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Ingredients 6- to 8-lb fully cooked smoked bone-in gluten-free ham 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/3 cup maple-flavored gluten-free syrup 1/2 teaspoon ground mustard 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves Dash of ground nutmeg Preparation Heat oven to 325°F. Line shallow roasting pan with foil. Place ham, cut side down, on rack in pan. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of ham and does not touch bone....

Ingredients 4 cups Rice Chex™ cereal 4 cups Wheat Chex™ cereal 1 bag (5.5 oz) Food Should Taste Good® sweet potato tortilla chips 1/4 cup butter or margarine 1/3 cup light brown sugar 1/3 cup light corn syrup 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups miniature marshmallows Preparation Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. In large microwavable bowl, mix cereals and sweet potato chips. In 2-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and 1/2 teaspoon salt uncovered on High 1 minute 30 seconds....

Preparation You have decided to pop that all-important question to the love of your life, and now it’s time to prepare. But there are a few things you need to do before you get down on one knee! Here, our proposal checklist. TALK TO HER PARENTS We know this may seem old fashioned, but it’s always a nice gesture to check in with the people who gave life to and raised your future fiancé to be the wonderful woman she is now....

Preparation If you’re looking for an unconventional alternative to traditional wedding rings, then you may want to consider a wedding ring tattoo. What’s a wedding ring tattoo? Simply put, it’s a symbolic marking on the fourth finger of your left hand, where a band is traditionally worn. How you mark it is up to you-some people choose to get inked with their partner’s initials while others have their wedding date or a meaningful icon tattooed in place of a band....

Ingredients 2 1/2 cups Original Bisquick™ mix 2/3 cup milk 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (2 oz) 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, softened 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan Cheese Tomato pasta sauce, if desired, heated Preparation Heat oven to 400°F. Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir Bisquick mix, milk and Cheddar cheese until soft dough forms. Divide dough in half. On surface lightly sprinkled with Bisquick mix, roll 1 half into 9x6-inch rectangle....

Ingredients 8 cups 1/2-inch cubes ciabatta bread (from 1-lb loaf) 1/2 cup butter 1 cup diced shallots 1/2 cup diced celery 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 lb cremini mushrooms, stemmed and thinly sliced 1 package (5.2 oz) peeled and roasted chestnuts, coarsely chopped (1 cup) 2 cups Progresso™ broth vegetable (from 32-oz carton) 2 eggs, slightly beaten 1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves...

Preparation This is the time of year we wait for all winter long, when markets are suddenly, wonderfully full of in-season produce. Sure we appreciate root vegetables and admire apples, but it’s peak spring produce that really gets us excited. Here’s what’s in season this month, the fruits and vegetables we suggest you scoop up at the store or Farmers Market and enjoy right now. Is the strawberry everyone’s favorite berry?...

White bean paste or Shiroan (白餡, 白あん) is primarily used as a filling for sweet desserts and pastries in Japanese and East Asian cuisines. It has a milder bean taste, so those of you who don’t like red bean paste may enjoy Wagashi (Japanese confectionery) filled with white bean paste. While you can easily buy red bean paste in Japanese or Asian grocery stores, premade white bean paste is almost impossible to find outside of Japan....

Preparation The work of artist Margaret Kerr combines her lifelong interests in landscape architecture and textile design. In gardens throughout East Hampton, New York, she creates what she calls brick rugs – flat brick structures reminiscent in size, shape, and pattern of antique Persian and tribal Oriental rugs. Margaret first experimented with this art form in 1986 when she created a brick walkway for her family’s medieval herb garden. Today, when developing a pattern for a new rug, she always explores a site’s garden first....

Our family took a trip to Utah and Arizona during children’s spring break to visit the National Parks and other nearby wonders. It’s been a dream of Nami’s to visit Zion and Bryce Canyon National Park for a long time. In case you’re not aware, Nami’s dream job when she first came to the US was to be US National Park ranger. You can read about it in our Yosemite National Park Travel Guide post....

Ingredients 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ yellow cake mix 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup water 4 eggs 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 2 cups coarsely shredded peeled carrots (3 medium) 1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts 4 oz (half of 8-oz package) cream cheese, softened 2 tablespoons butter, softened 3/4 cup powdered sugar 1/4 teaspoon vanilla Preparation Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottoms only of two 8x4-inch loaf pans with cooking spray....

Ingredients 3/4 cup boiling water 1 box (4-serving size) sugar-free lemon-flavored gelatin 1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup shredded coconut 1/4 cup chopped pecans 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted 1 package (8 oz) fat-free cream cheese 1 container (8 oz) fat-free sour cream 1/4 cup sugar 1 can (8 oz) crushed pineapple in juice, undrained Preparation In large bowl, pour boiling water over gelatin; stir about 2 minutes or until gelatin is completely dissolved....

Ingredients 1/2 cup chopped nuts 1/3 cup granulated sugar or packed brown sugar 2 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 2 tablespoons butter, softened 1 package active dry yeast 3/4 cup warm water (105°F to 115°F) 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 1/4 cups sifted Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour 1/4 cup butter, softened 1 egg Preparation Spray 8- or 9-inch square pan with cooking spray. In small bowl, stir together or rub Cinnamon Streusel Topping ingredients; set aside....

Preparation There’s a lot that goes into building a strong relationship-great communication, physical and emotional intimacy, and respect, just to name a few key factors-but one aspect of a healthy partnership that often goes unacknowledged is body language. Surprisingly, how your body naturally reacts when your partner is present says quite a lot about your bond. “Body language tells us about how someone we are interacting or talking to really feels or thinks on the inside, revealing even more than actual words do,” says Mary Ann Mercer, Psy....

Ingredients 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter, melted 2 cups sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 1/2 lb Granny Smith apples (about 4 large), peeled, cut into 1/4-inch wedges 1 cup butter 1 box (16 oz) powdered sugar 1/4 cup milk Preparation Heat oven to 350°F. Spread pecans in ungreased shallow pan....

We have less than seven weeks left in 2016. I cannot believe how fast time flies, and I feel like each year is shorter by a month! With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I wanted to take this moment to tell you (my wonderful readers, family, and friends) how much I appreciate you. …I am thankful for this amazing opportunity to share Japanese cuisine and culture with you, and in return, I get to connect with so many of you from around the world....

Preparation Planning a wedding is a tall task, particularly for couples with large families and lots of opinions floating around. While some couples prefer to take their time with the process, allowing anywhere from ten months to two years to plan, many would rather make their relationship official as soon as they can. Just look at Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer, who tied the knot so quickly after getting engaged that they had to invite guests via text message....

Preparation Unless you frequently check in on the Le Creuset website, you could easily have missed the iconic French cookware brand’s latest collection launches. Le Creuset quietly unveiled two striking new lines throughout the summer. It started with the Lotus Collection back in June, followed by a new white and gold color scheme that was revealed on July 1. Inspired by the Japanese flower of the same name, the Lotus Collection was initially conceptualized in honor of the now-postponed 2020 Olympics, which would have been just about to kick off in Tokyo had it not been for the coronavirus pandemic....

Preparation Quitting your job to bake pies full-time might sound like a scene out of a Nancy Meyers movie, but for Lauren Ko, the self-taught baker behind the Instagram sensation @lokokitchen, it recently became a reality. She started documenting her elaborate pies and tarts on the platform in August of last year and left her day job as an executive assistant in Seattle just five months later, after her account became a runaway success....

Ingredients 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ chocolate fudge cake mix Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box 1 cup chocolate-flavor syrup, at room temperature 1 cup creamy peanut butter 1 container (8 oz) Cool Whip frozen whipped topping, thawed 25 Reese’s peanut butter cups miniatures, unwrapped Preparation Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease and lightly flour 13x9-inch pan. Make and bake cake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan....