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What Is the Difference Between Chow Mein and Lo Mein?

If you’ve ever opened a box of Chinese take-out and it turns out to be not exactly what you ordered, you may have mixed up your meins. That’s right, there is a difference between these two popular Chinese dishes—however, the difference is probably not what you think. While it may be easy to assume that the type of noodles is what makes the dish difference, we all know what happens when you assume. Yes, you’re actually incorrect on this one<br>So, if not…

10 Reasons to Love a Tiny Garden

Small outdoor spaces can have a beauty all their own

Outdoor Living Spaces: Ideas for Outdoor Rooms

Learn about options and ideas for outdoor rooms and outdoor living spaces.

10 Incredible Food Documentaries On Netflix

Hell’s Kitchen not exactly cutting it for you tonight? Here’s a menu of the most powerful food documentaries available to stream.

7 Ways to Design Around Your Above Ground Pool

What do you put around an above ground pool? We're here to help you pretty up your pool area with simple landscaping, lighting and other tips.

How to Clean Coins to Make Them More Valuable

You come across a rare 1909 Indian Head Cent, generally worth over $400. But wait it’s very dirty and tarnished. What do you do?

Top Four Best Places to Buy and Sell Antiques

If you’re up for the travel and antique shipping, here are four places to start your search for the best place to buy and sell your antiques away from home.

How to move antique furniture?

Moving antique furniture cross country is quite a challenge. Yet, you can have your valuable antiques relocated to your new home without so much as a scratch. Find out how!

How to Care for Your Favourite Antique Furniture?

Keeping your antique furniture clean will help prevent long-term buildup that can damage the finish. Follow this routine to keep your wood furniture good:

Finding the Value of Antique Furniture

The process of incorporating an antique furniture value lookup isn’t quite as straightforward as you may think.

The Beginner's Guide to Buying Antique Furniture

A Christie's expert shares how to find pieces that are worth a small fortune. 

Techniques for Antiquing Furniture

This post is actually about achieving that well worn, loved, aged and antique look on furniture and decor items. Learn distressing and aging techniques you can do!

Could living or working near fast food shops make you obese?

A new study finds a link between exposure to fast food shops and obesity. The researchers suggest areas for policy improvements involving home, work and commute.

Food Shopping Safety Guidelines

Knowing how to select produce, dairy, meats and seafood while shopping can reduce the chance of food poisoning.

Tips for smart food shopping

Food. It’s one of the necessities of life. Yet, keeping you and your family fed can take a large portion of your budget. The following tips from our

Smart Shopper: How to Judge Antique Furniture Quality

Pick the treasures from the trash without expert experience by learning how to evaluate antiques and what questions to ask

6 tips for healthy food shopping on a budget

Food shopping while on duty?

Get To Know the Organic Food Shopper

I’ve combed through our recent research reports on fresh foods and pulled out some of the topline findings around organic for some specific departments. These findings help form an organic shopper persona that can be important to your business strategy. I’d encourage you to download the full reports for greater insight and see our other industry research for consumer and operations insights.