Grilling season used to begin Memorial Day and end when those last burgers came off the grill on Labor Day. No more. Nearly two-thirds of grill owners polled said they grill year round, according to the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association, ...
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Thanksgiving is just a week away and if you're hosting this year's feast your to-do list may be long but time is short. Stressful? You bet. But getting a head start on the cooking can help and so does sticking with recipes you know and ...
One outcome of the prolonged housing slump has been that when consumers postponed renovating their kitchens and buying large appliances, manufacturers got busy redesigning small ones. The rosy results can be found in the housewares ...
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If you think leaving the hospital means you're home for good, think again. About twenty percent of heart attack and pneumonia patients, and a quarter of heart failure patients, find themselves back in the hospital within 30 days, according ...
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Contemporary Living Room design by Other Metro Media And Blogs Jeanette Lunde White–blank,innocent,full of possibilities.It represents the spirit of new beginnings,potential and purity.White,the combination of all colors,is a shade ...
Turkey isn't just a Thanksgiving Day tradition. It's popular at Christmas too, with 22 million consumed, according to the National Turkey Federation. Ask friends for their best turkey tips and you'll get an earful of advice on brining, ...
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The day after Thanksgiving is Roto-Rooter's busiest day of the year. In fact, the folks at Roto-Rooter refer to it as Black Friday—an all-hands-on-deck day as plumbers repair drain pipes and garbage disposals done in by the remains of ...
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It's such fun to watch your child rip open a holiday present and find just what he was hoping for. But as a savvy consumer, you should know that toys are frequent hazards. In 2011, the most recent year for which the U.S. Consumer Product ...
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The long-awaited and much-anticipated Nintendo Wii U,the company's newest version of its Wii gaming console, finally became available on November 18 in the U.S., and I was lucky enough to get my hands on one. After playing pretty much ...
Holidays are joyful celebrations—as long as you follow certain measures to keep your child safe. Keep these easy-to-remember tips in mind during holiday festivities (and at celebrations throughout the year). Take care with ...
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With a roast beast filling the oven and side dishes on every available burner, a holiday host can quickly run out of space to cook a meal and all the trimmings. But with some creative use of small countertop appliances, you can coordinate ...
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The refrain to the holiday song "Deck the Halls," goes fa-la-la-la-la not fall-la-la-la-la. But falling is what too many homeowners do when attempting to hang holiday lights and decorate their homes. Falls off ladders, roofs or pieces of ...
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With Superstorm Sandy stirring up talk of climate change, here's one encouraging statistic: Americans used less energy in 2011 than in the previous year, according to the latest energy flow chart from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ...
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Want to keep your phone working as well as it can—and should? We'll bet at least one of these tips from our experts will surprise you. 1. Weak signals kill your battery. Phones use more power when they're trying to access a weak ...
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Did you buy or receive any electronics gifts that your recipient or you just can't use this holiday? It's the thought that counts—and you're thinking about how you can return them. We've already advised on returning gifts in general, ...
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