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There's no better way to celebrate Labor Day than to gather on the deck or patio for a festive barbecue. Whether you fire up a gas grill or light charcoal,...

Tempting salads can bring magic to a table as the beginning of an exciting meal or as the main course. But too often they lack visual appeal when the salad's...

Lately there's been a lot of media coverage about how Americans are discovering the virtues of voluntarily downsizing some aspects of their lives. Some have figured out that with gasoline...

Most people who sell one home and buy another do so after a major life event: A first baby is born, a job is lost or a better one is...

More than a million real estate agents belong to the National Association of Realtors (www.realtor.org). But many are less active in the field than earlier this decade, when sellers reigned...

Tarragon is a key ingredient in classics such as bearnaise sauce and Green Goddess salad dressing. Yet this popular French herb does just as much for everyday fare such as...

Much of the fun of breakfasting out is ordering something different from your usual morning fare. But when waiting for a table, for a menu, for your food, for the...

Though a record number of Americans now owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth, countless other homeowners have plenty of equity. And real estate experts say many...

Though a record number of Americans owe more on mortgages than their homes are worth, countless other homeowners have plenty of equity. And real estate experts say many of these...

Pilaf is one of a handful of names for a rice dish originating in the regional cuisines of the Middle East and to similar dishes eaten in India, Turkey, Armenia,...