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If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen!: Refreshing ‘No-Cook’ Summer Meals

During the hottest summer days, even toasting a slice of bread seems to make the kitchen hotter. During the dog days of summer, I do everything I can to avoid ...

Punch List: Projects to enhance your summer lifestyle

When George Gershwin wrote the song “Summertime” in 1935, summer was indeed a time when people enjoyed a different pace. As days grew longer and temperatures climbed higher, people took ...

Spring Showers: Celebrating Milestones with No-Stress Parties

The months leading up to a wedding, birth or adoption of a baby are ones of great anticipation for any couple. Hours and hours are spent in preparation for the ...

Spring Soup

Sitting by a cozy fire, curled up with a book and a nice hot bowl of soup? No way! Winter doesn’t get all the credit for this delicious and easy ...

Food Stations: Mix and Mingle with New Ideas for Buffets

If hosting a holiday party is in your plans, you are probably planning your menu and addressing invitations already. Even if it’s tempting to pull out the grocery list from ...

Hot Property: Understanding Homeowners Association

House hunting is—and always will be—the process of weighing seemingly countless options and picking the ones that dovetail with your needs and wants. There’s location, financing and even the ...

Home Tour Offers Taste of Lakeside Living

Eight beautiful homes on the shores of Smith Mountain Lake will open their doors to visitors during the 22nd Annual Smith Mountain Lake Charity Home Tour, to be held Friday, ...

Pantry Perfection: Organized for Optimum Performance

A new baby is coming home from the hospital today and a casserole is due next door before you can say “cream of mushroom soup.” The soccer team has climbed the ...