This holiday season is the perfect time to invite old friends over, thanks to Facebook. So, play up the nostalgia with wonderfully chic and shabby décor. By Amilia Gani.

Picnics, camping and road trips are always fun, and the lack of a full pantry or stove is no excuse to keep eating greasy snacks and fast food. Yvonne Maffei dishes out tips on feeding the family well whilst on the road.

Do you end up tossing out half cans or bottles of flat cola? Save it to cook with. Believe it or not, flat cola has many applications in the kitchen. Use it in recipes for savory roasts to decadent desserts without imparting any cola flavor.

Chewy little drops of chocolate cookies  with peanuts  are covered with a chocolate  ganache. They look professional and taste great! Make these the day before you need them. You'll need time for the chocolate to dry and set.

‘Mood’, ‘feel’, ‘atmosphere’ and ‘tone’. Puzzled as to the common thread here? Simply put, these are all affected by how your home is lit. Nicholas Ferguson shines a light on the subject.

New day, new recipe from your favorite homemaker and crafter, Dreamesh!

This month, the rainy season doesn’t seem like it will go away soon, so we can expect to be continually ‘blessed’ with drizzles and rains. How to make wet and gray days at home feel better? Why, a bowl of hot soup, of course! Wiffy of Noob Cook (www.noobcook.com) shows us two simple soup recipes for to warm our body and soul.