We all want to be healthy. And part of being healthy is maintaining healthy skin.

As I get older, I notice that the health of my own skin, particularly on my face, definitely has its moments. When I'm drinking lots of water, the laugh lines seem to disappear and my skin seems more soft and glowing.

However, when I'm busy trying to meet deadlines, dealing with stress, not eating well, or drinking enough water, the look of my skin changes. So, just from my own observations, I can tell that when I'm not taking good enough care of myself, my skin shows it.

That being said, there has to be something I can do to help my skin during those rough times, right? Well it turns out there are foods you can eat that can help to keep your skin healthy and looking great.

If you want healthy skin, then you'll want to add these foods to your daily diet...

In our house, Saturday morning is the one day of the week that the box of bran cereal gets left in the cupboard.

On weekends, my wife Mary and I like our breakfast to be more like a brunch -- so a few extra calories won't destroy a week's worth of careful eating. After all, eating your main meal for lunch along with a lighter supper later in the day means your metabolism gets the opportunity to burn up the extra fuel before bedtime.

We could go out for a late breakfast, but why? When you look at the cost savings of doing it yourself, combined with the fact that you are in control of the portion size, making your own just makes sense to us. (Plus, we can sit around in our pajamas for as long as we like!) 

We could also buy pre-packaged hash browns, but there's a big difference between processed and homemade. When you combine long-term freezing and questionable storage while in transport (thawing and refreezing), store-bought hash browns just don't compare to fried potatoes made fresh at home.

Here's how we make our own breakfast potatoes from scratch...

Over the years, most of us have heard about foods that claim to cure a variety of ailments.

Lots of examples can be found in the book, The Healing Foods by Patricia Hausman and Judith Ann Hurley.

However, the most interesting thing is the fact that there is now scientific evidence to back up claims that certain foods can both prevent -- and in some cases cure -- a number of physical ailments.

Considering the billions of dollars Americans and others around the world spend on chemical medicines that can have horrible side effects, the idea that certain foods can improve your health is an important one.

That being said, following is a list of common ailments and the foods that can prevent them, if not cure them completely...

Are you tired of cooking for yourself?

• Maybe you don't have the time to cook because of your busy lifestyle, including your job and family obligations.
   
• Maybe you're concerned about the kinds of foods you and your family are eating.
   
• Maybe you want to lose weight, but don't have the time to eat right.

Whichever it is, there are a number of take-and-bake options available these days. They're perfect for busy people!

Each provides fast, healthy meals to go. Here we will explore 5 meal delivery systems at depth, and mention a number of others that may also be worth considering.

It's time to prepare dinner. Should you use a pressure cooker? Or should you use a crock pot (or slow cooker)? Dilemmas... dilemmas...

The pressure cooker claims speed similar to a high power microwave, the crockpot insists "low and slow" but ready by supper time is the better way. 
 

Here's my point-by-point comparison of the two, after making the same dish made in both a crock pot and in a pressure cooker...

Okay, I admit it. I cheat. I use a bread machine.

The reason I cheat is because while I can knock-out an entrée or side dish without any problem, getting bread to come out of the oven and have the texture and taste I want is often a problem.

That's why I was glad to find this thorough guide to bread making on Epicurious.

The Internet is our recipe box.

Sure, people are still buying cookbooks (and there are some good ones, but that’s for another post). The reality is that more and more of us are powering up our computers to find something to make for dinner.

But where are we looking for that tasty dish?

If you type “recipes” into Google, the search engine spits out just fewer than 100 million results. But according to data from Hitwise (a company that tracks Internet traffic and search patterns) almost 25% of us end up going to just 2 sites:

• Food Network
   
• All Recipes