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¼ cup packed brown sugar 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 tablespoon butter ½ cup toasted hazelnuts,* chopped

Buy It: Crock-Pot Slow Cooker ($40, Target) Buy It: Hamilton Beach Slow Cooker ($25, Walmart)

Buy It: Lodge Pre-Seasoned 12-Inch Cast Iron Skillet ($25, Walmart)

This is a great time to have a conversation with your child about decorating for long-term enjoyment. Invite them to come with you to the store as you gently monitor their style choices. Together, you can make something you both love! Below, we have a few tips to get you started. Color Pop Children’s bathroom decor should include color. The toys they play with, the books they read, and the TV shows they watch feature a constant barrage of eye-popping hues, so children are comfortable in a color-rich environment....

4 cup finely shredded bok choy 1 cup shredded carrot ¼ cup seasoned rice vinegar 1 tablespoon cooking oil 1 teaspoon sugar salt and pepper

1 cup powdered sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla 1 - 2 tablespoon milk

Italian Cheese Ball: Prepare as above, except substitute fontina cheese for the goat cheese and beat 2 ounces hard salami and 2 tablespoons finely chopped roasted red sweet pepper into the cheese mixture. Serve with water crackers or baguette slices.Per serving: 121 cal., 5 g total fat (6 g sat. fat), 36 mg chol., 220 mg sodium, 1 g carbo., 0 g dietary fiber, 5 g protein. Daily Values: 9% vit....

Before planting, transfer your garden design from paper to the planting bed. For each perennial, you’ll need to know the mature size. If your perennials are in pots with plant tags, look for that information on the tag. For bare-root perennials or starts obtained from neighbors or friends, research mature size. Arrange your perennials in the garden, starting at one point and working outward. Place the plants slowly and carefully, situating them with the correct spacing for their mature size....

The biggest difference among many of the sunflower species is in the foliage. While sunflower leaves tend to be coarse in texture, there are some exceptions, such as Helianthus salicifolius which has fine foliage. These plants don’t branch, except at the flowering tips, creating an extremely soft and airy texture. Perennial Sunflower Care Must-Knows Many native perennial sunflowers in the United States are tough plants coming from the Great Plains, prairies, and open rocky woodlands....

Olive oil or nonstick cooking spray 2 cup all-purpose flour 1 package active dry yeast 1 teaspoon sugar ½ teaspoon kosher salt 1 tablespoon olive oil ⅔ cup warm water (105°F to 115°F)

Try these other drought-tolerant perennials in your garden. Drought Tolerant Planting Companions Plant a low-water garden and enjoy poppy mallow’s blossoms alongside other easy-care perennials. Some great flowering planting companions include blanket flower (Gallardia spp.), English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), Texas sage (Salvia greggii), Agastache, and beardtongue (Penstemon spp.). Complement drought-tolerant perennials with ornamental grasses. These low-water grasses add height and motion to the garden. Plant muhly grass (Muhlenbergia spp.), feather reed grass (Calamagrostis acutiflora), switch grass (Panicum virgatum), and blue avena grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens) in full sun gardens....