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2 ½ cup sifted powdered sugar ½ cup butter, softened 2 tablespoon coffee liqueur or strong brewed coffee

1 cup orange juice ¼ cup sugar 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 ½ cup fresh cherries, pitted and quartered, or frozen sweet cherries, thawed 2 tablespoon brandy (optional)

One way to break the cycle is to make certain that apples and junipers are planted far apart. (In urban and suburban settings, this may be less practical, because you can’t control what your neighbors plant.) Another control is to remove the brownish-green balls from your juniper during their first year, before they develop their orange spore horns. On apples, the disease shows up as orange spots on leaves and fruit....

Nancy S. Hughes graduated summa cum laude from James H. Faulkner Community College with an associate’s degree in culinary arts in order to become a chef. She then completed a certification program for media training through the Lisa Ekus Group so that she could record radio programs, serve as a spokesperson for advisory boards, and perform cooking demonstrations.

½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter 1 cup pecan, hazelnut, or almond pieces ½ teaspoon fleur de sel or sea salt ⅛ teaspoon fine ground white pepper

Researchers believe most of us fall somewhere on the scale of five “Big Personality Traits.” These include agreeableness, extraversion, openness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism. Cinch Home Services surveyed more than 1,000 plant parents who also took a Big Five Personality test to determine if these qualities aligned with particular houseplants. Cinch then developed a Plant Personality Quiz based on the results, so you can see how your own houseplant choices align with your personality....

**Tip The internal color of a meatball is not a reliable doneness indicator. A chicken meatball cooked to 165°F is safe regardless of color. To measure doneness of a meatball, insert an instant-read thermometer into center of meatball.

½ cup Dijon-style mustard ½ cup light sour cream 1 tablespoon olive oil Salt and pepper to taste