Expert DIYer April Wilkerson builds five quick and easy DIY kitchen projects to improve home functionality.

Come the holidays, homemade gifts from the kitchen are the ones I like to make and receive. They're not at all fussy or fancy — spiced nuts in a pretty container, marinated cheeses and herbed biscuits ...

This velvety smooth pastry cream is very easy to make. The pastry cream comes together in only 15 minutes, and the hardest ...

My dad recently renovated his Manhattan apartment, including a massive kitchen overhaul. The final outcome? Bellissimo. But after seeing all the paperwork, delays, and cold meals he had to endure ...

In a sauce pot melt butter and saute onions and celery. Add bread and stir. Add stock, herbs, salt and pepper. Mix until bread has absorbed. Place in a baking dish and cook to brown the top.