Simple tips for livening up your drinking water By Jen Laskey Not everybody has a taste for water, but we all need it to ensure that our bodies continue functioning properly. If you want to drink more water, but aren't crazy about the taste (or lack thereof), here are some tips that can make i

No. 1 Not Just Juice When it comes to fruit, eat it—don't drink it. Just because it says it's "100 percent juice" does not mean it's necessarily low in calories and sugar. Even pomegranate juice, the new "it" juice, is still a danger zone. If you're going to go for the juice, try picking

By Brian Clark Howard Olive oil is more than a cartoon character, a historic symbol of peace and glory, or a food staple of the much-vaunted Mediterranean diet. It is actually tremendously useful stuff, finding applications in personal care, home improvement,green cleaning, natural remed

By Sarah Snyder, eHow Member Making your own soft, spreadable cheese from scratch not only can be less expensive than buying commercial brands, but it often tastes better. You can add your own flavoring from fresh or dried herbs and salt to your taste, not someone else’s. The best part? Littl

Paint the Chocolate Cups By Elizabeth LaBau, About.com Refer to the Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups recipe for exact quantities and instructions. Using a small pastry brush (or a clean paintbrush), brush tempered chocolate up the sides of candy cups or muffin papers. Try to make your coating as

By Elizabeth LaBau, About.com This recipe for peanut butter cups produces a delicious chocolate shell filled with smooth, creamy peanut butter. Creating the chocolate shells for the peanut butter cups takes a bit of time and practice, but I actually think it's the most fun part of the rec

·         Cook Time 20 min ·         Level Intermediate ·         Yield 20 to 40 marshmallows Ingredients 7 ounces sweetened shredded coconut, toasted 1 recipe Homemade Marshmallow batter, recipe follows Confectioners' sugar Directions Sprinkle half the to

Nutritionists advise not to consume any fruit after any meal. The reason being, the fruit at the top of all the other food like meats, carbohydrates, and vegetables, will digest within one hour while the latter food will take a couple more hours to do so. Hence, the digested fruits get "stuck," unab

Believe it or not, one raw garlic clove, finely minced or pressed releases more flavor than a dozen cooked whole cloves. When garlic cloves are cooked or baked whole, the flavor mellows into a sweet, almost nutty flavor that hardly resembles any form of pungency. This nutty flavor makes a

Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner Yield 12 servings (serving size: 1/2 cup) Ingredients 8  cups  (1-inch) cubed peeled sweet potato (about 3 pounds) 4  cups  water 1/4  cup  lemon sections (about 1 large lemon) 1/4  cup  packed dark brown sugar 3  tablespoons  maple syrup