Daffodils sitting on a windowsill against a backdrop of white snow make a fragrant and pretty midwinter scene. This p…

Timed perfectly for holiday baking, the latest cookbook from the editors of Martha Stewart Living is “Cookie Perfection.”

Last night my boyfriend gave me the “It’s not you, it’s me,” speech.

Are you ready for holiday parties? This house plan design certainly is, with a guest suite upstairs for in-laws and v…

I’m already dreading the holidays.

And here we are in December. I don’t understand it, but this year — for the first time in a long time — my Christmas …

Let’s say guests will be staying with you for some part of the coming holidays.

The latest cookbook from America’s Test Kitchen is “The Side Dish Bible,” a curated collection of 1,001 recipes for e…

Our Thanksgiving tradition is that my sisters and our families congregate at my mom’s home each year. My mother has b…

After a recent talk in south Florida, women came up to me in droves asking, “How much should I help my children with …

There’s no shortage of curb appeal for this stunning, four-bedroom, modern farmhouse design.

Wind-driven air and too little precipitation are common wintertime side effects that can damage drought-sensitive tre…

The holidays are here, which means seasonal weight gain will be close behind. Or in front.

I have been divorced three times. There were extenuating circumstances with each one, from infidelity to simply not c…

OK, it’s time to set the record straight, confront the gorilla in the proverbial room, call a spade a spade, and so o…

Thanksgiving is a meal about comfort food, and that’s a good thing.

Cooks are harried on Thanksgiving, so any dish they can make days in advance is highly welcome.

Being the host for Thanksgiving isn’t for the faint of heart. There are more dishes than you might usually serve. Mor…

I need advice. When I met my boyfriend, he said he was divorced, but when his ex wanted to move back in, I found out …

The myth of the first three years has it that whatever habits, traits, dysfunctions and so on that a child develops d…

With its versatile bonus room and a home office, this 2,553-square-foot home nicely accommodates changing needs over time.

What does diabetes have to do with heart disease? A lot, says the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Ki…

People have been surfacing floors and walls in tile for hundreds of years; it’s one of our oldest materials.

You don’t need anyone to tell you to slice up the extra turkey and tuck it in a roll with some cranberry sauce. But h…

If ever there was a season for bourbon, it’s fall.

As I savor one of my just-picked American persimmons (Diospyros virginiana), I’m reminded how this fruit — and a few …

My child’s father has only been present upon his own whim. He comes around every so often for an hour or two to make …

“I don’t know if you answer questions,” a reader wrote recently. I assured her I do, as time allows.

Our 7-year-old son recently stole two small model cars from a playmate while he was at the playmate’s house. Apparent…

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Matchbox Cars, the coloring book and the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering were inducted T…

This season puts me in panic mode: Sunlight dwindles and, therefore, so does the herb garden. Farmers markets close u…

Nature abhors bare ground, and so should you. Her response to naked earth is to clothe it, a job at which many weeds excel.

Fresh cut flower arrangements are fleeting, but you can keep them lively longer by taking a few simple steps in selec…

Here’s a surprisingly upscale design under 1,500 square feet.

The portal. It sounds like something out of a science fiction novel, the gateway to an alternative universe that lure…

So each year when Halloween rolls around, your column talks about trick-or treating with your partner’s ex and the ki…

Spring is not just a promise when you’re holding a handful of tulip bulbs. It’s a bright and colorful guarantee. Each…

Nutritionally speaking, Brussels sprouts are famous overachievers.

Some days, do you look around your kitchen and think about ripping it apart and starting fresh? But a full kitchen re…

My normally happy 6-year-old son has recently started incorporating death and warlike games into his imaginative play…

I have been with a man for five years. We’re both divorced with kids and amicable ex relationships.