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Mother's Cure-All: Chicken Noodle Soup and More! (video)

Rebecca Gerendasy | Posted 05.11.2012

Rebecca Gerendasy

In honor of mother's everywhere, we visited Chef Lisa Schroeder of Mother's Bistro in Portland, Oregon, where she shows us how to make the quintessential Jewish penicillin: chicken noodle soup.

How To Make Mozzarella

Food52 | Posted 04.10.2012

Food52

We at Food52.com asked you to get together and host mozzarella-making parties the weekend of April 20th (find a party near you here) -- and now, our Associate Editor Kristy Mucci shows you how it's done!

WATCH: Architect & Carpenter Craft Tiny Passive Solar Backyard Hideaway

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 04.10.2012

Kirsten Dirksen

At 120 square feet their backyard hideaway was carefully designed to maximize space. The space is condensed, but Sarah Deeds sees that as an advantage: it puts you closer to your views and nature.

5 Recipes For A Veritable Potpourri Of Veggie Chip

Organic Authority.com | Posted 05.07.2012

Organic Authority.com

Make your own veggie chips and you can control the salt, oil and method of cooking. Try the following recipes for crispy, crunchy baked vegetable treats that the whole family will love.

5 Best Uses for Old Bananas

Small Kitchen College | Posted 04.29.2012

Small Kitchen College

For some reason I always buy too many bananas. Then they get spotty and mushy, and I end up throwing them out. I try buying smaller bananas, fewer bananas, green bananas, yet they turn brown before we can eat all of them.

Homemade Larabars

Small Kitchen College | Posted 04.22.2012

Small Kitchen College

I love Larabars. They are delicious, dense and high in fiber and nutrients like potassium. Their downside, however, is painful, because their price tag breaks the bank.

Holiday Gifts For Hard Times

Brenda Peterson | Posted 02.16.2012

Brenda Peterson

Is your shopping list bigger than your budget? Here are some gift ideas that are free and yet very meaningful. They may even be the most precious and well-received gifts of all.

Small Kitchen College | Posted 01.01.2012

Small Kitchen College

Photo Credit: Small Kitchen College Do you know what it means to have a sibling 6 years younger than you are? Aside from being super confused when ...

15 Frozen Desserts (Whether You Have an Ice Cream Maker or Not)

Food52 | Posted 09.17.2011

Food52

15 of our favorite frozen desserts -- whether you have an ice cream maker (try, say Toasted Coconut Gelato) or don't (go with S'mores Semifreddo). 15 ...

Homemade Ketchup And 9 Other Easy DIY Kitchen Staples

Food Republic | Posted 09.17.2011

Food Republic

A bottle of ketchup is such a ubiquitous refrigerator staple that it might never occur to you to make your own. But homemade ketchup is easy to make, ...

8 Winning Burgers For The 4th

Food52 | Posted 08.30.2011

Food52

8 of our best burger recipes, and not all of them beef -- everything from the Classic Diner Burger to unique Shrimp Burgers with Roasted Garlic-Orange...

Monastery Mustard (video)

Rebecca Gerendasy | Posted 05.25.2011

Rebecca Gerendasy

From a very old family recipe, that remains a closely guarded secret, this mustard is hand-made by the Benedictine Sisters at Queen of Angels Monaste...

Pumpkin, Pancakes, and You

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 05.25.2011

Big Girls, Small Kitchen

I had the idea to make pumpkin pancakes a while back, and eventually I got around to actually making them.

Golden Elixir: The Ultimate Chicken Stock

Laura Silverman | Posted 05.25.2011

Laura Silverman

If you buy your chicken stock in a box or a can--even it it's the organic stuff--you'll be amazed by the difference when you make your own. Time-...

A Future of Hyperlocal, Curated shopping: Lessons From NYC's Hester Street Fair

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 05.25.2011

Kirsten Dirksen

The Hester Street Fair is nothing like the pseudo street fairs of summer that plague New York City streets with mass-produced gyros and knock-off sunglasses. You're most likely to meet your product's producer.

Boy Killed By Giant, Homemade Slingshot In Roseville, Minnesota

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

ROSEVILLE, Minn. — A 12-year-old Minnesota boy is dead after a 6-pound rock from an oversized, homemade slingshot fell on his chest. Roseville ...

Pickle Bill: Homemade Goods Law

AP | DINESH RAMDE | Posted 05.25.2011

MILWAUKEE — At Wisconsin farmers markets, vendors no longer need licenses to sell pickles, jams and other canned foods, while small farmers in M...

Modern Home Decor Made From Recycled Materials

The Daily Green | Julie Gerstein | Posted 05.25.2011

We searched high and low to find these 15 stylish accents for the home, each handmade by the artisans of Etsy....

A Pasta Made Together

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 05.25.2011

Big Girls, Small Kitchen

Egg Pasta with Saffron, Shrimp, and Peas is a resourceful everyday pasta.

Homemade Beauty Treatments (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Lindsay Armstrong | Posted 05.25.2011

The latest trend in beauty products is to use natural ingredients to reap the benefits of fruits, plants, and minerals. Unfortunately, many of these p...

A Homemade Yeast-free Vegetarian Spelt Pizza

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 05.25.2011

Kirsten Dirksen

All this eating at home - coupled with my complete lack of training in the kitchen - has led us to some very creative concoctions.

Eat In Week: Bolognese for Days

Brianne DiSylvester | Posted 05.25.2011

Brianne DiSylvester

In honor of Eat In Week, I'm sharing a recipe of one of my favorite dinners/lunch leftovers. Classic Bolognese Sauce. Let me just start this off by saying that I'm a sauce snob...

Balloon Boy Rescue Team Destroyed Family's Wheat Crop (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

TMZ is reporting that a family's livelihood may have been destroyed when rescuers trampled a wheat field while chasing the balloon thought to be carry...

Richard Heene Facing Scrutiny Over "Hoax" Allegations

AP | P. SOLOMON BANDA and IVAN MORENO | Posted 05.25.2011

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — By all accounts, Richard Heene is an unapologetic self-promoter who would pursue all sorts of off-the-wall stunts to get m...

Heene Lawyer David Lane On Today Show: 'We're Left In The Dark"

Posted 05.25.2011

Update: 9News reports that charges will likely not be filed against the Heene Family until some time next week. Larimer County sheriff's spokeswom...