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Test Kitchen Tip: Going meatless? Try our just-as-delicious vegetarian smoky mushroom stroganoff.

We’ve rounded up the easiest pool float storage ideas to help you to control the clutter and keep your pool toys in good shape all season long. With these pool toy storage ideas, you can focus less on the mess and more on the poolside umbrella drinks. 1. Repurpose a Laundry Basket This pool toy storage idea is an easy, eco-friendly way to get organized. Give new life to an old laundry hamper by using it to store long, narrow toys, such as pool noodles, upright....

1. Consider bathroom vanity lighting early. Think through your vanity lighting plan early in a bathroom remodeling project. “It may be necessary to remove existing fixtures, add new lighting fixtures, or move them from one location to another,” says ALA training consultant Joe Rey-Barreau, AIA, IES, architect, lighting designer, and associate professor at the University of Kentucky. “All these processes sometimes involve quite extensive electrical work.” It’s easier and less expensive to make decisions about bathroom vanity lighting when the walls are open....

1. Bibimbap Casserole with Tofu Instead of the bulgogi beef usually found in bibimbap, we made it into a tofu recipe with eggs for a hearty vegetarian version of the traditional Korean rice dish. This easy casserole packs a ton of flavor thanks to spicy-sweet mixture of gochujang (Korean hot pepper paste), soy sauce, sesame oil, and honey. 2. Spiced Tofu Spring Rolls If you frequent your local Vietnamese restaurant, you have to try making your own spring rolls from scratch....

The tradition of painting millwork dates back to Colonial times when baseboards and trim were, by necessity, crafted from locally sourced, often low-quality wood. Coating this cheap wood with dark oil-based paint provided a stronger, more attractive finish that helped disguise dirt and contrasted with the whitewashed walls in many Colonial homes. Later, the trend shifted toward decorative painting techniques, such as faux marbleizing and wood graining, in which mantlepieces, stair risers, baseboards, and more were carefully painted to mimic the natural lines and variations of more expensive wood or marble....

So hit the supermarket express lane (or make a tiny delivery order) to stock up to make a week’s-worth of these easy 5-ingredient vegetarian recipes. Original Pizza Margherita Number of Ingredients: Five Pizza night, done light—on the required items, not the flavor. Inspired by a traditional Margherita pizza, this 5-ingredient vegetarian recipe keeps the toppings classic with just tomatoes, basil, garlic, and mozzarella. Add a side salad and an Italian dessert, if you please, and a family-friendly feast is all set....

The bar cart’s ancestor, the tea trolley, was a standard fixture in Victorian-era homes used to deliver scones and cups of Earl Grey. After Prohibition ended in 1933, tea was replaced with liquor, and the cocktail cart gained favor. It reached peak popularity in the 1950s when entertaining became a ritual for prosperous middle-class families. Bar carts (like this chic Better Homes & Gardens bronze bar cart, $80, Walmart) were also a frequent prop in glamorous Hollywood films....

Flowers, fall wreaths, and gourds in all shapes and sizes get their chance to shine with these Thanksgiving window displays you’ll fall for.

How to Prep Green Beans to Cook Many of these recipes can begin with drained canned green beans, if desired. When cooking fresh green beans, wash the beans and remove the ends and strings. Leave beans whole, cut them into 1-inch pieces, or slice them lengthwise for french-cut beans. To trim green beans, place several beans at a time on a cutting board, lining up the stem ends. Cut off stems using a chef’s knife ($135, Crate & Barrel) and, if you like, trim off the pointed tips too....

‘Ava’ hyssop Agastache ‘Ava’ is a hybrid between A. cana and A. barberi. The raspberry-red flower spikes have deeper red calyxes, which remain colorful even after flowers fade. This makes ‘Ava’ a good choice for dried flowers. Both the foliage and flowers are fragrant. It grows 4-5 feet tall. Zones 5-10 ‘Blue Fortune’ anise hyssop Agastache foeniculum ‘Blue Fortune’ has lavender-blue flower spikes on 3-foot-tall plants from July through September. Zones 4-10...

Bread Flour vs. All-Purpose Flour Both flours are made from wheat and literally sit next to each other in the baking aisle of the grocery store. So what’s the difference between all-purpose flour and bread flour, anyway? The short answer: protein and gluten content. According to the pros at Bob’s Red Mill, bread flour has approximately 13% more protein than all-purpose flour. This produces a higher amount of gluten, allowing for a higher rise and the chewy, light texture you expect from a loaf of bread....

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The bacon grease can is designed with an easy-to-clean enamel exterior and has a durable steel construction that makes it last. With its large, 4-inch diameter opening, you can easily pour cooled bacon drippings in and store as much as you want. Shoppers even say it has a deep capacity, holding as much as 2.5 cups of grease. The classic lid seals well, per reviewers, and also has a convenient, looped handle for easy opening and closing....

What Is Bamboo? Bamboo is a subfamily of tall, thick treelike grasses, but it’s also a generic term that represents over 1,200 different species. Most are woody-stemmed evergreen perennials (meaning they regrow each spring) and are considered among the fastest-growing plants in the world. Wondering exactly how fast bamboo can grow? Some kinds can grow up to one foot per day. This makes it an extremely sustainable resource, and eco-friendly products made of bamboo, including utensils, toothbrushes, and home goods, are rising in popularity....

Ingredients: choose real butter (no substitutes or margarine); choose regular cream cheese (not light or fat-free); measure flour properly (lightly spoon through the container of flour, then lightly spoon into a dry measuring cup; level off at the top with a straight-edged tool); the 3 cups sugar is correct for this size of cake. The 1/2 teaspoon baking powder is correct; this cake relies mostly upon the air beaten into the batter for leavening....

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