Harsh soap can strip you cast-iron of its slick surface. This kitchen staple lifts even the stickiest stains without doing any damage.

But my husband feels differently. He seems to be the only person our age I know of who, each morning before work, still breaks out the trusty (inevitably stained and decrepit-looking) ironing board to ...

Former Stamford Advocate and Greenwich Time Editor Joe Pisani can be reached at [email protected].