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While you can use your group's favorite flavors, I wanted to show how you can let the garden inspire you to turn cupcakes into edible works of art. I made the decorations using pre-colored fondant.In the Flower Garden - Rose Scented Cupcakes with Strawberry...

You may need to add an extratablespoon or two of milk if the mixture is too thick. Autumn is a time of harvest and gardeners the world over show off their produce, livestock and hand-made items in county fairs, harvest festivals, agricultural shows, fetes...

A chopstick is a great tool for stirring the mix.of an herbal infusion or decoction, needs cool to about 100 degrees F, or warm to the touch. You probably have all you need in your kitchen, garden, and yard.

(In the recipes below, I have cut the frosting amounts way down, and while you may need to use all of it, you may have some leftover.)Roll the cake paste into ping-pong ball sized balls.Partially freeze the balls.

Whip the shea butter until light and fluffy. Some settling will occur over time. You can find instructions for printing labels I use below. For easy cleanup, scrape as much of the cream from the mixing bowl into the jars as possible.

The fruit inside is a sweetwhite translucent flesh surrounding a large seed that reminds me of a buckeye. They dry naturally if hung in clusters in a closed, air-conditioned room. Combine with red pepper,green onion, cilantro, lime juice, olive oil, crushed...

All other orange or citrus essential oils are phototoxic, meaning they make your skin sensitive to light. Aloe vera gel 5 drops sweet orange essential oil Preparation In a double boiler over low heat, melt the shea butter and the coconut oil together.

(For a more Victorian feel, try adding violet or rose flavoring to your mints.Licorice is a case study on respecting herbs, even if they are traditionally used in candies. Sugar, a couple tablespoons honey, and 1 tsp.

Pick up these must-have soil-mixing ingredients before getting started. Potted Perennial and Shrub Mix 1 part compost 1 part coarse sand 1 part sphagnum peat moss 1 part composted pine bark 2 T.

Rather than flushing, waste is composted with carbon-rich sources like, etc. All will generally require the use of electricity (for heaters or fans), a, an air and exhaust system, and an access door for emptying.contain only one chamber.

Add the eggs, and then beat until well mixed. Others propose a similar story but explain that the "nog" comes from the slang nog to refer to the strong ales that were often served in these cups.

Immediately after you remove the biscuits from the oven, drizzle the glaze overtop. Homemade marshmallows can be stickier than commercial types, so dust your cookie cutter with coconut flour, homemade powdered sugar or Fair Trade cocoa before you plunge...

The recipe for this delicacy is said to go back to William ‘Rich Bill' Curry, a shipping magnate and one of the most prominent citizens of Key West in the mid-nineteenth century.There are many different recipes, and each one claims to be ‘the original...

Chopped lavender flowers.This goes especially well on a lightly sweet bread (such as Hawaiian-style rolls).A summer tea party just wouldn't be complete without a pretty piece of cake.You steep a tablespoon of lavender and two tablespoons of honey in half...

Press mixture into 9-by-9-inch baking dish, inching the crumbs up sides. She writes from a still-bucolic but ever-more-suburban town in the New York City ‘burbs. Thin out with a matching liqueur or some citrus juice so it's easier to incorporate into...

Photo by Judith Hausman A lemon balm aperitif sits to brew. There are about two hot nights a summer when a vodka tonic makes sense to me and I have enjoyed a rum punch or two paired with a Caribbean vacation, but the teetering martini, the girly Cosmo,...

Step 3 Place one part herb and one part sugar in your blender with sugar. Once your herbs starting blooming and leafing out this season, be sure to cook up some herbal goodies. This method is best suited to sugars for tea and other hot beverages.

Nuts on higher branches can be knocked down with a pole. Crack a nut open to see if the nutmeat is still rubbery. When completely cured, the nutmeat will snap when broken.Hulled, washed and cured walnuts are stored in well-ventilated sacks.Store unshelled...

Scrub-a-dub-dub! Your children can get squeaky clean with their own homemade soap. They'll say things like, “That one's mine. If you have yet to teach your children to obey and follow instructions, do that first.

The richly colored and textured loquat leaves are ideal for many floral design applications. The poisonous seeds pop out easily and should be discarded. The evergreen tree, topping out at 20 to 30 feet high and as wide or wider, is valued especially for...

The experience led Greenhorns to reach out to FFA to create a partnership to help provide education in sustainable agriculture. New farmers need support, and that's just what the Greenhorns aims to provide.

You can use store-bought cinnamon powder, but good cooks know store-bought only delivers only 10% of the power of freshly ground cinnamon. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

If left unpruned, Callaway Crabs can grow to 25 feet, yet can be pruned to between 6 and 10 feet and still thrive. Crabapples can withstand temperatures down to minus 40 degrees F, and they thrive in full sun.

Be sure to wash off any soda ash that has formed before testing, as soda ash has a high pH value. Don't heat the mixture above 230 F or it will splatter. Add the colorant first, then the fragrance.

You should have about 1 cup.2. Heat oven to 350° F. Loosen sides of pan; invert cake on wire rack.5. Dust top of cake with powdered sugar if desired.It's not too late to get a sage plant going this spring.

If your wiring is old, minimal or already maxed out, which is a potential fire hazard, replace it and/or have additional circuits installed. Move your drawer bank if possible, and, if not, select a stove or dishwasher with low-profile handle.

Let cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes. The potassium in bananas is actually more easily absorbed than the potassium in other common sources, like orange juice.If you frequently purchase bananas, you probably already know that you can buy them green and...