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½ cup margarine or butter 4 cup sifted powdered sugar 2 tablespoon milk 1 teaspoon vanilla

Mexican bush sage (Salvia leucantha) Gray foliage topped with violet-and-white flower spikes make this drought-tolerant plant a standout. Plants grow to 3 feet. Dahlia If you didn’t at planting time, gently slip stakes into soil beside towering dahlias. To avoid spearing tubers, place the stake at least 6 inches away from the main stem. Ornamental grasses Count on grasses to add graceful movement and late-season interest to landscapes. Many grasses also provide wildlife habitat....

½ cup butter, softened 1 3 ounce package cream cheese, softened 3 cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 tablespoon vanilla rum or milk, as needed

The Basics of Basement Walls First, you should understand basement wall materials. Foundation walls are usually made of poured concrete or stacked concrete blocks—not the most attractive surfaces. Fortunately, you can cover basement foundation walls quickly and inexpensively. Attach wood furring strips, Z-shape channels, or 2x4 studs to flat, dry masonry walls, then add insulation and cover the strips or studs with drywall. Such treatments give basement walls a smooth, even surface that accepts finish materials such as paint, wallpaper, or paneling....

Turkey-Pork Meatballs Turkey-Pork Meatballs: Prepare as directed except substitute 1 1/4 pounds uncooked ground turkey and 12 ounces ground pork for sausage and beef. Chicken Chorizo Meatballs Chicken-Chorizo Meatballs: Prepare as directed except substitute 1 pound uncooked ground chicken and one 15-ounce package uncooked chorizo sausage for sausage and beef. Beef-Pork Meatballs Beef-Pork Meatballs: Prepare as directed except substitute 1 pound ground pork for the sausage. Shrimp-Pork Meatballs Prepare as directed except substitute 1 pound each finely chopped shrimp and ground pork for sausage and beef....

How to Grow Bells of Ireland This annual does best in regions with cool summer climates. For best results, plant it in full sun. You may need to stake it once it’s grown to prevent flopping, even in a sunny location. (Or choose a dwarf variety.) This annual needs well-drained soil that remains evenly moist at all times. It can’t tolerate soggy soil or standing water. In poor soil, you may need to feed bells of Ireland regularly to help it develop taller spikes and larger flowers....

Tips Prepare broccoli and rice as directed and refrigerate in separate covered containers up to 3 days. Cook vegetable and beef mixture as directed in step 2; do not add broth, soy sauce, or sesame oil. Cool and refrigerate in a covered container up to 3 days. To finish recipe, in a very large skillet heat meat mixture, broth, soy sauce, and sesame oil and continue recipe as directed.

1 cup whipping cream 2 tablespoon sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla To Store Place unfilled cookies in a single layer in an airtight container; cover. Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw cookies; if desired, fill with Sweetened Whipped Cream.

As it turns out, they don’t have as much to do with food safety as you’d think, and the chances of getting sick from eating a yogurt a couple of days past its expiration date are pretty slim. This is because, except for infant formula, expiration dates aren’t required or regulated by law on products and are determined by the manufacturer. “Food dating is more about food quality than food safety,” says Janilyn Hutchings, a food scientist and certified professional in food safety who works for StateFoodSafety....