Make-ahead vegetable pasta; finding the perfect pants; road trip strategies; a woman farmer; new uses for the microwave, plastic wrap and the colander.

MEALS MADE EASY: Make dinner ahead of time with this creative freezer recipe - cheesy vegetable pasta - from chef David Myers. KNOW HOW: Use these style tips to find the perfect black pants for any figure. HOME SOLUTIONS: Make your road trip enjoyable, safe and fidget-free with these strategies from travel expert Staci Blunt. PERSONALPROFILE: Learn how one woman - Cheryl Rogowski - cultivated a career in the typically male-dominated world of farming. Plus : new uses for kitchen essentials: microwave, plastic wrap and the colander.