To store reserves: Place stew in an airtight container. Seal and chill for up to 3 days.

Before buying her own little patch of heaven in the fall of 2016, Rose had joined the Traverse City Community Garden to keep her hands in the earth. She’d grown up 200 miles northwest of the area, as the crow flies, watching her mom tend more than 100 raised garden beds on the Keweenaw (KEE-wen-aw) Peninsula, just a mile from Lake Superior at the top of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Experimenting with her own patch of soil as an adult provided a way for her to connect with her mother, Vicki Weglarz, through their shared passion for gardening....

3 cup white rice flour 3 cup potato starch 2 cup sorghum flour 4 teaspoon xanthan gum Tip Double or even triple this recipe to have our gluten-free flour mix on hand for future baking and cooking recipes.

What Can I Substitute for Garlic? An easy substitute for minced garlic is jarred minced garlic ($2, Target). For one clove of garlic, use ½ tsp. of jarred minced garlic. A jar will keep in your fridge for about three months after opening, whereas a peeled, fresh clove will probably only last about one week in the fridge. Plus, it’s already minced for you, so in a lot of ways, it’s even easier than dicing up a fresh clove....

½ cup extra virgin olive oil ½ cup packed fresh basil leaves

Types of Peonies Peonies come in three main types: herbaceous, tree, and itoh. Herbaceous peonies (Paeonia lactiflora) are the most common in gardens, with hundreds of varieties to choose from. These varieties usually have scented flowers that come in shades of pink, red, and white. As the name suggests, herbaceous peonies don’t form woody stems. Instead, the stems stay green and flexible, so they may need staking to keep them from flopping over, especially when the flowers get wet in the rain....

Pros: Terra-cotta is relatively inexpensive, available in a wide range of styles and designs, and is relatively heavy so it’s not likely to tip in strong winds. Cons: It breaks easily, so terra-cotta is not a good choice where it may get bumped or knocked around. Many types can’t be left outdoors in areas that experience freezing winter temperatures. Because terra-cotta is porous, it loses moisture faster than other materials – meaning you’ll need to water more often....

1. Oysters make our waterways so much healthier. Think of these bivalves as the ultimate all-natural water filters. Just one oyster cleans 25 to 50 gallons of water each day. “It’s hard to quantify the impact of that or place a money value on the work they’re doing for us,” says Jay Styron, assistant director of marine operations at the University of North Carolina—Wilmington. “I consider it priceless, though.” Plus, oysters that are farmed in cages offer a friendly habitat for small fish and lobsters....

1 small red Thai chile pepper, chopped with seeds 1 whole Thai chile pepper 1 cup water Speckled Rice 2 cup short grain rice 4 cup water ¼ cup pineapple juice 1 teaspoon salt ⅓ cup sinpped fresh pineapple mint, mint or lemon basil 1 cup chopped red sweet pepper ¼ cup pineapple juice ¼ teaspoon pepper

Test Kitchen Tip: This dish is flavored with marjoram, but you can substitute other herbs if you like. Buy It: Stainless Steel Fondue Pot, $100, Sur La Table

* For 1 cup shelled, blanched, peeled fava beans, start with 2 pounds beans in shell. Remove beans from shell and cook in boiling water 1 minute. Drain and let cool. To peel, cut a small slit in outer coating and squeeze to remove bean.

3 tablespoon meringue powder ⅓ cup warm water 1 16 ounce package powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla ½ teaspoon cream of tartar title: “Holiday Snowmen Cookies” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-08” author: “Timothy Rohrs”

Smoky Corn, Tomato, and Zucchini Salsa: Prepare as directed, except omit jalapeño chile peppers and add 2 cups chopped zucchini, 2 cups fresh corn kernels, and 1/4 cup finely chopped canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce to the pot with the Anaheim peppers in Step 3. Makes 6 pints.Nutrition per Serving (40 1/4-cup servings): same as above except 36 calories, 8 g carbohydrate, 16% Vitamin A, 66% Vitamin C, 117 mg sodium...