Here's a tip: Tip your hotel maid. "Maybe once a month someone will tip, but what can I do? We can't force people to tip," says Sara Hana, a housekeeper at the Victory Inn in Roseville, Mich. "Sometimes they leave empty bottles." ...more

December 27, 2009

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December 15, 2009

How do I make substitutions for sugar in recipes? My brown sugar is rock hard. I put it through the food processor, but now it seems super fine. How do I measure that? Can I use white sugar instead? ...more

December 13, 2009

The Wildlife Survival Sanctuary will hold their seventh annual Big Cat Christmas from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 at 18212 Booming Road. ...more

December 11, 2009

Perfect for Kids. ...more

November 18, 2009

From the Mount Dora Inn ...more

November 16, 2009

A quick and delicious side dish. ...more

October 14, 2009

Regarding "Bedlam plagues clunker program" (Aug. 2): In America, it seems, we have a tendency to buy new and dispose of old items even if they are still usable. An idea: Do not destroy the vehicles. I am sure that at least 25 percent to 50 percent are drivable. Maybe the miles per gallon might not be the best, but donate them to the Salvation Army, Goodwill, VFW or the Kidney Foundation. Maybe even our military and their families could use a vehicle. ...more

August 4, 2009

I thank my second-grade teacher, Miss Staples, (no, I didn't make up that name) for the beans in my new organic vegetable bed. ...more

March 27, 2009

Wildlife Survival Sanctuary will hold Spring Fling April 4. ...more

March 26, 2009