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This contemporary design exudes elegance with multiple sloped roofs and mixed siding. Plenty of windows draw in natur…

Great patio furniture makes your garden a delightful place to gather with friends. A garden bench is altogether diffe…

Chewy, nutty, pearl barley isn’t just for soups. Here, we’ve made it the star of a hearty bowl that’s full of contras…

The appeal of a chopped salad is that all the ingredients are cut to a uniform size and tossed together, permitting a…

In Mexico, vendors sell this messy, cheesy, utterly delicious grilled corn from carts. To bring this street food to t…

The problem with Miss Kim is she doesn’t look like what you might expect. She’s a lilac (Syringa patula), but not wha…

When children were raised, reared, or simply brought up, they emancipated “on time.”

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Smart design choices make this house plan live large.

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In theory, garlic shrimp pasta has all the makings of an ideal weeknight meal. Toss a few quick-cooking ingredients —…

Flowering “bee lawns” that attract pollinators are a compromise between fastidious turf management and the more casua…

Yep, the science of nutrition can be frustrating, when the answers we get from experts are not as easy as “Eat this, …

I appreciate your traditional — call it old-fashioned — approach to child rearing, but I’m a tad confused and hope yo…

There is a long weekend coming up and my wife of three months and I are throwing a family barbecue. It’s the first on…

This one-story design features a range of useful features that homeowners will love.

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Before it’s too late, I must address one of my pet peeves: deliberately putting plastic in soil.

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What if your home had a spare room you’d never noticed before? Your garage, even if it has one or more cars in it, ca…

Concerning major behavior problems, parents often tell me they’ve tried everything.

My girlfriend of two years has just told me that her ex is her son’s godfather. They have been broken up for more tha…

A contemporary layout encourages movement and a sense of community throughout the main living areas in this home design.

While raw and roasted vegetables certainly have their place, braising is a great technique for cooking even the most …

Now is the time to embrace the emerald green wonders of spring: Sweet peas. Fresh, sweet green peas are one of the fe…

There’s probably no recipe that better showcases salt and pepper working in multiple ways and together than Chinese s…

Roses are among the oldest flowers in cultivation, although many have earned a reputation as fussy or difficult to gr…

My daughter is grounded for a month because of her lying and missing schoolwork. Should she be able to go to her biol…

My 7-year-old son, an only child, is giving me fits.

This striking farmhouse has all the details you would expect for country living, including a spacious front and rear porch.

Sandwiches need not be confined to lunch ... invite them to dinner.

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Brownies are controversial territory to chart: Some like them cakey and light in flavor — more of a snack than a rich…

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“When are you going to write a book on grandparenting?” is a question asked of me by lots of folks, most of whom — no…

When I had my daughter I looked forward to Mother’s Day. Every year she would pick me flowers from the garden and we …

Take a look at the details throughout this cool modern farmhouse.

An impressive porch wraps around the back and side of this family home, giving you a remarkable amount of space (incl…

By the time these recipes are published, I will have a granddaughter — my first. I do not feel old enough to be anybo…

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