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silver flatware table setting silver flatware table setting silver flatware table setting silver flatware table setting Have you ever noticed a silver spoon priced at a few dollars at a flea market and wondered how, if it’s silver, can it be so affordable? Or maybe you’ve held an elegant silver ladle and marveled at its lightness? Chances are, you’ve encountered an example of coin silver. Inexpensive and lovely, American coin silver is still one of the sleepy areas in antique collecting....

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warehouse-wedding-venues-houston-station-nashville-tennessee-0815.jpg Credit: Amy Nicole Photography Do you prefer concrete and brick over mason jars and chandeliers? Then a warehouse wedding might be right up your alley. These “unfinished” venues usually have an industrial vibe, neutral color palette, and open floor plan, which makes them ideal the ideal setting for modern, urban-inspired events. Before booking a warehouse venue, however, a bride and groom should consider these seven important factors. RELATED: RESTORED WAREHOUSES WHERE YOU CAN TIE THE KNOT The Look Depending on the building’s history, the outside and inside of your venue may have a very minimalist look....

Holiday lights won’t be the only bright sights to see this season. According to CNN, Comet Leonard, which last passed by our planet 80,000 years ago, has been illuminating the sky this month, and stargazers can catch the out-of-this-world event for a few more days before it goes away. The comet was spotted by NASA and the European Space Agency, as it made its way across the sky from Friday to Sunday....

Dogs and their owner develop a tight-knit bond over the years, and just like they would for their human family members, pet owners treat their canines to the very best in attire and food. According to a survey commissioned by NOW FRESH, part of the Petcurean family, and conducted by OnePoll, 46 percent of dog owners are likely to buy them a sweater, 40 percent would purchase a winter coat for them, and 37 percent would get them rain jackets....

bottle of Cointreau and glass with pink cocktail on brass tray Credit: Courtesy of Cointreau bottle of Cointreau and glass with pink cocktail on brass tray Credit: Courtesy of Cointreau bottle of Cointreau and glass with pink cocktail on brass tray Credit: Courtesy of Cointreau bottle of Cointreau and glass with pink cocktail on brass tray Credit: Courtesy of Cointreau Assessing the differences in flavor between three well known orange liqueurs—Cointreau, Triple Sec, and Grand Marnier—is a useful undertaking when one is sometimes mistaken for another....

essential spices Credit: Peter Ardito From Aleppo pepper to za’atar, there are so many spices to fill your spice rack with. If you cook Indian food or love Thai flavors, you’ll have certain ones always on hand. For a general spice library, our food editors recommend, and rely on, these nine essentials: spices bowls Credit: Peter Ardito Crushed red-pepper flakes Ground ginger Whole allspice Cumin seeds Ground cinnamon Sweet paprika Cayenne pepper Whole cloves Whole nutmeg They suggest buying longer-lasting whole spices whenever possible, and grinding them as needed....

Rubber Tree against white wall Credit: Getty / CCeliaPhoto Rubber Tree against white wall Credit: Getty / CCeliaPhoto Rubber Tree against white wall Credit: Getty / CCeliaPhoto Rubber Tree against white wall Credit: Getty / CCeliaPhoto The Ficus elastica, also known as a rubber plant or rubber fig plant, can easily be identified by its lush green leaves that come to a fine point. The leaves have a rich, waxy looking sheen to them and provide ongoing color wherever you choose to show yours off....

For many, Thanksgiving is one of the most anticipated meals of the year. It’s a day of togetherness that also happens to be chock-full of incredible dishes including, roast turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and other staples. However, if you’ve ever planned a turkey day feast, you know as well as anyone it can get pricey. You need to stock up on ingredients for everything from mains and sides, to desserts and beverages....

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Everything from a hot summer day to a light workout can cause you to lose hydration, and while a cold glass of water, perhaps with a hint of lemon, can seem like the right option to quench your thirst, there is another popular beverage that can do the trick: electrolyte water. According to Naudia Jones RD, CDN, the owner of Brooklyn Nutrition Practice, this drink is packed with nutrients. “Electrolyte water is water enhanced with electrically-charged minerals, such as sodium, potassium, and magnesium,” she says....

Pork loin Credit: GETTY IMAGES Pork loin Credit: GETTY IMAGES Pork loin Credit: GETTY IMAGES Pork loin Credit: GETTY IMAGES If you have pork loin fritter in your refrigerator or freezer, head there right now and check the label: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service recommends inspecting it for your safety—and possibly tossing it out. The public health agency announced that Oklahoma-based AdvancePierre Foods is recalling 4,137 pounds of this meat after hard pieces of plastic were found inside of it....

cooking baking pans Credit: Bryan Gardner CAST-IRON SKILLET An old-fashioned cast-iron skillet is close to a perfect pan. It’s versatile and very affordable. The heavy pan holds heat and distributes it evenly, so it browns well rather than scorching the food in some spots and leaving it pale in others. It’s nonstick, and there’s no surface layer to scratch off. It lasts a lifetime (or longer, as anyone lucky enough to have inherited Grandma’s pan knows), and it just gets better with age....

wild salmon romanesco pilaf Credit: Con Poulos ` 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...

` 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 All winter and spring, we wait patiently for the halcyon days of summer so we can fill our totes with peak-season produce like zucchini, tomatoes, corn, and fresh beans....

` Mastering the Holiday Meal Franchise Logo View Series Planning a Picnic? Here’s How to Pull It Off Smoothly, From Packing Your Tote to Choosing the Perfect Location What to Cook on the Grill This Father’s Day Make Mom Lunch Not Brunch with Our Marvelous Mostly Make-Ahead Menu Mother’s Day Baking Projects You and Your Mom Can Tackle Together For many Ashkenazi Jews (whose origins usually go back to Eastern Europe), the High Holidays mean sticking with traditional foods like apples and honey, round challah with raisins, matzah ball soup, brisket, and tzimmes....

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Fruit trees have undeniable ornamental value—whether or not they are studded with fruit—but caring for your apple and pear trees to improve fruit production is a relatively easy process. What’s more, the benefits are tasty. “What people want is the experience of harvesting their own apple,” says Don Eaton of Bower and Branch. “It’s an incredible experience that everyone should have. It’s very easy to get them to fruit—you have to work really hard to [mess] this up....

Pysanky eggs Credit: Gail Lambka On This Page Select the Egg Create the Design Dye the Egg Remove the Wax Let's start with the word itself: Pysanky (plural form of pysanka) is from the Ukrainian word "pysaty" meaning "to write." Pysanky eggs are perfect for Easter and are hand-drawn creations—first in pencil using guidelines to section off an egg into a grid pattern, and then with detail within the grid....

Silicone kitchenware has many positives—it’s nonstick, dishwasher-safe, malleable for convenient storing, and can withstand very cold and very hot temperatures. However, if you’ve ever used a silicone-based product, you likely know how easily odors seem to cling to the material after just a few uses. Silicone baking sheets and spatulas absorb pungent smells like garlic and onion while ice cube trays begin to take on the scent of the back of a freezer....