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¾ cup butter, softened ¾ cup packed brown sugar ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 1 egg 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 ½ cup chopped chocolate sandwich cookies with white filling (about 15 cookies) Peanut Butter Cookies ½ cup creamy peanut butter ¾ cup butter, softened ¾ cup packed brown sugar ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon baking powder 1 egg ½ teaspoon vanilla 1 cup all-purpose flour ½ cup chopped peanuts

4 cup fresh spinach leaves (about 8 ounces) ½ cup fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley ⅓ cup grated Parmesan or Romano cheese ⅓ cup toasted pine nuts or walnuts 2 cloves garlic quartered 2 tablespoon olive oil 2 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel 2 tablespoon lemon juice ¼ teaspoon salt 2 tablespoon water (optional) Test Kitchen Tip: It is possible to make up to a quadruple batch of ricotta mixture at one time....

Nonstick cooking spray for baking 1 ⅔ cup all-purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ cup whipping cream ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened ½ cup granulated sugar ½ cup packed brown sugar 3 eggs 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla ⅔ cup buttermilk or sour milk Cream Cheese Frosting: 1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened ¼ cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened 2 cup powdered sugar ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon pinch salt...

3 ¾ cup all-purpose flour 1 ½ cup warm water (105°F to 115°F) 1 teaspoon active dry yeast 2 teaspoon coarse salt

½ cup sugar ¼ cup water ¼ cup whipping cream Homemade Applesauce 5 red cooking apples (the mushier the better), cored and seeded 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup apple juice or apple cider 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon Apple Chips parchment paper 1 cup sugar 1 cup water ½ teaspoon lemon juice 1 cooking apple Graham Cracker Ice Cream 2 cup milk 1 ¼ cup whipping cream 1 4 ounce package graham crackers (18 squares) 1 cup sugar 12 egg yolks...

1 8 ounce jar Dijon-style mustard (3/4 cup) 3 tablespoon packed brown sugar 2 tablespoon dry white wine 1 tablespoon snipped fresh marjoram Ball Park Mustard 1 8 ounce jar yellow mustard ¼ cup packed brown sugar ⅓ cup chopped peanuts Horseradish Honey Mustard ¾ cup honey mustard ¼ cup horseradish sauce

Because pumpkin plants are relatively deer-resistant, thanks to their bristly leaves and stems, they can be useful for planting around the perimeter of the vegetable garden as one way to help deter four-legged critters. Pumpkin Care Must-Knows If you want good harvests, be sure to plant pumpkins in full sun (at least 6 to 8 hours of direct sun per day) with well-draining soil. If your ground has a high sand or clay content, amend it liberally with organic matter such as compost, peat, or coir to fuel your pumpkin plants’ rampant growth....

½ cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon milk ¼ teaspoon almond flavoring

½ cup sifted powdered sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon milk

¼ cup finely chopped walnuts ¼ cup fine dry bread crumbs 1 teaspoon finely snipped fresh rosemary or 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, finely crushed 2 teaspoon olive oil

Cooking Tip: The vinegar mixture begins to pickle the carrots, softening them and adding bright flavor with zero fat.

Fringed rue Ruta chalapensis gets its common name from its fringed yellow flowers, which appear in spring on plants with blue-green foliage that closely resembles that of common rue. Other common names for this variety include Egyptian rue, wall rue, and Aleppo rue. It is a favorite larva plant of swallowtail butterflies. It grows 2-3 feet tall and 2 feet wide. Zones 8-10 Plant rue with tips and ideas to grow herbs with perennials More Videos »