A padlock may seem like a simple everyday item, but its design includes small details that play a big role…
Recipes
foolproof pie crust
My favorite pie crust! Makes 2 (9 inch) and 1 shell. If you're nervous about making your own pie crust,…
sugar cookie buttercream frosting
If you are team buttercream frosting for your holiday cookies, this is a recipe to keep. It's sweet, perfectly creamy,…
Cranberry Meatballs
These cranberry meatballs are great and very simple to make if you are looking for the perfect sweet-and-savory appetizer for…
Italian Potato Salad
My Nonnie used to make this potato salad for me whenever I was home for the holidays. It's a great…
My Chinese Family Never Loved Thanksgiving Food—Until This Creamed Corn Recipe Came Along
My family didn’t put up a fight when I—an earnest 12-year-old—declared I’d be taking over Thanksgiving dinner in 2013. The…
my mom's perfect thanksgiving stuffing
My mom is 91 years old now. But through the years, when I was a kid the best thing about…
2-hour turkey, really.
I ran across this recipe a few years back from my local grocery store. I was very skeptical that one…
Stop throwing out plastic grocery bags. Here are 10 brilliant hacks to use them around the house
Every year, millions of plastic grocery bags are discarded, contributing to the growing problem of plastic pollution. These bags, often…