I like the taste of celery. I like how it adds crunch to salads and body to soups and stews. But I find that if I can get away with it, I often skip it, even when a recipe calls for it. Read on to find out why. More

Do you dream of renovating — someday? Remodeling a kitchen is one of the more expensive things you can do in your home, and so it is a far-off dream for many of us. Most commercial kitchen renovations, depending on where you live and what you need, start at $10,000 and go way up from there. And yet there is a lot you can do for much less than that amount, as our readers have shown.

Here is a look back at 10 kitchen renovations and makeovers that do a lot with a little — there are beautiful kitchens here that cost $7500, $1400, even just $500 and less! Take a peek! More

Where do you find yourself wasting food? As much as we hate food waste, sometimes we fall into the same traps over and over again — buying too many apples at the farmers' market, forgetting a load of spinach in the crisper drawer. I have been trying to identify the places where I most frequently slip up, and for me, that means salad greens.

Here's one way to eke a little more use out of a load of salad greens and hopefully avoid waste. More

Prepping fruits and vegetables often means tossing out bits that are perfectly edible, if a little unfamiliar on the plate. A recent article in the New York Times offered inspiring uses for compost-bound fruit and vegetable trimmings like cauliflower leaves, radish tops, and cherry pits. More

A few weeks ago, a very interesting discussion came up in the comment thread to one of our Make or Buy? posts. A few of you pointed out that, sure, making our own pantry staples like pasta, crackers, and granola bars is almost always going to win out over store-bought in taste, healthfulness, and even cost. But it's just not always practical. What do you think? When is homemade worth it and when is it too much? More

It's amazing how far you can stretch your kitchen renovation dollar when taking the DIY route. That's how this kitchen makeover was achieved for only $1,449: More

Those of you living in Austin, Texas, have one more reason to love your city. Green Bucket Composting is a local service that will pick up your compost and put it to good use on a nearby family farm.

What a perfect and convivial solution for us yard-less and garden-less apartment dwellers, don't you think? More

More often than not, when you think of making meals ahead and tossing them in the freezer, it's usually during the winter months. We're busy stocking up on soups, stews, chili and the like. In the summer however we're usually just as busy if not more so, and could really use the help cutting down on dinner prep time. Here's how one Mom makes 46 meals in 4 hours with little extras along the way! More

Moving to California has made me much more aware of water - and when I'm wasting it - than ever before. One biggie is the sink-full of water that I use to wash my salad greens every week. I've finally hit on a win-win solution. More

With the temperatures of Summer finally on the doorstep for many people, it's time to take your water bottle seriously again. Toting it around for hydration all day is a good thing, but have you noticed there seems to be fewer places to fill up these days? A new app from Android is trying to change that one photo and geo tag at a time. More