Ideas
19
HERE’S TO MOM
By-your-hand gifts
24 ALLABOUTCOLOR
Mellow yellow
30 ACCENTS
Bird motifs take wing
34 STYLEMAKER
Discover a true-you look
and lifestyle
Indoors
41
AT HOME
A Cape Cod takes a
modern turn
49
DECORATING
Create an at-home sanctuary
56
RENOVATION
Small-kitchen redo with
big impact
64 Q & A
Stephen Saint-Onge answers
reader questions
65
MAKEOVERS
One room equals den, home
office, guest quarters
73
BATH NOTEBOOK
3
budget-smart bath
makeovers
84
KNOW-HOW
Savvy spring cleaning
Outdoors
89
IN THE GARDEN
A driveway makes room
for entertaining
93
IN THE GARDEN
Good-health guide to
gardening
100 OUTDOOR LIVING
Simple outdoor kitchen
108 PLANTINGS
Deer-resistant beauties
114 MAY GARDENER
Tools and tips for everyone
who loves to dig
124 PLANTINGS
Lush hanging baskets
Life & Style
130 MAY STYLE
Sheer blouses and how to
wear them
136 BEAUTY
DIY beauty treatments
Food
169 WHAT’S COOKING
4
ways to break the
dinnertime routine
177 EVERYDAY EASY
Flavorful weeknight meals
182 GOOD AND HEALTHY
Nuts with chicken, pilaf,
stir-fry
186 TECHNIQUE
American Classics: Pound
cake
198 WIN MONEY
Enter our monthly recipe
contest
200 TEN TO TRY
Smoothies
203 PRIZE TESTED RECIPES®
Not-Your-Mother’s Meatballs,
Creative Corn Breads
Healthy You
207 WEIGHT LOSS
Can pills help you lose weight?
212 FAMILY HEALTH
Bone-building foods
216 WELL-BEING
Therapeutic mineral springs
220 YOUR HEALTH
Care for your eyes
Family Matters
224 MONEY
Protect your family’s finances
228 RELATIONSHIPS
Moms, daughters share their
special times
232 RAISING KIDS
Games that flex their minds
Every Issue
8
BETWEEN FRIENDS
12
CONNECT WITH US
READER SHOPPING
107
Clematis duo
226
Shade garden sparklers
236 RESOURCES
240 I DID IT!
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