Courtney Cachet

With Memorial Day marking the unofficial start of summer season, it's also grilling season, bikini season and my all-time favorite -- no-cook summer recipes! These way-beyond-easy tips will help you spend more time having fun and less time cooking.

No matter who you are or where you come from, we love our children and we'd give our right arm for them. So give her something cool, will ya? Don't know what to get? Relax, I got your back.

If you're 15, you can wear neon. Barrettes, t-shirts, neon glow sneakers and such. If you're 17 you can decorate with neon in your bedroom. As for everyone else: sorry, you're just giving the rest of us a headache.

Decorating a new home, whether it's your first or your fourth, can be really stressful or a lot of fun. It's totally up to you. The key is to enjoy the process, keep things in perspective and not to spend money you don't have.

Hair extensions have come a long way. Forget everything you think you know about them. They have become an exciting new fashion trend.

Zarin is taking her over 25 years of retail experience and parlaying it into her new venture, a shape wear line called Skweez Couture. An unexpected, yet rather savvy move.

I guess it really is a Brad, Brad World... oh my! So, what did last night's red carpet say? First and foremost, it said we are indeed a sexy bunch. And our tastes in color are all over the map!

So, how are you going to recharge your work style this year? Revamp it and get ready to soar. Now, isn't that a fabulous thought?

Recently I have been seeing furniture finally (thank goodness!) catching up with what people really want. I like to think of it as Untraditional Traditional.

Chef Vito Mollica of the famed Il Palagio at The Four Seasons was kind enough to show how to prepare a traditional Italian dinner, the Feast Of The Seven Fishes, for girls like me known for having the local sushi joint on speed dial and using Whole Foods for the holidays.

Pounding headache? Yep. Are you totally screwed regarding the gifts? Not even close. Here's what you can do!

Just a few more days before we all end up in the proverbial dog house if we don't have the right presents under that tree! Guys are the hardest to shop for, I think.

Gone are the days where a cute little outfit from Baby Gap or a Monopoly game would suffice. Nope. Now we've got iPads, 3S and dolls so pretty it just...

As we slide into the home stretch that is The Holiday Season, one should never be in a crowded, smelly mall left wondering, "What the hell am I going to get *insert gift recipient here* this year???"

In the beginning, like 15 years ago, they were kind of cute. One Santa, singing "Jingle Bells" or something. Now we have Harley Davidson Santa, Hip Hop Santa, Sax Playing Santa, Key West Santa and yes folks, there is a Farting Santa.

I'm not a wine expert and I don't play one on TV, but I know people. That's why I called in the big guns for their expert advice on what to serve with your Thanksgiving meal.

Perhaps not everyone has the financial means to "look like a celebrity", so to speak. But, you can always take full advantage of the advice those who work their magic on the celebs have to offer. These are my go to guys.

Nowadays, offices are not the same rooms they were even just ten years ago. We live by laptop, cell phones and Red Bull. We are "on" more hours of the day but with less stuff. Besides, he's a host of a VH1 show, not a corporate exec on Wall Street.

How can you make your home feel like fall without succumbing to the orange drenched-pumpkins everywhere-brown is a must-cheesy decorating trends offered in $1.99 magazines? Easy! Substitute brown for violet.

If you know how to mix antiques and other styles together you can create spaces that truly highlight who you are and how you got there. It's not that hard.

Whether you live in Tribeca or Topeka, everyone wants the coolest gear for back to school... I'm just here to help you go broke in the process. Broke and fabulous is the new norm for most grads anyway, right?