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More reasons to be thankful: 8 recipes for easy Thanksgiving sides

More reasons to be thankful: 8 recipes for easy Thanksgiving sides

If you regularly host Thanksgiving dinner, it will come as no surprise that the average home cook spends hours (and sometimes days) preparing for the annual feast. No wonder that advice for reducing Thanksgiving stress abounds! The good news is...

Slow cookers that defrost meat & cook dinner while you work

Slow cookers that defrost meat & cook dinner while you work

If you’re struggling to get home-cooked meals on the table for you and your family following a long day of work, you’re not alone—about half of American families rarely have dinner together. Even the Harvard Business Review, better known...

How to get the kids to drink more water—and like it

How to get the kids to drink more water—and like it

Few things are as fundamental to good health as simple water, which makes up 60 percent of the human body. Even our bones are 31 percent water. No wonder the CDC reminds us that drinking enough water is vitally important. Water helps the body...

Get back into the groove of ironing with our guide to fabric care

Get back into the groove of ironing with our guide to fabric care

While many of us have abandoned the habit of ironing, artist Maira Kalman, best known for her New Yorker covers and beloved children’s books, considers ironing a form of meditation. This artist’s eccentric passion for ironing may actually have...

Be your own barista: Make cold brew coffee at home

Be your own barista: Make cold brew coffee at home

Cold brew coffee is all the rage, and for good reason—it’s smoother and naturally sweeter than “hot brew” coffee. It also stores easily in the fridge and tastes fresh far longer than traditional coffee. And for those of us who need an...

Five fabulous back-to-school snacks for your air fryer

Five fabulous back-to-school snacks for your air fryer

As temperatures tumble and the days shorten in September, the pace of life speeds up for most families. With kids returning to school, sports, clubs and other activities, everyone just gets busier. Making sure there are plenty of tasty foods...

Rain or shine, enjoy these 7 healthy grilled recipes anytime

Rain or shine, enjoy these 7 healthy grilled recipes anytime

With summer slipping away and autumn rain starting up, you might think that grilling season is almost gone. But with an indoor electric grill, it’s easy to enjoy grilled meats, fish and vegetables all year long, rain or shine. And that’s a good...

Not ready for fall? Seal the tastes of summer

Not ready for fall? Seal the tastes of summer

The long, lazy days of summer seem to go by in a blink, taking with them the best-tasting fruits and vegetables of the year. In winter we long for the flavor of a summer tomato and make do with what we can find at the supermarket. But what if you...