Buy It: Nordic Ware Sheet Pan ($12, Target) Test Kitchen Tip: Assemble, bake, and freeze a batch of mini quiches on a weekend when you have extra time. Then, when unexpected drop-in family and friends arrive, you’re only about 20 minutes of oven time away from snacks. Buy It: Rectangular Plate ($4, Crate & Barrel) Buy It: Mike’s Hot Honey ($10, Target)

3 ¾ cup all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon sugar ½ tablespoon kosher salt ½ teaspoon baking powder 1 ¾ cup cold unsalted butter ⅔ cup ice-cold water 2 tablespoon sour cream 1 teaspoon vinegar

¼ cup whipping cream 6 ounce chopped white baking chocolate with cocoa butter

To roast sweet peppers: Halve peppers; remove stems, seeds, and membranes. Place peppers, cut side down, on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake in a 425 degree F oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until skin is bubbly and browned. Place in a clean brown paper bag; seal and let stand for 10 to 30 minutes or until cool. Peel and use as directed.

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‘Oullin’s Golden Gage’ plum produces large, sweet, golden-yellow dessert fruit in late summer. Choose a semi-dwarf plant for a neat and tidy habit. Zones 4-9 ‘Pipestone’ plum has excellent hardiness and lovely golden-blushed red-skin fruit with yellow flesh. It is sweet and juicy. Zones 4-8 ‘Richard’s Early Italian’ plum bears exceptionally sweet fruits early in the season. Zones 5-9 ‘Satsuma’ plum is a small to medium, meaty plum with red juice....

1 3 ounce package cream cheese, softened ¼ cup butter or margarine, softened 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cup powdered sugar, sifted