Shelly Wutke

I was really impressed when I gave the Breville Boss Super Blender a run through for a few days.

50 years ago people really didn’t focus on fitness, whether that be together or solo. Just watch Mad Men and you’ll see that most of their time was spent lounging around having cocktails, and the idea of exercising together for your health was a pretty bizarre idea. These days, getting fit is a big part of couple time, and exercising together is one of the major ways people build strong relationships. Here’s how you can get fit together.

Odds are, you’ve heard of Nutella. It’s been part of some breakfast tables for years, and when I was as young as 8, I remember watching in awe as friends ate it on their toast. My mom would never let me eat Nutella for breakfast. She thought chocolate on toast was a bit much. But Nutella isn’t a ‘chocolate’ spread at all, although it really does taste like it. If you want to start experimenting with Nutella, here are a few recipes for you to try.

Thanks how technology is evolving, things change online so fast it can be hard to keep up. New apps, new websites, and new services—they make life easier but they all require a learning curve and adjustment to the way we do things. While we’re adjusting, our kids are picking up on this stuff and running with it. They were born into an online world, and news apps and new websites are easy to pick up, easy to use, and require almost no learning curve. They just dive in and go

It’s been just over a month since we wound up our latest trip down the West coast to California, and since that time I’ve been pondering the very harsh reality of food cravings. It’s one thing to crave a type of food you have access to, but to crave something you can only eat at a very specific place you only visit occasionally? That’s a tough one. If you’ve ever been to Disneyland, you probably understand exactly what I mean, and there’s even a name for it—Disneyland withdrawal.

Did you know there are two Kenwood companies? The Kenwood Corporation that sells audio products, and Kenwood Limited, a company that’s been modernizing the kitchen since 1947. Kenneth Maynard Wood of Britain founded Kenwood Limited, and working from his garage, he set out to revolutionize how people perform tasks in their kitchens.

Over the past few years I’ve become a lot smarter about what to pack for a family camping weekend and what not to pack. It all comes down to planning. Take a look at some of the camping gear I bring along when I’m camping with the family.

A kitchen renovation may boost your mood, but there’s another area that a renovated kitchen with new appliances can give you a boost, and that’s in your wallet. How exactly? Energy Star compliant appliances use less electricity than your older appliances, and even if your fridge, stove, or washer and dryer are only 10 years old, you’d be amazed at how efficient new appliances are in comparison.

When you want pasta for dinner, you usually just reach for a package. But this week was different, because this week I made 3 different types of pasta with the Philips Avance Pasta Maker. Although it didn’t look as perfect as it does from the bag, it was the best pasta I’ve ever had.

Where do you get started when you want to kick your spring season off with a bang? I think everyone should begin by saying goodbye to the winter dust bunnies in your house and greet spring with a good round of spring-cleaning, and this spring cleaning survival guide will get you from floors to windows in a flash.