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No matter your go-to chocolate, it’s helpful—especially if you need a substitution—to know what makes the different types of chocolate unique. Use this guide to choose the chocolate that best suits your cooking or snacking needs. All chocolate starts from beans of the cacao (kay-KAY-oh) tree. The beans are fermented, dried, roasted, and cracked. The extraction process produces cocoa butter and an intense brown paste called chocolate liquor. The percentage number on chocolate packages you buy represents the amount of chocolate liquor in the bar....

Tips If desired, serve with a drizzle of Cajeta Syrup. R253611

9 whole wheat tortillas Nonstick cooking spray ½ teaspoon granulated sugar ¼ teaspoon ground coriander

6 tablespoon olive oil ¼ cup red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard 1 clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon honey ⅛ teaspoon salt dash ground black pepper

½ cup bottled Caesar Italian salad dressing 2 tablespoon snipped fresh basil 1 clove garlic, minced ¼ teaspoon freshly ground or cracked black pepper

Keep the top of your pumpkin intact (and the German shepherd’s face in the spotlight) by cleaning out your pumpkin from the bottom. Then, cut a circle in the base of the pumpkin and use an ice cream scoop to clear out all the seeds and stringy bits. As a bonus, you can create a flat platform for an interior candle by leveling the cut pumpkin circle with a knife....

Turn your home into the Halloween house of your neighborhood and cast a holiday spell over everyone that walks by. Whether you try your hand at DIY bats and spiders or want to give guests and passersby a good laugh, we’ve got you covered with plenty of Halloween-inspired creations. These giant Halloween decorations are guaranteed to create a big scare.

title: “Gorditas” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-08” author: “Elena Palone”

When pairing grape hyacinths with other spring bulbs, be sure to select early-blooming varieties. For example, choose daffodil varieties such as ‘Golden Ducat’ and ‘Mary Copeland’ which are some of the earliest to bloom. Great tulip planting companions include ‘Viridiflora’, ‘Triumph’, ‘Greigii’, and ‘Parrot King’. Grape Hyacinth Care Must-Knows Grape hyacinths are planted in the fall. Thanks to their small size (most grape hyacinth bulbs are the size of a blueberry), they need to be planted just 3 to 4 inches deep....

¼ cup olive oil 2 tablespoon lemon juice 2 tablespoon white wine vinegar For an Asian spin, use 3 tablespoons peanut oil and 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil for the olive oil, lime juice for the lemon juice, and rice wine vinegar for the white wine vinegar. Want a French Vinaigrette? Add 1/2 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard and 1 tablespoon minced shallot. Want a heartier flavor? Use red wine vinegar or sherry vinegar in place of the white wine vinegar....

Cashew Butter PER TBSP. 98 cal., 14 g fat (1 g sat. fat), 0 mg chol., 2 mg sodium, 5 g carb., 1 g fiber, 1 g sugars, 3 g pro. Pecan Butter PER TBSP. 86 cal., 9 g fat (1 g sat. fat), 0 mg chol., 0 mg sodium, 5 g carb., 1 g fiber, 0 g sugars, 1 g pro. Sunflower Seed Butter PER TBSP. 80 cal., 7 g fat (1 g sat....

This phenomenon is known as seasonal affective disorder (aka SAD), and it can last about four to five months. SAD has been part of the mental health discourse for years now, but it has gotten even more attention since the pandemic and rise of TikTok. Bisma Anwar, a licensed mental health counselor based in New York, was doing panels about the disorder before COVID-19, but she’s noticed an uptick in conversations around SAD....