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The plants you’ll find here have proven deer resistant for many gardeners, and we hope they’ll do the same for you. Plant Name: Campanula selections Growing Conditions: Full sun or part shade and moist, well-drained soil Size: From 6 inches to 4 feet tall and to 2 feet wide, depending on type Zones: 3-9, depending on type Click here to learn more about growing campanula Plant Name: Corydalis lutea Growing Conditions: Part shade and moist, well-drained soil Size: To 18 inches tall and wide Zones: 5-8, but it often comes back from seed as an annual in colder zones...

Aker’s favorite flowering shrubs for the Northeast include native plants and hardy, adaptable nonnatives. He likes shrubs with a long blooming season, fragrant flowers, interesting structure, and bright fall foliage color. Native shrubs—including native azaleas—are sometimes neglected, Aker says. However, they are not difficult to work into a garden: All plants need extra watering and attention when they are first planted, but once they are established, native plants usually need no pampering....

Reserved cilantro and green onions 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved 1 avocado, peeled, seeded,and chopped 1 serrano pepper*, seeded and chopped 1 lime

½ cup semisweet chocolate pieces 1 3 ounce package cream cheese, softened ¼ cup powdered sugar

2 eggs 1 ½ cup soft bread crumbs ¾ cup finely chopped onion ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese (2 ounces) ½ cup oil-pack dried tomatoes, drained and finely chopped 1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning, crushed 1 teaspoon garlic salt ½ teaspoon ground black pepper 3 pound uncooked ground turkey

½ cup sugar 5 large egg yolks ¼ cup cornstarch 2 ½ cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla Canidied Pecans 1 large egg white 3 tablespoon dark brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup pecan halves Rum-Soaked Raisins ½ cup dark rum or orange juice ½ cup boiling water ½ cup golden raisins ½ cup dried apricots, cut in quarters ½ cup dried cranberries or cherries 1 cup whipping cream 1 tablespoon powdered sugar 1 tablespoon molasses ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 ½ pound purchased or homemade fruitcake, cut in 1/2-inch slices Candied cherries, halved (optional)

1 egg, beaten 1 8.5 ounce package corn muffin mix ⅔ cup finely shredded Romano or Parmesan cheese, 2 tablespoon milk Dash freshly ground black pepper Dash coarse sea salt (optional) Test Kitchen Tip: This recipe can be made in double batches in a 6-quart Dutch oven or kettle. Reheating and Serving: Thaw frozen Corn Bread Croutons and soup for 48 hours in refrigerator, if necessary. Transfer thawed or refrigerated soup to a 4-quart Dutch oven....

½ cup water 1 cup sugar 1 ⅓ cup coarsely chopped walnuts 1 cup whipping cream Simple Caramel Sauce ¾ cup whipping cream 2 tablespoon water ½ cup water 1 cup sugar ¼ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Flavor Hack Roasting, with oil or without, improves the taste and texture of nuts. To keep sodium or calories in check, opt for unsalted and dry-roasted nuts. Dry-roasting means the nuts have been roasted without additional oil. DIY Roasted Nuts Roast nuts in a skillet over medium heat, shaking frequently, until lightly toasted an aromatic. Nuts can go from perfectly toasted to burnt in a matter of seconds, though, so don’t leave the stove top unattended....

What does RSVP mean? For a little over 70 years, we’ve been officially RSVPing to events, weddings, and social gatherings. The first recorded use was in 1953. RSVP is an abbreviation for the French saying “répondez s’il vous plait”, which simply translates to “respond please”. The official definition of RSVP is, “to respond to an invitation”. What are RSVPs for? RSVPs are used to learn how many people are going to attend an event....

Like consumers, though, egg producers also find the landscape challenging. “It’s confusing and frustrating for egg producers,” says Kathryn McKeon, VP of Marketing at Vital Farms. When you ask which labels are the most popular, there are those that are most pervasive and also those that are most appealing to customers, she says. According to McKeon, in the last three to four years, the label cage-free has received a lot of attention as a result of restaurant chains making future promises that they’re upgrading from conventional to cage-free....

Trees with Spiky Seed Pods If you’ve encountered some round, spiny balls under a tree or maybe still on the plant, and you’re wondering what it could be, it’s likely one of several options: buckeye/horsechestnut (Aesculus), chestnut (Castanea), or sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua). All are common landscape trees and produce spiky pods around their seeds. The spines help protect the seeds from being eaten by critters like birds and squirrels. Here’s what each of the pods looks like....

1 egg 1 cup water 2 cup Whole Wheat Pancake Mix