You may think that mess is an inevitable trade-off for the convenience of microwaving. But, did you know you can use a butter wrapper to cut back on splashes?

Indian households have a habit of reusing oil for frying. Is it safe? Repeated use of cooking oil leads to the formation of dangerous chemicals such as acrolein, aldehydes and free radicals that ...

Plus, if you can't reuse your scraps in the kitchen or around the house, you can always use grounds, rinds, peels, cores, clippings and legumes to start a compost pile.

Dear Heloise: When you buy a pie crust that’s ready-made, such as a graham-cracker crust, it has a plastic cover that can be used as a lid over the pie when it’s made. Be sure to clean that plastic ...