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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

1 ½ cup rendered fat, such as bacon fat, beef fat, good-quality lard, or duck fat; unsalted butter, and/or extra-virgin olive oil 8 sprigs assorted fresh herbs, such as basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary, and parsley 2 green onions 1 head garlic, halved crosswise ½ lemon

½ cup cider vinegar ⅓ cup honey 1 teaspoon salt 1 bunch radishes, thinly sliced (about 1 cup) Honey-Lime Vinaigrette 1 ½ teaspoon finely shredded lime peel or lemon peel 6 tablespoon lime juice or lemon juice ¼ cup olive oil or vegetable oil ¼ cup honey 1 ½ tablespoon finely chopped shallot or snipped fresh chives 1 ½ tablespoon snipped fresh cilantro ½ teaspoon salt Shortcut: Instead of making Pickled Radishes, use 1 cup thinly sliced fresh radishes....

What Is a Food Desert? One of the first times that the term “food desert” was recorded being used was in the early 1990s in a Scottish government publication addressing low-income communities. Over the past three decades, the definition of a food desert has evolved. But no matter who you ask, it tends to refer to an area in which access to healthy food, whether that’s through farmer’s markets or simply grocery stores that carry fresh produce, is slim to none....

3 tablespoon meringue powder 1 16 ounce package powdered sugar, sifted 1 teaspoon clear vanilla ½ teaspoon cream of tartar ½ cup warm water Hazelnut Buttercream 1 cup sugar ¼ cup water 6 egg yolks, beaten 2 tablespoon hazelnut liqueur 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla 1 ½ cup unsalted butter Creamy White Frosting 1 cup shortening 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla ½ teaspoon almond extract 4 cup powdered sugar 3 tablespoon milk

Hybrid hellebores Helleborus x hybridus includes a large number of hybrid strains. The leathery evergreen leaves are composed of 7-11 leaflets, often toothed along their margins. Several nodding bowl-shaped flowers in an ever-expanding range of colors (except blue) appear very early in the season. Zones 6-9 Hellebore Companion Plants Hosta This plant, hardly grown 40 years ago, is now one of the most commonly grown garden plants. But hosta has earned its spot in the hearts of gardeners—it’s among the easiest plants to grow, as long as you have some shade and ample rainfall....

¼ cup butter, softened 2 ⅔ cup powdered sugar 2 tablespoon milk ½ teaspoon vanilla Chocolate-Covered Cherry: Use chocolate cake mix, Almond Frosting, semisweet or dark chocolate, and chocolate-flavored candy coating for dipping. Before freezing the mounds of dough in Step 2, form each mound around a well-drained maraschino cherry. Cookies and Cream: Use white cake mix, Basic Butter Frosting, and vanilla-flavored candy coating and white baking chocolate for dipping. Stir 1 cup crushed chocolate sandwich cookies with cream filling into crumbled cake....

¼ cup honey ½ cup olive oil 2 lemons, juiced 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 tablespoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 2 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs Pickled Chiles and Peaches: 1 serrano or jalapeno chile, seeded and thinly sliced ¼ medium red onion, thinly sliced into half-moons 1 cup water ½ cup apple cider vinegar 1 tablespoon honey 2 teaspoon kosher salt 3 ripe peaches, halved, pitted, and sliced, or 1 pound frozen sliced peaches, thawed...

To Make Dough in a Food Processor To make dough in a food processor, pulse two or three times to combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and kosher salt. Add butter and cream cheese; pulse 10 to 15 times or until mixture looks like coarse meal. Add vinegar and 1 1/2 to 2 Tbsp. water; pulse five more times. Turn dough out into a bowl and form into four balls. Wrap individually and chill 1 hour....

Hot Pomegranate Cider: Prepare as directed, except reduce apple cider to 6 cups and add 2 cups pomegranate juice and 2 Tbsp. grenadine. Substitute pomegranate liqueur for the Calvados (if using). Serve with pomegranate seeds. Per serving: 111 cal., 0 g fat, 0 mg chol., 21 mg sodium, 27 g carb., 0 g fiber, 24 g sugars, 0 g pro. Earl Grey Cider Toddy: Prepare as directed, except reduce cider to 6 cups and add 2 cups water....

This step-by-step guide features a budget friendly DIY with dollar-store plates. Each plate will have a unique look by creating an organic geometric pattern. However, you can repeat the technique on most items. However, note that gold leaf is not food safe. Any plates you DIY shouldn’t be eaten off of, but used solely as a decorative item. How to Apply Gold Leaf Use our step-by-step guide to decorate your DIY projects with gold leaf....

This guide offers instructions for how, and how often, to perform routine cleaning, and what cleaning methods to avoid damage to the hide. It also covers how to remove stains when they occur, and how to deep-clean cowhide rugs to make them last for years. Care Basics for a Cowhide Rug It might surprise you to learn that cowhide rugs are relatively easy to maintain—so easy, in fact, that they are among the easiest types of rugs to care for....