Make-Ahead Tip Prepare as directed. Cover and chill for up to 2 days or freeze for up to 3 months. To serve, thaw casserole in refrigerator for 48 hours, if frozen. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cover baking dish with foil. Bake for 1 hour. Remove foil and bake about 30 minutes more or until heated through.

Garden Plan for Purple Moorgrass

½ cup chopped onion 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained ¼ cup dry red wine or 1/4 cup chicken broth 2 tablespoon tomato paste ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper 12 pitted kalamata olives 3 tablespoon snipped fresh parsley 3 canned anchovy fillets, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 tablespoon capers, drained and chopped All-Purpose Pizza Sauce 1 28 ounce crushed tomatoes 1 ½ teaspoon red wine vinegar ½ teaspoon granulated garlic or garlic powder ½ teaspoon dried basil ¼ teaspoon dried oregano ¼ teaspoon dried thyme ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ cup water...

3 cup frozen unsweetened raspberries ⅓ cup sugar 1 teaspoon cornstarch

But the most visible evidence of his intrepid nature is the black-and-white checkerboard floor he installed in the kitchen of the 1920s Spanish-style apartment he shares with his partner, Jason. “The whole project cost $50,” Brady says of the peel-and-stick vinyl tiles he laid on the diagonal. “And I did it in one weekend.” The new floor gave him the graphic impact he was looking for in a style that wouldn’t ruffle his landlord....

½ cup whipping cream 2 tablespoon cream-style prepared horseradish ½ teaspoon dry mustard

1 16 ounce package powdered sugar (4-1/4 cups) 3 tablespoon meringue powder ½ teaspoon cream of tartar ½ cup warm water 1 teaspoon vanilla **Tip: Meringue powder is a mixture of pasteurized dried egg whites, sugar, and edible gums. Look for it in the baking aisle of your supermarket or at a specialty food store.

1 cup powdered sugar 1 tablespoon eggnog 1 tablespoon light-colored corn syrup ½ teaspoon light rum or 1/4 teaspoon rum extract

1 cup butter, softened 1 13 ounce jar marshmallow creme 1 tablespoon vanilla 2 ½ cup powdered sugar

¼ cup olive or salad oil ¼ cup white wine vinegar or white vinegar 1 teaspoon honey 1 teaspoon snipped fresh tarragon or 1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon, crushed 1 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard ¼ teaspoon salt dash black pepper

Enter this 1950s one-story in Ann Arbor. There was nothing overly exciting about it, but it had what Michelle describes as good energy and, she adds, “the fact that it wasn’t an architectural gem gave me the freedom to make it what I wanted.” As she renovated and decorated the new space, Michelle found her eclectic personal style shifting from layered maximalism to a more minimalist version, responding to smaller square footage and a change in her own mindset....