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I An art director and m other o f five (with a
sixth baby due in May), Gabrielle Blair reports from that sweet spot where
parenting and design intersect. “ As a professional designer, I’m completely
visual, so when I find something beautiful I want to share it.” This month,
she’ll be finding Easter outfits fo r her kids, experimenting with egg-dyeing
techniques, and growing wheat grass in her Denver home.
goodfun
Alice in Wonderland
Don’t be late, late fo r this
ve ry im portant opening date:
M arch 5. Based on the classic
Lewis Carroll tale, this 3-D
fantasy is quirkier than ever in
th e hands o f avant-garde
d irector Tim Burton; Jo h n n y
D epp is th e M ad Hatter.
good deed
H alf the Sky
LIVE
O n M arch 4, attend a one-
night-only m ovie event based
on th e bestselling book,
Half the Sky.
Part o f ticket
p roceeds benefit C A R E’s
hum anitarian w o rk to
em p o w er w om en and fight
p overty around th e world.
Find participating theaters
and m ore inform ation at
c ru n c h !
B ite in to A m e r ic a ’s fa v o r ite s n a c k o n M a rch 14 ,
N atio n al P o ta to C h ip Day. F o r th e b e s t local
flav o rs, y o u a n s w e r e d o u r call o n F a c e b o o k .
H e re a r e s o m e s ta n d o u ts fr o m o u r ta s te te st.
ART'S AND MARY'S HOMESTYLE TATER
CHIPS
M a d e in C heney, Kansas, th ese kettle chips
are sliced th ick and sprinkled w ith just th e right hit of
salt. Turn up th e heat w ith th e ir m ost p op ular flavor:
H o t ’N Z esty Jalap eno .
artsandmarys.com
BETTER MADE
This 80-year-old D etroit
co m p an y buys p o tato es fro m local farm ers,
and quick-cooks th e chips in co tto n seed
oil.
bmchips.com
GOLDEN FLAKE POTATO CHIPS
This
Birm ingham co m p an y has been quick-cooking
b atch es fo r 87 years. T h e crisp y thin chips are to u ted
as th e “ S o u th ’s original p o tato chip.” O fferings
include five b arb ecue flavors.
goldenflake.com
JAYS CRISPY RIDGED CHIPS
A C hicago
classic since 1927, Ja y s ridge chips have th e
p erfect dipping texture, but th e ir tasty
p o tato flavo r is g reat by itself,
jaysfoods.com
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halftheskylive.com.
Number of
March Madness coverage. This year’s tourney
begins March
18
. Get ready with irresistible
game-watching bites at
B nC.com /gam eday.
Stat: Nielsen and Arbitron
20
MARCH
2010 BETTER HOMES AND
GARDENS
PHOTOS: (POTATO CHIPS) ADAM ALBRIGHT; (DESIGNMOM) JUSTIN HACKWORTH; (ALICE) COURTESY OF WALT DISNEY PICTURES
