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10 Quick-and-Easy Dessert Recipes

Serve up homemade desserts in just a few minutes with our recipes for both warm and cold sweet treats.

Bargain Decorating with Antiques

Not sure what to do with offbeat antiques markets discoveries? Try our tips for easy decorating with overlooked "junk."

Enjoy a Cutting Garden

Gathering tulips (plus daisies, snapdragons and lavender) from your backyard or at a you-pick farm fills vases--and the soul.

A Mom's Guide to the Land of Lincoln

Illinois, the Land of Lincoln, feels absolutely re-energized by the bicentennial of our 16th president's birthday. Two moms and their kids set off to find out what the fuss is about.

12 Tomato Recipes You'll Love

Here are some of our favorite ways to use tomatoes in appetizers, main dishes, salads and soups.

15 Beautiful Container Gardens

Container gardens add zing to any deck, patio or yard. Check out our ideas for pretty plant combinations just right for the Midwest.