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4 ounce chopped semisweet chocolate ¼ cup water 3 tablespoon butter ½ teaspoon sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla

½ cup light dairy sour cream 2 tablespoon orange marmalade ¼ teaspoon dried thyme or herbes de Provence

¼ cup unsalted butter, cut into small cubes ¼ cup shortening 1 ¼ cup cake flour 1 cup all-purpose flour ¾ cup granulated sugar, separated 1 tablespoon baking powder ½ teaspoon kosher salt ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon whipping cream 1 egg, separated 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract 1 teaspoon turbinado sugar 2 cup sliced fresh strawberries 2 tablespoon lemon juice Sweetened Whipped Cream: 1 ½ cup whipping cream 2 tablespoon granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla...

*Toasting Nuts: To toast whole or coarsely chopped nuts, spread them in a single layer in a shallow pan. Bake the nuts in a 350°F oven for 5 to 10 minutes, shaking the pan once or twice.

1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour ¼ cup ground toasted almond ¼ teaspoon salt ⅓ cup shortening 4 tablespoon cold water

⅛ teaspoon instant coffee crystals or dash espresso coffee powder 2 tablespoon whipping cream 1 cup sifted powdered sugar

Coreopsis Care Must-Knows A popular North American native prairie plant, coreopsis can withstand deer and survive in less-than-ideal conditions, including open prairies where they have to compete with other plants for resources. They’re also known to thrive along roadsides and in ditches. Comparatively, our gardens provide practically ideal conditions, even if you have pretty crummy garden soil. These drought-tolerant plants prefer to be left a little on the dry side and require lots of sun....

⅔ cup all-purpose flour ⅓ cup packed brown sugar ¼ cup granulated sugar ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon vanilla ⅓ cup butter, cut up ¼ cup chopped black or English walnuts

1 cup whipping cream 2 tablespoon sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla

Check out our favorite daffodils here. Daffodil Double Hybrids Care Must-Knows Daffodils grow best in organically rich, well-drained soil. (Bulbs quickly rot in wet, poorly-drained soil.) They don’t do well in irrigated landscape beds, but raised beds are a plus when the soil has been amended to fit daffodils’ needs. The site should receive at least six hours of direct sun a day throughout this flower’s springtime bloom season. Daffodil flowers typically follow the sun, so make sure any shade is at the back of the site to get forward-facing flowers....

8 egg whites, room temperature 1 ½ cup (300 grams) sugar ½ teaspoon cream of tartar ¼ teaspoon salt 6 sticks (1 1 /2 pounds) unsalted butter, cut into 1-tablespoon-size pieces and room temperature 1 vanilla bean, split and beans scraped 2 teaspoon vanilla 1 ½ cup fresh strawberries, halved

5 ounce (3 thick slices) country-style white bread 2 cloves garlic, minced ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 2 ½ tablespoon olive oil