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How to Make Homemade Dumplings 4 Ways Boiled dough-wrapped dumplings are the most classic style served in China. They’re a staple at many Lunar New Year celebrations and are believed to represent good luck. First, we’ll explain how to make dumplings that way; then we’ll move on to steamed pot sticker-style dumplings, how to make soup dumplings, and modern air-fryer dumplings. How to Make Dumpling Dough and Dough-Wrapped Dumplings Here’s the general process for making homemade dumplings....

2 ounce room temperature Mexican grating cheese (such as Anejo enchilado), cut up 1 fresh jalapeno chile pepper, seeded and cut into quarters 2 cloves garlic, peeled 2 4.5 ounce can diced green chile peppers, drained ¼ cup pine nuts or slivered almonds ¼ cup lightly packed fresh parsley ¼ cup lightly packed fresh cilantro leaves 2 tablespoon olive oil

Her first book, The Sleep-Deprived Teen: Why Our Teenagers Are So Tired, and How Parents and Schools Can Help Them Thrive, is getting published in June 2022. In addition to being a published author, Lisa’s work can be seen in The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Atlantic, TIME, and Better Homes & Gardens. Lisa worked toward a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, in addition to a Bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley majoring in Rhetoric and Mass Communications....

Notes from Vivian Howard This recipe is specific in call for a certain variety of olive, shallots instead of onion, and a particular hue of vinegar. But know that it is LGD’s equation that makes it heroic, not its details. To make your own variant of LGD, you need fresh, fragrant herbs; something onion-esque; the combined brine power of olives, capers, and anchovy; and the juxtaposed acid of both vinegar and citrus; and the fruity fat of a good-quality olive oil....

6 ounce chopped white chocolate 3 tablespoon whipping cream ½ cup finely chopped toasted hazelnuts (filberts)

Since you don’t need much fabric for these (and they don’t all have to match!), this is a great way to use scraps you may have leftover from your easy sewing projects. If you plan to compost the fabric later, use all-natural or 100 percent cotton fabric. On medium heat, melt the resin and wax, stirring occasionally. After the mix has melted, add 1 teaspoon jojoba oil and stir. This helps keep your wraps pliable....

And I’m not the only one struggling from a lack of routine and extreme cabin fever. The stress resulting from working at home (and sleeping at work) has become so widespread that researchers have even coined a term for this COVID-19-related restlessness: Coronasomnia. As I have been tossing and turning at night, the covers almost always up on the floor—which means it’s even more of a chore to make my bed every day....

8 0.5 inch slices eggplant 2 tablespoon olive oil ½ teaspoon kosher salt

2 ½ cup all-purpose flour 2 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt ⅓ cup chilled shortening 6 tablespoon chilled butter 8 tablespoon ice water

Large Focaccia: To make one large focaccia, lightly grease a 12-inch pizza pan. Prepare dough as directed through Step 2. Turn risen dough out into prepared pan and gently press dough to edges of pan, using oiled hands as needed. Continue as directed in Steps 4 and 5, except bake for 15 to 20 minutes* or until golden, checking after 8 minutes and popping any large air bubbles with a sharp knife....

1 cup shortening 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla ½ teaspoon almond extract 4 cup powdered sugar 3 tablespoon milk Gingerbread Cupcakes 1 package 2-layer-size vanilla or yellow cake mix 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon ground ginger ⅓ cup molasses 1 tablespoon cider vinegar

Highlights: Molly was previously an associate commerce editor and writer for HGTV and Travel ChannelShe covered news and deals, wrote product reviews, curated product roundups for home, cleaning, organization and parentingHer article “10 Beautiful Playmats That Get Our Design Stamp of Approval” won the Skimlinks CAPS award for Best Kids and Parenting Article in 2022 Favorite Purchase: My favorite purchase is my Dyson stick vacuum. (Told ya I’m a neat freak....

Exception: Ornamental grasses. Buy young grasses early in the season and let them mature through the summer into the larger plants nurseries often sell at four times the cost. Grow Spreading Plants When you need to cover a lot of ground, select spreading plants. Whether it’s a vine or creeping ground cover, spreaders fill voids in your garden. And they often look a lot better than mulch. (Just make sure they have room to roam without smothering their neighbors....