Nov 28 2024
Sweet brown sugar, warm bourbon, honey, Dijon mustard, and a touch of holiday spice come together in this easy ham glaze. As it bakes, the glaze turns glossy and caramelized, creating a beautiful sweet-savory crust over a tender baked ham. This is an especially good glaze for Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any dinner where ham …
Nov 23 2024
Every November, shortly before Thanksgiving, an unusually fortunate turkey arrives at the White House. There are cameras. There are speeches. There are usually jokes. And at some point, the president announces that the bird has been “pardoned,” sparing it from an imagined fate as the centerpiece of Thanksgiving dinner. It feels like the sort of …
Oct 19 2024
Halloween is one of the few times of year when almost anything belongs on your nails. Tiny ghosts? Absolutely. Black bats flying across purple polish? Perfect. Jack-o’-lantern faces, spiderwebs, dripping polish, little stars, candy colors, skeleton details, or an entire collection of different Halloween characters? October is the time for all of it. The nail …
Oct 14 2024
Halloween party food does not have to be complicated to look delightfully spooky. A few strips of crescent dough can turn hot dogs into mummies, sliced olives can transform an ordinary pizza into a spiderweb, and chocolate pudding becomes a miniature graveyard with nothing more than cookie crumbs and a tombstone-shaped cookie. These easy Halloween …
Oct 04 2024
There is no single perfect bowl of Halloween candy. Some trick-or-treaters head straight for chocolate, while others would happily trade every chocolate bar in the bag for sour gummies, fruit chews, lollipops, or something aggressively blue and tangy. Candy corn inspires unusually strong opinions for such a tiny piece of candy, and peanut butter cups …
Oct 02 2024
Choosing a Halloween costume can be one of the most exciting parts of October for kids—and occasionally one of the most stressful parts for parents. A child may have been planning the perfect costume since July, or October 30 may arrive before anyone has given it a thought. Fortunately, a memorable Halloween costume does not …
Sep 04 2024
This article contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Flickering chandeliers, mysterious portraits, hitchhiking ghosts, Madame Leota, and a color palette filled with smoky purples and eerie blues made the ColourPop x Disney Haunted Mansion makeup collection almost impossible to mistake for an ordinary beauty launch. Originally released in 2023, …
Sep 01 2024
Labor Day arrives at that perfect point between seasons, when summer produce is still abundant but the first hints of fall are beginning to show. It is an ideal excuse to gather outside, fire up the grill, and build a relaxed meal around smoky barbecue, juicy burgers, fresh corn, ripe watermelon, and easy make-ahead sides. …
Jul 03 2024
The best Fourth of July food is relaxed, summery, and easy to share. Think burgers coming off the grill, sticky barbecue ribs, fresh corn, creamy potato salad, cold lemonade, and berry-filled desserts waiting in the refrigerator. Whether you are hosting a backyard barbecue, bringing a dish to a potluck, packing a picnic, or feeding family …
Jun 20 2024
A bee disappearing into a squash blossom, a butterfly resting on a coneflower, or a hummingbird hovering beside a trumpet-shaped bloom may look like an ordinary moment in the garden. Behind each visit, however, is a biological partnership that helps flowering plants reproduce and supports food webs, wildlife habitats, farms, and gardens around the world. …
