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Most people associate pumpkin dishes with fall, which makes the most sense, but honestly, they taste great pretty much year-round. If you prefer your pumpkin appetizers sweet, check out the easy-to-make pumpkin dip and the cinnamon sugar pumpkin soft pretzels. If savory pumpkin dishes are more your thing, I recommend the pumpkin-shrimp bruschetta or the fantastic pumpkin fritters. Whatever your tastes, you should be able to find something that tickles your fancy on this list of ten pumpkin appetizers....

Preparation There are two types of people in the world when it comes to sending Christmas cards: The first are those who use professional photos taken months in advance and write long, in-depth notes filling recipients in on the family happenings from the last 12 months; the second are those who forget Christmas is happening until after Thanksgiving, then scramble to pull a useable family photo from social media and get a card ordered before the new year arrives....

But once you’ve decided what kind of shrimp you want to make for your next dinner party or cookout, you have to figure out what to serve with it! Luckily, I’ve compiled a list of diverse and delicious side dishes that all taste superb next to a big serving of steaming shrimp. From grilled veggies to tropical flavors and even healthy, low-fat and carb-free dishes, this list has something for everyone!...

Vanilla vodka has so many uses. It’s sweet with a light, creamy flavor that instantly changes the dynamic of any cocktail. Add it to fruity drinks for a subtle sweetness. Add it to coffee cocktails for a familiar flavor. You can even use it in chocolate cocktails for a decadent indulgence. This list of vanilla vodka cocktails has something for everybody. From sweet to sour, creamy to stiff, these drinks are anything but boring....

From colorful taco soup to various detox recipes, they’re proof that low-calorie foods are far from boring. Believe it or not, leading a healthy lifestyle doesn’t mean giving up mouthwatering foods. It’s just a matter of finding the right ingredients and recipes. Luckily, these low-calorie soup recipes are perfect for any meal, any time of the year. They’re hearty and creamy, light and refreshing, and always family-friendly. So, if you’re hoping to shed a few pounds, bookmark this list....

A couple of weeks ago I posted Ham & Cheese French Toastie Roll Ups. French toast you can eat with your hands and tastes like ham and cheese toasties. After those roll ups turned out so well, I simply had to come up with a bacon version. Because…..you know…..bacon. The smell of sizzling bacon in the morning is the best thing in the world, especially if you had too much wine last night....

Let me start my saying how much i’m loving my air fryer. I’ve owned a lot of kitchen gadgets over the years and my two favorites are my air fryer and my Instant Pot. And honestly, not far behind is my George Foreman Grill – but that’s a discussion for another day. The thing about an air fryer, is that, well, you’re not really frying in the traditional sense. It’s honestly more like a rapid cook oven/broiler....

It tastes like a brownie, in cookie form – PLUS peanut butter frosting! I don’t bake much because I am more of a savoury person than a sweet person. So most sweet things I make are “fast and easy” type treats. But this….this is worth every second of effort. It is crazy indulgent and ridiculously scrumptious. The brownie cookie is just like a brownie in both texture and taste. The surface of the cookie has the familiar thin crinkly layer....

They help you roast vegetables, cook meat, and prepare meals without worry. Additionally, ovens make healthy dishes, as you don’t need to deep-fry ingredients to cook them. The only problem is, not all pots can be placed inside the oven. For those less experienced using an oven, you need to know that not all pots are designed for oven use. Sometimes, the wrong choice of cookware can damage the oven, so you have to be careful....

Make a big batch and keep it for days in the fridge. It also holds up well even once dressed – good for lunch boxes and gatherings! Green Bean Salad This is a salad that’s ideal for entertaining and meal prep because it can be made ahead. Unlike many salads, you don’t have to worry about wilting leafy greens or chopped vegetables becoming watery. The added bonus is that it’s one of those salads that’s actually quite satisfying....

Preparation Whether you’re growing them inside or out, potted plants add a great deal of visual appeal to your space. In order to keep them looking as beautiful as they did on the day you brought them home, you need to make sure you’re meeting all of their needs. This includes understanding which size planter they need to thrive—as well knowing when they need to be repotted into something larger. Here, Tonya Barnett of FRESHCUTKY Cut Flower & Vegetable Garden, shares how to determine a plant’s ideal pot size—plus, how to know when it’s time to size up....

Preparation Calling all stargazers: Look into the night sky this week and you’re slated to spot a few shooting stars. The Leonid Meteor shower, an annual event that reaches Earth every November, is expected to peak around midnight on Thursday, November 17 and into the early hours on Friday, the Planetary Society reports. Leonids are produced when debris released from Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle reaches Earth’s atmosphere. The dust evaporates and creates the light that we call meteor showers....

Indoor grills such as the Foreman Grill, or the Griddler, are known as contact grills and work by using heated grill plates on both sides of the meat simultaneously. For grilling a quick hot dog or vegetable, it’s a no-brainer. But for boneless, skinless chicken breast, we need to take care of a couple of things first. The most essential thing is to make sure you pound the chicken breast to an even thickness of about ½″....

2 cups vanilla ice cream ½ cup cornflakes, frosted, crushed ¼ cup sugar 1 tsp ground cinnamon ¼ cup honey Place 4 ½ cup scoops of ice cream on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Freeze for 1 hour or until firm. In a shallow bowl, combine the cornflake crumbs, sugar, and cinnamon. Roll ice cream in crumb mixture to coat. Freeze until serving. Drizzle each serving with 1 tablespoon of honey....

Try this with homemade pesto. It’s amazing! How to make a JUICY pesto pasta with pesto sauce If you’ve ever made pesto pasta and found that it a bit on the dry side, then tried to salvage it by adding more and more olive oil only to end up with an excessively greasy pasta, you’ll love the technique I’m sharing today: Add pasta cooking water It will thin out the pesto so it coats everything nicely and creates a glossy pesto sauce that coats every bit of pasta....

Preparation If you’re an outer space fanatic and love to learn about the inner-workings of the galaxy, you’ll be amazed at a recent discovery by researchers about a meteor that crossed paths with Earth. In a United States Space Command document release, a team of scientists found the very first interstellar meteor, which is a rock from outside of our solar system, that hit our planet. It’s called CNEOS 2014-01-08, and it crashed along the northeast coast of Papua New Guinea on January 8, 2014....

Preparation Have you found that your studio or that little nook of your home where you regularly paint just isn’t inspiring you the same way that it used to? It might be time to try painting en plein air. It’s French for exactly what it sounds like: outdoor painting. Plein air painting was made popular by the French Impressionists, but it’s increasingly popular today, says artist Amanda Klein. Typically, those who paint en plein air are landscape painters, who use the opportunity to get a direct view of the subject of their art....

Preparation If the thought of baking another batch of gingerbread makes you want to run from the kitchen as fast as you can, here’s a sweet little secret: Nyåkers Holiday Gingersnaps ($18.98 for 13.05 oz., amazon.com), made from the Swedish brand’s 1952 recipe, come in whimsical shapes with details perfect for piping—including a pig in honor of the customary Swedish Christmas ham. Assemble toppings, whip up some royal icing, and hand the keys to the cookie kingdom to your diminutive decorators....

Preparation As the temperature drops to the tune of leaves falling, it’s time to think about pumpkin pies, apple cider, and Halloween candy. The spooky season, after all, simply isn’t complete without a bag (or two!) of sweets. But if you follow a vegan diet, it can be tricky treating yourself to an array of sweets, just like you did as a child. At least, that’s why you might think: There are actually plenty of popular candies that are free of animal ingredients; it’s just a matter of knowing what they are before perusing the candy aisle (or your kids’ stash)....

Preparation Open your dishwasher door, and what do you see? Most standard models come with two racks (upper and lower pull-out iterations), slats for flatware, and two curious miniature compartments: one for detergent (the solvents we use to rid dishes, glasses, forks, and knives of leftover food) and another for, well, what exactly? While the larger compartment houses your detergent, which may be in powder, liquid, or cube form, the smaller one right next door is for rinse aid....