1 cup heavy cream 2 tablespoon sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla or almond extract Blueberry Pound Cake: Prepare as directed, except pour boiling water over 1/2 cup dried blueberries and let stand for 10 minutes; drain well. Fold berries into batter.
2 eggs ½ cup fine dry bread crumbs ¼ cup milk ½ teaspoon salt ½ cup finely chopped onion ½ teaspoon black pepper 1 pound bulk Italian sausage 1 pound ground beef ¼ cup finely chopped drained pepperoncini 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
½ medium head Napa cabbage, cored and shredded into ribbons 1 tablespoon kosher salt ½ cup water ¼ cup tamari soy sauce ¼ cup seasoned rice vinegar 2 tablespoon mirin (rice wine) 2 tablespoon minced garlic 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon sambal oelek red chile paste ½ cup carrot, cut in this strips ½ cup English cucumber, cut in thin strips ¼ cup zucchini, cut in strips 3 green onion, bias sliced 1 cup mayonnaise 1 tablespoon sambal oelek red chile paste 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice ½ teaspoon honey Kosher salt, to taste Cracked black pepper, to taste 12 round spring roll wrappers, soaked in water to soften ½ cup fresh cilantro ¼ cup Thai basil or basil...
1 ¾ cup white jimmies and or white nonpareils 1 Food coloring 1 recipe Candy Clay 1 tablespoon light-color corn syrup Assorted dragees or small round candies Almost-Homemade Vanilla Buttercream 1 ½ cup unsalted butter (3 sticks), softened, cut in 1-inch pieces 1 16 ounce jar marshmallow creme* ½ cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla For easy slicing and serving, chill the frosted cake for 1 hour before serving. Freeze leftover frosting up to 3 months....
Sophistication had to be part of the fabric of their new house in Birmingham, Alabama. “J.C. and I,” Amy says, “wanted our home to be super functional for our family but to look adult.” Designer Dana Wolter took that mandate to heart, creating rooms that are warm, inviting, and sophisticated—yet incredibly, indelibly kid-friendly. “I was strategic with fabrics,” Wolter says. “Everything is treated for durability. The Conlins can live in their house and enjoy it—with no worries....
Here’s how it works: Grab a box or a package and decorate it with pencils, markers, or yellow paper. Then fill the box with treats in yellow packaging (think Lay’s potato chips, Reese’s peanut butter cups, or lemon-flavored Larabars). You can also fill it with non-food items, like a yellow water bottle, candle, or lotion. When you’ve filled the box, wrap it up and leave it on a friend’s porch (following social-distancing rules, of course), or mail it to someone to make their day from a distance....
Swan River Daisy Care Must-Knows Hailing from Australia, swan river daisies are tough plants and are tolerant of a wide variety of soil conditions. Their ideal growing conditions include moist, organically rich, well-drained soil. However, they adapt to tough situations, growing in sandy or clay soil and even rocky outcroppings. No matter where you are planning on growing swan river daisies, they appreciate fairly regular applications of fertilizer. If they are growing in containers, apply a slow release fertilizer along with a dose of liquid food every few weeks to keep them productive....
** Because hot chile peppers, such as jalapenos, contain volatile oils that can burn your skin and eyes, avoid direct contact with chiles as much as possible. When working with chile peppers, wear plastic or rubber gloves. If your bare hands do touch the chile peppers, wash your hands well with soap and water.
Because location has such a big influence on the price of a home, what comes with the price tag is totally different for each home. The homes range in size from a 929-square-foot condo to a 3,588-square-foot new build, and each one has its own unique selling point. One has a pool, another has a custom wet bar, and one even comes with a country club membership. Would you choose the 120-year-old charming Massachusetts condo or the new build with a modern aesthetic in Kansas?...
“Birds bathe themselves regularly as a means of maintaining the health of their feathers, and introducing a bird bath to any garden is a wonderful way to invite birds into your outdoor space,” says Marc Parnell, author of The Birding Pro’s Field Guides. “Bird baths also hold the potential to attract a wider variety of birds to the yard than traditional feeders, given that the diets of many birds are not limited to seeds, grains, and nuts....
“You can put a lot of work and creativity into a meal, but serve it on a paper plate or in a chipped bowl and you’ve diminished that experience,” says Tom Mirabile, consumer trend analyst at International Housewares Association. “Even when our closest friends come over, we don’t serve takeout in plastic containers. We take a few extra seconds to put [the food] in serveware on a table with everything else they’ll need to serve themselves....
“A car vacuum should do two things: first, provide access to all upholstered and carpeted areas in your vehicle, and second, have enough suction to pick up the dirt, crumbs, dog hair, etc. that you and/or your family leave behind,” says Jennifer Myers, director of marketing at Kunes Auto & RV Group. Sounds simple, but it can be a tall order. To find the best car vacuums, we put 20 car vacuums to the test at our testing lab in Des Moines, Iowa....
The best picnic blankets will keep you cozy and dry on dewy grass, cushion you against rocks underneath, repel sand and dirt when packing up, and resist stains when you accidentally spill your glass of red wine. We put 30 of the best picnic blankets to the test in our lab in Des Moines, Iowa, to figure out which ones are worth buying and which you should skip. Our testing included rating the softness of each blanket when spread out over rocks and hard surfaces, spilling sand and grape juice on them to see how easy they are to wipe off and shake out, and noting the overall quality of each one....
For an authoritative look at the best pressure washers, our team in Des Moines, Iowa, tested 20 different pressure washers. We evaluated each based on a wide range of factors, rated and tallied their pros and cons, and compared them to the competition. To get some perspective on how to use these machines safely, we talked to Darrin Conlon, the principal engineer for appliance standards—including pressure washers and appliances—for the Consumer Products Group at UL Solutions....
