It may be a Southern thing. My Southern grandmother always does (regardless of the size of the gathering) but my New England family does not. I tend to offer and see if anyone is in the mood. My...

vivalacynthia: any suggestions on making the chili without the wegman's brand products? I don't have a wegman's in the area but the recipes looks great.

I use my ladle constantly. I don't use my slotted spoon or my hand potato masher very often and could probably live without both. But then I don't like mashed potatoes so I don't make them very o...

The only way I'll eat cauliflower is mashed made with lots of pepper, garlic, heavy whipping cream and chicken stock. Some of the recipes above look good, but cauliflower is one of the only veggie...

I used to drink OJ every morning with breakfast, but when I started tracking what I ate/drank I didn't find the calories worth it. When I stop drinking it I discovered I didn't crash from the suga...

bhdancegirl: If I have leftover cornbread I usually make a simple cornbread stuffing the next day. I saute onions and sage than add in the cornbread, an egg to bind it and a bit of chick stock to...

My hairdryer goes in the hall closet just outside the bathroom. My flatiron hangs on a simple straight hook. I place the 'V' part of the flatiron upside down over the hook. I have a (maybe) irra...

For a sore throat: peel and half an onion then let it sit in honey. Drink a teaspoon of the honey every couple of hours. It won't do anything for your breath, but your throat will feel better. ...

kdkaboom: My first thoughts were exactly the same. I love the openness but would cringe at losing some cabinet space. It made more sense after I read the article which says the own...

A word of caution on using space bags while flying. If your luggage is randomly selected for addition screening you are pretty much screwed, since security will make you open up the space bags, an...

I tend to be drawn more towards white metals. There are some instances where yellow metals look fantastic, but I think it needs to be done carefully or it can look cheap and tacky. White metals w...

I grew up with a pool and I'm not sure who these people are that are not using their pools, but that certainly wasn't the case in my home. I went in the pool EVERY day from when I was a toddler un...

I use an olive oil dispenser. I *love* it. I think I used less this way too. Just pick up a dispenser top for a couple of bucks and put it on a bottle of your choice. Easy, cheap, and fairly gr...

@ ladidi: It's all about the wrist. Push the skillet towards the back of the stove and quickly jerk it back towards you. The food will follow. Be fearless and accept you may have to clean your ...

I haven't seen them at my local Whole Foods, but in general I find that stores vary in how much effort they put into being green. My whole foods has 8 flat screen TVs running pointless ads all the...

Give me a minute to get over being jealous of all that cabinet space.... Are there cabinet on the island too? Ok, one more minute. I think gloss black would look good, if you wanted ...

Great another way for parents to indulge and spoil their kids. Teens shouldn't have wish lists; they should have jobs. As for emergencies, my parents gave my sister and I each a cre...

substitute BBQ sauce for mayo and use any way you would normally use tuna.

two or three books I'm currently reading, a lamp, notebook and pen. My alarm clock is on the other side of the room or I would hit snooze endlessly. I love the Louie Vuitton suitcas...

I agree with queenbee1230, if you have to ask then yes. You have instincts for a reason; go with them.