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04.01.2024 - 22:35 / bhg.com / Sharon Greenthal
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It’s time to put aside your holiday-themed Gingerbread Oatmeal Chais, and start the new year off with fresh flavors. Starbucks is welcoming winter with a menu of new brews and familiar sips, including the customer favorites Pistachio Cream Cold Brew and Pistachio Latte. For the first time, you'll also be able to order the Iced Hazelnut Oatmilk Shaken Espresso, a plant-based option that expands on the popular Iced Shaken Espresso.
The menu, originally leaked on Instagram by @markee_devo in November, sparked plenty of comments. “Impatiently wait for pistachios return every year," one user wrote. «It’s like something to look forward to after the holidays are over.” Others expressed disappointment in missing their drink of choice: “@starbucks, you’re forgetting the most important drink. RIP Irish cream cold brew.”
But the coffee chain isn’t stopping at just drinks—they’ve added new food items for a grab-and-go breakfast. Pick up Potato, Cheddar & Chive Bakes made with cage-free eggs or a Vanilla Bean Custard Danish, available for a limited time.
“When creating the Potato, Cheddar & Chive Bakes, we wanted to provide customers with a high-protein vegetarian option for their morning,” said Freshta Khosravi, a member of the food development team, in a press release. “We were inspired by the familiar breakfast casserole, and the savory combination of diced potatoes, cheese, spinach, chives, and eggs offers 12g of protein at only 210 calories for a comforting breakfast on the go.”
The Bakes are already a staple outside of the U.S. „I'm in Canada monthly (where they already exist), and I love them!“ a user on Reddit commented under a post about the winter lineup.
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I'm not doing major goals or wild resolutions this year. Come February, they'll just be a laughable distant memory. Instead, my focus for the next 365 days and beyond is creating a sense of peace and serenity in my home.
I’ll admit—I’m not usually a 'New Year, New Me' kind of person. I do my best reinventions in September, around the start of the school year, and I prefer to go all in on spring cleaning right as the weather turns in late March.
So another gardening year has begun and there is lots to do. I’m going to start making videos again this year, but only at the beginning of each month (while the growing season is upon us, not much really happens in December and January). I’ll be telling you what I’ll be doing that month and showing you various little bits.
During the winter months many plants reveal subtle patterns, fine details, and a new range of colors that help us to see familiar beds and borders with fresh eyes. This is an excellent time to get outside, evaluate your garden’s bones, and make some plans for spring planting. In this episode Danielle, Carol, and their guest will explore some of the plants that fly a bit under the radar in winter months, but certainly deserve more attention. Do you have any of these underappreciated wonders in your landscape? If not, you may want to start digging holes as soon as the ground thaws to ensure that some of these unsung heroes get some well-deserved garden real estate. Will any of these winter beauties make it onto your wish list this year?
The record existed until 1976 when Bob Ford of Coatesville, Pennsylvania, USA exhibited a 451 pound specimen at the U.S. Pumpkin Contest in Churchville, PA. Yearly International Competition was revived again in 1979 when Canadian Howard Dill of Windsor, Nova Scotia won his first of four consecutive international pumpkinship titles at the Cornell Contest in Pennsylvania. Mr. Dill’s first world record of 459 pounds came in 1980 which he supassed in 1981 by harvesting a 493.5 pound pumpkin.
Anyone in search of planting ideas for their garden in the colder months is spoilt for choice when it comes to sources of inspiration. Up and down Britain there are sterling examples of gardens planted for winter interest: Cambridge University Botanic Garden boasts one of the earliest; Wakehurst Place is home to one of the more recent; then there’s Bodnant, Dunham Massey, the Savill Garden – the list goes on. One thing they have in common though is that they’re all quite large, and gardeners could be forgiven for feeling they need a separate ‘winter area’ or hefty acreage to create anything worthwhile in their own plots. Not so, says David Jordan, senior gardener at Anglesey Abbey, who cares for its well-known Winter Garden and has a host of winter plants to recommend that will easily integrate into your existing garden.
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Over many years and for changing reasons, my laundry routine has varied significantly. When I was only in charge of my stuff, I was strictly a detergent and dryer sheet kind of girl. Now, I’m firmly a fan of detergent pods and dryer balls.