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2 ounce white baking chocolate with cocoa butter 2 teaspoon shortening 1 drops peppermint extract

*Tip: Be sure to stir the coconut milk in the can before measuring, because the solid and liquid may separate in the can. **Tip: For 2 cups cooked rice, in a medium saucepan combine 2 cups water and 1 cup uncooked jasmine rice. If desired, add a little salt. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, about 20 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed and rice is tender. (Or preheat oven to 350°F....

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“When you sleep with an elevated room temperature, it can make it difficult to fall asleep as it raises your core body temperature,” says Dr. Peter Polos, a sleep medicine specialist and Sleep Number sleep expert. “When the room is too warm, sleep is disturbed in the early stages, limiting the amount of time available to achieve deeper stages of sleep.” While most homeowners typically go for a duvet, you can also find cooling comforters, quilts, throws, and weighted blankets....

“Look for something easy to use,” said Marilyn Haugen, a bestselling cookbook author and food blogger at MavenCookery.com. “I always like a ‘plug and play’ style blender—one that’s super easy to clean without a lot of parts.” No matter what type of home chef you are, this list has plenty of options to help make creamy dips, healthy green smoothies, and more. To come up with this list of the best blenders, we considered factors like power (total wattage), range of speed, and pitcher capacity....

Essentially, a portable generator is a transportable power outlet that can give you access to electricity in situations where either a regular power outlet or electricity itself isn’t available. Portable generators can be battery-powered, solar-powered, or gas-powered, and they come in an array of sizes, wattages, and runtimes. When looking for the best portable generator to suit your particular needs, Andrew Williams, director at the professional generator servicing company, Hampshire Generators, recommends looking at aspects such as how loud the generator is, its size and weight for storage and transporting, and its power rating....

“Electric blankets are a form of dry superficial heat which can increase blood flow to superficial soft tissue of the body and relax minor forms of tension and tightness,” says Karen Sorbo-Gangola, a senior physical therapist at Pure Healthy Back Troy. To find the best heated blankets, we had 11 testers put 27 electric blankets to the test at our testing lab in Des Moines, Iowa. Using a pre-determined methodology, testers evaluated and scored each pick based on seven categories: quality, feel, effectiveness, heat, durability, ease of use, and value....

If you have a deck, you should opt for a quick-dry, lightweight rug made from plastics, says Lindsey Neff, head designer of Larkspur Botanicals. “Deck rot can be an issue if a thick rug lays soaking on the deck,” she says. “I love rugs made from recycled plastic because they’re chic and eco-minded.” To help you navigate your options, we spent two days testing 31 indoor/outdoor rugs in our lab in Des Moines, Iowa, to evaluate their appearance and performance....

There are many varieties of pool covers, from ones designed specifically for winter months to ones that double as safety nets for children and pets. When shopping for a pool cover, it’s most important to keep in mind your pool’s individual needs based on factors like size, shape, and local weather. You should also look for key qualities such as ease of installation, durability, and maneuverability. We took these factors into account, as well as read hundreds of customer reviews, as we set out to find the best pool covers of every type....

​​"Storage capacity is the first and foremost thing consumers should consider," says Anthony Starck, president and CEO of Luxury Appliance Wholesalers, a Maspeth, New York-based luxury appliance consulting service. “If they have a large, active family and perhaps entertain, they would naturally want a larger unit.” No matter what size kitchen or what size appetite you and your family have, there are many options to keep your dairy, produce, and frozen foods fresh and tasty....

For example, this Le Creuset mini round cocotte is just $19 and would make a fantastic gift for someone who likes to cook—and it arrives before Christmas. Make sure your home is cozy and clean this holiday season with a new air purifier, memory foam pillows, and a portable carpet cleaner. But don’t wait to shop—the Very Merry Deals Event ends on 12/21, so check out all the discounts now....

Test Kitchen Tip: Use a piping bag with different tips to create dots and stars with the frosting.

Pendant light conversion kits convert a light fixture from boring to beautiful in a few minutes. Each kit is a little different, but we’ll walk you through the general steps. Before beginning this project, make sure you have access to your electrical box and you know how to turn off breakers. Make a Stunning Geometric Pendant Light What You Need Recessed light converter kit with an adjustable bar, socket adapter, mounting bar, round metal plate, decorative medallion, and hardware (we used one from Westinghouse)Power screwdriverPendant light fixture and mounting hardware...

A “soup” can be labeled one of the following: Bisque is a rich, thick, smooth soup that’s often made with shellfish, such as lobster, crab, or shrimp. Broth or Stock is a strained, thin, clear liquid in which meat, poultry, or fish has been simmered with vegetables and herbs. While normally used as an ingredient in other soups, it can be enjoyed as a light course on its own. Bouillon (pronounced bool-yaan) is basically the same as broth, but the term refers to commercial dehydrated products sold as granules or cubes....

Enter cake wraps. These handy decorations aren’t exactly new, but they’ll make your cake decorating projects much, much easier. Often made of sugar (and also called wafer paper or sugar sheets), some bakeries use them to create gorgeous patterns and images on cakes, but you can use them at home, too. Buy It: World Map Wafer Paper The beauty of cake wraps is that they look professional, but you can order them online and apply them to your homemade cakes....

There’s no wrong way to celebrate this holiday: Take inspiration from some of history’s most powerful women and spend the day getting involved with a cause you care about or simply call your girlfriends to encourage them. And of course, learn about the history of the holiday and the women who helped create it. The History of International Women’s Day Two years after the women gathered to demand voting rights and equal pay in New York City, an International Conference of Working Women was held in Denmark, where more than 100 women from 17 countries gathered to discuss those rights....

Career website Zippia recently published a state-by-state guide of the most popular Thanksgiving side dishes, and not all of the results were what we expected to see. The company compiled Google Trends data from November 2019 to determine what recipes were searched on Google in each state in the days leading up to the big holiday last year. If people in Nebraska searched, “how to make green bean casserole,” more than any other Thanksgiving-related recipe, Zippia concluded this was their most popular dish....

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