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Kale Tip To make the kale leaves more tender, drizzle them with 2 tsp. olive oil and sprinkle with 1/4 tsp. salt; toss to combine. Massage the leaves with your hands until completely coated with oil and the green color deepens. *Hot Peppers Chiles, such as jalapeno or poblano peppers, contain capsaicin, which gives them their spicy heat and will cause a long-lasting burnign tingle on your skin. To avoid this, wear plastic or rubber gloves when working with chiles....

The beloved patterns are officially known as toile de Jouy, which refers to a printed cotton or linen cloth that was originally produced in the French town Jouy-en-Josas. After settling there in the late 1700s, a Swiss-German engraver and fabric-dyer named Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf developed a groundbreaking technology that allowed him to print fabric patterns with intricate details and shaded effects. Over the next few decades, Oberkampf collaborated with other artists to create more than 30,000 designs....

½ teaspoon paprika ½ teaspoon ground coriander ½ teaspoon ground cumin ¼ teaspoon garlic powder ¼ teaspoon ground tumeric ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper

12 ounce semisweet chocolate pieces (2 cups) ½ cup butter 1 8 ounce container dairy sour cream 4 ½ cup sifted powdered sugar (about 1 pound)

1 cup milk ¾ cup rendered lard* 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 package active dry yeast 2 ½ cup all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon kosher salt Our empanada dough calls for rendered lard, which is a melted-down pig fat available at butchers and Mexican markets. Alternately, you can use drippings from cooking 2 slices of bacon, then add enough butter to make 3/4 cup. * If you can’t find rendered lard, render the fat from 2 slices bacon and add enough butter to make 3/4 cup....

1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon kosher salt ½ cup cold unsalted butter, cubed 2 tablespoon ice water Filling: 3 whole heads maitake mushrooms (12 to 15 oz total) 3 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 3 tablespoon cold unsalted butter, cubed 4 ounce goat cheese, crumbled ¼ cup creme fraiche 1 egg 1 ½ teaspoon chopped fresh thyme ½ cup coarsely chopped parsley Zest of 1 lemon Button Mushrooms: In place of maitake mushrooms, you can substitute two 8-ounce packages fresh sliced button mushrooms....

The Honeywell HT-908 TurboForce Medium Fan is designed for you to use on the floor or on a table in small to medium sized rooms. It has three speeds, and you can adjust the angle by up to 90-degrees. Most importantly, according to the brand, you can feel the air the fan cools and circulates from up to 35 feet away. Shoppers have caught on: The popular Honeywell model has 10,900 five-star ratings and more than 2,900 positive reviews....