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The article presents questions and answers related to the domestic arts, including the uses of herb plants, properly packing a moving box and some of the best hot dog brands.

The article presents tips to turn garden into an outdoor version of the home. It advises to love outdoor living room by pulling up a chair or a sofa or bench which invites lounging and lingering. It recommends creating green welcome by plating solutions like ficus. It suggests decluttering a small patio by switching out a cluster of chairs for two modern benches.

The article presents door projects that require readily available material and some simple techniques. These projects work on just about any door, and according to the article, the options are wide open. One deals with painted shapes where artist's tape will be used to lay out design. Another involves upholstery tacks. Another one features a large center doorknob.

The article presents questions and answers related to home living including how to dry tomatoes, how to coax an amaryllis into bloom, and how to remove white film from glasses frames.

The article presents ideas, tips and inspiration for everyday living. It offers instructions on how to create lace tile, to install plants on bright brackets, and to transfer woven crisscrosses and columns to furniture using caning sheets as stencils. It also presents products for storing teacups, holding iPad tablets, and holding back curtains.

The article presents questions and answers related to everyday living, including how dipping oil for bread is made, how clipboards can be dècoupaged with photographs, and how a sunscreen's white residue can be removed from sofas.

The article presents tips on cooking, craft, and household management. Options for edible Valentine's Day gifts include a polenta dish, French toast, and ice cream sandwiches. Information on creating homemade hot-cocoa mix, chopping chocolate, giving cakes a professional touch and forming fancy-looking dessert cups are also provided, along with how to use framed photographs as a decor. Also included are tips on creating a modern wine rack using polyvinyl chloride pipe.

The article presents ideas for homemakers. It outlines the steps in making a monthly calendar that is changeable. Tips on keeping the duvet cover and comforter in place are outlined. It suggests placing a colander over a bowl to separate the yolk from the whites of the egg. It recommends several white flowers with staying power, including carnations and freesias.

The article presents a recommended menu for a dinner for four that can be prepared in an hour. The menu includes edamame with chile salt, fish en papillote, jasmine rice with shiitakes and scallions, vanilla ginger Asian pears. The paper discusses the cooking procedure and suggested presentation of the dishes.

The article discusses key issues concerning outdoor summer entertaining in the U.S. in the 2008. It includes information on the balance between American food, beverages and the right ambiance and environment that is necessary to hold successful outdoor parties and gatherings, as well as a discussion of the issues' implications for summer entertaining.

The article discusses key issues concerning potato salads, a staple in backyard cookouts and a family favorite in the U.S. during the summer season. It includes information on various ways to prepare potato salads and pair them with barbecue cookery, as well as a discussion of the issues' implications for cookery and home economics.

The article discusses key issues concerning barbecued pork ribs, which offer consumers the combined taste and flavor of falling-off-the-bone tenderness and singed surfaces in the U.S. It includes information on various ways to prepare and cook barbecued ribs, as well as a discussion of the issues' implications for cookery and home economics.

The article presents questions and answers related to home economics. A reader asked whether it is safe to leave freshly dry-cleaned clothes in plastic. Another reader sought advice on what plants would be a good alternative for Bradford pear trees. A letter-sender asked for tips on preserving cards and letters.

The article gives advice on preparing dinners good for four people in about an hour. The meals are recommended by the author to spring diners. According to the author, spring is an ideal season for fresh peas, lemons and other harvests. Recipes for potato dishes, salmon cakes and pea dishes are presented.

The article features several foods prepared by Judy Manley for her close friends in Pomfret, Vermont. These foods include pear and sparkling cider cocktails, winter escarole salad with squash and cheddar, maple-bacon quiche, and maple bundt cake with whipped cream and syrup. Details on how to set up a buffet are also discussed in the article.

The article presents questions and answers related to home economics including how to clean a computer screen, select a mattress, and remove candle wax from carpeting.

The article features poaching, the gentlest form of cooking which achieves perfection of food in its good time. Poaching is a contemplative act, a time for quiet focus, wherein a certain level of attentiveness is necessary throughout the process to ensure the surface barely moves and does not break into a boil, or even a simmer, lest the underlying contents turn tough or fall apart. The article also presents several recipes which are cooked in poaching style.

The article presents questions and answers related to home economics, including the selection of an ideal time for giving a party during the holiday season, the use of a deicer before a snowstorm to make the driveway safe and the decoration of cookies with royal icing without a dull finish when dried.

The article presents tips for organizing bureaus for apparel and accessories. Tips for choosing drawers for loose accessories, undergarments, shirts and tops, seasonal apparel, handbags and shoes are given. Step-by-step instructions for making sliding trays, fold-up dividers and shelf separators are included.

The article offers various tips for creating beautiful things for the home and managing things in the home. Some of the tips are about couching without hand-stitching, labeling jars of spices, topping a coffee table or end table with a piece of mirror glass, saving chocolate-cake scraps and layering them with whipped cream and fresh raspberries for a quick trifle.

The article answers several homemaking questions. Included are questions about changing the color of a favorite leather sofa, the difference between the Italian hard cheeses Parmigiano-Reggiano and Pecorino Romano, the meaning of organic dry cleaners, planting tulips in the fall, proper way to repaint a metal radiator and selecting windows that protect furniture from fading.

The article offers information on running stitch. Running stitching, the simplest form of sewing is also the most versatile. Furthermore, running stitch is the most recognizable of sewing techniques, whether the dash-like appearance of its simple over-and-under pattern takes the form of a neatly worked quilt or shows up unevenly on a child's first attempt at a sewing project. Running stitch can be used to embroider embellishments on almost any material, including patterned pieces.

The article presents tips for organizing the garage. The first step is to get as many items as possible off the floor. Storage should be systematize, things that are used more often should be placed in front. Unused spaces or the narrow strip of wall between garage doors should be turned into a mini auto-care station.

The article focuses on bias tape in sewing. Bias tapes are made from strips of folded fabric. It is a multitasking trim that is utilitarian yet fashionable. They bind raw edges quickly and travels around curves with ease and never pucker. Bias tape can be used in redoing a hem and making functional details such as loops on potholders and ties on seat cushions.

The article presents highlights from the television program "The Martha Stewart Show," and Martha Stewart Living Radio. For May 2007, Martha Stewart offers original ideas and how-tos, and will share a new craft, flower arrangement, and recipes for Mother's Day. The article presents recipes for Cherry-Streusel Coffee Cake, Milk Glaze, and Marble Cake.

The article presents several recipes for Mother's Day, including Lime-Ginger Coolers, Herb Pita Crisps, and Salmon with Tangerine-Lemon Hollandaise Sauce.

The article shows how to make fresh pasta. It discusses the use of a food processor and a past-making attachment for a standing mixer. The addition of vegetable purees colors and flavors the dough. Salt is added to the various doughs to illuminate the vegetable flavors. The long strips of dough, once rolled and cut, can be slightly dried on a wooden rack or a dowel resting on the backs of two chairs.

The article provides tips on how to create space-saving bathroom storage in the home. Compartmentalization using cabinets that offer separate spaces can save space. Another tip is the use of magnets in medicinne cabinets to hold scissors, mirrors and cups in place. Uniform plastic bottles fit more neatly in storage devices that the usual shampoo and soap bottles.

The article discusses the author's collection of linens and similar household furnishings. Her passion for linen began when she was tasked to organize her mother's linen closet. She also took advantages of estates' sale of table and bed linens bought in Europe. The author describes how she takes care of and store her collection of linens and silk quilts.

The article offers tips in keeping all the spaces of the kitchen clean. Starting with gentle cleansers before working up to strong chemical ones is the basic step in cleaning the kitchen. Lemon and distilled white vinegar help deodorize, while baking soda is a good scrubbing agent. Aside from deodorizing, weeding out expired items in the pantry like spices and baking staples, helps in maintaining freshness and cleanliness of the kitchen.

The article offers information on spa cuisine. This type of cookery can be used during the winter season wherein comfort foods such as like creamy potpies, roasted birds and braised meats are usually the type of food prepared. Spa cuisine makes use of spices, herbs and the vast family of onions and garlic to add color, vibrant flavors and refreshing approach in comfort foods.

The article provides information related to oyster cookery. The taste of chilled raw oysters is refreshing, bracing and even a bit of an adventure. Oysters are encased in tough, craggy shells and has slippery soft flesh containing fresh-from-the-water flavor. Oysters are no longer an indulgence exclusive to coastal dwellers because of the advances in refrigerated shipping. Oysters are no longer an indulgence exclusive to coastal dwellers because of the advances in refrigerated shipping.

The article provides tips about home economics and instructions on how to make various decorations. A harvest wreath is made of dried cornhusks. Fresh cranberries can be frozen on a rimmed baking sheet. Pumpkins can be made into lighted centerpieces. Bulbs without indicators should be planted on their sides. A plump squash can be made into a doorstop.

The article features some of the most popular recipes and projects using pumpkins. They include pumpkin-seed brittle, carrot-nose jack-o'-lanterns, pumpkin cachepots, glittered pumpkins, jack-o'-lantern tartlets, pumpkin sconces, pumpkin-gingerbread ice cream sandwiches, marzipan pumpkins and pumpkin pancakes.

The article highlights the culinary uses of pears. Flavors of pears are compatible with an array of foods. With their mouthwatering sweetness, pears are naturally used in desserts. They may be roasted alongside pork, served with creamy blue-veined cheeses and cut into bowls of green salads. Since pear varieties are distinctive, their culinary uses vary, too.

The article presents various Halloween ideas for home living. They include autumnal accents, place cards, cobweb candles, squash quesadilla, rising and falling spiders, bat bag, bulb box and candy cauldron. To illustrate, plain candlesticks look positively creepy in critter-covered cobwebs. A length of cheesecloth, gently pulled to make it look tattered, will render the effect.

The article highlights the use of pumpkins, squashes and gourds in a variety of decorative ways to celebrate the arrival of autumn and the approach of Halloween. When green gourds were grouped on the picnic table, they attracted a tremendous amount of attention. House doors were also enhanced with bright golden and orange bittersweet wreaths.

The article features different kinds of iris flowers designed perfectly into beautiful house decorations. The author offers information about each kind of irises and provides sample decorations for each of them. The flowers featured include the Iris Reticulata, Iris Cristata, Iris Ruthenica, Iris Koreana, and others.

The article features various significant applications of leather on upholstery. He author explores different uses of leather as house decorations by giving sample pictures on the actual designs. Moreover, he offers tips and techniques on working out with leather for whatever application. He starts it off with cutting and sewing, then stamping, and finally, gluing.

The article offers techniques on how to fully utilize family pictures as useful decorations. The author gives procedures for every photograph applications. Pictures can be beautifully enhanced using a computer. After producing good quality pictures, these can be use in designing pillows, tin cans, paper holders, and jewels.

The article offers 15 real-world solutions for everyday tasks and housekeeping. These include ways to press flowers, peel tomatoes, open and pour champagne, bargain at a flea market, fold towels and bed sheets, make a candle, score and fold paper, sew on a button, frost a layer cake, make a seat cushion, repot a plant, make a quick fix, and boil a perfect egg.

The article features useful tips on house keeping. Several products created from cheap materials are presented. These include flower bases out of used bottles designed with white enamel, beautiful gift wrap from photocopying fabrics, and place mats out of papel picado. In gardening, the length of the forearm can be used as measuring tools when planting and in preparing food, herbs and other aromatics are two ways to add flavorful infusions.

The article offers advice in pairing linen patterns used to cover furniture. Damask used to create a cotton duvet cover brings drama to a spare space. Mixing motifs of different sizes create a sophisticated monochromatic look. Setting a formal fabric against a rustic backdrop creates a stylish atmosphere.

The article offers tips on how to arrange entry organizers for the home and office. Creating quadrants with ribbons give everyone in the house a place on a bulletin board. Clamping together items such as dry-cleaning bills or concert tickets make together an appealing bookcase. Medicine cabinets can be used as a storage center for other items.

The article provides tips on how to organize the busiest spaces of the house. A chaotic drawer can be compartmentalized by the use of small boxes. For coat closets, it is advisable to take storage to new levels with shelves below a row of jackets. Rolling drawers can be used as storage for extra sheets, blankets and towels under the bed.

Presents basic techniques and steps to make brilliant cookies in the food baking industry. Different approaches on baking various kind of cookies; Tips on determining quality ingredients for the sweets; Suggestion on the use of secret ingredient for making cookies.

Provides supplementary information on topics related to home economics which appeared in the October 2005 issue of "Martha Stewart Living."

Features spice up dinner with a world of curries. Ingredients; Techniques of preparation; Different version of curries.

Presents several good things in home economics related topics. Glasses of champagne marked with numbers representing those anticipated last ten seconds; Family organizer for all the sports equipments, bags, and shoes and clothes; Button holders for earrings.

Presents tips for buying grocery items in bulk and how to store them at home. Attention to prices of items; Importance of planning your purchases before going to the store; Creation of a bulk station for your groceries.