Medium green lance- and heart-shape leaves on lungwort sport silver speckles. This silver spotting can actually become so dense that the entire leaf appears silver in color. With their playful patterns and lovely silver color, these plants work well with other shade plants and add brightness to dark corners of the garden. Lungwort Care Must-Knows This rugged shade plant is tolerant of a variety of conditions. Ideally, it would appreciate evenly moist, well-drained soils as it begins growing....

Test Kitchen Tip: Quick breads slice better after storing overnight, which also gives the lemony syrup time to work its magic.

8 straws 8 large marshmallows 16 semisweet chocolate pieces 1 small chocolate caramel log Mummy 8 straws 8 large marshmallows 4 ounce white rolled fondant icing 2 ounce vanilla-flavored candy coating, chopped 8 candy-coated milk chocolate pieces 8 small round candy-coated chocolate pieces Ghost 8 straws 8 large marshmallows 4 ounce white rolled fondant icing 2 ounce vanilla-flavored candy coating, chopped 16 black sugar pearls Pumpkin 8 straws 8 large marshmallows 2 ounce vanilla-flavored candy coating, chopped ¼ cup orange nonpareils 4 black or purple gumdrops 4 green gumdrops...

Maple Mashed Sweet Potatoes: Prepare as above. Before serving, drizzle 1/4 cup maple syrup over potatoes and sprinkle with 1/4 cup chopped hazelnuts or almonds, toasted.

Architect Robert Morrison and his wife bought the lot when they were in their early 20s and built much of the house themselves, using fir and Western red cedar they shipped over from Oregon in a boxcar. “We wanted to make a house that became a part of nature,” says Morrison, now 85. “So I designed it to float in the woods and just hang in the big trees.” Morrison spent $3,750 on the 3/4-acre parcel and another $27,000 on building the three-bedroom house in the Philadelphia suburbs....

Plenty of succulent varieties naturally are small, but now picture the baby versions of these that are about the size of your thumbnail. Or check out some of the more than 35,000 #minisucculents posts on Instagram. If you’re in the market for a mini succulent after checking out the Instagram posts, take a look at TierraSolStudio on Etsy. The store describes its inventory as “hand-grown plants and handmade ceramics for plant killers....

Pressure Cooker: Rub chicken and brown as above using saute setting for 6-quart electric cooker or brown in pot for 4- to 6-quart stove-top cooker. Add garlic around chicken; cook 1 minute more. Add remaining spice mixture, crushed tomatoes, broth, cauliflower, chickpeas, and apricots. Lock lid. Set electric cooker on high pressure to cook for 12 minutes. For stove-top cooker bring up to pressure over medium-high heat according to manufacturer’s directions; reduce heat enough to maintain stead (but not excessive) pressure....

1 ½ pound No-Knead Dough 1 egg 1 tablespoon water ¼ cup melted butter No-Knead Boule Bread 1 pound No-Knead Dough Flour, for dusting No-Knead Loaf 2 pound No-Knead Bread dough Flour, for dusting Egg wash 2 tablespoon butter, softened

2 ¼ cup all-purpose flour ¾ teaspoon salt ⅔ cup shortening 6 tablespoon cold water Pastry for Double-Crust Pie Stir together 2 cups flour and 1/2 tsp. salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in 2/3 cup shortening until pieces are pea-size. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the water over part of the mixture; gently toss with a fork. Push moistened dough to side of bowl. Repeat, using 1 tablespoon water at a time, until all the dough is moistened....

1 medium orange ¼ cup sugar

Test Kitchen Tip: For a twist on cake and ice cream or cookies and cream, serve this with slices of pound cake or pizzelle cookies on the side. Test Kitchen Tip: For an alcohol-free substitute for the chocolate liqueur, simply add an equal amount (⅓ cup) of extra espresso or coffee.