TweetQuestion: My mom wanted me to start cooking meal for the family. Like recipes for breakfast, dinner, lunch and stuff. I really have no clue of any good recipes..So can you help me out? Admin answer: Every good cook should know how to make the basics: rice, potatoes, pasta. The easiest of these is pasta: [...]

TweetQuestion: Besides using recycled school supplies or driving a hybrid, what are other ways students can become more green? Our Answer: Take the school bus, walk, or ride your bike instead of driving to school. If you bring your lunch, use reusable lunchbags, thermos, Tupperware containers, etc. instead of paper bags and plastic baggies. Encourage [...]

TweetQuestion: I only have three green, and two red apples, and I want to know if I can make a pie for Pi day tomorrow. Help? Our answer: Usually (not always) green apples like Granny Smith, Bramley, Transparents, etc. are good cooking apples – firm and tart. Usually (not always) red apples are sweeter, possibly [...]

TweetQuestion: I don't mind fish. I really like salmon baked on a cedar plank, and tuna salad – I love fish and chips. However, I hate anything that tastes or smells fishy. I don't know which kinds of fish are more likely to have that smell and taste – or if its a certain way [...]

TweetQuestion: I need plants that will grow inside. I live in an apartment and cant plant them in the yard. I want something that will grow easy, don’t need a lot of care, and no colorful blooms. I like green plants. Our Answer: When I was a teenager, I wanted to have plants in my [...]

TweetQuestion: You know, the fresh veggie section at the store, you buy the cilantro, green onions, lettuce, etc, put it in a plastic baggie and then what? My cilantro gets slimy fast…Any good way to keep them in the fridge? Thanx! Our Answer: HUGE TIP! Never, never, but never keep ANY produce in the thin [...]

TweetQuestion: We were given a bunch of red and green bell pepper and two huge onions, usually we sautee them and serve them over chicken breast but tonight we're looking for something a little different. Any suggestions? Answer from TheNewsBase.com: Mmm…onions and peppers. My family doesn’t like them much, so I don’t get to use [...]

TweetI am going to a political rally Friday and would like to bake cookies for the fellow supporters I meet there. I made up a wonderful vegan brownie recipe that I use all the time, but haven't had the time to come up with my own cookie recipe yet. I am not a vegan, but [...]

TweetQuestion: I've noticed that green bell peppers are almost twice cheaper than red and yellow ones. Why? The NewsBase.com’s Answer: If you’ve ever grown bell peppers, you probably noticed that the green ones turned red after a while. But it takes time and patience, and I’ve always had bugs get to mine before they were [...]

Tweet Oh no! You bought a head of lettuce last week, but forgot about it. Now you want to make a salad, but it’s all wilty and you’re thinking of throwing it out. But wait! You can “freshen it up” by immersing in cold water (at least 30 minutes). This time lapse video shows how [...]