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This family-friendly layout gives you four bedrooms, tons of storage and a contemporary open-concept floor plan.

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Vegetables mixed with fragrant spices of cinnamon, ginger and turmeric make a savory Moroccan tagine.

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Clean and open, this 2,192-square-foot modern farmhouse feels fresh and contemporary.

Rosemary adds a fragrant touch to sauteed fish fillets. I have used mahi-mahi, but any type of firm white fish will work.

The next time your crew craves pancakes, present something new and exciting: a Dutch Baby.

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I have recently moved in with a man who has three children. We plan to marry but have not set a date.

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The kitchen is the heart of the home for many people, and this one really makes it a special place.

Trifles are terrific. They don’t require hard-to-find ingredients and draw lots of accolades for barely any work. The…

It’s getting so you can’t take a step without treading on an ear or two of corn.

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It’s not an illusion: Our laundry piles are growing bigger by the day.

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It’s beet season in our neighbor’s garden. (Hint, hint ... yes, I love homegrown beets.)

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My husband’s first wife died four years ago. I moved into his home with his two young children.

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The morning of Feb. 26 was like any other Wednesday for Jessica Woo. The 33-year-old mom of three nursed her 1-year-o…

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Your starter kit for dinner all week: roast chicken.

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Today when I came home from work, I walked into my bonusdaughter and daughter having a serious conversation. They are…

We have a 5-year-old who obsesses about dying. This has been going on for six months, ever since a child in the neigh…

This stylish house plan does a lot with only 1,620 square feet.

Pasta is a favorite for dinner because it doesn’t generally require a lot of special ingredients or equipment.

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It’s an opportune time for an update to this lavishly illustrated history of gardening and landscaping. “The Story of…

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Some of our very best friends this time of year are neighbors who have gardens. About once a week, I’ll get a text me…

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There’s something supernatural about summer’s legendary stone fruits — just biting into a perfect one is transcendent.

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