There, there, try to rest Dr. Mom knows best
When I was a child suffering from a sore throat or a stuffed-up nose, my mother had just the remedy: She would spread a pink blanket over our green Formica kitchen table, then plug in what looked like an aluminum coffee percolator, filled with water and a little Vicks VapoRub. As the makeshift tent filled with steam and the unmistakable scent of Vicks, I'd grab a pillow, a book and a flashlight
A single setback
U.S. sales of single-serve coffeemakers falling far short of expectations Single-serve coffee machines may have taken Europe by storm, but they have had a harder time gaining ground in the United States, to the chagrin of coffee producers and kitchen appliance manufacturers counting on them to be the next big thing in the kitchen.
Memories good enough to eat
My least favorite TV commercial, from a list of thousands, involves a busy mom in a designer kitchen, extolling the virtues of serving a "breakfast" of microwaved pancakes.
Mom versus doc
When I was a child suffering from a sore throat or a stuffed-up nose, my mother had just the remedy: She would spread a pink blanket over our green Formica kitchen table, then plug in what looked like an aluminum coffee percolator, filled with water and Vicks VapoRub.