Household Tips

Get your kids started cooking. They will enjoy creating their own dishes and having cookbooks they can follow. Find foods and cookbooks that appeal to their age and interest and start them learning how to fend for themselves in the kitchen.

A brief look at Black inventors and their inventions. So many of the things we use and the foods we eat are available to us because of the African American men and women who were able to look at something in a new way or try make something better.

While the Armed Forces were fighting in Europe and the Pacific the civilians - men, women and children - were fighting their own battle on the Homefront. They took on new jobs, did without, and waited for mail from their men on the front. Without them the outcome of WW II ...

What we all need to remember is that winter travel isn’t ‘normal’. Precautions need to be taken and with a little preparedness you can survive getting caught in a blizzard. There are basic items that make up a survival kit we should all keep in our vehicles if we will be ...

In the last few years technology has brought us a number of new fabrics. We find fabrics now designed to resist bacteria, keep you cool, warm, or dry. Some fabrics will resist bullets and abrasion; others will block ultra-violet rays, repel insects, or just make you look better.

Follow the care instructions given by the manufacturer when you purchase towels or bedding. Find a number of general tips on how to care for these household items.

Summer brings with it a number of pests we don’t have to deal with in the winter. We want protection from these little critters, but have our reservations about using products with DEET and other chemicals. Here are some alternatives.

Part 2 - There are two items every home should automatically keep on its shelf, baking soda and vinegar. These two items have dozens (if not hundreds) of uses on their own and when you use them together there are even more ways they will be the most used items on ...

There are two items every home should automatically keep on its shelf, baking soda and vinegar. These two items have dozens of uses on their own, and when you use them together, there are even more ways they will be the most used items on your kitchen shelves.

Summer is nearly here and we will be spending more time wearing swimsuits and some of the newer performance fabrics. To get the most out of these items it really pays to know how to care for them.