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Easily Disinfect Your Countertops

Easily Disinfect Your Countertops

September 8, 2014

If you like your countertops and other kitchen surfaces clean and disinfected but don't like that harsh, bleachy smell, here's…

Easy Way to Make Meatballs

Easy Way to Make Meatballs

September 4, 2014

We just discovered this, and it works great. If you are pan-frying a close-knit group of delicate, small food items…

How to Clean Your Fake Flowers

How to Clean Your Fake Flowers

September 3, 2014

We have transitioned from houseplants that need little care (succulents, spider plants) to realistic-looking artificial flowers that need very little…

De-Stink a Lunch Box

De-Stink a Lunch Box

September 1, 2014

No one wants to go back to school with a smelly lunch box! Here's how to brighten up the food…

Easy, Inexpensive Dishwasher Gunk Remover

Easy, Inexpensive Dishwasher Gunk Remover

August 29, 2014

Is there strange gunk on the walls of your dishwasher...or a slightly foul smell emanating from within? Don't seek out…

Sedans Aren’t Boring Anymore!

Sedans Aren’t Boring Anymore!

Karl Brauer | August 28, 2014

The midsize sedan market has been completely remade as carmakers engage in an impressive game of automotive one-upmanship. Until a…

Fruity Face Mask

Fruity Face Mask

August 28, 2014

Are you looking for a natural way to softer, wrinkle-free skin? Go to your fruit bowl for an easy treatment.…

Control Blood Sugar and Keep Fit With Prebiotic Sunchokes

Control Blood Sugar and Keep Fit With Prebiotic Sunchokes

Tamara Duker Freuman, RD, CDN | August 27, 2014

If you’ve never seen a sunchoke, it might at first look like the love child of a potato and a…

The Right Way to Ripen Tomatoes

The Right Way to Ripen Tomatoes

August 27, 2014

We love it when our local farmers' market has freshly picked tomatoes right off the garden vines! Or maybe you…

6 Life Hacks Everyone Should Know
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6 Life Hacks Everyone Should Know

Julie Edelman | August 26, 2014

Shoe polish…adhesive remover…wood stain…what do these have in common? You can replace each of them with something in your fridge…

Healthy Homemade Microwave Popcorn—Cheap, Easy, Delicious!

Healthy Homemade Microwave Popcorn—Cheap, Easy, Delicious!

August 26, 2014

Sometimes you just want a single-serving snack of popcorn without harmful additives or expensive “gourmet” cheddar toppings. That's a good…

Win at Fantasy Football!

Win at Fantasy Football!

Jonathan Bales | August 25, 2014

Secrets to Drafting the Best Team Is your fantasy to win at fantasy football? With the NFL season-and fantasy football…

Arrange Flowers Like a Pro

Arrange Flowers Like a Pro

August 25, 2014

Do you have a lovely crop of roses or daisies or chrysanthemums (or any other flower) that could serve as…

September 2014 Checklist
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September 2014 Checklist

August 22, 2014

Protect your home during Mold Awareness Month: Don't let plumbing and other water problems linger. Quickly clean up leaks and…

How Skipping Meals Can Wreck Your Marriage

How Skipping Meals Can Wreck Your Marriage

Brad J. Bushman, PhD | August 22, 2014

Can you admit that sometimes you simply lose your cool with your spouse but don’t know why? Or that you…