¼ cup sugar ¼ cup water 1 1-inch piece fresh ginger, cut into thin slices

*Tip To cut bars into wedges, cut the 13x9-inch rectangle in half crosswise, then in half again lengthwise. Cut wedges from each quarter by cutting pieces at different angles.

Editor’s Tip: Line the bottom of the container with heavy plastic, or set pots into plastic water trays.

2 tablespoon cold water 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin 2 cup whipping cream ¼ cup sugar 2 tablespoon green or white crème de menthe

While this grilled appetizer is now at the top of the list of foods I want to try, it’s not the only unconventional way to utilize your grill for a recipe. Here are some other surprisingly delicious eats you should definitely try cooking on the grill. 1. Pizza If you haven’t been making pizza on the grill yet, start now. Frozen pizza dough and fresh veggies make for an easy vegetarian dinner option....

Begin with a strawberry pot, which can be found at almost any garden center or hardware store. The more soil a container has, the better the container can hold moisture. Growing herbs in a larger pot will result in less work on your part, plus the bigger the pot, the more herbs you can grow! First, fill the strawberry pot with soil—we used an organic potting mix since we’ll be eating these herbs....

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Reduced-sodium bacon reduces sodium by 40 percent, calories by half, and fat by about 60 percent.Canadian bacon reduces calories by 60 percent, fat by about 80 percent, sodium by about 30 percent, and omits nearly all saturated fat. Baking powder: See our substitute for baking powder. Bread: whole wheat or whole grain instead of white; spinach, Swiss chard, napa cabbage instead of wraps; low-carb spinach or tomato tortillas Whole wheat bread has about 40 percent more protein, less carbohydrates, and almost twice the amount of fiber than white bread....

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Ankeny, Iowa: $442,000 Square feet: 1,589 Bedrooms: 5 Bathrooms: 2.5 Listed by: Misty Soldwisch, Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Innovations First is a new ranch-style home with five bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms listed for $442,000. It’s located in Ankeny, Iowa, a suburb of Des Moines, which was named the 13th best place to live by US News and World Report in 2021. This spacious 1,589-square-foot home is perfect for a large family....

2 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme 1 ½ tablespoon cracked black peppercorns 7 cloves garlic 3 tablespoon olive oil

Holly provides year-round interest while serving as part of a hedge or perennial border, or in foundation plantings. Evergreen varieties take center stage in winter when they anchor leafless garden beds. Tall evergreen hollies are good for creating a dense hedge or screen. When used as barrier plants, holly varieties with spiny leaves are nearly impenetrable. No matter where you plant holly, if pollinated, its colorful berries add splashes of winter color and food for birds....

¼ cup honey 1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard 1 tablespoon white wine Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon margarine or butter, melted

Rainbows have become a symbol of hope during the pandemic as people began displaying rainbows in windows to spread joy while self-isolating. Now, crafters across Instagram are combining the #rainbowhunt trend with the stress-relieving benefits of working with hooks and yarn. There are more than 15,600 posts tagged with #crochetrainbow on Instagram, and most of them are from the last few months. Crocheters are making colorful rainbow pillows to gift to friends struggling with social distancing alone and creating colorful rainbow window hangings to display as a message of hope and support for healthcare workers across the world....

Delivering a mattress to your doorstep has never been easier, plus the materials and technology used to grant you a great night’s sleep have improved, too. This means old truths about the life of a mattress might no longer ring true—and just when things were getting easy, too. Experts John Clary Davies, senior director of brand editorial and sustainability for Avocado Green, and Russell Jelinek, senior director of engineering, quality, and compliance at Casper, share everything you need to know about when to replace a mattress, including how to get more mileage out of your current model....

We turned to Bobby Berk, a celebrity interior designer who rose to fame as the design expert on Netflix’s Queer Eye, for help with our holiday decorating. Fans will instantly recognize his modern industrial style and his avid use of blue. See what Bobby has to say about classic red and green color schemes, plus his biggest holiday décor pet peeve. Set a Winter Color Palette Just like your wardrobe changes with the seasons, your home décor should be updated with a winter color palette....