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⅓ cup buttermilk 2 tablespoon light mayonnaise ¼ cup finely chopped shallots 1 tablespoon snipped fresh tarragon ⅛ teaspoon salt Dash black pepper

China Aster Care Must-Knows You’ll get an upright plant with vibrant colors when China aster is planted in rich, consistently moist soil that is well-drained. A cool-season grower, it will not be happy in warm Southern climates during the summer. If it gets too hot, the plant is likely to stop blooming, but it comes back in fall with another cool-season show. If starting indoors, sow seeds 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost date....

1 cup whipping cream 12 ounce semisweet chocolate pieces Chocolate Mascarpone Filling 3 ounce semisweet chocolate pieces ¼ cup whipping cream ½ cup mascarpone cheese or cream cheese, softened ¼ cup butter, softened ½ teaspoon vanilla 4 cup powdered sugar Chocolate Curls 2 ounce good quality white chocolate, chopped 1 ounce good quality bittersweet chocolate, chopped 1 ounce good quality German chocolate 1 ounce milk chocolate baking pieces *Tip: If desired, you can place cake layers on a wire rack set over a waxed-paper-lined baking sheet to spread with ganache....

1 ½ cup all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ cup shortening or lard ¼ cup butter, cut up, or shortening or lard ¼ cup ice water

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Tips Store in airtight container in single layer at room temperature up to 3 days. Freeze up to 3 months. Tips Nutrition facts are given for large cookies.

Varieties of Coconut Palm ‘Panama Tall’ Coconut Cocos nucifera ‘Panama Tall’ is also known as Pacific Tall coconut. It grows rapidly up to 100 feet tall and forms a large-diameter trunk. Immature fruits are either green or bronze colored. Plant in zones 10-11. ‘Fiji Dwarf’ Coconut Cocos nucifera ‘Fiji Dwarf’ is a slow-growing palm that ultimately may reach 60 feet tall with a thick trunk. It reportedly has good resistance to lethal yellowing, a disease that can kill other coconut varieties....

Columbine Care Must-Knows Columbines are easy-to-grow perennials that need little care. Depending on the species, ideal conditions can vary. Columbine has several alpine species that do best in cool weather and full sun and in well-drained soils. The more common types are usually native to woodlands, and they prefer evenly-moist soils. No columbines like to stay wet for a long period of time; it’s a sure way to rot your plants....

Tips You can find alphabet cookie stamps online ($8; amazon.com).

½ cup butter, softened 5 ½ cup powdered sugar ¼ cup milk (plus 1 to 2 tablespoons 1 teaspoon vanilla