Buy It: Hamilton Beach Hand Mixer ($20, Target) Test Kitchen Tip: If your sweet pastry dough is warm or hard to handle, pop it in the fridge for an hour to let the butter firm up. Buy It: Beech Wood Rolling Pin ($9, Target) Bonus: No one will ever guess you made this elegant layered dessert a little healthier by using fat-free cream cheese and milk.

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The Colors: Upper wall: Julep #6746, Lower wall: Argyle #6747—Sherwin-Williams The Color: Down Pipe—Farrow & Ball The Color: Naive Peach, SW-6631—Sherwin-Williams The Color: Savannah Moss—Benjamin Moore The Color: Coat of Arms, 763—Benjamin Moore The Colors: Walls: Salmon Berry, 2089-50, Trim/wainscoting: Gaucho Brown, 2096-40—Benjamin Moore The Color: Rosy Cheeks, #de5062—Dunn Edwards The Color: Bicycle Yellow, IB72—Ralph Lauren The Color: Urbane Bronze, SW7048—Sherwin-Williams The Color: Bottle of Bordeaux, 1357—Benjamin Moore The Color: Strands of Gold, B24-5 – Ace Hardware Note: Colors vary by screen....

We’ll show you how easy it is to create your handmade big or small tree collar. All three simple DIY tree collars will give your Christmas tree a festive finishing touch. How to Make a Christmas Tree Collar Supplies Needed Galvanized Tree Collar Galvanized metal bucketTape measureSafety glassesConstruction glovesJigsawMetal fileTack cloth Woven Basket Tree Collar Woven basketTape measureBox cutter Faux Wood Crate Tree Collar Cardboard boxTape measureBox cutterCutting matRuler or tape measurePencilWood-look shelf liner or adhesive wallpaperCrafts knife...

The classes are on the All People Quilt Instagram page, which is hosted by the three Better Homes & Gardens Crafts Group publications: American Patchwork & Quilting, Quilts and More, and Quilt Sampler. The classes (which run through April 29) are hosted by an editor from one of the brands and include topics like How to Sew a Basic Pillowcase, Learn to Embroider, and Decorating with Quilts. We chatted with Lindsay Mayland, multimedia editor for the Better Homes & Gardens Crafts Group, who explains why they created the online initiative....

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Andouille and Shrimp Gumbo The first step to making any gumbo recipe taste worthy of a Louisiana kitchen is achieving a dark roux (more tips on that here). After that flour and fat combo is nicely dark and thick, fresh veggies, andouille sausage, and shrimp all come to the party. Serve your gumbo over hot cooked rice and dig in. Test Kitchen Tip: Authentic gumbo recipes like this one call for filé, or gumbo filé powder, which is a sassafras tree leaf powder that acts as a thickener and adds a distinctive earthy flavor....

By addressing the energy, or chi, in your office, the ancient Chinese art encourages “better focus, more success, and improved overall workflow,” says Leslie Close, a Los Angeles-based interior designer and feng shui expert. Feng shui provides guidelines for a room’s layout, decor, color scheme, and other elements that can help promote a positive sensibility. “The energy in your office, whether at home or at work, affects how you feel in the space,” Close says, “and how you feel affects your productivity and the quality of your work....

We spoke with a few experts to learn the symbolism behind some of our favorite flowers. Alfred Palomares, Vice President of Merchandising at 1-800-Flowers, shared that Mother’s Day is the largest flower holiday of the year (sales are even higher than Valentine’s Day!). May is also the most popular month to order potted plants (both indoor and outdoor!), which isn’t surprising considering gardening is such a popular Mother’s Day activity, and it’s a way you can make Mother’s Day special during the pandemic....

Fresh, frozen, canned, and dried are all great ways to add more fruit to your diet. Do aim, however, to eat whole fruit as much as possible to reap the most rewards. The Best Heart-Healthy Fruits These seven fruits are best for your heart and should be readily available at your local grocery stores. Apples Turns out an apple a day could actually keep the doctor away. Not only are apples a good way to add fiber to your diet and good-for-you flavonoids, but a couple of studies also found that people who regularly eat apples are less likely to develop high blood pressure....

Vanilla Bean Cake with Pecan-Praline Glaze Pecan pralines are a traditional Southern confection jam-packed with rich, sweet flavor. Instead of pie this holiday season, try this equally showy bundt cake as your Thanksgiving pecan dessert. A splash of almond extract in the buttermilk-vanilla bean cake batter really amplifies the nutty qualities of the praline topping. Brown Sugar and Pecan Air-Fryer Apples This healthy-ish pecan treat is remarkably versatile, plus it’s gluten-free and can be vegan (just sub in plant-based butter), so it’s one of our favorite air-fryer ($120, Target) desserts to share with a crowd....

Before you start decorating, consider how you want the space to feel. If you want to add greenery to a patio, try adding an accent wall of mounted planters. If your deck is most often used for tailgate parties and backyard barbecues, go with temporary seasonal decor that can be easily set up and taken down. Below, we’ve rounded up our favorite outdoor wall decor ideas to help you customize your outdoor space....

If you’ve seen the Halloween Christmas trees and Christmas trees decorated for fall that are all over Instagram lately, Thanksgiving trees are the same idea—basically, it’s just an artificial Christmas tree ($168, Bed Bath & Beyond) decorated for the harvest season rather than decked out in red and green. Right now there are about 3,800 Instagram posts tagged under #thanksgivingtree, and it seems people are skipping Halloween altogether this year because we’re already seeing these festive Thanksgiving trees trending....

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Make a whole batch if you’ll be celebrating with your household, or cut down the recipes if you’re celebrating Turkey Day alone this year (here are 7 other ways to make a solo Thanksgiving feel special). And it looks like we’re not the only ones excited about the menu of sweet treats this holiday. There are currently more than 40,000 Instagram posts under #thanksgivingdessert, and we could eat every last one....

Wasabi Mayo Dipping Sauce Stir together 1/2 cup mayonnaise and 1 to 2 tsp. prepared wasabi paste. Makes 1/2 cup.