As autumn begins and heartier dishes fill more home menus, the spices and accompanying ingredients you choose can help blur the difference between pricey and lower-cost cuts of meat, leaving you only with memorable flavor... More >>

This week my 2 kiddos returned to school. My first grader (who is characteristically mature and socially well-adjusted) had a rough morning. Following the morning drop-off by Dad, he was quiet and tearful in class and was struggling to recover his emotions. More >>

My son and daughter started full-time school last year. As I dropped them off, I fought back the tears as I drove away watching them walk into their school for the very first time. More >>

Sliders used to be just mini burgers that were appetizers at trendy cafes. Now they've taken center stage as full-fledged entrees that encompass all kinds of proteins on lots of fun foundations. Check out the Caesar salad bites, curry shrimp pita triangles, and mini muffin fruit pies that follow... More >>

Have you been spending a fortune on the latest beauty products that promise a cure for wrinkles? Are you concerned about spending all your hard-earned money on popular, celebrity advertised products that may not be as effective as promoted? Keep reading, because I want to help you unravel some of the best kept secrets Mother Nature has created for you... More >>

In my adult life, I have been exposed to what I affectionately like to call the 'Are you crazy glares' from others. One of the most memorable 'Are you crazy glares' came when I told a woman why I was a stay-at-home mom. More >>

What could be more fun to discuss at the dinner table than dinner? Why not stir it up with a bit of delicious food history as well. A good way for you and your kidlets to start and stay up on the news at the same time is to think about the location of an event in the news, discuss that event and then the foods and recipes that are famous there... More >>

Thanks to the Internet, we can find out with a click of a button if anyone has had a bad experience with a product, a service, a small business or a local professional. But what if you have a strong suspicion that a negative online review about your business is bogus?... More >>

Here is 12 of the dumbest entrepreneurial moves - all are easily avoidable with a little common sense and 'street smarts'. More >>

While searching through a 400 page handwritten cookbook from 1946, I came across a very simple recipe on page 424. It has a corny picture of a husband in a hot frying pan. I had to read on... More >>