It can be easy to feel overwhelmed by the busyness of the holiday season — from perfecting your home décor to searching for gifts for everyone on your list to creating a delicious holiday menu. To help simplify the holidays, check out these easy tips, so you can spend more time enjoying the most magical...

While the holiday season is full of fun, festivities and meaningful time spent with family and friends, it’s often accompanied by work and school deadlines, tedious to-do lists and shopping stress. Here are a few reasons to step up your self-care routine during this busy period so you can usher in the new year, happily...

Holiday dinners might be all about the turkey, stuffing and pie, but at our house the real magic begins long before the bird hits the table. At any holiday get-together, it’s the appetizers that set the tone, welcoming friends and family with comforting aromas and bold flavors. A mix of textures, temperatures and flavors keep...

The humble butternut squash is my go-to for a true winter soup. The thin-skinned Cucurbita is plush, earthy and just a tad sweet. Delicious cubed and roasted or sautéed, when baked and puréed it becomes an especially versatile base for soup. Season it with curry spices, or the heat of Mexican chiles. Try whisking in...

Holiday season travelers are a key target for scammers, and criminals are looking to cash in on you being distracted. Visa has observed an uptick in 2025 of sophisticated, travel-related scams where well-known travel providers are convincingly impersonated and, according to a McAfee Travel Report, one in five Americans has fallen victim to a travel...