Last summer, I was doing a bit of cleaning in our attic and came across a box of telephones that we had saved. In the box was Jan’s coffee brown rotary dial phone that she had when she taught in Wolford, our pink princess telephone from our pink bedroom, and a unique green phone that had been ...

“Mom, what if raw meat juice dripped on a pear in my fridge?” my daughter asked in a text. “If I wash it, will it be safe to eat?” I like when my young adult children finally think I know something. I thought about the potential organisms that might be in the meat juice. Meat juice ...

By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press With concern about climate change growing, this holiday season is a chance to try celebrating in more planet-friendly ways. Simple changes to the way we gift wrap, send cards, decorate and entertain can cut out a lot of waste. (And often save money in the ...

Home, as we know, has become more central to many of us during the pandemic, and that means outdoors as well as in. This holiday season, designers and retailers have suggestions for updating window, door and yard decorations. Trends include sustainability, naturalness and coziness. NATURE ...

Thanksgiving leftovers are an easy meal to put on repeat, but the turkey gets drier and drier with each day. The key to salvaging it — other than sandwiches slathered with mayonnaise — is rehydrating it in a flavorful sauce that turns it into a completely different meal. A taco recipe ...

Nothing is more enticing than the smell of popcorn popping. It attracts many at basketball games, summer theater, the movie theater and fairs. For a good part of my life, I have been popping popcorn, and I have always found it to be enjoyable. I love seeing the smiles when people start munching ...