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½ cup butter 1 8 ounce carton sour cream 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 pound powdered sugar (about 8 cups) 1 tablespoon milk

Cheesy Variation Stir in 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese with the corn. Top with 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese with the bacon the last 5 minutes of baking.

Tips Make-Ahead Moment: This can be made up to 5 days ahead and served straight from the fridge with fruit in the pitcher.

Chicken and Wild Rice Chowder: In a large saucepan, cook 1 cup sliced carrots; 1 cup sliced celery; and 1 cup quartered mushrooms in hot butter over medium heat until tender. Stir in 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour. Add two 14-ounce cans chicken broth; 3/4 cup cooked wild rice; and 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper. Cook and stir until mixture is slightly thickened and bubbly. Stir in 1 1/2 cups half-and-half or light cream and 2 tablespoons dry sherry, if using; heat through....

*Tip: Or omit sprinkling bars with sugar and the browning step. Instead, drizzle bars with caramel ice cream topping or top with cherry pie filling.

After crocus blooms, allow the foliage to remain in the garden or lawn until it turns completely yellow. This allows the foliage to produce nutrients that sustain the bulb for the next growing season. Crocus bulbs grow best in dry soil, so don’t water plants after they bloom. Check out these rock garden design ideas! Naturalizing Bulbs Some crocus varieties thrive in the midst of a lawn, creating a carpet of color in early spring....

Whether you’re seeking a grocery store alternative or want to connect to and support local farmers, a CSA box might be the ideal solution. To take part in a CSA, you make a pledge to support the farm financially upfront to help the farmers pay for equipment, seeds, fertilizer, and supplies at the start of the season. Then you, as a CSA box recipient, receive a share of the farm’s products as they’re grown and harvested....

But while the value of shading your yard or pool might be priceless, hiring a contractor to build a custom pergola will have a hefty price tag—in the thousands. So, for handy homeowners, it’s worthwhile to get a pergola kit and build your own. What is a pergola kit? A pergola kit includes all of the pre-cut, -notched, and -drilled wood, vinyl, and other hardware needed to assemble and secure the structure....