To learn how to upgrade kitchen staples, Brooke welcomes cookbook author Sally Schneider, who offers tips on picking better butter, eggs and pasta.

Contrary to popular opinion, a beautiful backyard doesn't have to be a complicated endeavor. For pointers on low-maintenance materials that will give your décor a boost (inside and out), Rob visits Big Red Sun nursery in Austin, Texas, where owner Selena Souders demonstrates how to use hardy plants, repurposed materials and a little imagination.

Out of sight, out of mind? Hardly. If losing your keys (again) is causing you to lose your mind, join Brooke, Rob and Cydnee for helpful strategies to keep just about anything - from cell phone to roving Rover - on a short leash.

Like most parents, Aviva Goldfarb struggled with a way to get nutritious, delicious meals on the table for her family each night ... until she developed a no-fail system that eliminated the stress of last-minute scrambling. In this profile, we learn how Goldfarb created an online meal-planning system, taking control of dinner.