Ham is often the centerpiece of special holiday dinners. Whether you bake a whole ham for a crowd or a half ham for an intimate family gathering, garnishes turn it into an elegant and visually appealing focal point of the meal.
Perennials in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 through 8, strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa) are plagued by several pests, including pill bugs.
Irish oatmeal, also known as steel-cut oatmeal or pin oatmeal, produces a coarser, nuttier porridge than traditional American rolled oats. This form of oatmeal is produced by hulling the oat and slicing it into multiple pieces rather than flattening it between rollers.
Making a unique paper airplane that looks great and flies well can be a fun project to share with friends. This is an example of a paper airplane inspired by a moth.
If your lawn has poor drainage and is not doing well, you can reseed with grass for wet areas, like ryegrass and fescue. You can also improve drainage by aerating or installing an exterior sump pump, drains or drywells.
Dracaena varieties are considered low-maintenance plants performing well as houseplants or grown outdoors in warm locales. Dracaena has a tendency to produce long branches, but these are easily forced to branch out and become fuller through pruning.
Several factors affect the amount of time salsa can safely stay out -- temperature of your refrigerator and of the room, to name a couple. With a little planning, you can do some things to keep your salsa safe while it sits out and lessen the risk of a foodborne illness outbreak.
Petunias (Petunia x hybrida) make showy additions to flowerbeds, hanging baskets and pots or containers. These plants technically grow as frost-tender perennials in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 through 11, although most people treat them as annuals.
While commercial brands of peanut butter contain ingredients that preserve its texture and extend its shelf life, making your own guarantees that you know exactly what goes into it.
Not really a cactus but a succulent euphorbia native to southwest Africa, cathedral cactus (Euphorbia trigona) has a number of common names, including good luck plant and African milk tree. It is commonly cultivated worldwide as a container plant or outdoors in U.S.