The days are shorter, nights are longer, and honey, the dryness cometh. The older I get, the more I see and feel the effects of colder temps on my skin. Throughout my years of test-driving pretty much... Read more >>

Now that we have provided the easiest and most succulent Thanksgiving menu … The magnificent appetizer, the Baked Brie with Caramelized Onions The ridiculously... Read more >>

Tighter wallets are asking us to get creative in every spending category. In the kitchen, that creativity can be a delicious surprise. Want to cook like a gourmet, on the cheap? Take $25 cash to the... Read more >>

Bird droppings, placenta, snail slime … it’s not a page from Papa Smurf’s spell-casting playbook, but a list of what could be, should be or is part of your beauty regimen. Plenty of... Read more >>

I have no problem choosing organic over pesticides, canvas over plastic, and local over imported, but when it comes to skincare, I somehow just can’t bring myself to choose dandelion root over... Read more >>

If a chicken could think, would it think: “There is more to me than white or dark meat, ya know”? As I get ready to spend my early afternoon in the kitchen preparing chicken dinners, I... Read more >>

Ever since I wrote a post alarming readers not to accept the Environmental Working Group's recommendations at face value, I’ve received a slew of emails asking me how consumers can... Read more >>

The convenience of frozen food is a hard lure to resist, even among those of us who try to eat well. A million other responsibilities often take priority over planning nutritious, delicious meals, and... Read more >>

If you’re missing your nightly glass of white wine now that you’re pregnant, then this wonderfully simple mask will go a little way to remind you of the heady days of summer. Wine tasting... Read more >>

Starting in 2006, the FDA demanded that products with trans fat list just how much they contain on their nutrition labels, much to the relief of health-conscious consumers—and the chagrin of... Read more >>