It sits alone and untouched at the end of a long buffet table -- a bowl full of apples and bananas, maybe a seedy orange tossed in as an afterthought. Don't let your fruit salad meet this awful fate, spruce it up instead!
Tip of the Day: Save the old maids!
I bet you didn't know that those unpopped kernels at the bottom of the popcorn bowl are known as "old maids."
Tip of the Day: Product Shelf Life
How many times have you come across a certain ingredient in your pantry and wondered if was still safe to eat?
Tip of the Day: A few fun ice cube ideas
Whether it's for iced coffee or a party, here are some fun things you can do with ice cubes.
Tip of the Day: Freezing grapes and sucking chocolate
Want to lose weight but you find yourself snacking all day long? Here are two tips that might help.
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Tip of the Day: Experiment with non-dairy milk
So many of us are lactose intolerant these days, but there are so many milk substitutes that it's difficult to know where to turn! Find out where to go, and how to incorporate these substitutes into your cooking.
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Tip of the Day: Panzanella, the greatest use for leftover bread
In college, my dining hall often - suspiciously often, in fact - had a special DIY station for making panzanella, Italian bread salad.
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Tip of the Day: Healthier casserole toppings
Like to make casseroles, and need new topping ideas? Here are a couple of healthier topping options.
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Tip of the Day: Use pickle juice to clean copper pans
Tired of seeing the bottoms of your copper pans looking all black and discolored? Here's how to clean them.
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Tip of the Day: Use orange peels for bowls
For me, the presentation of a dish is critically important. Here's a trick for turning orange peels into beautiful serving bowls for almost anything you can create.
Tip of the Day: clean the "bloom" off chocolate
As someone who eats a tiny bit of chocolate every night before going to sleep, and thus always has several half-eaten bars lying around, I know all about chocolate "bloom."
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Tip of the Day: Reuse and re-purpose "trash" for Earth Day
In honor of Earth Day, here are a few things you can do to keep common "trash" items out of the landfills.
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Tip of the Day: How to thicken pasta sauce
Have you ever stood at your stove cooking pasta sauce and you realize it's too watery, and you don't have any tomato paste, flour, or corn starch? Here's how to thicken it.
Tip of the Day: Ice cupcakes like a pro
You're baking cupcakes for a special event, but lacking in the "fancy baking tools" department. Never fear -- you can frost stellar-looking cupcakes with nothing more than a knife.
Tip of the Day: make your whites whiter, keep your colors vibrant with vinegar
Did you know that vinegar can keep cauliflower snow white and broccoli as green as grass?
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Creating the ultimate Mother's Day gift for the carnivorous mom
Create less clutter with your Mother's Day gifts
Gifts for the vegetarian (or vegetable-loving) mom
