THE SAVVY SHOPPER

A very inexpensive safety tool to consider for your kitchen, fireplace, or grill area is a fire-retardant blanket. In the event of an accide...

Photo: Milk Street While still living with my parents, I used to make bagels. I got the recipe from a tiny paper recipe book I bought at a d...

When I saw this 250 Anniversary Bourbon Bottle, I immediately thought of long-time blog reader and journalist, Barry, who has an interest in...

As we age, it gets tougher to maintain the slender bodies of our youth. I do the best I can, but  with each decade of life, I have accumulat...

Photo: Edgar’s Bakery I understand the convenience of buying already prepared Bake N Serve bread, biscuit, or pastry doughs. No mixing, ris...

For years now, I’ve said Land’s End is the retailer where there’s a swimsuit designed for everyBODY. I’ll link to prior years below so I d...

This week I’m doing back to back food blogs. Two homemade marinades I’ll use this year for beef follow. One is a homemade version of Dale’s ...

Photos and recipes by Emily Smith here and below When I happened upon these two recipes on Facebook, they made my mouth water! I’m sharing t...

When it comes to buying investment wardrobe pieces we can’t go wrong with a trench coat, the most iconic perhaps is British luxury brand, Bu...

LeVian is a jeweler known for its chocolate diamonds and use of bold, vibrant, slightly-off-the-beaten-path colored gemstones like blueberr...

My mother’s nephew paid our family a visit last Friday, January 2nd, and we enjoyed hosting him. Since we knew he was coming for dinner on J...

Sometimes my local CVS drugstore has free samples for the taking, which introduces me to unfamiliar products I wouldn’t normally pick up li...