Slow cookers can be unsung kitchen heroes any time of the year, but particularly during the colder seasons. That’s because slow cookers take on one-pot meals with ease. A person simply places all the ingredients inside the crock, then returns in eight hours or so to a completely cooked meal. Certain...

Space is a sought-after commodity in real estate. Buyers prioritize numerous variables when searching for a new home, and square footage is often near the top of their lists. The real estate market has been highly competitive in recent years, and home prices have remained high as a result. That real...

Walking a dog on a leash is required by law in many towns. Leashing a dog prevents the animal from trespassing on neighbors’ property and keeps it from jumping on people or other animals. A leashed dog can be restrained from sniffing the waste of other animals, which may help curb the spread of dise...

Unless you’re a professional chef or a provider (parent, grandparent or dedicated aunt or uncle) who has been cooking for decades, you probably are not utilizing your spice cabinet to its fullest potential when you cook. Even still, you probably stick to a few familiar characters. A consistent flavo...

“But there’s nothing to doooo ,” your teen complains for what seems like the one millionth time. It’s that time of year again: The holidays are behind us, the kiddos are back at school and though the days are getting longer, there is still a lot of ice and snow between us and flowers and spring suns...

Imagine having sunny orange, bright yellow and luscious green fruit growing in your home, especially during this gray, cold time of year. While we do not associate citrus plants with our Northeast climate, there are several varieties that can be grown as indoor/outdoor houseplants. Native to Southea...

Salt prematurely ages roads and bridges and degrades freshwater lakes, streams and drinking water. Just a teaspoon of salt permanently pollutes five gallons of water. Lake Champlain Sea Grant and University of Vermont (UVM) Extension are partnering with organizations across the country to elevate th...

It’s hard to believe, but it’s nearing that time of year again when each of us must take the painstaking care to make sure we’ve given Uncle Sam his dues and meticulously catalogued our financial history for the last calendar year. Whether you’re someone who wants to finish early or you wait until t...

It was bigger than a closet, but not much. Added on to Mama and Dad’s original two-room house when the kitchen and screened-in porch were built in the mid-1950s, this “little room,” as we all called it, was the forerunner of today’s muck room or utility room. Fancier houses had hall closets, hall tr...