Throw Away Your Kitchen KnivesSource: Nikkei.com
A new generation of cleverly designed cookware is helping urbanites with little time on their hands get back in the kitchen. Potato-peeler rubber gloves, microwaveable cake pans and other novelty gadgets are bringing about dramatic changes in cooking habits.

This is a fun site, and for those who forgot to write santa in time....here's your chance....
ENJOY!

This is a fun way for the little ones and for the not so little that just love Christmas....
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Today I'm not going to clean house, wash clothes, or drive myself crazy with work. I'm going to bake cookies with my little bug and not worry that the kitchen is a mess or that I have so much to do...
When I was a kid I would make cookies with my little nephew...

Jax is my new family member...he is a 4 month old Maltipom. He is so sweet, but is a handful.
The ultimate Christmas gift Source: Christian Science Monitor
In an age of instant gratification, Advent's penitential design trains our hearts and minds for the bigger hope to come.
My Big Fat ForeclosureSource: housingwatch.com
"I have no clue where I'll be," come Friday, says Greg Staffa in a phone interview with HousingWatch. The Farmington, Minn. man claims that is when he will be thrown out of his modest townhouse into the bitter Minnesota cold at week's end -- and all because he is overweight.
The great transatlantic chocolate divide.Source: BBC News
There's speculation that the American confectionery giant Hershey is planning to bid for Cadbury. But is there a transatlantic sweet tooth divide and might we end up with more "American-tasting" chocolate?
How to Ship Baked GoodsSource: Serious Eats
Since nobody wants to receive a box full of crumbs (well, it's probably better than coal, but still) follow these tips for shipping baked goodies.

This is such a wonderful charity, not sure charity being the correct explanation of the gift of anonymous giving.
These individuals who take it upon themselves to provide a smile to someone who is less fortunate is so wonderful.

Thank you Susan! Thanks for taking such great care of Rufus and Zeke!
Beware fake relatives' calls for cashSource: MSN
If someone claiming to be a relative asks you to wire money for an emergency, be suspicious. Scammers have already bilked 'grandparents' for more than $3.5 million.
Family Fun in a BoxSource: Psych Central
It's not news that getting the family together regularly to share some fun is a good idea. It's also not news that it's hard to fight the pull of the ever-present screens in kids' lives and their ever-present need to be connected.
Male and MisunderstoodSource: Psych Central
Why do men so often find themselves in the doghouse with women?
They try to please. They try to say the "right" thing. They do favors, buy gifts, work hard, and aim to live up to their responsibilities as men.
Why Women Stay with Controlling MenSource: Psych Central
Why would a woman stay in a relationship with a guy who puts her down, hems her in, and perhaps even physically abuses her? Why would a woman hold down two jobs to keep the rent paid and food on the table while her boyfriend sits around smoking weed all day? Why oh why would a wo …