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Kourtney Kardashian and musician Travis Barker Credit: ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images ` Martha Stewart Weddings View All A Musical Festival and a Green Couch Inspired This Couple’s Whimsical Garden Wedding in California 9 Wedding Trends You’ll See Everywhere in 2023, According to Wedding Planners and Event Designers 7 Wedding Dress and Accessory Trends Every Bride-to-Be Needs to Know About in 2023 Princess Eugenie Is Pregnant With Her Second Child—and Is Due This Summer...

Watercress, Strawberry, and Toasted-Sesame Salad Credit: Gentl and Hyers ` What’s for Dinner Franchise Logo View Series 18 Cozy, Comforting Winter Dinner Recipes You’ll Make on Repeat Our Favorite 20-Minute Dinner Recipes for When You Need a Home-Cooked Meal Fast What’s for Dinner This Week: Quick Chicken Puttanesca, Sheet-Pan Sausages With Squash, and a 15-Minute Vegetarian Meal What’s for Dinner This Week: Bacon-Wrapped Chicken, Beans-and-Greens Stuffed Peppers, and More Easy, Broiled Dishes...

Beginning a yoga practice can positively impact both the mind and body, and that’s true regardless of your current activity level. Practicing yoga regularly—generally, at least three times a week—says Renee Dunn, a yoga practitioner and instructor and the founder of Amazi foods, can result in many health benefits. “Physical release which results in energy boosts, releasing of tension we build up through the day. If you practice regularly…for a few weeks, you’ll start to feel the difference!...

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On This Page The Shallot Explained Types How Do They Taste? Substituting Onions for Shallots How to Cut Shallots Using Shallots If you read a lot recipes, you’ve inevitably come across shallots in the ingredients list. They’re used to add nuance and smooth depth to a wide variety of dishes, like salad dressings, beef stock, pasta dishes, and quiche. Sheathed in a papery skin that protects layers of juicy, tear-inducing flesh, everything about a shallot seems like a smaller, slightly elongated onion—and though they are related, there are some essential differences between them....

Cold sake with rice and ear of rice on the table Credit: GETTY IMAGES Cold sake with rice and ear of rice on the table Credit: GETTY IMAGES Cold sake with rice and ear of rice on the table Credit: GETTY IMAGES Cold sake with rice and ear of rice on the table Credit: GETTY IMAGES On This Page What Is Sake? Types of Sake How Sake Is Made The Best Way to Drink Sake If your only experience with sake—Japan’s national rice-derived beverage—has involved quickly downing the warm liquid to endure its brashness, you are missing out on the drink’s elegant, versatile nature....

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julie-chris-rehearsal-toasts-0350-s12649-0216.jpg Credit: Josh Gruetzmacher Speeches, or toasts, are a heartfelt part of an engagement party. The best of them will be touching, funny, or a combination of the two, and they usually happen once the celebration is well underway. While you can have any guest get up and say a few words, if you’re wondering what the tradition is, keep on reading to find out who usually speaks and in what order during the engagement party....

A bag of chips or box of cookies tempt at the supermarket and packets of snacks lure us at the convenience store. Nutrition research has consistently shown that whole unprocessed foods that are straight from the ground, tree, or bush—including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, legumes, and seeds—improve health and reduce the risk of chronic disease. On the other hand, processed foods (meaning foods that have been altered, refined, stripped of some of their components, or else foods that had ingredients added to them) tend to contribute to chronic disease....

denim jacket with embroidery Credit: Carlie Statsky Photography ` Martha Stewart Weddings View All A Musical Festival and a Green Couch Inspired This Couple’s Whimsical Garden Wedding in California 9 Wedding Trends You’ll See Everywhere in 2023, According to Wedding Planners and Event Designers 7 Wedding Dress and Accessory Trends Every Bride-to-Be Needs to Know About in 2023 Princess Eugenie Is Pregnant With Her Second Child—and Is Due This Summer...

Whether you reside in a home with turn-of-the-century plaster walls or simply want to infuse some prewar charm into a more modern home, crown molding can make a big impact on the look and feel of a space. “It is a decorative detail, often seen around ceiling lines, with design features and patterning used to draw the eye upward,” interior designer Breegan Jane says. “It differs from other millwork in that it typically describes the trim used to soften the angled intersections where the walls and ceiling meet....

flower-cakes-061-mwd110589.jpg Credit: Bryan Gardner THE TOOLS CakeVaseEdible flowers, such as begonias, calendulas, orchids, and rosesA round cake cake-vase-386-mwd110589.jpg Credit: Bryan Gardner HOW-TO Push the CakeVase onto the top tier of the cake.Fill the holes with water.Add blossoms! THE DETAILS CakeVase, $18.25 for a set of 3; sugarcraftusa.com. See More Cake Topper Ideas ` Martha Stewart Weddings View All A Musical Festival and a Green Couch Inspired This Couple’s Whimsical Garden Wedding in California 9 Wedding Trends You’ll See Everywhere in 2023, According to Wedding Planners and Event Designers 7 Wedding Dress and Accessory Trends Every Bride-to-Be Needs to Know About in 2023 Princess Eugenie Is Pregnant With Her Second Child—and Is Due This Summer...

During the past year, as we’ve all been confined to our homes, nurturing houseplants has exploded in popularity, becoming a loved pastime for both adults and children. As a result, I’ve received a trove of questions from friends and colleagues about how to care for them. martha stewart greenhouse Credit: Ngoc Minh Ngo I have five greenhouses at the farm that keep me gardening year-round. One brims with begonias, cacti, ferns, and succulents; one is for citrus trees....

` You’re Invited Franchise Logo View Series 6 Accidents to Expect at Your Summer Parties—and How to Avoid Them 16 Best Shatterproof, Durable Dish Sets for a Season of Outdoor Entertaining Our 14 Favorite Front Porch Decorations for the Fourth of July 3 Summer Hostess Mistakes to Avoid During All of Your Warm-Weather Soirées Outdoor parties are often casual affair, and in the summer post-COVID, we’re all looking forward to finally relaxing with friends and family....

meatloaf sandwich Credit: Linda Pugliese It’s no secret that summer is the most popular travel season. With unappealing and pricey airline meals and airport dining options, bringing your own food on the plane makes sense. What can you pack that’s allowed according to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) restrictions while also remaining fresh and tasty? As it turns out, you have a surprising number of great options. RELATED: HERE’S WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER ASK FOR ICE ON AN AIRPLANE TSA Restrictions on Food There are no restrictions on the type of food you can bring on a plane....

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Not only are herbs low-maintenance plants you can grow—and eat—at home, certain types are easy to propagate, too. “Propagating is the process of growing multiple plants from one single plant,” says horticulturist Daniel Cunningham of Rooted In. “Most people have propagated plants by saving and/or planting seeds, but you might not know that most plants can be propagated by taking a cutting from a ‘mother’ plant.” propagating basil plant in glass jar Credit: Elva Etienne / Getty Images While short-lived annual and biannual herbs such as dill, cilantro, parsley, chervil, salad burnet, fennel, and calendula are easy to grow from seed directly sown in containers or into a garden bed, Susan Betz, author of Herbal Houseplants ($24....

Succulents have a reputation for being troopers. As desert natives, they’re accustomed to harsh conditions, capable of surviving both lengthy droughts and extreme temperatures better than many of their plant peers. In fact, succulents even store their own water in their signature thick, fleshy leaves and stems (the word “succulent” is derived from the Latin word sucus, meaning “juice”). That said, just because you can neglect your succulents doesn’t mean you should....

Martha Stewart Collection at Macy's Credit: Macy's Martha Stewart Collection at Macy's Credit: Macy's Martha Stewart Collection at Macy’s Credit: Macy’s Martha Stewart Collection at Macy’s Credit: Macy’s Along with fireworks, refreshing cocktails, and hot dogs, the Fourth of July also brings with it plenty of sales. Macy’s has already kicked off its summer savings event, and the department store’s wide array of deals includes discounts on Martha Stewart’s cookware collection....

What’s on the menu tonight? If you’re having spaghetti all’ubriaco (otherwise known as Drunken Pasta), beef tenderloin, or topping a dish with a red wine sauce, you’re going to need a great bottle of red wine to cook with. For the seasoned chef, using wine while cooking is just one of their many flavor-boosting secrets. Although underutilized in home kitchens, adding a little bit of wine to your dinner—both in the dish and glass—can take your meal to the next level....