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This pound cake is a rich, dark brown outside, with an ultra-fine, golden crumb. It mimics closely the original proportions that define pound cake: a pound each of sugar, eggs, butter (we use a combo of butter and cream cheese), and flour. If you like a dense, firm, loaf-shaped classic pound cake, then this one's for you. One non-traditional touch: the vanilla-sugar glaze brushed atop the cake towards the end of the baking time, which gives it a crackly-crunchy top crust.PREP10 minsBAKE55 mins to 1 hr 15 minsTOTAL1 hr 25 minsYIELD9" loaf cakeGolden Vanilla Pound CakeIngredientsCake12 tablespoons (170g) unsalted butter,...

Also known as garden violet or English violet, sweet violet, (Viola odorata), is a hardy perennial that blooms in early spring, often following closely behind crocus and other spring bulbs. This sweet-smelling ground cover grows to heights of 4 to 8 inches, displaying dark green, heart-shaped leaves. Flowers are in shades of pink, rose, purple and white and double or single forms, depending on the variety. Sweet violet is suitable for planting. Department of Agriculture growing zones 5 through 9. It often blooms throughout the winter in zones 7 and above.1Plant sweet violet in moist, rich soil. If the soil...

It seems ironic that when we are tired, our minds are often the most active. Lying in bed waiting for sleep to come, it can feel as though there’s an entity inside us, chattering away at record speed, ruminating and overthinking, and working against us — the voice of doubt and judgment that Arianna Huffington refers to as “the obnoxious roommate living in our heads.” Those nagging negative thoughts can be overpowering. You forgot to pay the gas bill; you’ll sleep through tomorrow’s meeting and be fired… And so it goes on as our mind races.That voice is more vocal...

Good health is not an overnight achievement. It is the outcome of good habits that one follows since early ages or childhood. Here are food habits children should follow.Children's Health: 6 Everyday Food Habits Children Should FollowGood health is not an overnight achievement. It is the outcome of good habits that one follows since early ages or childhood. A lot of course depends on the parents, and the diet they adhere to at home. The truth is that there is a common belief that children can eat anything and everything because they are young, active, have the ability to digest...

Cleaning and disinfecting high-touch surfaces in your home is something we all should do, even if we aren't leaving the house. Here are high-touch surfaces to clean and disinfect daily.Strike your home’s high-touch surfacesWhenever you bring in the mail or takeout meals, or anytime people come and go, there’s a risk of exposure to new germs. Transmission from person-to-person is a much greater possibility than transmission from surfaces, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends we clean and disinfect high-touch surfaces in our homes daily to be safe.“High-touch surfaces are surfaces that are handled frequently throughout the day...