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Linzer Thumbprints Prepare dough, bake, and let cool as directed. Once cool, place 2/3 cup powdered sugar in a large plastic bag. Add cookies, a few at a time, shaking to coat. Fill each with 1/2 teaspoon raspberry preserves. Top with toasted sliced almonds. Almond-Cherry Thumbprints Prepare dough as directed, except add 1/2 teaspoon almond extract with the egg yolks. Roll balls in 2 lightly beaten egg whites then in 1 cup finely chopped slivered almonds....

3 cup grape tomatoes ¼ cup finely chopped onion 1 tablespoon cider vinegar 2 teaspoon packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger Teaching Notes: Roasting the tomatoes brings out their natural sweetness in this homemade ketchup, which is lower in sodium and sugar than purchased ketchup. If you don’t have a food processor, you can mash the tomatoes using the back of a wooden spoon. The mixture will be chunkier....

½ cup chopped onion (1 medium) 1 tablespoon vegetable oil ½ cup pale ale ½ cup chili sauce ¼ cup packed brown sugar 2 tablespoon yellow mustard 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon bottled hot pepper sauce

Butternut Squash Macaroni and Cheese: Prepare Four-Cheese Macaroni and Cheese as directed, except preheat oven to 450°F. Coat a 15x10x1-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Place 1 1/2 pounds butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch cubes, in the prepared baking pan. Drizzle 2 tablespoons olive oil over squash pieces; toss to coat. Roast, uncovered, for 25 to 30 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Stir cooked squash into pasta with the cheese sauce....

With a succulent subscription, you can expect a fresh batch of these plants delivered to your door every month (or whatever frequency of your choosing). Before you can start experiencing the excitement of a new plant arriving on your front step, there are several factors to consider such as affordability, succulent variety, shipping, and more when committing to a succulent subscription. Prepare to bring more greenery into your life with minimal hassle when you sign up for one of these fully vetted succulent subscriptions....

Bidens Care Must-Knows This tough annual can keep blooming through some genuinely rough conditions. Once they’re established, bidens plants are quite drought tolerant. Plant them in well-drained soils with a good amount of organic matter, as they are heavy feeders. Give them a monthly dose of fertilizer at a minimum to keep them producing cheery flowers or at least a dose of slow-release fertilizer. While they can tolerate drought well, they appreciate regular watering when possible....

1 cup sifted powdered sugar 1 tablespoon milk ¼ teaspoon vanilla Milk Chocolate Truffle Icing 1 cup whipping cream 2 tablespoon light-color corn syrup 1 ⅓ cup semisweet chocolate pieces ¾ teaspoon vanilla

1 pound Swiss chard 2 tablespoon olive oil Salt Ground black pepper

Caring for Borage Borage grows best in full sun and moist, well-drained soil. It tolerates a variety of soil conditions, including quick-draining sand and heavy clay, but produces its best lush, leafy growth and a bevy of flowers in well-drained loam. Easy to start from seed, borage can be sown indoors 4 to 6 weeks before the last predicted spring frost or directly into the garden. Direct sowing in the garden is preferred as seedlings develop long taproots—which means they’re tough to transplant....

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2 cup powdered sugar 1 tablespoon Grand Marnier or orange juice 1 tablespoon milk

¼ cup butterscotch pieces 2 teaspoon shortening

Varieties of California Flannel Bush ‘Dara’s Gold’ Flannel Bush Fremontodendron ‘Dara’s Gold’ is a low-growing selection of flannel bush. It grows 3 feet tall and 6-8 feet wide. Use it to anchor a hillside. Zones 8-10 ‘El Dorado Gold’ Flannel Bush Fremontodendron ‘El Dorado Gold’, a shoulder-high evergreen shrub, is a good choice for an informal hedge in hot, dry climates. It grows 4 feet tall and 8 feet wide. Plant in zones 8-10....

Can You Use Cake Flour for Cookies? So you invested in a full bag of cake flour for Classic Shortcakes, Pumpkin Spice Latte Bundt Cake with Whipped Cream, Chiffon Cake, or another of your family’s favorite birthday cake recipes. While we’d never say no to another slice of cake, you do have more options for putting that cake flour to delicious use. When the protein and gluten in any kind of flour are hydrated, they offer the structure required to give baked goods their foundation and crumb....