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Why it’s OK to send restaurant food back

Are you really such a big deal? No. So stop worrying that you’ll make others feel awkward

Why I Don’t Drink Budweiser…and Why I’m Not Alone

Budweiser has always been far more about marketing than beer. The founder of Anheuser Busch, Adolphus Busch, refused to drink his own brew, calling it “that slop” (he was German, of cou…

How to Keep Your Burger From Getting Soggy 

I love a nice, juicy restaurant burger, but man, are they messy. The minute you pick one up to take a bite, half a liter of burger juice pours onto your plate, making it a terrible place to set your burger down unless you’ve got a thing for soggy buns. Here’s my personal workaround.

The Clobster: A Grilled Cheese and Lobster Sandwich is as Good as it Looks

Meals Deconstructed: Bringing Sexy Back With Slapfish

The 20 Best Places to Eat Pizza Right Now

If you’re not a pizza snob now, you will be by the time you finish reading this.

6 Best Fats for Losing Fat

Yes, you need to eat fat to lose fat. But not bacon and fries. Here's what needs to be on your plate.

Mexican food is healthy? Forget what you think you know

The Mexican food we know and love is about as authentic as American Chinese food. Just as thick sauces, peanuts or frying crop up rarely in China, the Mexican food that Dos Caminos chef Ivy Stark saw on a recent trip south of the border didn’t feature many of the ingredients we expect“I want to dispel the myth that melted cheese and sour cream are authentic Mexican food,” she says.Cheese, in fact, is a rarity — she found none in central…

Household Uses for Baking Soda

Learn how to clean, freshen, and restore with baking soda, from The Old Farmer's Almanac.

How to Build the Perfect Gingerbread House

I am not an architect. I do not know how to understand blueprints or make things stable or even really understand what a “model” does. I am a competent cook, but a bad baker. The two layer cakes I have attempted to make in my life both began to slump like the tower in Pisa within hours of their completion. I am, however, immensely stubborn, and very spirited. I kept seeing gingerbread houses everywhere, and as someone who loves a good snap cookie…

5 Industrial House Design Ideas We’re Stealing from a Funky Bogotá Restaurant

Autumn baking trends worth falling for

(Family Features) As the seasons shift from summer to fall, you can begin looking forward to warm flavors and fresh inspiration with new takes on favorite comfort foods inspired by the 2015 Baking and Decorating Trends from the Wilton Test Kitchen.

Never wear shoes in the house. Here are 7 reasons you shouldn't ignore

In many countries and cultures, it is unacceptable behavior to trounce about the house in your sneakers, but in the USA, it’s a lot more common than some would think. However, there are plenty of reasons to lose the kicks at the front door. If you don’t have a no-shoes policy in your house, the …

11 Things You Should Never Clean with Baking Soda

It seems like baking soda can get any job done, but it can actually cause damage when used to clean some surfaces.

5 Ways Baking Soda Keeps You Healthy

You probably already know that baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) has many uses around your house, and you probably use it in the kitchen for baking, and in the bathroom as a safe, gentle cleaner. But you might also want to add a box to your medicine cabinet.Baking soda's...

What Your Hogwarts House Says About Your Personal Style

6 Unexpected Ways to Use Baking Soda

Find out how this budget-friendly household ingredient will do wonders for your skin and hair.

12 Beauty Uses For Baking Soda and 1 You Should Never Try

Our box of baking soda has been lurking somewhere in the back of the fridge for months. But now we know the Arm & Hammer belongs in a place of honor in the