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Freshpet has voluntarily recalled one type of its dog food, which was sold at Target and Walmart and other retailers in 12 states and Puerto Rico. The company is concerned about potential salmonella contamination and is asking customers—or rather the owners of its customers—to check the dog food ASAP to keep those beloved pups safe. The specific target of the recall is the Home Cooked Chicken Recipe variety of the company’s 4....

Leftover soup will last up to three days in the fridge or up to one month in the freezer. Follow these steps to freeze and store soup—you’ll have warm comfort food all winter. How To Freeze Soup First, remember to allow the soup to cool. Refrigerators and freezers cannot cool soups quickly enough to be food safe. Speed up the cooling process by placing the pot of soup in a bath of ice water in the sink....

It’s pretty hard to improve upon a ripe, Southern-grown peach. Unless you throw it on the grill. High heat grilling caramelizes the fruit, making it taste even sweeter, while also infusing it with bold, smoky flavor. Grilled peaches are incredibly easy to make and can be eaten in so many ways. They can be served alongside grilled meat—we love pairing them with pork and chicken. They can be the star of a summery salad, like this Grilled Peach and Arugula Salad with Feta....

“I’ve had other jobs, but I always end up back in the kitchen,” says restaurateur and chef Lorraine Smalls. “This is my calling: A love of food.” Six years ago, along with her son Antwan and longtime friend and mentor Alice Warren, Smalls opened My Three Sons, a soul food restaurant in North Charleston, South Carolina. In an area flooded with restaurants, their homey establishment has earned attention for all the right reasons: The mac ‘n’ cheese, for one thing....

So many items—from small appliances to ingenious gadgets—have had their prices slashed today for the 48-hour sale event. It’s also a great time to stock up on everything you’ll need to make meals for the holidays and beyond a breeze, no matter if you’re a seasoned cook or a newbie. Best Bakeware Deals USA Pan Three-Piece Bakeware Set, $49.95 with coupon (orig. $82.53) CopperKitchen Five-Piece Baking Set, $26.67 with coupon (orig....

One of the easiest ways to spruce up your space and brighten your mood? Fresh flowers. There’s no denying that as of late we’ve been turning to the little things in life as sources of comfort and joy, and Breck’s—an importer of Dutch flower bulbs, perennials, houseplants, and more—is one of our favorite places to order beautiful blooms online and get our floral fix. Now, they’ve shared a blog post revealing the most popular flowers in America by state that’s piqued the interest of our green thumbs and vase-loving souls....

So, you’ve hosted a party. Thanks to your planning skills, hospitality, and unfailing charm, your guests have had a great night. However, the job isn’t yet finished. Your hosting responsibilities aren’t over until all the guests are out the door. The host or hostess has a responsibility to set the tone and, when it’s time, end the gathering on a high note while sending the guests home. This is important not only for the host, who’s usually ready to clean up and clear out at the end of a party, but also for the guests, some of whom feel a responsibility to stay until the end of the event....

For the first time in its history, the South Carolina State Fair is asking guests to stay in their cars. This week, the nonprofit South Carolina State Fair announced that it will host its first-ever drive-thru fair on Tuesday, October 20, and Wednesday, October 21, in “an effort to give back to the community in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.” “The Drive-Through State Fair is going to give folks a snippet of the fair they’ve known their entire lives,” SC State Fair general manager Nancy Smith said in a statement....

If you were a child in the ’80s, at some point someone probably handed you a Handi-Snack and you diligently set about using the enclosed red plastic stick to spread cheese on a cracker. Some mothers (ahem) even stashed them in their purses to dole out at movie theaters, instead of splurging on popcorn. Handi-snacks were handy, a snack, and tasted, you know, fine. Not great, not terrible, but fine. Luckily, the folks at Red Clay Gourmet decided to use their expertise in the world of pimento cheese to update that lunchbox classic with a very Southern twist....

Somehow, we’ve come to believe that all Christmas memories must be happy ones or they don’t count. In my case, I can look back and say that, regardless of what else might have been going on, the magic that is Christmas made the majority of my holidays good ones. I hold recollections in my heart with joy and gratitude, as treasures to be cherished. Yet many of them, as the years go by, remain bittersweet, despite the glow of the season....

Let me begin by sharing that I am no beach fanatic. My fair complexion usually keeps me hiding in the shade, and when given a choice between applying another round of sunscreen and heading indoors, I almost always choose the latter. Annual beach trips weren’t a regular part of my childhood, but as an adult I somehow created a circle of sand-loving friends and in-laws. Before the summer begins, I’ll stock up on large hats and sun protection shirts, all while plotting my first lunch on the beach....

Why We Love It The home pulls you outdoors. In this instance, that’s to the marsh setting of the 2019 Idea House, but it could easily be to your own backyard. Historical Concepts founder Jim Strickland says, “The water was a big design element. We wanted people to see it as soon as they entered the front door.” To accomplish this, the four-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bath home sprawls out so each of the main rooms (including every bedroom) faces that view....

Hungry for chocolate truffles? Of course you are. And with Valentine’s Day rapidly approaching, you’ve got all the more reason to indulge. This Valentine’s Day, ring in the holiday like a member of the British royal family and treat yourself to some fine chocolate truffles from Charbonnel et Walker. The company has a royal warrant—which basically means a stamp of approval from the monarchs—and a box of their delectable treats won’t break the bank....

Nearly 150 years ago, a company in the St. Joseph, Missouri starting selling a thin, leavened hardtack that would come to be known as saltine crackers. I suspect that later that day, some enterprising cook said, “I can doctor those up.” Tasty ingredients that could be purchased instead of made from scratch were a welcome convenience in those days, and still are. Clever cooks around the country come up with brilliant ways to dress up crackers beyond serving them with cheese, peanut butter, and soup....

Nothing says summer in the South like crepe myrtles. They grow so easily and bloom so long that we love them like family members—except in late winter and spring, when they are routinely chopped down to thick, ugly stumps (a crime known as “crepe murder”). A big reason people do this is because they’ll buy a crepe myrtle only for its color without checking how big their plant will get. So when it inevitably blocks the upstairs windows just a few years after planting, out comes Angry Homeowner wielding the pruning saw....

I love the charm of where I live," says fifth-generation Floridian Ebonee Mashae (@eboneeshae). “When I started looking to purchase my first house, I searched for probably three years. I had always wanted to live in a historic area of my hometown, but those properties kept flying off the market,” she says. As chance would have it, while she was on vacation in New York (and far away from her real estate pursuits), a listing unexpectedly popped into her inbox....

Erin Napier always speaks from her heart, keeping it real with fans about embracing the imperfection of life and not getting bogged down by struggling to maintain a flawless home. So it should come as no surprise then that when the HGTV Home Town star was stepping into the spotlight for a PEOPLE magazine photo shoot announcing her pregnancy — it’s another girl! — she didn’t try to tidy up her home or gussy up herself to be something she wasn’t....

Spend a weekend in Frostburg, Maryland, and it’s easy to see why locals and visitors alike instantly dig it. Wrapped by panoramas of rolling green, the quiet escape is tucked away in the Allegheny Mountains on the sliver of Western Maryland’s panhandle that separates Pennsylvania from West Virginia. (Throw a stone from its epicenter and you could practically hit each one.) Home to a quaint, brick-lined downtown and a state university that shares its name, the mountain town getaway also boasts a rich and diverse arts and culture scene....

You’re all set to make the meatloaf, hamburgers, or meatballs you’ve been craving all day. You reach for the plastic-wrapped container of ground beef in the refrigerator that’s been there for a few days, and—oh, no!—the meat has turned an unappealing shade of gray. Don’t chuck that chuck—yet. Chances are, it is perfectly edible. According to the USDA, extremely fresh beef is actually purplish in color. That’s right—bright red, the color we associate with beef, isn’t an indicator of freshness....

Gardens are a work in progress, and that means you’ll need to do some housekeeping from time to time. While annuals provide instant impact and color for one season, they don’t require a ton of maintenance. But perennials, which return for many years, are slower to get going. Once they’re established, however, they will need to be divided eventually. But that means you’ll gain new plants for free! Dividing perennials is easy but requires some sweat equity....