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Test Kitchen Tip: No-bake cookies provide a safe kitchen experience for beginning bakers. Invite the kids to join in the fun!

Tips: Safety first! Keep bleach out of reach of children, and work in well-ventilated areas. Always wear eye protection. If you have sensitive skin or abrasions, wear gloves. To prevent damage from splatters, protect the area around you and wear old clothes. Never mix bleach with other cleaning products. Fabric matters! For best results, choose natural dyed fabrics, such as cotton or linen, or 50/50 blends. Avoid 100 percent synthetic fibers (such as polyester), because they are typically colorfast....

When Is Black Friday 2021? How Long Does Black Friday Last? Early Black Friday deals are going on now and will continue leading up to the main event: the day after Thanksgiving. Certain deals last just a few hours, others are available for a single day, and some will be around for longer—it all depends on the store. You can also expect to see more discounted products throughout the holiday weekend and on Cyber Monday, which is on November 29, 2021, this year....

1. Patterned Wallpaper Once reserved strictly for bedding and artwork, bold patterns make a splash as wall coverings. Whether you pick a muted, tone-on-tone design or graphic print in bright colors, patterned wallpaper instantly transforms a room. Not sure you’re ready to dive into the trend? Consider temporary wallpaper for a quick fix. Mimosa Lane’s Sophisticated Playroom In a playroom for a friend’s 10-year-old daughter, Albertina Cisneros was challenged with creating a space both playful and sophisticated that can grow with its inhabitants....

Buy It: Emerald Green Arborvitae ($17, The Home Depot) Buy It: Japanese Cedar Tree ($18, Etsy) Buy It: Arizona Cypress Tree ($55, The Home Depot) Buy It: Blue Point Juniper ($16, The Home Depot) Don’t expect your evergreens to go through a growth spurt right away, but if you give them what they need to thrive, most of these varieties should grow by at least a foot each year. Eventually, even fast-growing evergreens will start to reach their full potential, so if you keep them in your yard for many years, you’ll notice their growth slowing down over time....

“We bought this home basically for the land,” says Salmon, who works as an interior stylist. Not that it was a turnkey landscape. “It was a hot mess when we got it,” she says of the tangle of weeds. Matt sketched a rough layout of raised beds to grow food with enough space among them to sit with a glass of wine. Then, inspired by garden rooms they found on Pinterest, the couple decided to frame their space with painted cedar posts....

When selecting an eco-friendly countertop, consider where and how it’s made, as well as its appearance, performance, maintenance needs, and cost. Here is a breakdown of some of the best green countertop materials to help you decide which is best for you. 1. Bamboo Bamboo is a rapidly growing, renewable resource that makes an excellent eco-friendly countertop material. Although it’s technically a grass, bamboo looks and functions similarly to wood....

The new act has established more tax credits and opportunities to get money back when you tackle projects focused on energy efficiency. Now is the time for homeowners to invest in the sustainability of their home—and even make other upgrades that improve the overall condition and comfortability—and get money back through rebates or tax credits. Think of how often you cool or heat your house, leave your lights on, turn on your stove, throw your clothes in the dryer—more than 150 million homes exist in the U....

These roses went through a two-year evaluation process in six regions of the U.S. to see how they perform in different climates. In addition to their outstanding beauty, the winners also scored high in important categories like hardiness, fragrance, and disease resistance. The top choices for 2020 are the fifth batch of award-winning roses chosen by the American Garden Rose Selections. This evaluation program began in 2016, taking over from the now defunct All-American Rose Selections organization, which had awarded the best roses for growing regionally and for fragrance since the 1930s....

No matter which fastener you choose, consider 1 inch of concrete penetration as the minimum. To increase holding power, choose a fastener that burrows deeper into the concrete or has a larger diameter. For example, a screw with a 1/4-inch diameter has more than twice the pullout resistance of a 3/16-inch screw when both are driven 1 inch deep into concrete. Driving the fasteners 1-3/4 inches deep more than triples the pullout resistance for the 3/16-inch screw, and the 1/4-inch one is nearly three times stronger....

Pressure Cooker Lemon and Dill Fish Packets Lemon and dill are the perfect flavors to compliment a buttery, flaky white fish. This 5-ingredient pressure cooker fish recipe (plus a few pantry staples) gets wrapped up in a cute little package that gets nice and steamy after a quick 5 minutes in the Instant Pot. Simplified Paella Our quick and easy take on the (usually) longer-cooked recipe is so good that even paella connoisseurs won’t be able to tell the difference after tasting this Instant Pot paella....

1. Clean safely. It’s wise to check labels on cleaning products for what the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calls signal words. Danger indicates the most harmful formulas, followed by warning and caution. To learn about its Safer Choice seal, see the EPA’s website. For other terminology, check out the Environmental Working Group’s Label Decoder. 2. Maximize your fridge efficiency. The refrigerator should be full but not stuffed and the coils free of dust....

If you’re not sure what techniques are food-safe or not, consider what materials are used in the decorating process: A good rule of thumb is not to use anything you wouldn’t eat, since anything used can permeate through the shell of the eggs. Luckily, it’s easy to create gorgeous dyed eggs that are beautiful and can be eaten later, so nothing goes to waste. Whether you’re serving the eggs as part of your Easter brunch or saving them to eat with your leftovers, here are eight food-safe ways to decorate eggs at home so you can partake in this classic Easter tradition without contributing to food waste....

We saw this old trend beginning to come last summer, with social distancing measures, there’s been a huge increase in at-home dyeing. Google searches for “how to tie-dye” have skyrocketed more than 1,000%, so it looks like I’m not the only one picking up a new hobby. To help you get started, artist, professor of textile, and tie-dye expert Shabd Simon-Alexander is sharing her favorite methods to tie-dye your own colorful patterns at home....

Spicy Pepitas: Prepare as above, except toss pepitas with 2 teaspoons packed brown sugar, 2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce, and 1 teaspoon vegetable oil.Nutrition analysis per serving: 60 calories, 3 g protein, 2 g carbohydrate, 4 g total fat (1 g sat. fat), 0 mg cholesterol, 1 g fiber, 1 g total sugar, 0% Vitamin A, 1% Vitamin C, 32 mg sodium, 0% calcium, 5% iron