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1 ½ cup all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt ¼ cup shortening ¼ cup butter, cut up, or shortening ¼ cup ice water

**Tip Chile peppers contain oils that can irritate your skin and eyes. Wear plastic or rubber gloves when working with them.

How to Freeze Mashed Potatoes When it comes to freezing mashed potatoes, any recipe will do the trick—as long as there’s cream/milk and butter involved. The fat content in those creamy stir-ins is key to helping maintain the mashed potato flavor and texture you love. To freeze your favorite holiday side, place cooled mashed potatoes in a freezer-safe container ($8, Target), label it with the date, and pop it in the freezer....

Incorporate water into your garden with these landscaping ideas. How to Care For Cattails Easy to grow in rich, moist soil and full sun or part shade, cattails grow in wet soil and even standing water up to 12 inches deep. Cattails require minimal maintenance. In early spring cut back spent foliage and flowers if desired, or allow the debris to decompose in place. Stay alert. Cattails are aggressive spreaders that will colonize a wet, boggy area through a series of underground rhizomes....

1 ¾ cup finely crushed graham crackers ¼ cup finely chopped walnuts ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ cup butter, melted Filling: 3 8 ounce packages cream cheese 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon vanilla ½ teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel (optional) 2 eggs 1 egg yolk ¼ cup milk Dairy sour cream (optional) Seedless red raspberry preserves (optional)

4 ounce soft goat cheese (chèvre) ¼ cup bottled roasted red sweet pepper 1 teaspoon bottled roasted pepper liquid 1 teaspoon snipped fresh rosemary

2 cup all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt ⅔ cup shortening Cold water

Lavender and Honey: Stir snipped fresh or dried lavender and honey into the finished ice cream. For a more intense flavor-before making the ice cream base, add 1/4 cup honey and 2 tablespoons dried lavender with the vanilla bean. Strawberry and Balsamic Vinegar: Before stirring strawberries into the ice cream, chop and cook the berries with a little sugar to remove excess water. Cool, puree, then stir into ice cream with a few dashes of balsamic vinegar....

Milk 1 4 serving-size package vanilla cook-and-serve pudding and pie filling ⅓ cup flaked coconut Meringue Frosting 1 ½ cup sugar ⅓ cup cold water 2 egg whites ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar ½ teaspoon vanilla