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1 ½ cup all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt ¼ cup shortening ¼ cup butter ¼ cup ice water

Analyze Your Skill Set If your thumb is more brown than green, or you think the color wheel is a painted round thing for bicycles, it may be overly ambitious for you to jump into DIY landscaping. So do some research, and start with a few good basics, as well as small containers, for an introduction to how to grow different types of plants in different situations and how to take a more measured and deliberate approach....

1 cup currant jelly ⅓ cup pomegranate seeds 2 tablespoon clementine juice or tangerine juice

Mushroom and Blue Cheese Gratin: Cook 3 cups sliced cremini mushrooms with the onion and garlic. Add 4 teaspoons snipped fresh sage to sauce. Substitute crumbled blue cheese for Parmesan cheese. Each serving: 238 cal., 10 g total fat (4 g sat. fat), 18 mg chol., 541 mg sodium, 28 g carbo., 2 g fiber, 10 g pro. Daily Values: 6% vit. A, 30% vit. C, 20% calcium, 12% iron....

1 ¼ pound fresh tomatoes (4 medium), cored and chopped ½ cup chopped fresh basil 2 tablespoon olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground black pepper If you have walnuts on hand, feel free to substitute them for the more expensive pine nuts.

**From our test kitchen: During our testing we found that we preferred a beer bread prepared with a brown ale beer. Other good choices include lagers and crisp hard ciders. We do not recommend using IPAs or stouts for this recipe.

Browns range from dark and saturated to lighter shades like caramel and tan. A common color for more traditional settings, brown can bring drama to modern looks as well. Reynaert points to accents like modern-retro mushroom table lamps and traditional gingham tablecloths as quick and easy ways to incorporate brown. But this is not an accent-only color. Brown walls add warmth, complement trendy moody decorating styles, and act like any other neutral by letting architecture or decor stand out....

Move on to the next track. Use a tape measure to measure 22 inches from those marks. Place the second track vertically, 21 inches off the floor, with a level to mark holes. Repeat this step two more times. Editor’s Tip: The type of hardware you use to attach the rails will differ, based on the material of your wall and whether you’re attaching to a stud. Drywall, plaster, and brick walls each require unique hardware....

For some, the pandemic offered an opportunity to save for a down payment, and with interest rates low, buying a new-construction home became more attainable than ever. “There was this confluence of a number of economic and consumer drivers that generated one of the strongest housing markets that I’ve ever seen in my 20-plus years,” says Phillippe Lord, CEO of real estate development company Meritage Homes. The current housing boom and the pandemic’s lingering effects have prompted enormous home-building changes, posing new challenges to the construction process....

Almond Buttercream Frosting Add 1/4 tsp. almond extract with the vanilla. Top frosted cake with toasted sliced almonds. Citrus Buttercream Frosting Beat in 1 to 2 tsp. lemon, lime, or orange zest with the butter. Top frosted cake with additional zest or quartered citrus slices. Espresso Buttercream Frosting Beat in 1 to 1 1/2 tsp. instant espresso powder or instant coffee crystals with the vanilla. Top frosted cake with chocolate-covered coffee beans....

Find shrub border varieties and instructions here. Carolina Allspice Care Must-Knows Although Carolina allspice grows in sun to part shade, it will grow taller in part shade. This shrub prefers rich loam but will tolerate a wide range of soil types. After planting, blanket the ground around the shrub with a 2-inch-thick layer of mulch to help conserve soil moisture; its shallow roots benefit from the evaporation protection. Prune Carolina allspice after it flowers in early summer to maintain its compact, round shape....

Feel free to experiment with different tools and methods to achieve the best effect. For example, if you find that small details, like this cat’s carved eyes, are difficult to create with a regular pumpkin-carving knife, try etching the area with a gouge and using a needle tool to punch through the pumpkin rind and clear out the space. If you don’t mind perfectly-circular eyes, you also could use a power drill fitted with a tiny bit to bore through the pumpkin wall....

1 cup whipping cream 2 tablespoon sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla ¼ teaspoon Chai Spice Blend or purchased chai spice Pastry for a Single-Crust Pie 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ cup shortening or lard ¼ cup butter, cut up, or shortening or lard ¼ cup ice water

¼ cup chopped bottled roasted red sweet peppers ½ cup butter, softened and cut up 1 clove garlic, minced To Bake Ahead: Layer cooled rolls between waxed paper in an airtight container; seal. Store at room temperature for up to 24 hours. To serve, preheat oven to 350F. Remove rolls from container; wrap rolls in foil. Bake about 15 minutes or until warm.