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Martha Stewart, 79, Plows Her Own Roads At New York Farm Following Massive Snow Storm Martha Stewart called in her own plows following the first big snowstorm of the year. The 79-year-old lifestyle guru plowed a long stretch of road surrounding the farm at her Bedford, New York, estate before leaving the rest of the job to the big guys. As predicted by weather reports, a nor easter dumped a mass of snow around the area just in time for a white Christmas. In a new post shared to her Instagram page, Martha gave her followers a look at her high-end Polaris off-road vehicle equipped with a snowplow. The grandmother-of-two also posted a video of her plowing a stretch of road around the farm in the early morning hours, as well as a shot of her posing inside her vehicle while dressed in full snow gear. ....
aphelps@newsandsentinel.com Get ready for the holidays no matter what they may bring with two new cake cookbooks and a cookie cookbook! From the famed name in hospitality comes “Martha Stewart’s Cake Perfection.” The book contains more than 100 recipes for cake, ranging from complex to simple snack cakes. There are also chapters on essential ingredients and tools as well as frosting techniques before the six chapters of cakes: Show Cakes, Layer Cakes, Everyday Cakes, Sheet Cakes, Cupcakes and Celebration Cakes. Show Cakes include stunners like Faux-Stone Cake and Watercolor Cake, which something no mere mortal will probably ever achieve, but are pretty to look at in the book. Layer Cakes come back down to earth with Milk-and-Cookies Cake and Mint-Chocolate Icebox Cake. Everyday Cakes include favorites like Red Velvet Pound Cake and Lemon Olive-Oil Cake. Sheet Cakes too bring familiarity with Vanilla Sheet Cake with Citrus Cream Cheese Frosting and Spiced Snac ....
Image zoom Credit: Bryan Gardner Peanut butter is a wonderfully versatile ingredient: It s packed with protein and healthy fats, comes in creamy and chunky varieties, and has a flavor that easily works with both sweet and savory recipes. To prove just how versatile it is, we ve rounded up our best recipes that use peanut butter, starting with the Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies that are pictured here. It s a recipe that dates back to 1999, but we pulled it from the archives because it s always a hit. Perhaps that s all thanks to the combination of peanut butter and chocolate, the 25-minute total time, or the fact that they only include six basic pantry ingredients. Either way, these treats always delight. ....