¼ cup sugar 3 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder 1 ½ cup whipping cream *Blender method: In a blender container place half of the nuts. Cover and blend until finely ground. Transfer nuts to a mixing bowl; repeat with remaining nuts. In a mixing bowl beat butter and sugar until combined. Beat in egg yolk. Beat in ground nuts and half of the flour. Beat or stir in remaining flour. Continue as directed....

Snowman Cake Pop: Prepare as directed, using vanilla-flavored candy coating and white chocolate for the outside coating. Insert lollipop sticks into florist’s foam to stand pops upright; let stand until firm. For the hat, roll out one large black gumdrop to 1/4 inch thickness. Attach to another gumdrop using extra melted coating mixture. Use coating mixture to attach hat to top of cake ball. Pipe small dots of black icing for eyes and mouth....

Sour Cream and Dill Potato Salad: Prepare as directed, except reduce mayonnaise or salad dressing to 3/4 cup, use Dijon-style mustard in place of the yellow mustard, and omit pickles. Stir 1/2 cup sour cream and 1 tablespoon snipped fresh dill into dressing. If desired, garnish salad with fresh dill sprigs.Nutrition Analysis: 192 calories, 5 g protein, 11 g carbohydrate, 14 g total fat (3 g sat. fat), 102 mg cholesterol, 1 g fiber, 1 g total sugar, 4% Vitamin A, 19% Vitamin C, 293 mg sodium, 3% calcium, 4% iron...

Get the Step-by-Step To stencil a door, remove the doorknob. Prime and paint the door in the base color. Wait two to four hours before stenciling. Use a permanent marker to mark the center of the stencil and the center of each side. Use a pencil to mark the center of the door. Place the stencil in the center of the door, lining up the mark at the center of the door and the mark at the center of the stencil; mark the stencil height and width on the door....

Name: Aquilegia canadensis Growing Conditions: Sun or shade and well-drained soil Size: To two feet tall Zones: 3–8 Learn more about Columbine in our Plant Encyclopedia. Name: Arisaema triphyllum Growing Conditions: Shade and moist, well-drained soil Size: To two feet tall Zones: 4–9 Name: Salvia pitcheri Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil Size: To four feet tall Zones: 4–9 Name: Tradescantia sp. Growing Conditions: Sun or shade and moist, well-drained soil Size: To three feet tall Zones: 4–9 Name: Asclepias tuberosa Growing Conditions: Full sun, well-drained soil Size: To four feet tall Zones: 4–10...

1 egg, slightly beaten 1 ¼ cup water 2 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel 2 tablespoon cooking oil 2 cup Cornmeal Pancake Mix ½ cup chopped nuts (optional)

Crabapple Care Must-Knows Crabapple trees grow best in full sun and moist, well-drained soil. They will tolerate partial shade and heavy soils, but flower quantity is often diminished as a result. A moderate-to-fast grower, crabapple trees need to be planted where they have plenty of space to expand to their mature size. Plant crabapple trees in spring or fall. Dig a planting hole that is slightly wider than the plant’s root ball....

1 ½ cup powdered sugar, sifted ½ teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel 1 tablespoon lemon juice

4 cup powdered sugar 3 tablespoon meringue powder ½ teaspoon cream of tartar ½ cup warm water 1 teaspoon vanilla food coloring (optional)

¾ cup whipping cream 1 tablespoon sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla 1 cup chopped strawberries or fresh raspberries Lemon-Cream Filling 1 3 ounce package cream cheese, softened ¼ cup purchased lemon curd ½ cup whipping cream ¾ cup powdered sugar ½ teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel 1 tablespoon lemon juice Hazelnut Filling ½ cup chocolate-hazelnut spread ¾ cup whipping cream 1 tablespoon sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla ⅓ cup chopped, toasted hazelnuts 2 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder 2 teaspoon powdered sugar...

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