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¾ cup sifted powdered sugar ¼ teaspoon ground ginger 3 teaspoon apricot nectar, orange juice, or milk

Okra is related to hibiscus and has similar-shape flowers. Be sure to plant it where you can enjoy the beauty of its golden-yellow blossoms. Though each flower only lasts a day, there’s a profusion of flowers throughout the summer. Make the most of your space by planting lettuce early in spring, then once summer heat arrives and the lettuce fades, plant okra in its place. Plant okra with eggplant, another summer vegetable that’s surprisingly ornamental....

6 egg yolks 6 egg whites 1 ⅓ cup slivered almonds ⅔ cup powdered sugar ⅓ cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla ½ teaspoon cream of tartar ¼ cup granulated sugar Coffee Syrup: ¼ cup sugar ¼ cup strong brewed coffee 1 tablespoon coffee liqueur Coffee Buttercream: ½ cup sugar 2 tablespoon water 3 egg yolks 1 tablespoon strong brewed coffee 1 teaspoon vanilla ¾ cup butter, softened Chocolate Ganache: ⅓ cup whipping cream 4 ounce bittersweet chocolate, chopped...

2 eggs 1 ⅓ cup half-and-half 1 ⅓ cup sugar ½ cup butter 1 7 ounce package (2-2/3 cups) coconut 1 cup chopped toasted pecans

1 ¼ cup powdered sugar 1 tablespoon milk ½ teaspoon vanilla

¾ cup packed brown sugar 2 tablespoon cornstarch ¾ cup unsweetened pineapple juice ¼ cup balsamic vinegar or white wine vinegar 1 ½ teaspoon ginger root, grated ¼ teaspoon salt

Rather than etching a design into the pumpkin and displaying it right away, this kind of etching is done weeks or months beforehand, which creates a pretty raised design on the pumpkin. We chatted with Jessie Alt, the pumpkin farmer at Alt Farms in Madrid, Iowa, about how the process works. She’s been growing pumpkins since childhood, and now at Alt Farms, she etches pumpkins for customers. Over the past few years, she’s etched quite a variety of designs....