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Cinco Drink Recipes for Cinco De Mayo

Recipes: Five Ways to Celebrate Cinco De Mayo

Originally posted 05/04/2013 10:00AM

It's the weekend. You've (hopefully) traded in your winter attire for your spring best. And, as if those weren't already perfectly legitimate reasons to mix up something, um, strong, Sunday is Cinco De Mayo.

In honor of the holiday, here are five drink recipes to ensure your celebration is muy bueno.

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Curtis Stone's Romantic Mother's Day Brunch Menu | Curtis Stone, Lindsay Price

Curtis Stone's Romantic Mother's Day Brunch Menu

Originally posted 04/26/2013 05:00PM

"Becoming a dad has changed me as a chef in so many ways," proud papa Curtis Stone tells PEOPLE. Puréeing veggies for his son, 18-month-old Hudson, the celeb chef says he's really realized "what incredible stuff mother nature gives us to work with."

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How to Make Andrew Zimmern's Ramen Noodles

How to Make Andrew Zimmern's Ramen Noodles

Originally posted 03/30/2013 05:00PM

Award-winning chef Andrew Zimmern shares an easy way to spice up the low-cost, super-trendy Japanese noodle dish. His show, Bizarre Foods America, airs Mondays at 9 p.m. on the Travel Channel.

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Drew Barrymore's Body-After-Baby Secret: Raw Taco Gorilla Wraps

Drew Barrymore Loves Raw Taco Gorilla Wraps Recipe

Originally posted 03/26/2013 02:00PM

Think Drew Barrymore is feeling the pressure to lose all her pregnancy weight?

Well, think again. "I don't feel pressure," she tells PEOPLE. "It took nine months to build it, it will take nine months to unbuild it."

But the actress and new mom to 6-month-old daughter Olive is serious about slimming down in a healthy way, so she's been following nutritionist Kimberly Snyder's food plan.

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Cook Up The Lion's Special Blend Burger

Cook Up The Lion's Special Blend Burger

Originally posted 03/20/2013 04:00PM

Here's one burger not for the faint of heart.

Chef John DeLucie has created a signature dish – considered one of N.Y.C.'s most "over-the-top" burgers – for N.Y.C.'s The Lion.

The hot spot has all-star patrons including Cameron Diaz, Sienna Miller, Leonardo DiCaprio, and newly single exes, Katy Perry and John Mayer. But if you don't live in The City That Never Sleeps, you can now cook up a version of the 7 oz. treat at home. Just don't expect DeLucie to give up all his secrets: The special sauce will have to be your own creation. All he'll tell PEOPLE is it's "sweet, tangy, slightly salty and utterly satisfying."

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Try Giada's Sweet & Tangy Baked Salmon | Giada De Laurentiis

Giada De Laurentiis Shares Sweet & Tangy Baked Salmon

Originally posted 03/17/2013 03:45PM

Giada De Laurentiis, star of The Food Network's Giada at Home and author of Weeknights with Giadi offers her "sweet and tangy" balsamic-glazed salmon as part of PEOPLE's Mediterranean diet special. The Med Diet favors fish over red meat to "cut back on cholesterol-clogging fat," says health expert Joy Bauer.

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Harley Pasternak Shares His Healthy French Toast Recipe

Harley Pasternak Shares His Healthy French Toast Recipe

Originally posted 02/02/2013 08:00AM

Harley Pasternak, one of Hollywood's top trainers (and a People.com blogger – check out his entries here, and every Wednesday) shares a healthy twist on a breakfast favorite.

And now you can make it at home!

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How to Make Eric Ripert's Coconut Chicken

How to Make Eric Ripert's Coconut Chicken

Originally posted 01/13/2013 01:00PM

Eric Ripert may be especially renowned for his work with seafood – but everything the French chef cooks seems to meet near-universal praise. His New York restaurant Le Bernardin is still ranked among the best restaurants internationally, and he's been an expert judge on Top Chef and even starred on his own hit PBS cooking show, Avec Eric.

Next up, he is hosting the Cayman Cookout at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, but you can enjoy the flavor at home:

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