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1 egg 1 5 ounce can (2/3 cup) evaporated milk ⅔ cup sugar ¼ cup butter 1 ⅓ cup flaked coconut ½ cup chopped pecans

2 cup all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt ⅔ cup shortening 7 tablespoon water

3 cup cider vinegar ⅓ cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon dry mustard 2 teaspoon crushed red pepper 2 teaspoon bottled hot pepper sauce 1 ½ teaspoon salt 1 ½ teaspoon black pepper Make-ahead directions: To make ahead, prepare as above through Step 4. Cover and chill for up to 3 days. Reheat in a large pot over medium heat, stirring occasionally.

1 cup packed brown sugar ½ cup whipping cream ½ cup porter beer 2 tablespoon light-color corn syrup

To Broil: Place steaks on the unheated rack of a broiler pan. Broil steaks 3 to 4 inches from heat to desired doneness, turning steaks over once. (Allow 10 to 12 minutes for medium-rare doneness or 16 to 20 minutes for medium doneness.) Tips If you have any leftover flavored butter, use it as a spread on French bread, on toasted pieces of Italian bread topped with slices of roma tomato, on baked potatoes, or in mashed potatoes....

To find colors that make you happy, look to midtones toward the center of paint chips between the deep, saturated colors and soft pastels. Choose a shade you love (you can mix two or three together), then layer in paler or more intense tones with furniture and accessories. To increase the happiness quotient, include one of the primaries: red, yellow, or blue. These shades energize toddlers in preschools, lift spirits in medical centers, and encourage creativity at media companies, Internet startups, and innovation centers....

Should I Put Water in the Roasting Pan for Turkey? “You can imagine all the turkey cooking methods we’ve tested over our 39 years at the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line,” says Nicole Johnson, the director of the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line located in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. “Often, consumers will inquire about adding water to the bottom of their roasting pans. We do not recommend adding water to the bottom of the pan....

Before you break out your rake or leaf blower, however, you might want to consider your alternatives. Usually, when you collect and bag the leaves in your yard, they end up in the dump. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, leaves and other yard debris account for 34.7 million tons of waste per year in the U.S., about 13.3% of all solid waste in the country. The EPA also notes that yard waste generates methane gas, which pollutes the air we breathe, and acids that can leach into the ground, polluting soil and water....

3 cup white rice flour 3 cup potato starch 2 cup sorghum flour 4 teaspoon xanthan gum Chicken Noodle Soup Sprinkle 2 lb. cubed skinless, boneless chicken breast halves and/or thighs with salt and black pepper. In a 5- to 6-qt. Dutch oven heat 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil over medium-high. Add half of the chicken; cook and stir 5 minutes or until browned. Remove from pan. Repeat, using 2 Tbsp. oil and remaining chicken....

Pour a tablespoon of each into a small cup and warm it in your palm to release the oil’s aromas. Sip and let the oil coat your mouth and the back of your tongue. Pay attention to the finish. It may be buttery, fruity, herbaceous, peppery, or bitter.

The couple works together building, designing, and developing real estate at their company, We Are In Our Element. They wanted to remake the house quickly and creatively for their own use and as a rental property. After 10 months of work, the Smirkes could finally vacation at their finished property with bohemian desert decor and rent it out via Airbnb for $145–$185 per night while they’re away. Now they host 120 adventure-seeking visitors each year....

Red Twig Dogwood Basics Also known as red osier dogwood, the red twig dogwood (Cornus sericea) is a native deciduous shrub. It thrives in USDA Zones 3-7, making it an extremely cold tolerant option for thick hedges in northern states. In good growing conditions, these shrubs can easily reach upwards of 10 feet. In addition to colorful stems, red twig dogwoods offer white flower clusters in spring and white berries in late summer....