** If using a pasta machine, ensure dough is generously coated with starch before beginning to roll out. After each pass through the rollers, stop to dust the dough sheet again with starch before proceeding. Almond flour pasta dough is much more tender and delicate than wheat-based pasta doughs. If needed, work with smaller portions of dough to reduce tearing during the rolling and cutting process.

‘Chico’ amaryllis Hippeastrum ‘Chico’ bears enchanting spidery blooms in red and green. It grows 2 feet tall. ‘Ludwig Dazzler’ amaryllis Hippeastrum ‘Ludwig Dazzler’ has bold white blooms on 30-inch-tall plants. ‘Novella’ amaryllis Hippeastrum ‘Novella’ blooms in pure, delicate pink on plants 30 inches tall. ‘Nymph’ amaryllis Hippeastrum ‘Nymph’ is a double white form with a blush of reddish pink. ‘Picotee’ amaryllis Hippeastrum ‘Picotee’ grows to 3 feet tall and bears pure white blooms with a narrow red edge on each petal....

6 ounce semisweet chocolate, chopped ¾ cup whipping cream ⅓ cup sugar 2 tablespoon Grand Marnier, amaretto, or other liquor Banana Bread 2 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup sugar 2 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt 1 cup mashed banana (about 2 to 3) ½ cup margarine or butter, softened 3 tablespoon milk 2 eggs 1 cup walnuts, chopped & toasted

Grow more cold-tolerant veggies in your garden. Caring For Beets Beets grow best in loose, well-drained soil and at least 8 hours of direct sunlight a day. If your soil is clay or boggy, plant beets in raised beds or large containers filled with quality topsoil. For best results, plant beet seeds directly in the garden in early spring, two to three weeks before the average last frost date for your area....

Caring For Birch Trees Birch grows well in full sun or part shade and moist, well-drained soil. That is, as long as the shallow root system—which is sensitive to heat and drought—gets the shade it needs to thrive. Some varieties grow well in boggy or wet soil, so check with the nursery when you pick out your specimen(s). Plant container-growing or balled-and-burlapped trees in spring. Spread a 2-inch-thick layer of mulch over the newly planted tree’s root zone to keep the roots cool, prevent soil-moisture loss, and limit weed growth....

Worth the Risk? Bishop’s weed—as you might guess by the name—is a plant gardeners love to hate (after all, they named it a weed). When introduced in the eastern United States as an ornamental plant, people loved its ease of growth and vigor. It helped that the plant had attractive foliage. Because it is extremely easy to share as a simple division or clipping from the garden, it became a common pass-along plant and quickly made its way into ornamental gardens....