Heather Leeper grew up dancing at prestigious ballet schools in New York and has loved dance all her life. After graduating from Virginia Tech, she worked in Washington, D.C., as a marketing …

There’s an old adage that to be a good writer, one must be a good reader. For Sheila Nelson, that skill came early and never left. “I began reading by age 3, …

Yield: 2 1/2 cups 2 14 oz. cans whole berry cranberry sauce 1/3 cup fresh orange juice 1 Tbl. orange zest 1 tsp. freshly grated ginger 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice   …

Yield: 1 cake For cake: 2 1/2 cups peeled apple slices (about 2 apples) 1/3 cup brown sugar 1 tsp. lemon juice 2 Tbl. butter, softened 1 14.5 oz. package gingerbread mix …

As busy working parents, Adam Harman and Nicole Haskins wanted their time with son Hudson, now 7, to be valuable and memorable. Spending time teaching fundamentals like tying his shoes, doing simple …

Aw, the foolhardiness of being young. “My dad bought my first car when I turned 16,” says Rob Fain. “It was a Pontiac GTO, and I thought it was big and ugly. …