If you spend the day of the big game in the kitchen, you’re missing the point of a Super Bowl party. Which doesn’t mean you can’t have great grub for the game. But getting the goods onto the coffee table shouldn’t detract from your time on the couch in front of the screen. It’s easy […]

Make this chili from Diane Phillips’ cookbook, “You’ve Got it Made,” up to a month ahead and freeze it until game day. It is packed with black beans, corn and chicken.Ingredients:¼ cup vegetable oil½ cup finely chopped onion1 clove garlic, minced1 teaspoon chili powder½ teaspoon cumin½ teaspoon oregano3 tablespoons cornmeal2½ cups chicken broth1 cup tomato […]

Radiohead’s pay-what-you-want model turned traditional this week, and it appears the British band’s latest album, “In Rainbows,” could be headed to the top of the sales chart next week.The album, which has been available for downloading from the band’s Web site since Oct. 10, was released on CD on Tuesday to conventional retailers The list […]

In my experience as a singles and relationship coach, most people are not smart daters. Most singles make at least one if not a series of the most common dating mistakes. Let’s take a closer look at each of these mistakes and what to do instead.Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing the husband and […]

It may have been your mother, grandmother or a well-meaning friend, but chances are, you’ve been warned: Don’t go outside with wet hair in the winter or you’ll catch a cold.Or maybe you were told that just being cold – whether outside in low temperatures or inside a chilly house – can make you sick.“There […]

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Questlove, 37; Gary Barlow, 37; Bill Maher, 52; David Lynch, 62Happy Birthday: You can make some interesting business and personal partnership changes. You will be sensitive to the needs of others and what will and won’t work for everyone involved in your life. This is a year to reevaluate what […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Kate Veronikis eats once a day, just something small.Although she wears size 00 jeans, she hates looking in the mirror at her legs and stomach, which look too large to her.In the fall, a school assignment helped her confront her problems and seek help.Art teacher Michael Bricker asked the students in his […]

Winter brings the stuffy combination of cold season and months of dry air when the heat goes on.If you’re struggling with a dry cough, or reaching for the tissue box to try, in vain, o blow your nose so you can breathe, it’s time to consider a humidifier.By putting moisture back into a dry environment, […]

One bed was too hard, one was too soft, one was just right. But finding the right mattress today takes a little more searching. Firm or pillowtop innerspring? Latex? Memory foam? Air mattress? With options that can get overwhelming, it’s tempting to just buy something quickly and cheaply.Bad move, said Ron Trzcinski, founder and president […]

No one who enjoys relaxing in front of the TV likes to lose reception.But for older Americans who rely on television for companionship, for another voice in the house, that loss could be devastating. And without help, senior advocates fear, many among that population will turn on their sets early in 2009 only to find […]