There are few ways better to show your love for your mom -- or, if you're a mom, your love for your kids -- than by spending a day in the kitchen with family. Here are 10 of our favorite weekend baking projects -- projects to get your hands dirty, to laugh about, to steal bites from when nobody's looking. There's nothing like savoring a day's work together.

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Flickr/danielle roseParents, teachers, and juice box-loving adults be warned; researchers at Indiana State University have discovered five different types of fungus in popular kids' drink Capri Sun.

Luckily, the researchers say the fungi probably aren't harmful, as our immune system is accustomed to dealing with fungi found in the soil, air, and sometimes on our skin.

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"Those of us with healthy immune systems, we could even eat [the fungi in Capri Sun, and that wouldn't be a problem," study researcher Kathleen Dannelly told LiveScience. For people with unstable immune systems, though, like people suffering from AIDS, leukemia, or cystic fibrosis, it might be a concern.

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Researchers filtered Capri Sun through filter paper, and then checked to see if fungi were left behind; Dannelly notes that if any opened juice was tested, she would expect to find both fungus and bacteria.
In another experiment, Capri Sun

Some of the country's leading nutritional specialists tell us what diets we should avoid and which ones actually work"I'm on a diet;" common words heard spoken from another's mouth, especially at the start of a new year. While dieting to lose weight will never fade, diet trends come and go. These days, between Atkins, Jenny, and the Cave Man, there are more and more weight loss programs to choose from, and sometimes the truth behind each one can get lost in the shuffle.

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Human beings' bodies all work in different and mysterious ways, but there is one thing that we thrive on when it comes to leading a healthy lifestyle: food. Along with exercise and dietary supplements, most popular diet trends revolve around developing a strategy for eating the right foods that will help you lose weight, but the truth is that some of them don't work, and that's where The Daily Meal's Cook editors come in. To help you decide what food diets are right for you, we asked some of the country's leading nutritionists to weigh in on popular diet trends and inform us when some are, quite literally,

By Wendy Ruopp, Managing Editor of EatingWell

Thai food is so flavorful and so full of healthful fresh vegetables--why don't I cook it at home more? Naomi Duguid's story "Thai Tonight" in the May/June 2013 issue of EatingWell Magazine helped me realize what I'm missing: a few easy-to-find Thai ingredients.

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I just need to slow down in the "Asian" aisle at the supermarket and add a jar of fish sauce and a jar of curry paste to my shopping cart along with a couple cans of "lite" coconut milk (so when I use one this week I still have one for the next time I need it).

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With those ingredients in my pantry, the next time I run across a Thai recipe I want to make I won't have to regretfully turn the page--and I'll have what I need to make this amazing Vegetarian Thai Red Curry for dinner tonight!

Vegetarian Thai Red Curry
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whiskey caramel bread puddingI'm the kind of girl who really digs her crock pot. I'm stretched just a little too thin in life to slow down enough to really enjoy cooking most dishes. But desserts I can usually get on board with. There's something about the singular focus that goes in to most desserts that I find kind of zen. And this recipe for White Chocolate Whiskey Bread Pudding that I stole from my Dad is just about the best thing you can put in your crock pot and forget about for a few hours. You ready to write this down so that your husband can make it for you on Mother's Day? Okay good.

BREAD PUDDING
2 cups heavy cream
1 1/4 cups white chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups milk
2 eggs, beaten
3 egg yolks, beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 loaf (1-pound) stale French bread

CARAMEL WHISKEY SAUCE
1/3 cup whiskey
1 1/3 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon corn syrup
1 3/4 cups heavy cream
6 tablespoons ( 3/4 stick) butter
1/4 teaspoon

Coconut Monster BitesMore sweet than scary, these monster treats will be a hit at any party! I've come up with a way to convert one of my favorite Mexican classic candies, the cocadas (street-style coconut candy), into a monster-inspired sweet appetizer for our guests. This candy is easy enough to prepare that you can involve your kids in the process.

Ingredients:

2 (14 oz) cans sweetened condensed milk
1 (24 oz) bag sweetened shredded coconut
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
variety of food coloring colors (optional)
decorative candy eyes
tube black candy writer

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Line an 11" x 17" baking sheet or baking dish with parchment paper and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, add sweetened coconut, condensed milk, and vanilla. Stir until all ingredients have been completely mixed.

2. Divide coconut mixture in six different bowls. Add a few drops of different color food coloring in each bowl and mix well until desired shade of color

How to Become a Better Grill MasterA summer staple for outdoor cooking, grilling is an easy way to gather friends and family and make quick and tasty meals. Whether you fall on the "grilling is so easy" or the "I still end up with burned food" side of skills, it never hurts to learn a few tricks from the pros. Let's face it, they know what they're doing.

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Everyone, even the pros, have experienced common slip-ups when grilling (think flare-ups or running out of gas or charcoal), and it's good to have those basic issues covered and understood. Plus, to be a better griller, it's always a good idea to try making new foods, like grilling summer fruit or some of these unlikely grill foods. All are great ways to change up go-to recipes, but there are even more tricks to learn in order to become a grill master.

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For some insider's tips on grilling at home like a pro, we turned to chef Rick Gresh, executive chef of David Burke's Primehouse in Chicago, who shared

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