Have you ever noticed that bad home cooking, the kind you choke down out of politeness to friends and family, is almost always bad in the same way?Bland, soggy vegetables. Tough, chalky meat. These are the meals that have you longing to get home to a bowl of cereal (or at least reaching for another glass of wine to wash it down).Most bad food tastes alike because we are usually making the same mis...

Makes 6 servings Ingredients1 pound sweet potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped1 cup red lentils, picked over and rinsed½ cup dried apricots, quartered¼ cup chopped onion or shallots¼ to ½ tsp. Thai red chili paste4 cups chicken or vegetable broth¾ cup light coconut milk½ tsp. salt, plus more to taste½ tsp. ground black pepperChopped cilantro (option...

Eating is a necessity, but cooking doesn’t have to be these days. It’s simple to swing by a drive thru after work to pick up dinner and never really think much about what you’re putting in your body. The truth is that this lifestyle choice isn’t really great for us, and most of us know that. We know we need to make meals that are good for us, but don’t want to spend h...

By teaching your children fire safety you can make sure they know what to do when a house fire occurs. Making sure that your children know exactly what is required of them cuts down on the chaos of the emergency situation and helps keep your family safe and secure.All children should know about important fire safety procedures such as the need to stay low to the ground in a smoky room and the need...