Let Nature Be Your Guide to Entertaining This Season
Looking for a little inspiration for your next gathering? Let nature be your muse and plan a theme that celebrates the season.

Cook With Confidence
Tired of your recipes always turning out wrong? The problem may be you're putting food in the pan before it's heated to the right temperature. Now there's a way to make sure the pan is ready.

Add a New Cajun Twist on Grilling
As more Americans look for bold flavors and spices to please their palate, Jimmy Bannos, chef/owner of Heaven on Seven restaurants, is helping grillers turn up the heat. Bannos offers grillers tips on how to use unique seasoning blends and fresh ingredients to create Cajun-inspired specialties.

A New Spin on Entertaining Traditions
From Mom's secret meatloaf recipe to Grandma's antique tablecloth, family tradition remains a strong influence when it comes to entertaining. In fact, according to the sixth annual Lenox gift-giving and etiquette survey, 59 percent of respondents cited family and tradition as the most important influences on their entertaining styles.

Travel Trend Alert
Official Announcement to Vacation Travelers: Hotels are out, staying in villas, private houses and apartments is in. Breakfast at a hotel restaurant is ordinary, coffee and fresh croissants at a charming local bakery is memorable. Hotel rooms are expensive, staying at a friend's loft in Manhattan, a friend's ski condo in Aspen, or a friend's beach house in Australia is certainly more appealing, more comfortable and less costly.

Shrimp Swims Ahead as Friday Lenten Favorite
Lent has arrived and 159 million Christians will likely be looking for new ways to work seafood into their diets. Many Christians will abstain from eating meat on Fridays until Easter Sunday.

New Gift-Giving Trend: The Wine Experience
A nice bottle of wine - it's long been the gift of choice for nearly any occasion, from your first visit to a friend's home to the grown-up gift you give Mom on her special day. But wine as a gift is evolving, thanks to America's continued interest in all things "viticultural." Wine classes, wine clubs and accessories are all part of the growing trend to give a "wine experience" as a gift.

The Key to Improved Health Throughout the Cold Season
Every year, millions of Americans struggle with maintaining their family's health throughout the cold season. Diet and exercise aren't all that's important.

TV Chef Shares Last-minute Entertaining Tips
A beautiful spread of delicious food is the easiest way to impress when entertaining. But, how to impress without the stress can be an ongoing challenge for many home cooks, especially when friends and family drop by for an impromptu gathering. There's no need to sacrifice taste or your nerves when short on time.

The Web Site Every Man Should Know About
During this season, the pressure is on to find the perfect gift. And if that gift is for the special woman in your life, there's even more on the line.

Get Out and Grill!
Spring is almost here and with the change of season come the warmer temperatures that draw people outdoors in droves. Among the most popular things they'll be doing, planting vegetable gardens, tending to their rose bushes and grilling.

Guilt-Free and Delicious Baked Treats
During the carefree holidays, you indulged in frosted, sprinkle-covered sugar cookies or your mother-in-law's calorific pumpkin pie. And now you are kicking off the New Year with