4 ounce cream cheese, softened 2 tablespoon butter, softened ½ teaspoon vanilla 2 ½ cup powdered sugar To Bake Ahead: Prepare as directed through step 3. Place cooled cupcakes in an airtight container; cover. Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 1 month. Thaw cakes, if frozen. Continue as directed in step 4.

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Growing Gentian Gentian grows best in moist, rich, cool, well-drained soil and part shade. It thrives in planting locations that receive morning sun and afternoon shade. Because this wildflower grows best in cool summer conditions, it often struggles in areas south of Zone 7. When planted in its preferred growing conditions, gentian will spread to form a colony of long-lived plants. Gentian is tough to start from seed, because germination is erratic at best....

½ cup grated fresh ginger (55 g) 1 cup packed brown sugar (200 g) 1 cup water (240 ml)

Dark Chocolate-Raspberry Banana Bread: Prepare as directed, except omit mango and crystallized ginger. Reduce ground ginger to 1/4 teaspoon and add 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon with the ginger. Toss 1/2 cup fresh raspberries with 1 tablespoon of the all-purpose flour. Stir raspberries and 1/2 cup dark chocolate pieces into the batter. Spoon batter into prepared pans. Drop 1/4 cup raspberry preserves by teaspoons over batter; swirl into batter. Top with an additional 1/4 cup fresh raspberries....

1 cup sifted powdered sugar 1 tablespoon milk ¼ teaspoon vanilla Royal Icing 3 tablespoon meringue powder or powdered egg whites 4 cup (1-pound box) confectioners sugar, 6 tablespoon water To Store: Place in layers separated by waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. Store at room temperature up to 3 days or freeze undecorated cookies for up to 3 months. Thaw cookies; if desired, decorate.

Just pick your favorite tortilla color and let’s get started! DIY Pink-Colored Tortillas with Beets Here’s a tortilla color you don’t see every day! A can of beets and a colander are all it takes to give these different colored tortillas a stunning ruby-pink hue: Simply substitute the beet liquid for some of the water in the tortilla recipe. For pro results, shape your homemade tortillas with a tortilla press ($30, Williams Sonoma)....

3 cup white rice flour 3 cup potato starch 2 cup sorghum flour 4 teaspoon xanthan gum Tip Double or even triple this recipe to have our gluten-free flour mix on hand for future baking and cooking recipes.

1 8 ounce container plain low-fat yogurt 1 tablespoon honey ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon vanilla

Grape ivy grows best when its soil dries out slightly between waterings. Only water when the soil is dry to the touch, then water the plant thoroughly, allowing excess water to drain out of the bottom of the pot. If your pot is in a saucer, dump the collected water shortly after watering. Overwatering or excessively moist soil causes grape ivy to drop its leaves. Grape ivy doesn’t require fertilization, but you will get faster growth with the application of an all-purpose houseplant fertilizer per label directions....

1 16 ounce package powdered sugar (4-1/4 cups) 3 tablespoon meringue powder ½ teaspoon cream of tartar ½ cup warm water 1 teaspoon vanilla **Tip: Meringue powder is a mixture of pasteurized dried egg whites, sugar, and edible gums. Look for it in the baking aisle of your supermarket or at a specialty food store.

Can Raw Flour Make You Sick? According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the CDC, you need to be cautious of raw flour, which can be contaminated with bacteria like E. coli. Flour is usually made with wheat, which is grown in fields and not usually treated to kill bacteria before being milled into flour. That means that natural elements like animal waste can come into contact with the grain, which could then transfer bacteria....

Now the Texas transplant is thriving in his new digs—thanks to a little help from a friend. Interior designer Josh Pickering directed a renovation of Rusty’s waterfront condo, updating both the interior architecture and interior design. “I wanted to make sure he had a lovely place to be as he began his next chapter,” Pickering says. Step one: Introduce character—and serious wow factor—to the living room. Pickering installed classic plaster crown moldings and friezes, then slathered the ceiling with high-gloss white paint that reflects 11th-floor views of palm trees and Palm Beach Island beyond....