• Put flour in an old spice bottle to use when flouring cake pans.

    

• Unsure what a Dutch oven is? It's just a 6-8 quart saucepan or large pot.

    

• Having leftovers again? Serve them by candlelight with tablecloths or place mats. A tablecloth and candles make even plain meals look special....

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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Have the nutritionists yelled that loudly enough for you and from high enough mountaintops? If stacked, the studies keep proving that are about as tall as a steep hill themselves --- including the many that show kids who eat breakfast, especially featuring protein and whole grains perform better in school... More >>

Do you sometimes not only feel like an old junkyard dog - but like a junkyard itself? The Journal of Food Composition and Analysis notes, unfortunately, there's often good reason for that: almost one-third of the food the average person eats is junk... More >>

Breakfast foods are comforting and delicious.  It's too bad that most of time we are eating them in a mad-dash to get the day started.  So why not turn your day upside down and enjoy some fine breakfast fare in the evening?... More >>

Unfortunately, drinking too much isn't a habit that only adults have. When it comes to all beverages - from seemingly healthful juices to sugar-filled soda pop  - nutritionists say everyone from infants to seniors is overdosing... More >>

Give the heart closest to you a special gift on Valentine's Day by treating yourself to heart healthy foods. It's been proven that exercise and eating right are two steps can be reduce your risk of heart-related illnesses and diseases. More >>

Grilling isn't only a fun outdoor warm-weather activity - because of the way fat drips from meat while cooking in dry heat - it's been named the most healthful cooking method of all time  by most nutritionists. It would increase your health benefits to grill year round. That's where inexpensive countertop grills that are meant for indoors  come into play... More >>

Valentine's Day is most often celebrated as a romantic holiday for two. That's fun, but what can be even more pleasurable and unexpected is to bring your whole family into the act. When you designate your entire troop as your one true love, you provide even more love and support than usual. More >>

If you use a winning strategy, even if you turn your kitchen into a winter wonderland of tempting treats, you can still have plenty of time leftover to play with your family in a real snowy one outside. That's because it's nothing more than a myth that cold-weather, hearty meals - like soups, stews and casseroles  - need either long preparation or cook times... More >>

Slow cooking is a misnomer. Using the inexpensive appliance as a home to tempting economical ingredients that meld their flavors over hours without any work from you means that time is your own to achieve lots of other accomplishments done fast and to still have prepared a delicious family meal. Old-fashioned, plain recipes are no longer the norm when it comes to slow cookers... More >>