Creating beautiful fall decorations in your home doesn’t have to hurt the environment. When the weather changes, it’s time to decorate. At least, that’s the general feeling when the air goes from balmy to chilly in the evenings and the fringes of the cold and frost in the mornings don’t…

“We can’t guarantee anything.” I’ve been told this over and over when I ask a server about the presence of nuts in the food that I would like to order. I have a life-threatening nut allergy and hearing responses like the one above isn’t reassuring. A vague, non-commital response is…

Growing up in America, I thought there were only three types of potatoes: small red potatoes, Yukon Golds, and the classic big earthy brown type grown in Idaho — -Russets. As a teenager, I was lucky if I could find purple potatoes, something that became popular in grocery stores around…