives about your favorite tea/coffee]."

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If you have a drink you love, that's great. Don't ruin it for the rest of us if we want something else.

Besides, if all you drink is organically grown, mountain-raised, goat-rubbed, monkey-picked, Tibetan-processed, hormone-free, free-trade, Chinese 7 Valleys red oolong, then you're kind of missing out…

"I'm a [insert word]-avore."

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You probably aren't, because you probably made up that "avore" word. There are only carnivores, omnivores, herbivores and maybe locavores. Everything else just sounds kind of pretentious.

"It's delicious because it's farm-to-table. FTT FTW!"

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Lots of places are farm-to-table. Find a better reason to like the place you're touting.

"Where did [ingredient] come from?"

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It's a fine question, but what are we going to do with the answer? Who are we, as foodies, to judge the chef? Unless you know farmers personally, let's can this one.

"This is super fresh."

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Yes, fresh produce is important. On the other hand, when Subway uses that term, it starts to lose its oomph.

"It's totally fusion."

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Fusion cuisine was cool for a while, but next time you eat at a restaurant featuring two cuisines that should never be fused together, ask yourself if the term "fusion" isn't really a cry for help.

Or perhaps Brazilian rodizio-Buddhist fusion cuisine is the next major food trend…

"I'm building layers of flavor."

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Thanks goes to Rachael Ray for this one. Unless you can quickly articulate what "building layers of flavor" means and how it differs from what we used to call cooking, stop saying it.

"I love this because it's totally deconstructed."

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Deconstruction had its 15 minutes. The rest of us have gone back to constructed food.

"This needs kale!"

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No, it doesn't. We get that kale is a superfood packed with lots of things that will make us live longer. The problem is, will we want to live longer if all we can eat are dishes filled with kale?

Anything Giada De Laurentiis says how she says it.

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Giada is intelligent, gorgeous and makes mean Italian cuisine. On the other hand, you'll be hard pressed to find anyone else who pronounces spaghetti as "spuh-GEE-tee." Including other Italians.

"Actually, it's pronounced..."

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Correcting people is bad form for anyone, not just foodies. Seriously, unless you know the person cares how to say the restaurant/ingredient/etc., assume they don't. Because they don't.

"People are going to read about this on my blog."

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Perhaps. However, I can guarantee none of us wants to hear about it.

"This place is better because it's more expensive."

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For most people, the sucking sound their wallets make as they read a fine dining menu ruins their appetites, not improves them.

"This place is better because it's totally fetch."

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Yes, we realize fetch isn't going to happen, but you get what we mean. Places aren't better because they're newer or hipper. In fact, the opposite is normally true.

"Ew, you ate there?"

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We're kind of annoyed this even has to be on the list. Raining on other people's favorite diners doesn't make you classy — it makes you mean.

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But that doesn't mean Watts is taking any personal responsibility — she claims society is to blame for her behavior toward police.

Watts spoke on a panel at USC's school of law Monday, saying, "If we're going to condemn me, then we also have to look at the entire society that I am a product of."

She went on to say the police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, earlier this year was also part of why she "exploded" at police.

"At a certain point, enough is enough and somebody has to say something," Watts said about Brown's death.

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According the Los Angeles Times, Watts said seeing her father being profiled by police when she was a teenager was part of why she accused police of profiling in her case. The incident, which happened Sept. 11, resulted in Watts being released without charges, but later, after witnesses came forward with new evidence, she and her boyfriend, Brian Lucas, were both charged with lewd conduct.

In an audio recording, Watts can be heard accusing officers on the scene.

"You're not the one in handcuffs, you're not the one who's spent your life being called a n*****, and growing up in the South and now I get the cops called on me," she can be heard saying through tears. "I'm an actress at this studio. I'm in a major sitcom and I'm still being put in handcuffs because I'm making out with my boyfriend."

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According to the Daily Mail, police on the scene were offended by claims of racial profiling, and said they recorded the run-in because they were afraid Watts' allegations could ruin their careers.

Brady, known for his comic antics on The Wayne Brady Show, How I Met Your Mother, Let's Make a Deal and Whose Line Is It Anyway?, among many others, revealed that he suffered from debilitating depression and had a nervous breakdown on his 42nd birthday.

"People are like, 'Wayne Brady's always happy!'" he told Entertainment Tonight. "No I'm not. Because I'm human.

"Having a bad day is one thing, having a bad week is another, having a bad life… You don't want to move, you can't move in the darkness," he explained. "You're like, 'I am just going to sit right here and I want to wallow in this. As much as it hurts, I am going to sit right here because this is what I deserve. This is what I deserve, so I am going to sit here because I am that horrible of a person.'

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"It starts this cycle where you tell yourself these lies... and those lies become true to you," he says. "So, you stick to your own truth you've set up. 'If I am this bad, then why should any of this matter?' I feel at that point, you end up wanting to stop the pain."

The turning point, he said, was his 42nd birthday, which was spent being beyond miserable. "I was there by myself, in my bedroom and I had a complete breakdown… Just go ahead and imagine for yourself a brother in his underwear, in his room, you got snot… and that birthday was the beginning of, 'OK, I've got to make a change.'"

Brady revealed he can absolutely relate to Robin Williams and the darkness that led the famed actor to take his own life — and that it's a bigger problem in Hollywood than we realize because drug abuse is more accepted than depression.

"When he was onstage [in] full-on Robin mode — and I know this from being blessed enough to work with him — you could not touch that man," he said. "He made all these people feel great. And at the same time, knowing that he had this sense of… what I make up in my mind, this low sense of self-worth, of belonging, of loneliness, of pain that all the money in the world can't cure, all the accolades and awards, and all the love from people all over the world… all that love could still not stop that man from saying, 'I am in so much pain.'

"Nobody wants to out themselves, so to speak, or if they out themselves, it's in a very — I hate to say it — Hollywood way," he says. "It's actually cool to go into rehab for some people... But if someone says, 'I'm clinically depressed,' that sounds like someone's making something up. It's like, 'Psst, you're not depressed.'"

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Some things are universal about parenting. Mornings are always a cluster, for example. Even if you're a morning person with a brilliant routine, you're still going to have those kinds of days when you wonder if a toddler has enough fine motor skills to operate a toaster.

Jennings, who blogs at Suburban Snapshots, found inspiration for her clever parody when her daughter played Katy Perry's "This is How We Do" on repeat. She enlisted friends and neighbors to create a video that refuses to buy into the mommy wars. Instead of creating a competition over who has it worst or who works harder, the video shows moments that we can all relate to — scatterbrained laundry time, joy at watching kids compete and desperate multitasking.

"Motherhood is really a community, and I am humbled by the women who've chosen to give me their friendship," Jennings told Today Parents. She shared that the soccer scene was her favorite, because the women in the scene recently rallied to support the family of a woman who died from breast cancer over the summer.

It's that kind of message — the reminder of what we can accomplish together as mothers — that trumps unnecessary competition and comparison. This is how we do.

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These cauliflower kale-stuffed mushrooms are a vegetarian's and gluten-free lover's dream come true. The cauliflower mixture is a little more pestolike in texture but still makes a nice, meaty filling. I added a lot of garlic because I love garlic, but feel free to throw in any flavors you prefer. These are so beautiful and a fun twist on classic stuffed mushrooms.

Cauliflower kale-stuffed mushrooms recipe

These stuffed mushrooms are packed full of a delicious cauliflower, baby spinach and kale stuffing. They're healthy, flavorful and perfect for your holiday table.

Yields 16

Prep time: 20 minutes | Inactive time: 15 minutes | Bake time: 25 minutes | Total time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

• 16 large stuffing mushrooms, washed and stems removed
• 1 medium-size cauliflower, florets chopped off
• 1 cup baby spinach
• 1 cup baby kale
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves
• Kosher salt and pepper, to taste
• 1/3 cup grated Parmesan

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F, and set the mushrooms aside.
2. To the bowl of a food processor, add the cauliflower florets, baby spinach, baby kale, egg, olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper.
3. Process until the cauliflower is the texture of couscous. The mixture should be moist and hold together when scooped.
4. Place the cauliflower into a strainer, and strain over the sink for 15 minutes. This helps drain out the extra moisture from the mixture.
5. Fill the mushroom caps with the cauliflower mixture, and place the caps into an 8 x 8-inch pan.
6. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, and bake for 25 minutes, until the mushrooms are soft and the filling is hot.

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So rather than going through all of the hassle associated with changing the plane ticket, the objectively handsome, available bachelor turned to Reddit to offer the trip up to one lucky lady who could meet two criteria: First, she needs a Canadian passport. Second, she’s got to have the legal name “Elizabeth Gallagher.”

The trip really does sound pretty sweet. Check out this dream vaycay itinerary:

Dec. 21: Depart from New York City to Milan

Dec. 28: Prague to Paris

Dec 29: Paris to Bangkok

Jan. 7: Bangkok to New Dehli

Jan 8: New Dehli to Toronto

To be crystal clear, Axani doesn’t expect anything sordid in return for the tickets.

“I am not looking for anything in return,” Axani writes. "I am not looking for companionship, romance, drugs, a trade, or to take selfies with you in front the Christmas Market in Prague. If you feel compelled to toss me a couple hundred bucks, great. Really the only thing I ask for is that you enjoy this trip and that it bring you happiness.”

Now, there’s no real guarantee this guy isn’t annoying. But he’s willing to let the lucky Elizabeth Gallagher do her own thing on the trip, and it sounds like the adventure might be worth the risk. Axani even offers to buy the winner a glass of wine prior to departure.

If you’re starting to warm up to the offer, you’re not alone. Axani says he’s been contacted by “lots” of potential travel companions. He also promises to keep Reddit posted on how the trip goes.

“Lots of Elizabeth Gallaghers have come forward and will continue to do so, which is all kinds of amazing, yay internet!” Axani says. “And rather than posting here, if you want to get in touch directly with me please shoot a note to jaxani@gmail.com. Thanks!”

So what do you think? Would you be willing to roll the dice on a trip around the world with a jilted stranger?

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Ed Sheeran is sorry he called Miley a stripper

OK, not really. But he has definitely proved himself to be one of the sweetest stars out there by accepting an engagement ring from a fan with brain cancer.

According to MTV News, the "All About It" singer said "I do" in Glasgow last Thursday after meeting 19-year-old Katie Papworth, who is fighting an aggressive form of brain cancer. iHeartRadio reports Katie has been fighting the disease for eight years, and that she's one of Ed Sheeran's biggest fans.

Katie met Sheeran backstage, where she presented him with an engagement ring engraved with an infinity symbol. And Sheeran graciously accepted before posing for photos and signing autographs for the young fan.

The meeting (and the proposal) was part of an arrangement by the Les Hoey MBE DreamMaker Foundation, an organization similar to Make A Wish in the United States. The foundation posted photos of the meeting on its Facebook page, including one of Sheeran holding the engagement ring next to Katie.

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"Huge Thanks to Ed Sheeran (a real Superstar )and his fantastic team who made Katies Dream come True Last night," the Foundation wrote on the photo shared on its Facebook page. "[S]he even proposed and he kept her ring. xx"

Photo credit: Les Hoey MBE DreamMaker Foundation SCIO/Facebook

And, according to MTV News, Katie even got a special keepsake from the meeting with her favorite star: Sheeran signed a picture that she drew of him before her illness made her lose her sight.

“Katie, lovely to finally meet my wife,” he wrote on the drawing.

So. Cute.

Ed Sheeran isn't the first star to step up to make an ailing fan's day, but the way he did it is undeniably one of the sweetest we've seen.

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What's your favorite story of a celeb doing something awesome for a fan? If you have something that beats Ed Sheeran's, we'd love to hear it — tell us in the comments.

Dunham, who came under fire for an anecdote in her new collection of essays that described what some are calling sexual abuse of her sister Grace, issued a statement to Time magazine basically saying the only thing she's sorry for is possibly triggering real abuse victims.

"I am dismayed over the recent interpretation of events described in my book Not That Kind of Girl," she told Time.

"First and foremost, I want to be very clear that I do not condone any kind of abuse under any circumstances.

"Childhood sexual abuse is a life-shattering event for so many, and I have been vocal about the rights of survivors. If the situations described in my book have been painful or triggering for people to read, I am sorry, as that was never my intention. I am also aware that the comic use of the term 'sexual predator' was insensitive, and I’m sorry for that as well.

"As for my sibling, Grace, she is my best friend, and anything I have written about her has been published with her approval."

After letting loose a Twitter "rage spiral" against the allegations first brought by a conservative blog, Dunham has since allegedly threatened the website with a lawsuit and canceled two stops on her book tour.

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Truth Revolt, who originally published the interpretation of Dunham's book excerpt everyone is talking about, is refusing to back down from their story — even under pressure from Dunham's legal team.

"We refuse," wrote editor Ben Shapiro. "We refuse to withdraw our story or apologize for running it, because quoting a woman's book does not constitute a 'false' story, even if she is a prominent actress and left-wing activist.

"Lena Dunham may not like our interpretation of her book, but unfortunately for her and her attorneys, she wrote that book — and the First Amendment covers a good deal of material she may not like."

Manny & Baby Boy

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Say hi to Manny and Baby Boy. Manny is a purebred Chihuahua with a really big personality. Baby Boy is also a purebred Chihuahua. He has a cute little red nose and a need for an owner who will teach him to come out of his shell. He's a little mischievous, but very smart.

Brad

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Brad is a sweet and happy dog. He is a pit bull terrier, mastiff mix. He's even house trained! He is also neutered and up to date with shots. He would make a great companion for your afternoon jogs and Sundays at the park.

Tabitha

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Little Tabitha needs some help building up her confidence but she's a young and robust pup. She loves to eat treats and watch cars go by outside the window. She's fairly small, only 25 pounds, and a Chihuahua and Jack Russell Terrier mix. A great size no matter where you live.

Demi

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After sweet Demi recovers from some surgery at the Humane Society she would love a quiet home with lots of comfy places to rest. She is a purebred Chihuahua that is already spayed and up to date with shots. Wouldn't she make a great shopping buddy?

Kaitlyn

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Kaitlyn may not be best with kids or other dogs but she would make a great companion for someone who has a calm living environment for her. She's also not a fan of cats, but if you do have the room for this terrier and hound combination she'll make a great pet. Also spayed and up to date with shots, this bright and docile dog is ready to take home.

Ralph

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This upbeat, extremely lovable guy loves people! The more attention the better. He loves treats, massages, and the outdoors too. However, he needs a little extra help because he has a thyroid abnormality and can have seizures. He requires daily medication and it would be best if he lived where someone is always home to keep him company. He is house trained and up to date with shots. Take him home today!

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In efforts to highlight Brown's douchy-ness, we have compiled a time line of his biggest jerk achievements to date.

Chris Brown sentenced to 1,000 hours of community service

In 2009, Brown was famously found guilty of beating up Rihanna after the Grammys in 2008. The singer got five years' probation and 180 days of community labor. He went on to repeatedly violate probation and get in trouble for not following the rules imposed by the judge.

In 2013, Chris Brown allegedly attacked a guy with his bodyguard in Washington, D.C., and then in 2014 he assaulted another guy at a West Hollywood studio. He went to court for the D.C. attack and pleaded guilty to the one in West Hollywood, settling with the victim for a hefty $100,000.

In early 2014, Brown got into a fight with Frank Ocean's cousin at a club, and while the brawl caused lots of damage and related injuries, the singer was able to settle for under $20,000.

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In the past year, Brown has been going back and forth between Rihanna — after she insanely took him back despite him beating her to a pulp — and girlfriend Karrueche Tran, whom he seems to have no respect for.

Last week, the "Loyal" singer made some idiotic remarks about Ebola, saying that the epidemic is actually a way to control overpopulation. "I don't know... But I think this Ebola epidemic is a form of population control Shit is getting crazy bruh," he tweeted. He tried apologizing later, but it didn't quite work.

Then, on Tuesday came the Twitter rant against Tamar Braxton and Adrienne Bailon of The Real. After the hosts brought up Brown's relationship with Tran and gave their opinion on their on-again, off-again status, Brown had an online fit.

Chris Brown is a "sad cowardly little boy"

"BRING THAT ** HERE BOY' ADRIENNE BAILON.... You ole trout mouth a** bitch," Brown tweeted. "U tried it. Won't u the same bitch that was f***ing wit married men? U also was keeping up with the Kardashians! U can't talk about relationship goals when u don't even have life goals. Ain't you a cheetah girl? Last time u was important n****s was riding spinners and wearing 6x talk Ts. You the same bitch having threesomes like the rest of these hoes."

Then, to Braxton he said, "U take the role of the ugly sister," referring to Braxton's sister Toni Braxton. He then continued with, "It's always the people wit no career that talk all the shit. Dat plastic surgery f***ed your face up. Bitch look like she always saying 'huh'? Muppet face a**! #basicbitchproblems."

The pregnancy paradox is interesting. On the one hand, it's wonderful that women are so concerned about their health for nine months. Long gone are the days of chain-smoking and pounding whiskey during pregnancy. Women are conscientious and read research journals like trashy romance novels. They want to know what's going on with their body and their baby, and that's a good thing.

But putting a baby inside you does not automatically disqualify your critical thinking skills. There are plenty of don'ts that a pregnant woman has to watch out for the moment she pees on a stick — raw fish, deli meat, soft cheese, caffeine, alcohol, intense exercise, intense sex and rock climbing come to mind.

Before I was pregnant, I had the ability to make educated decisions in all of these categories. I understood that it probably wasn't a good idea to eat sushi from a gas station. I might get sick. I also understood that it wasn't good for my body to binge drink day after day. I might damage my liver.

As soon as I got pregnant, the pregnancy police were on duty, both online and in person. I read the research and talked with my midwives to make a decision that my husband and I were comfortable with. I chose to drink two measured glasses of wine per week throughout my pregnancy, as well as two measured cups of coffee per day. I still exercised a week past my due date. I ate raw fish and soft cheese whenever I felt like it.

There's plenty of information out there for pregnant women who want to make these decisions. There's also an invaluable resource in your doctor — talk about the food and drink you can enjoy in moderation and make a choice you're both comfortable with.

Pregnant women have it all at their fingertips, thanks to the magic of the internet. A pregnant woman, like me, who chooses to drink an allotted amount per week based on medical advice and extensive research is not the same as the stereotypical pregnant alcohol abuser everyone fears.

Let's lighten up and put risk in perspective. There are many decisions that a pregnant woman has to make for herself during pregnancy, and I'd wager that 99 percent of women are capable of doing so. If you see a pregnant woman drinking a glass of wine and eating sushi, take a beat. She's thought it through. She's made an educated decision. She cares about her baby more than you do.

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Apprentice contestants get the Donald Trump comb-over

First one fired: Kevin Jonas

Sorry, but we don't have a lot of hope for this particular Jonas brother. We think his youth is going to be a detriment to this competition and we bet he'll probably be one of the first to go. Though it would be fun to see him break the stereotype and give the rest of the competitors a run for their money.

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Lorenzo Lamas

We originally were going to put him much higher on this list. But then we remembered that he has filed for bankruptcy twice in the past 10 years. This does not make for good odds of winning this kind of competition.

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Gilbert Gottfried

This one is hard to pick. On the one hand his humor can be annoying, but on the other hand some people love him. He turned his act into a huge career, though, so we couldn't put him at the bottom of the list.

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Keshia Knight Pulliam

She was absolutely adorable on The Cosby Show, but it's hard to say if her experience in show business will help her in this competition or not. Right now we're going with not.

Shawn Johnson

Yep, you guessed it. We put Johnson on the list under Anderson because we see an Olympic gymnast having an equal chance of winning as an Olympic snowboarder. It's not a complicated strategy, but it works for us.

Jamie Anderson

Can an Olympic snowboarder win Celebrity Apprentice? Unfortunately, we're not too hopeful, which is why she's kind of low on this list. We'd love for her to prove us wrong, though.

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Leeza Gibbons

Gibbons has worked in the entertainment industry for a very long time and it's likely that she's picked up a lot of useful information. But the truth is we only really know her for her legs and that's not enough to give us a lot of confidence

Johnny Damon

We're throwing World Series champion Damon on the list below Owens as we figure he's got the same amount of chance of winning as Owens does.

Terrell Owens

Some people like to peg athletes as not being very smart when it comes to business. But we're here to say that there's more to this NFL player than a uniform so we're willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.

Kate Gosselin

Gosselin once was a huge reality TV star on Jon & Kate Plus 8, but now she's fallen into obscurity. The fact that she was once famous for basically nothing more than a bad attitude and a hairstyle could mean she has what it takes to win.

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Vivica A. Fox

This lady doesn't take guff from anyone and that kind of toughness is needed in this competition. Period. That's why she ended up pretty high on our list, and we think she could possibly win this.

Ian Ziering

He kills sharks with chainsaws in the Sharknado movies — do we really need to say more? OK, we will anyway. This man went from teen heartthrob to B-movie star and we think he's learned a lot about business along the way.

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Brandi Glanville and Kenya Moore

We're packaging these two together because we think these stars of Real Housewives have an equal chance of winning. You have to give credit to anyone who has managed to become famous for doing nothing. Perhaps they can use those skills on the show and one of them will take it all.

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Geraldo Rivera

He turned a simple talk show into an empire and even managed to make a comeback after suffering an embarrassment that turned him into a joke. He's another strong contender in this race, no doubt about it.

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Predicted winner: Sig Hansen

The man runs a crab boat on the Bering Sea on the show Deadliest Catch. He's proved that he's not only tough as nails, but intelligent and wily. We think he could chew up the competition and spit them out without even breaking a sweat.

Who do you think will win the next season of Celebrity Apprentice?