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Make Frozen Dough Rise Quickly with an Electric Heating Pad [Food Hacks]

# foodhacks Baking your own bread is a great way to save money, but if you store and freeze the dough it takes a while for it to rise before you can pop it in the oven. DIY blog The Pink Peony of Le Jardin suggests leaving your frozen bread on a heating pad to speed up the process. More »

Victoria's Secret Introduces the "Gorgeous" Collection for Valentine's Day

NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for Valentine's Day, Victoria's Secret launches the Gorgeous collection, now in Lace . The collection features a limited-edition push-up bra that adds ...

New York Fashion Week 2012: Juan Carlos Obando

Juan Carlos Obando, who recently dressed Viola Davis, shows a color- and light-soaked fall/winter 2012 collection at New York Fashion Week.

Love in the Year of the Water Dragon

Young actress Kim Chiu has paintings of peonies in her pink bedroom and it’s not just because she loves flowers.

Xochitl Gonzalez: Why Weddings Are So Expensive

With a wedding comes a need to provide perfection (or something close to it), and perfection comes with a slightly higher price tag.

Now Growing: Camellia japonica

Resilient bloom needs little pruning, watering

'America's Next Top Model' Launches Fragrance

Tyra Banks (Getty Images) 'America's Next Top Model' Dream Come True America's Next Top Model , known for launching the modeling careers of lovely lithe young women, has now launched a fragrance. The new scent, Dream Come True, was inspired by what it might feel like to win the show. Hatchbeauty, the team of noses behind the ultra-feminine blend, stated, "If you were announced as winner of the ...

A Technicolor Garden

It may be that nobody does big spectacle better than the Chinese –– with a tradition of unlimited manpower that can turn out sets, costumes, props, and casts of thousands on call.

Hellebores bring color to shaded areas

Gardeners are always looking for interesting plants for shade, and in that search it is easy to overlook tried-and-true stalwarts. One of those is helleborus, commonly known as Lenten rose. Before you say, "Oh, aren't...

Mythical inspirations

As the Chinese calendar heralds the Year Of The Dragon, fashion has embraced the colour and flamboyance of the lunar season.