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When seeking a new space heater, you’ll want to ensure you have a smooth, flat surface on which to place it. You’ll also need high-wattage capacity and a relatively small footprint. Enter: This 22.76-inch tall space heater that can heat medium-sized rooms up to 150 square feet. The Lasko Oscillating Digital Ceramic Tower Space Heater is a convenient tower model that oscillates during use to effectively heat your entire space....

¾ cup butter 3 eggs 2 ½ cup all-purpose flour 2 ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 ¾ cup sugar 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla 1 ¼ cup milk Creamy White Frosting 1 cup shortening 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla ½ teaspoon almond extract 1 16 ounce package powdered sugar (about 4 cups) 3 tablespoon milk

2 tablespoon cold water 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin 2 cup whipping cream ¼ cup sugar

3 tablespoon rice vinegar or cider vinegar 2 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce 1 tablespoon canola oil 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger 1 teaspoon sesame oil ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper

*Soft-boiled eggs Bring a saucepan of water to boiling over medium-high heat. Using a slotted spoon, carefully lower eggs into water one at a time. Cook 7 minutes, adjusting heat to maintain a gentle boil. Transfer eggs to a bowl of ice water and chill until slightly warm, about 2 minutes. Gently crack eggs and peel.

Elder Care Must-Knows Elders are easy-to-grow shrubs that need little care and maintenance. Ideally, these shrubs are planted in rich, well-drained soils. These plants don’t handle drought well, so keep them evenly moist throughout the growing season, especially if you’re growing them for berry production. Plants have the best berry production in full sun, and colored foliage varieties, especially the purple ones, will show the richest colors in full sun. Some purple types can fade to a muddy green in too much shade....

1 cup sugar 2 tablespoon cornstarch 1 tablespoon finely shredded lemon peel 6 tablespoon lemon juice 6 tablespoon water 6 egg yolks, beaten ½ cup butter, cut up

“The thing about flat-front houses is that they suggest that the people who live there don’t take pride in their home,” says DC-based interior designer Annie Elliot. “And so if you are listing your house, the one dimension really does not does not help your cause.” Anyone with a flat-front house probably does take great pride in their home—but not knowing how to dress up a lackluster exterior will prevent even the most diligent homeowner from showing off the front yard of their dreams....

Enjoy fairy moss as an underplanting beneath taller water-garden favorites like canna or papyrus. These are the best plants for your water garden. How to Care For Fairy Moss Fairy moss grows fastest in full sun (at least 6 to 8 hours of direct light per day), but it tolerates sites that see only morning sun. The less sun it gets, the slower fairy moss grows, which means it is less efficient at blocking algae and slower to improve water quality....

5 egg whites 1 teaspoon vanilla ½ teaspoon cream of tartar 1 cup sugar

Plants for Creating the Year-Round Excitement Garden Plan 2 Japanese forestgrass (Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’): Zones 5-9 1 Winter daphne (Daphne odora): Zones 7-9 2 Tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa): Zones 4-9 2 Mexican orange blossom (Choisya ternata ‘Sundance’): Zones 7-9 4 Brown-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba): Zones 3-10 3 Chocolate snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum ‘Chocolate’): Zones 4-8 4 Angelwing begonia (Begonia coccinea): Zones 9-11* 1 Rhododendron spp.: Zones 5-11 1 Banana (Musa sikkimensis): Zones 8-11* 1 Winter heather (Erica carnea): Zones 5-8 7 Foetid iris (Iris foetidissima): Zones 6-9 3 Japanese anemone (Anemone × hybrida): Zones 5-9...

1 cup all purpose flour 1/2 cup almond flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup granulated sugar 1 tbsp lemon zest 5 oz French-style vanilla yogurt or 1/2 cup vanilla greek yogurt 3 large large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup oil 1/4 cup powdered sugar 1 oz crème fraîche Apricot-Cherry Compote 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup dry white wine ((such as Sauvignon Blanc, or water) 1 tsp lemon zest 3/4 pound fresh apricots, peaches, or pluots, pitted and sliced 1/2 pound dark sweet cherries, stemmed and pitted

2 cup all-purpose flour ½ cup ground almonds 1 tablespoon sugar ½ teaspoon salt ¾ cup cold butter, cut up 3 tablespoon shortening 4 tablespoon ice water

The house was still under construction when Louise and her husband, David, bought it in 199 3. The oddly shaped lot, 70 feet at its widest point and less than 100 feet deep, is at the end of a cul-de-sac. In the foreground is the sunny, formally styled garden area with brick paths and topiaries. In the informal garden beyond the gate, Louise removed the lower branches of the Leyland cypresses, a trick she learned in Italy, shaping them into multi-trunk trees and gaining more planting space in the process....