How do you make breakfast pancakes extra light and airy? Clayton Miller, Executive Chef at Wit and Wisdom, the new tavern at Baltimore's Four Seasons Hotel, developed this unique method early on in his career when he worked as a pastry chef. "One of the items on the menu was a classic French soufflé," Miller tells Shine. "That's where I got the inspiration for this dish." The secret is folding in extra egg whites, but he promises, "The pancakes aren't temperamental like a soufflé."

Read: Chef Sara Moulton Answers Cooking Questions

Miller says the dish is delicious with butter and maple syrup, but a simple caramel banana sauce makes them swoon-worthy.

Related: McDonald's New Breakfast Time: Midnight

Soufflé Pancakes (adapted from Clayton Miller)

Makes 6-8 substantial pancakes

5 ½ cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon baking soda
2 cups milk
2 1/2 cups buttermilk
2 whole eggs
2 eggs yolks
3 egg whites


Pre-heat oven to

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Today was supposed to be the first day of fifth grade for my son. Yet, just a few days ago, I found out his school wanted to move my sweet monkey boy Jackson to sixth grade. They were aware of his grades and his test scores, and felt he would be fully capable of moving to the sixth grade group and working with them. They felt he needed more of a challenge.

It was an interesting time for this to happen, having just read an op-ed by Madeline Levine in the New York Times entitled "Raising Successful Children." Levine argues that many parents are pushing their children too hard, and helping them too much, in hopes they'll be at the top of their class, perhaps attend an Ivy League university and be super-successful. The result? Depressed and miserable kids. Levine explains that, " … it is the inability to maintain parental boundaries that most damages child development. When we do things for our children out of our own needs rather than theirs, it forces them to circumvent the mo

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By Sam Berko, Cheapism.com

Frugal college students, heads up. What with books and munchies and nights out, your budget only stretches so far. But that doesn't mean you have to live in a drab dump. We've got some tips on cheap dorm room decor that will help you create the kind of student cave fit for fun and those dastardly all-nighters.

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The Basics. Cheap dorm room decor needs a solid foundation, so start with the fundamentals.

• Because dorm rooms can get very hot at the beginning and end of the school year, a good cheap fan is a top priority.
• Most dorm rooms come stocked with a small desk and bureau, but you'll probably need more ways to store and organize your belongings. A lightweight set of storage drawers
  
  ($30 at Walmart) is just the thing for socks and tees, scarves and hats, and anything else you want to stash away.
• Dining hall food loses its appeal after the fourth round of grilled cheese and tomato soup. A mini fridge
  
  (starting

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by Stephanie Berenbaum - August 8th, 2012

Swap Before You Shop

Trying to budget for your kids' back to school shopping? Score some serious savings by taking advantage of a very Fab & Fru fashion coup: SWAPPING! It's a great way to clear out your closets and supplement your children's wardrobe - for free. Plus, many people are more comfortable with the idea of used clothing if they know where it is coming from - rather than if it just came from a random resale shop…

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Easy Peasy Prep

Right now is the perfect time to organize a back to school swap. All you need to do is send out an email to your friends to bring their used kids clothes to your place a day or two before the actual swap so you can organize the piles. Clearly, your payment for organizing and hosting is that you get first crack at the clothes!

You can use your dining room table, chairs and sofa as display centers. Just make signs (have your kids help for a fun activity!) to help sort the clothes by gen

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