Southern Living's first woman editor bleeds Kentucky blue
McClatchy Newspapers
4/8/2009, by Amy Wilson
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - There was that time when Eleanor Griffin totaled her car and her friends called to offer their condolences on the loss of her bumper sticker. "I was so upset about my bumper sticker. It read: 'There's a Wildcat fan inside this car.' I had gotten it in Lexington."
Not ...
Are you really ready to cut the cable?
McClatchy Newspapers
4/8/2009, by Troy Wolverton
San Jose Mercury News (MCT) - Lots of TV shows and movies can now be found online, and the amount is increasing fast. But if you're considering canceling your cable TV service in favor of video delivered over the Internet, you should think long and hard before you do.
Relying on the Internet for ...
Vertical, hydroponic gardens - good for the air and for design
McClatchy Newspapers
4/7/2009, by Ginny Smith
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT) - Debbie Cox often jokes that she has the best seat in the house. As receptionist in the 11-month-old West Grove, Pa., corporate headquarters for Dansko, the footwear firm, she has a clear view of the giant green wall with lilting waterfall that dominates the 2 ...
Shopping in friends' closets is perfect fit for the times
McClatchy Newspapers
4/7/2009, by Kathryn Wexler
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - What's a pair of Gucci shoes _ made two seasons ago and gently worn _ worth? A decade-old Chanel clutch? Two newish Diane von Furstenberg dresses?
This was the sort of quandary facing some 15 women who attended a designer clothing swap last week at an ample Allison ...
‘Green' thumb: Expert offers eco-friendly gardening tips
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4/7/2009, by Charlyne Varkonyi Schaub
Sun Sentinel (MCT) - Kermit the Frog liked to say, "It's not easy being green." Little did he know that one day many of us would agree with him. Being "green" or eco-friendly is politically correct. Recycling. Low- or no-VOC paints. Hybrid cars. And, finally, making sure your thumb really is the ...
Want to know how to save on food? Cook it yourself
McClatchy Newspapers
4/6/2009, by Erica Marcus
Newsday (MCT) - Many families are wondering how they can spend less money on food. One word: cook.
I can offer no specific advice (buy store-brand cereal, buy vegetables in season) that will take you as far as the general exhortation to cook your own food.
When you eat in a restaurant or buy ...
Three simple steak recipes
McClatchy Newspapers
4/6/2009, by Marge Perry
Newsday (MCT) - Flank steak is lean and very flavorful, but not particularly tender. It is best served cut into thin strips. SPICY GLAZED FLANK STEAK
1 pound flank steak
¼ cup ketchup
½ teaspoon Asian chili sauce
1. Coat a broiler pan with cooking spray; heat the broiler. Place the steak on the ...
High-end treateries cashing in on Easter candy craze
McClatchy Newspapers
4/6/2009, by Joan Obra
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - With Easter a couple of weeks away, high-end chocolate shops hope to cash in on the country's candy craze. There's good reason for confectioners to invest in items such as fancy candy "nests", chocolate-dipped Peeps, and edible Easter baskets.
Chocolate bunnies, jelly ...
Which recipe gets the brownie points?
McClatchy Newspapers
4/6/2009, by Renée Enna
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - Brownies are big this season, and there also seems to be no shortage of new baking cookbooks, ever. So we thought we would combine these two ever-trendy classics for a different kind of tasting. We grabbed four recently published baking books and made a brownie recipe from ...
Timely tips for meeting the Passover dessert challenge
McClatchy Newspapers
4/6/2009, by Judy Hevrdejs
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - You've pulled together your favorite recipes for the many meals that fill the eight days of Passover, the holiday marking the Exodus of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. Your special charoset, that fruit-nut mix for the Seder plate. The garlic-perfumed roast chicken ...
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