Martha - May 2019 by Lawrence Ambrocio

MARTHA STEWART

Life in Bloom

THE ARTFUL ARRANGER

To learn how top floral designer Max Gill creates stunners like this, see page 92.

THE POWER OF PAINT INSTANT UPGRADES FOR YOUR HOME 34 RECIPES THAT SING SPRING

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Martha’s May GENTLE REMINDERS, HELPFUL TIPS, AND IMPORTANT DATES

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Let’s keep in touch! Follow me through the month of May on Instagram and Twitter: @marthastewart48 and @marthastewart.

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

MAY DAY

Bring fresh eggs to office

Put summer linens on beds

Watch Kentucky Derby

Cardio and core

Weight training

Cut spring flowers for bouquets

CINCO DE MAYO

Stake herbaceous peonies

Organize flower room

Clean kitchen appliances

Give dogs a bath

Plant potatoes

Go for a horseback ride

Weight training

Yoga

Cardio and core

Weight training

MOTHER’S DAY

Friend Memrie Lewis’s birthday

Harvest rhubarb

Make salmon potpie (see page 87)

Cut lilacs for flower arrangements

Clean and oil saddles

Attend Trade Secrets charity garden event in Sharon, Connecticut (tradesecretsct.com)

Weight training

Yoga

Cardio and core

Weight training

Open pool and swim with Jude and Truman

Clean grilling supplies

Friend Steve Gerard’s birthday

Plant urns around the pool

Weed vegetable garden

Grill pork tenderloin and apricots from Martha Stewart’s Grilling cookbook (see page 102)

Skylands planting weekend

Weight training

Yoga

Cardio and core

Weight training

Plant terraces at Skylands

MEMORIAL DAY

Polish copper pots

Speak at #HearHere series at AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas

Take photos for my blog on an earlymorning walk around the farm

Plant beans

Go for a horseback ride

Brunch with Alexis, Jude, and Truman

Weight training

Yoga

“Ever since I was a child, I’ve been charmed by lilacs. I grow many varieties at the farm, and love to bring the fragrant flowers inside. For long-lasting bouquets, clip stems with vibrant, healthylooking foliage and blooms, and then gently crush the ends with a hammer to help them draw in more water.” —Martha 4

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EARTHLY DELIGHTS

Learn to create lush, floatingon-air flower arrangements from a supernatural talent.

LIGHT YOUR FIRE

Martha’s latest cookbook offers more than a season’s worth of grilling recipes. This sneak peek will spark your imagination.

104 THE POWER OF PAINT

The pro techniques and prettiest colors for giving just about anything a flawless fresh coat and total makeover.

112 SOARING

POTENTIAL

ADDIE JUELL (CER AMICS); CON POULOS (GR ATIN)

How a couple in Oregon turned a run-down house into the weekend home of their dreams.

Playing the Market When her favorite produce bursts onto the scene, our food director springs into action.

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Contents

23 FROM MARTHA Shape Shifters 17 Boxwood abounds on Martha’s farm. She explains its evergreen appeal.

GOOD THINGS

67 40

EVERYDAY FOOD

23 Décor ideas that bring a dash of color, sophisticated mocktails, DIY earrings, and more.

Start With . . . Presto Pesto 67 This green machine revs up everything it touches. What’s for Dinner? Every ’Wich Way 70 Quick, creative meals that you’re meant to eat with your hands.

The Well-Kept Home: Room for Improvement 33 Stylish (and savvy) ways to reinvent your bathroom. American Made: Sweet Nothings 40 Ethereal, ecofriendly lingerie from the City of Angels.

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Tastemaker: The Doula 42 A nurturer’s uplifting essentials. Change Makers: Clearing the Air 44 We salute a female-powered org that’s fighting pollution.

Editors’ Picks: Make Her Day 50 Unique gifts for supermoms everywhere. Health & Wellness: Get Loose 52 A guide to fascia, the connective tissue underlying many aches and strains. Counter Intelligence: Brilliant Ideas 58 At-home teethwhitening systems you’ll stick with. Beauty: Far From Routine 60 Eighteen amazing upgrades for your daily regimen. Ask Martha 63 All your pressing questions answered.

Perfecting: A Fine Flip 74 Turn your kitchen into a French creperie with our easy recipe and flavor riffs.

Departments

Martha’s Month 4 Editor’s Letter 10 Out & About 12 The Workbook 118 Recipe Index 118

| ON THE COVER |

Collecting 128

Homegrown talent: This display by floral designer Max Gill features roses, nasturtiums, and ninebark from his own garden. To see more of his work, turn to page 92. Photograph by Ngoc Minh Ngo.

JOHNNY FOGG (FLOWERS); LENNART WEIBULL (SLIPS, DIP); PETER ARDITO (CLEANSER)

GOOD LIVING

Healthy Appetite: What’s Up, Doc? 72 Three ways to see carrots in a whole new light.

EDITOR’S LETTER

| LIVING IN MY LIFE |

Little Leaps can come out of bad things. I first dove into Martha Stewart Living the winter my father died, nearly 30 years ago. I was 16, and the loss was a wake-up call. At first, lots of things just felt frivolous: Fashion trends suddenly seemed silly; juicy gossip, not so juicy; and the news of the day, well, not always so newsy (or uplifting). But when I cracked open Living—then my mom’s magazine—or watched Martha’s show, it took me to a different place, one that gave comfort, but also taught how to give it. I could get lost in dreamy gardens and creative projects, and I found those ideas could make life a little better. Helping my mom pick up around the house, for example, began to feel like an act of putting our lives back together. Cooking nourished us both. And planting that rowdy lot of colorful blooms in our blank flower beds gave us reason to smile and, yes, even laugh—especially when our black Lab deemed it his new favorite place to nap, preferably smack in the middle of them. So in my book (and clearly this one, too), small acts of kindness to yourself and your surroundings can have a big impact on your happiness, and it doesn’t matter where you’re starting from: The direct ion is always up. This issue is brimming with easy ways to elevate your home, upgrade your meals, and brighten your life. I hope they help make your May a wonderful one, and I wish all moms a heartfelt happy Mother’s Day— with a very special shout-out to mine, who showed me that sometimes the little things are everything.

“The Power of Paint” proves just how transformative this medium is—on any material. A few spray coats renewed this old metal lamp. Page 104.

SOMETIMES GOOD THINGS

Elizabeth Graves, Editor in Chief @ebgraves elizabeth@marthastewart.com

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Sarah Carey, editorial director of food and entertaining, shares how she cooks from the spring farmers’ market. Page 84.

Our editors always find thoughtful Mother’s Day gifts. Malin + Goetz’s Stem scent smells of freshcut hyacinth, and is on my list. Page 50.

Our inventive mocktails are great for spring brunches, baby showers, and beyond. Cucumber tonic? Yes, please. Page 28.

Martha’s latest book, Grilling, will definitely get you fired up. There are so many innovative ideas to enjoy all summer long. Page 98.

PERRY HAGOPIAN (PORTR AIT); ADDIE JUELL (L AMP); CON POULOS (POTPIE); PETER ARDITO (SCENT); JOHNNY FOGG (DRINK); COURTESY OF CL ARKSON POT TER (BOOK)

Here, just a handful of ideas from this issue that inspire me.

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Out & About

WHERE TO GO, WHAT TO SEE, AND HOW TO STEP INTO THE SUNSHINE

| ON THE ROAD |

| WHY NOT? |

DOWN SOUTH

Make Like Monet Brush up on your drawing and painting skills en plein air.

STAY at the Alida hotel for quick access to the riverfront and downtown—that’s if you can pull yourself away from its cozycool décor and cabana-flanked rooftop pool.

SHOP boutique-lined Broughton Street. Duck into the Paris Market and Brocante to get lost among artfully curated antique chandeliers, leather goods, and jewelry.

STROLL through historic downtown with a bourbon-peach Savannah smash from the hotel (it’s legal to sip on the go), then picnic under the grand southern live oaks at Forsyth Park.

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| ON OUR BOOKSHELF |

My Mexico City Kitchen (Lorena Jones Books) holds the key to Gabriela Cámara’s extra-creamy guacamole: The chef-owner of the famed Distrito Federal spot Contramar adds a splash of olive oil to “enhance the silky texture of the avocado.” Delicious Metropolis (Chronicle) pairs painter Wayne Thiebaud’s iconic confections with cityscapes in similar shades; in his eyes, Sacramento, California’s pink skies and blue hills look sweet enough to eat. A recliner-loving divorcé spontaneously adopts a bordercollie mix he calls Layla—like the song—and a revived sense of adventure in Mary Miller’s wry Biloxi (Liveright). In short order, he’s off on a screwball, ultimately sweet quest to make up for lost time.

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Chicago Students at the Chicago Botanic Garden set up easels near tranquil waterscapes, including the Great Basin and the North Lake, and practice capturing their sparkle in brushstrokes. chicagobotanic.org

Austin, Texas Dabble in new mediums—vibrant alcohol inks on ceramics, acrylic paint on birch wood— while taking in bucolic views of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center’s gardens and woodlands. wildflower.org

Bronx, New York Blooming magnolia trees make stunning figure models at the New York Botanical Garden’s class on spring foliage. nybg.org

Memphis, Tennessee Observe turtles, koi, and other wildlife at the Memphis Botanic Garden, then render their portraits in a quick-sketch or watercolor class. memphisbotanic garden.com

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Shape Shifters Martha has planted hundreds of boxwood on her Bedford farm, sculpting the ornamental shrub into bold silhouettes and undulating hedges. She even started propagating them from seedlings. On these pages, she shares how to work these resilient evergreens into your own landscapeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and keep them looking sharp.

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here are so many reasons to grow boxwood: It’s gloriously evergreen, fragrant, deerresist ant, and long-lived. The plants can be large or small, and are easily shaped into hedges, borders, topiaries, and accent plants. And their history is rich. The ornamental shrub has been cultivated for millennia: It appears in The Epic of Gilgamesh, circa 2000 BCE; was discovered in ancient Egyptian tombs; and later figured in architect ural plans for English, French, Belgian, and Italian gardens. When Europeans brought the plant to North America in the mid-1600s, it quickly flourished up and down the Atlantic seaboard, including at the homes of our founding fathers. When I devised the plan for my farm almost two decades ago, I started by laying out boxwood hedges and accent shrubs. I was lucky to be introduced to George Bridge, the local “boxwood king,” whose supply came from a southern Virginia farm that had been growing the American species (Buxus sempervirens)

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for Christmas trimmings since the 1920s. George knew the value of mature shrubs, and made them available to lucky gardeners like me who were searching for large, healthy specimens. My boxwood has become one of the defining features of my farm, along with the antique white-spruce fences enclosing the fields and the allées of trees I planted. It is such fun to watch guests get excited when they visit my stable and see the 650-footlong hedges, pruned to resemble billowing clouds. More than a few have brought up the late Belgian landscape designer Jacques Wirtz, who was renowned for his sculptural creations. I wasn’t familiar with him when I dreamed up this sp ot, but I like to think he would have been pleased with what I’ve done. There are more than 100 commercially available cultivars of this versatile plant, from dwarf varieties, good for parterres (low, formal displays), to giant hedges. My love for them has grown so much over the years that I’ve started my own “nursery” on the farm. Turn the page to see how it’s come to life.

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Martha and a team of expert clippers trim and prune her boxwood every autumn. They use sharp shears rather than electric trimmers, which can cut too much and put stress on the plant.

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THE NEXT GENERATION Boxwood doesn’t like “wet feet” and needs to be planted in soil that has good drainage. Once established, it is largely self-suf�icient. Here’s how Martha nurtured hers from seedlings to shrubs (bottom). 1. Four years ago, she ordered

several hundred ‘Green Mountain’ seedlings from the Musser Forests nursery, in Indiana, Pennsylvania (musserforests.com).

2. Using twine to ensure neat rows, she planted the bare-root cultivars in holes six to eight inches deep, and watered them thoroughly twice a week until they were established, which took about six months.

3. In just three years, the seedlings

grew into shrubs large enough to be transplanted into beds. She dug them up and placed them in pots for transport. 4. Boxwood has shallow roots, so she dug holes the same depth as the root balls but twice as wide, and added organic root-stimulant fertilizer. She then placed each plant in a hole, back�illed them, and watered well.

LINES OF SUCCESSION The pergola border that winds along Martha’s main driveway is framed on either side with about 350 feet of her homegrown ‘Green Mountain’ boxwood.

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SPECIAL DELIVERY Knock, knock. Who’s there? A spring tradition dating back generations. In the 1800s and early 1900s, kids would mark the first of May by hanging baskets of flowers on neighbors’ doorknobs, ringing the bell, and dashing. For a modern spin, surprise a friend on your block— or a coworker or teacher—with simple stems wrapped in paper, and bundled with treats in a net bag they can reuse at the green market for seasons to come. TEXT BY ELENI N. GAGE THE DETAILS: PaperMart natural sinamay fiber wide-net pouch, $23 for 12, papermart.com. Belvoir elderflower-and-rose lemonade, $3 for 8.4 oz., luckyvitamin.com. Les Anis de Flavigny rose-flavored anise candies, $3 for 50 g, mypanier.com.

PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHNNY FOGG

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| INSTANT UPGRADE |

Flat-Out Genius

Here’s an off-the-wall idea for self-adhesive wallpaper: Choose one in a natural-stone pattern like marble, quartz, or this speckled terrazzo, and customize a shelf or coffee table. It’s fast and foolproof to apply. Measure the area you want to cover, trim the paper to fit, remove the backing a little at a time, and press to adhere. If it wrinkles, just peel back a few inches and proceed. Objects with raised edges, like an étagère (shown) or rimmed tray, are as easy to line as a drawer. And if the new covering gets st ained or scratched, gently pull off the paper and replace it with more from the roll. Sticky situation, (quasi-) endless solution. THE DETAILS: Chasing Paper Terrazzo removable wallpaper, $40 for 2' by 4', chasingpaper.com. Project 62 Hillside console table, in Weathered White, $100, target.com.

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Even if your mom’s on Instagram, she’ll adore a framed photograph for Mother’s Day—especially one embellished with the IRL equivalent of a heart emoji. Print out a favorite on matte photo paper in black-and-white (it’ll make the colorful thread pop), then download our template at marthastewart.com/ heartstitch, cut it out, and place it on your picture. Poke holes through the grid on the template with a thick pin (tuck a protective piece of cork or cardboard underneath), and connect the dots with cross-stitches in embroidery floss. Slide the finished photo into a frame, and you have a totally unique gift all sewn up.

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Curtain Call Handwoven belts are a breezy way to cinch loose dresses and caftans, but they can tie a room together, too. Here, a patterned sash worn in traditional eastern European weddings pulls back neutral drapes in style. Artisans around the world craft colorful pieces like these and sell them online. Order matching multiples, and give windows or French doors a distinct finishing touch. THE DETAILS: Old Slavic Tale wedding belts (similar to shown), from $35 each, oldslavictale.etsy.com.

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Leave the stems long on smaller, tendrilous flowers, like sweet peas and miniature lilies, and place them up top.

Floral Support In the world of flower arranging, wide, shallow centerpieces like this one are the unabashed divas. They steal every scene with lush, loose blooms that overflow their vessels and seem to float. Assembling one is no amateur act; in untrained hands, the stems tend to flop over rather than cascade gracefully like a fainting starlet. Enter florist Holly Heider Chapple’s reusable pillow cage (from $12 for 3, 46spruce.com). She invented it for fellow professionals, and is now selling the backstage secret to the rest of us. It sits inside your bowl or compote, gently holding blossoms and counterbalancing their weight so they st retch out just so. Even better, says Living style editor at large (and resident flower whisp erer) Naomi deMañana, it spaces the stems perfect ly, so you can use fewer and st ill achieve a bravura performance. PILLOW TALK

Insert bigger blooms, like peonies and open ranunculus, down low to cover the cage.

These plastic floral cages come in 12 sizes, including round pil lows for shallow bowls or compotes with openings from 4 to 8 inches wide.

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Beyond the Board: Grilled Panzanella and Boursin® Cheese Toasts Add ﬂavor and elevate any summer occasion by serving up Boursin® cheese beyond the cheese board. Try a wow-worthy grilling recipe from one of Martha’s Circle inﬂuencers, Kate Bowler from Domestikatedlife.com

FRESH FLAVOR TIPS Adapt the recipe to use different ﬂavors based on your taste preference and menu. Use Boursin® Pepper cheese and radish slices for a more seasoned toast. Swap in Boursin® Shallot and Chive cheese and add fresh scallions to the top for zesty onion notes.

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1. In a bowl, combine tomatoes, red onion, cucumber, yellow bell pepper, chives, and parsley. Drizzle with olive oil, lemon juice, and season with salt and pepper. Set aside to marinate for about 10 minutes. 2. Preheat grill to medium-high heat. While grill is heating, slice bread into ¾” slices; brush lightly with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place the bread directly on the grill grates to toast for about 1-2 minutes on each side; remove and set aside to cool slightly. Open the box of Boursin® Garlic & Fine Herbs cheese and peel back signature foil. 3. Spread a thick layer of Boursin® cheese on each grilled toast and top with one quarter of the tomato mixture. 4. Garnish with additional fresh herbs before serving.

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If you’re making snacks for a large crowd, consider going bite-sized for your appetizers. Use small baguette slices instead of large toasts, and top each one with Boursin® cheese, a marinated tomato, and fresh herbs for a simple yet elevated party snack.

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These no-bake pudding cups are easy-peasy, lime-squeezy. (In other words, they have the tart, rich filling you love but are a snap to make.) Inspired by a British dessert called posset, they require just six ingredients and zero oven time, since a chemical reaction between heavy cream and acidic lime juice yields the creamy, custardlike texture. There’s no need to make a crust, either—and the graham-cracker crumbles on top guarantee you won’t miss it. Just dig in: Every sp oonful is lip-smacking. | DIY STYLE |

Glam Rocks

In a saucepan, bring 2 cups heavy cream, ⅔ cup granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon finely grated lime zest, and a pinch of kosher salt to a boil over medium heat. Cook, stirring often, until reduced to 2 cups, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in ⅓ cup fresh lime juice. Let cool 20 minutes, then strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a liquid-measuring cup; discard solids. Divide evenly among 6 glasses. Refrigerate until set, about 2 hours. Top cups with lightly sweetened whipped cream, crumbled graham crackers, and more finely grated lime zest; serve.

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THE DETAILS (from top): Flat round chrysocolla beads, 20 mm, $21 for 10; flat round rhodonite beads, 20 mm, $4.75 for 2; flat oval rhodonite beads, 18 by 13 mm, $13.50 for 10; and clear plastic safety nuts, 4 by 3 mm, $3.25 for 50, firemountaingems .com. Vintage Jewelry Supplies standard eye pins, 21 gauge, in Clean Raw Brass, $4 for 100; and simple hook-and-bead earring findings, in Raw Brass, $3.75 for 24, vintagejewelrysupplies.com.

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Colorful dangly earrings can make an otherwise simple outfit sparkle. But the perfect pair can cost as much as the rest of your ensemble put together. We went straight to the source—a jewelry-supply shop—for oversize stones of every shade, and created these natural beauties for a fraction of the boutique price. To assemble, thread an eye pin through the bead, and bend it through a hook-earring loop, securing with needlenose pliers. Then throw them on with a small backing, and make ripples.

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Here’s to the tickle of grass between your toes, games that can be played with a drink in hand, and a fireworks display of amazingly colorful blooms.

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REFINE THE LINES White grout requires frequent cleaning, so “stick with a dark color,” says Washington, D.C., interior designer Shannon Claire Smith. “It looks modern with light tile, and no one will be the wiser about your practical decision.”

SOAK IN STYLE A traditional clawfoot tub’s exterior is prime for painting. If yours has been done before and is in good shape, prime it and give it two coats of exteriorgrade satin or semigloss. Tubs with rust or peeling need to be sanded first, and because old paint often contains lead, you should proceed carefully; visit epa.gov for detailed guidelines.

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Room for Improvement The most essential spot in your home can also be a serene oasis, no major reno required. These smart bathroom upgrades range from simple swaps (new towels, new vibe) to afternoon projects and two-day transformations (replacing fixtures or a vanity). Freshening up never looked so good. TEXT BY ELYSE MOODY

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BRASS BASICS If you love a high shine, choose polished; for a subtler look, pick brushed or aged. If you want it to develop a patina, unlacquered is the way to go.

1. Try New Textiles

“Bathrooms are full of noncommittal choices you can switch out,” says Saoli Chu, an interior designer at Block, a bathroom-renovation start-up based in Brooklyn. A standard six-by-six-foot shower curtain is about the size of a wall, and updating it can be as transformative as an allover coat of paint, especially in a small space. Even swapping out plastic or acrylic rings for polished metal gives your room a “higher-end look,” Chu adds. Then replace the things you touch daily. Luxe versions, like plush cotton towels, soft rugs, or a nicer ceramic soap dish, really refine the place.

4 1. Moen Weymouth one-handle high-arc bathroom faucet, in Brushed Gold, $878, moen.com. 2. Rejuvenation West Slope single hook, in Aged Brass, $29, rejuvenation.com. 3. Cambria Annicca solid surface material, price upon request, cambriausa.com. 4. The Tile Shop Biltmore Amalfi mosaic tile, 12" by 12", $17 a sq. ft., tileshop.com. 5. Waterworks Ludlow knob, 1½", in Unlacquered Brass, $73, waterworks.com. 6. Omnia Industries Ultima II cabinet handle, 6" center, in Satin Brass, $16, myknobs.com. 7. Nemo Tile and Stone Fusion hex glass mosaic, in Sage, $14 a sq. ft., nemotile.com.

2. Increase the Pressure A spa-like showerhead will bring you daily joy, and installing it is among the most doable DIYs around. For the closest you can get to a waterfall without tinkering with your pipes, go with a dual model with a rain head and a detachable handheld sprayer. (Bonus: “A hand shower makes cleaning the tub so easy,” says Living home editor Lorna Aragon.) Or start your day on an upbeat note with music: The Kohler option below has a builtin Bluetooth-enabled speaker. THE DETAILS: Kohler Moxie singlefunction showerhead with wireless speaker, 2.0 gpm, in White, $219, us.kohler.com.

4. Mix Metals Installing new drawer pulls, towel bars, and even faucets isn’t any trickier than painting—just a little pricier (all those knobs add up). If your sink and shower or tub fixtures are in good shape, start by changing the hardware on

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3. Revive With Paint “It’s the easiest project with the biggest impact,” says Shannon Claire Smith. If you don’t love your tile, a contrasting wall can draw attention away from it. Similarly, a shiny coat on a dull vanity will make it look brand-new. Ceilings are often finished with flat paint, but a sheen draws the eye up and makes a small space feel more expansive, says Smith; the effect is even more pronounced with darker shades. Elsewhere, however, you may not want a shine. Semigloss used to be standard for bathroom walls and cabinetry, due to its durability. But performance paints like Benjamin Moore Aura Bath & Spa give them a stylish matte look that stands up well to humidity.

your cabinets and walls. Ideally, you want major fixtures to match, says Smith, but you can introduce a second finish with knobs and accessories. Like us, she loves brass and chrome (which she describes as “the next ‘new’ thing in bathrooms”), as well as matte black (“a great alternative to oil-rubbed bronze”). If your faucet is tarnished, try to remove buildup first with a solvent such as CLR. A new one can be a big investment, but it will single-handedly revitalize an older vanity or pedestal sink, and is a quick job, since the footprints for faucet and handle openings are standardized.

A multitasking medicine cabinet will expedite (and elevate) your routine every morning and night. To give yours an instant visual lift, line the interior with adhesive wallpaper, suggests Smith. For higher functionality, invest in a replacement with smart features, like a magnifying mirror inside the door, or integrated outlets or lighting. For the latter upgrades, or to install a recessed cabinet, you’ll need to hire an electrician, a handyman, or both; otherwise, pick a cabinet with the same specs as your existing one, bust out your toolkit, and follow the directions carefully to put in the new one. THE DETAILS: Kohler Verdera lighted medicine cabinet, $1,128, us.kohler.com.

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THE DETAILS: Macy’s Martha Stewart Collection Quick Dry reversible 100 percent–cotton towels, in Aqua Glass, from $10 each, macys.com.

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6. Uplift the Lighting

7. Maximize Storage Mounting shelving or ledges is an underutilized way to add space, says Chu, but installing a new undersink cabinet is more straightforward than you might think. It’s a lot simpler than in the kitchen, because “vanities have been standard sizes for a long time,” says Smith. Before you tear yours out, look underneath. If the tile stops at the cabinet, you’ll need a new one with the same or a larger footprint to avoid redoing the floor as

THE DETAILS: Restoration Hardware Kempton single extra-wide washstand, in Light Oak, from $3,146, restoration hardware.com.

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5 6 KNOW YOUR MATERIALS Cambria (5) is a low-maintenance engineeredquartz slab material that’s often used in kitchens; our home editor loves it for bathrooms as well—walls, floors, you name it. As for the hardware, chrome usually has a cooler finish, compared with nickel’s warmer one.

PLAY WITH PATTERNS For a floor or walls with an allover repeat, use a mosaic style (2), or create your own by mixing geometric shapes (7).

well; if it continues up to the wall, you’ll have more flexibility. To pick a style, think about how you’ll use it. Do you want to stash cleaning supplies behind a door, or keep towels in baskets on shelves? Custom drawers with interior outlets for hot tools are popular, too. Last, factor in the sink’s surface area. “You want it to be wide enough to rest your toothbrush and curling iron on,” says Smith. “That might mean compromising on the size of the basin, but it’s worth it.”

8. Transform With Tile Lay a new pattern on the floor for an updated look on a budget. “This makes the most noticeable difference, and there are lots of

good options for around two dollars a square foot,” says Smith. Another savvy idea for any surface: Borrow a sheet material like quartz from the kitchen, suggests Lorna: “You’ll use less grout, which makes it much easier to clean.” Love a pennytiled shower or floor? Choose hex tile (or an angular shape like the “bows” shown above) instead: You’ll get a similar graphic look with less grout to maintain.

9. Work Around Pipes Rerouting plumbing is by far the most expensive part of a bathroom overhaul, per the National Kitchen & Bath Association. To keep costs (and downtime) to a minimum, pick projects that leave it as

intact as possible. For example, if you have ready access to the pipes that run to your shower or tub fixtures, a plumber can adjust the valves to give you a rain shower in the middle in about a day and a half, says Long. It’s also fairly uncomplicated to convert a tub to a walk-in shower, he says. As for the holy grail of bathroom boosts, the double-sink vanity: If you have the space for it and all the components ready to go, a plumber can install it in a day and a half, max, Long says.

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“The majority of bathrooms in older homes have an overhead light or a bar light over the mirror,” says Marc Long, owner of Long’s Construction, in Rome, Georgia. For a more flattering glow fast, replace your bulbs with LEDs. “Look for a lower-wattage, full-spectrum daylight bulb. It’ll be bright but not glaring, and ideal for applying makeup,” says Smith. It’s also no biggie to have a dimmer switch installed, so you can lower the lights for a relaxing soak, says Long. But the optimal setup is a pair of wall sconces—one on each side of the mirror at about eye level (so they don’t cast unflattering shadows on your face). You’ll need an electrician to wire them and a handyman to hang them, patch the drywall, and touch up the paint—an afternoon’s work.

1. Grohe Lineare single-handle bathroom faucet, XS, in StarLight Chrome, $335, grohe.us. 2. Mosaic House Saft B-half 1–22 pinkand-white mosaic tile, $104 a sq. ft., mosaichse.com. 3. Grohe Essentials towel ring, in StarLight Chrome, $51, grohe.us. 4. Waterworks Ludlow knob, 1½", in Nickel, $83, waterworks.com. 5. Cambria Baybridge solid surface material, price upon request, cambriausa.com. 6. Liberty center-tocenter polished-nickel and clear acrylic bar drawer pull, 3 ¾", $7, homedepot.com. 7. Ann Sacks Barbara Barry Radius field tile, 4" by 8", in B. Barry Blush Gloss (left); and Hourglass, in B. Barry Blossom and Blush Gloss (right), from $30 a sq. ft., annsacks.com.

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CLEAN & GREEN Living plants work to clean the air you’re breathing by removing pollutants and absorbing gases through their leaves and roots. Add potted greens all around your home, ideally near natural light.

Master of Spring Clean Don’t be overwhelmed by the idea of spring cleaning: A few simple, strategic steps can make it easier to get your home cleaned up, cleared out, and ready for the season. From bringing out the beauty of natural wood ﬂoors to fresher-and-clearer air, here’s our master plan.

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Gorgeous, high-quality lingerie—that’s form-fitting but flattering, long-lasting but light as air—is a worthwhile luxury, in our book. So imagine our delight at discovering this collection from Misa Miyagawa, which is as purely produced as it is drop-dead pretty. In 2012, the former ready-to-wear designer was searching, fruitlessly, for stylish options made from eco-friendly fabric, and ended up taking matters into her own hands. “I use silk and domestically milled organic cotton with a pared-down aesthetic made to fit in any wardrobe,” Miyagawa says of her artfully cut underwear, bralettes, and loungewear, all manufactured locally. Pick your size, and slip into something far more comfortable. —Erica Sloan THE DETAILS: Vetiver silk slip dresses (left and right), in Pink and White, $340 each; and Vania dress (center), in Rosato, $395 (special order only), botanicaworkshop.com.

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Bright Spot THIS LIGHT-FILLED SUNROOM, CREATED BY UTAH DESIGN INFLUENCERS THE FOX GROUP, IS A STUDY IN MINIMALISTIC MODERN DESIGN. MOST MORNINGS, NATE AND NATALIE FREDRICK

of Salt Lake City love to gather with their children for breakfast and lively conversation. “Our family naturally congregates around the table,” says Natalie. For this reason, design team Tom and Cara Fox (@the_fox_group_) took a minimalist approach when designing the sunroom dining area. “We kept the wood ﬂoors and furniture in natural shades and lined the walls with high-quality Pella® windows, which are energy efﬁcient and add tons of natural light,” says designer Cara Fox. The homeowners couldn’t be more pleased with the result. “The quality, look and feel of the windows adds so much beauty and charm to the room,” says Nate. “It’s a space where we all love to be.” To see more of the Fredrick’s home, go to marthastewart.com/pellagallery.

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1. The Foxes kept the ﬂoors neutral to accentuate the sunroom’s spectacular windows. 2. Brass light ﬁxtures highlight the incoming sunlight. 3. A bowl of lemons add a bright pop that contrasts the otherwise subtle color palette.

Showcasing natural light can instantly increase the value of a home. But harsh midday rays can spoil the experience, and window coverings tend to attract dust and dirt. That’s why Pella’s new Lifestyle Series windows and patio doors are available with integrated blinds or shades. The affordable, customizable line also comes with enhanced performance options that block out street noise as well as drafts. SCA N TO S E E M O R E W I N D OW S F RO M P E L L A’ S N E W L I F E S TY L E S E R I E S.

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“My mom loves unicorns, and I grew up around them. She bought me this necklace.”

The Doula Latham Thomas

Twelve years ago, an astrologer charted Thomas’s course with a single pronouncement: “You’re supposed to mother the mother.” Then a prenatal yoga instructor, she began training as a doula, and has since assisted in hundreds of births (her clients include Alicia Keys, Rebecca Minkoff, and Nicole Tuck, DJ Khaled’s wife). In 2011 Thomas, a grad of Columbia University and the Inst itute for Integrative Nutrition in NYC, the author of two books, and a supercool mom (her 15-year-old son is an in-demand DJ himself), launched Mama Glow, a wellness company that supports women during preg nancy and motherhood. She always dresses up for deliveries—usually in something chic and comfortable, like a jumpsuit. “It’s a birthday, after all,” she says, describing her look as glam-meets-granola. “I’m both hand-holding and hands-on during the most vulnerable, most powerful time in a woman’s life.” —Melissa Ozawa

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Style mantra: “Dress for the dreams you have.”

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1 | Mas Bisjoux Maxi Magix Unicorn necklace “I never take this off. It reminds me that we’re all unique.” From $700, mas bisjoux.com. 2 | Lingua Franca cashmere sweater “Hospitals are always cold. I love that it keeps me warm and makes a statement at the same time.” $380, linguafranca .nyc. 3 | Minna Sunset throw “This blanket is so cozy. I keep it at the foot of my bed and wrap myself in it if I’m not ready to get under the covers.” $135, minna-goods .com. 4 | Color Club Jackie Oh! Nail Lacquer “I try to be natural with everything, but when it comes to my nails, I just need a little fluorescence.” $8.50, colorclub.com. 5 | Golde Turmeric Tonic Blend “I’m hooked! I blend it with cashews, coconut water, sometimes pumpkin seeds, and a bit of ice to drink in the morning.” $29, golde.co. 6 | Good Medicine Beauty Lab Beloved Botanical Perfume by Mama Glow “It’s got notes of rose and lime, and is very grounding, warm, and welcoming. I feel swaddled when I wear it.” $68, goodmedicine beautylab.com.

7 | Salt Water sandals “I grew up sporting these, and they are still the best. They go with everything, and they’re comfortable.” $45, zappos.com. 8 | Soul Addict CBD elixir “I’ll put some under my tongue when I need a really good night’s sleep. I chase it with water and sometimes a drop of peppermint oil.” $48 for 30 ml, souladdict.co. 9 | Rag & Bone skinny jeans “They’re the best quality and fit, and can be dressed up or down. I’ve tried other brands, but I’m a Taurus—once I find something I love, I stay the course.” From $195, rag-bone .com. 10 | Hotel Riad Yasmine Marrakech “I want to stay here next. The colors, tiles, lanterns . . . it all looks so beautiful.” From $108 a night, riad-yasmine.com. 11 | Our Sacred Women organic T-shirt “People high-five me when I wear this. It’s a powerful message. We have to remember who we are.” $65, oursacred women.com. 12 | Orgaid AntiAging & Moisturizing Organic Sheet Mask “I keep it in the refrigerator. After I use it, my skin just glows.” $22 for 4, orgaid.com. 13 | Peonies “They’re my favorite, perfect for nearly every occasion.”

“I would love for women to really practice self-care—not just take a bubble bath for Instagram, but figure out what they need and do it, and not be afraid to say no.”

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CLEARING THE AIR

After more than a decade at the helm of House & Garden magazine, Dominique Browning has devoted herself to protecting the very air we breathe. The journalist-turned-activist explains why she mobilized women to join her eco-mission, the Moms Clean Air Force, and how they’re making a difference. TEXT BY SARAH ENGLER

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after stepping away from a prominent editing career, journalist Dominique Browning got the freelance assignment of a lifetime. The nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) hired her to write a column for its website about the group’s efforts to tackle some of the planet’s most pressing problems. Although Browning had read obsessively about climate change for years, a lot of the technical language used by economists, scientists, and environmentalist s during her interviews went right over her head. “I kept saying, ‘Talk to me like I’m a fifth grader,’” she recalls. “There was so much jargon, and not enough explaining why these things mattered to me and to regular people.” The assignment occurred at a fateful moment. Browning had been following the burgeoning mom-blog scene, and she noticed that when it came to the environment, the conversation revolved mostly around what products to N 2009, A FEW YEARS

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buy to keep toxic chemicals and air pollutants out of the home, and not the bigger pict ure: changing policy. On top of that, her own two sons were recently out of college, and she was missing the day-to-day rhythm of parenthood. Here, she thought, was an opportunity to channel her protective instincts, and storytelling skills, to fight climate change. She set her sights on cleaner air, a cause she believed everyone could understand and get behind. When she asked herself who might have the most vested interest in pushing for tougher regulation against pollution, her mind went back to moms. She knew from her research that poor air quality directly impacts children’s health; asthma, for instance, is the most common serious chronic disease in kids, affecting 1 in 12. “Children take more breaths per minute than adults. And they’re running around and playing outside even on days when air quality is bad,” Browning says. “No one was talking about how to engage politically. I’ve learned since then that no politicians will do anything—particularly anything difficult—if they don’t think voters care about it.” In 2011, Browning linked up with a group of likeminded act ivists she’d met while writing for EDF, and with legal, science, policy, and regulatory backing, as well as some seed money, from the nonprofit, Moms Clean Air Force was born. Its plan was simple: “We thought, Let’s talk to women, bring these problems down to earth and to their lives, and mobilize them on behalf of our children’s health,” she says.

“You cannot believe the difference five people can make.” One of the organization’s first goals was to increase awareness of the need for stronger mercury safeguards. “I knew you wanted to avoid mercury in your fish, especially when you’re pregnant, but no one had ever told me that it’s an air-pollution problem,” she says. The group commissioned a series of illustrations that explain how mercury from coal-fired power plants moves from air into water sources, gets absorbed by fish, and increases in toxicity as it makes its way up the food chain into your dinner, your body, and a developing fetus’s brain. Using basic online activism—spreading the word through the blogosphere, sending emails to subscribers with informational resources and encouraging them to share, launching petitions and letter-writing campaigns—Browning’s team began to grow. As momentum built, they also realized the power of having mothers meet in person with legislators to demand change. At the end of 2011, the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards were finalized—new rules that placed the first-ever

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national limits on the amount of mercury and other toxic pollution power plants can release. In the following six years, according to a 2018 report from the Center for American Progress, mercury pollution from power plants diminished a staggering 81.7 percent, which is estimated to save up to 11,000 lives every year. Mercury concentrations found in bluefin tuna in the Atlantic are also down. It was a major victory, but there’s more work to do. Late last year, the U.S. Environmental Protect ion Agency moved to unravel those standards. Now more than one million advocates strong, Moms Clean Air Force continues to rally people on both sides of the political aisle (“it’s a ‘mompartisan’ issue,” Browning says) and to expand its reach across the country to regain lost ground. The group is working with a minister to create a faith-based guide to eco-act ivism in predominantly African-American churches in the South through its program CommunityRx, and has launched the Ecomadres program, a collaboration with the nonprofit conservation group GreenLatinos, to give Latina mothers the tools they need to be heard. And the org has more irons in the fire: It has teamed up with others to convince the governors of Pennsylvania and Colorado to enact st ricter limits on climatewarming methane pollution. It helped pass the bipartisan Lautenberg Act in 2016, which was designed to protect the public from toxic chemicals in consumer products like paints, adhesives, and stain removers. And it’s mobilizing support for federal clean-car standards to cut billions of tons of greenhouse-gas emissions (i.e., climate pollution) and save American families $1.7 trillion on gas by 2025. When setbacks occur, Browning stays hopeful by connect ing with what she’s fighting for. “Despair and paralysis are awful to live with,” she says. She’ll garden, go for walks in nature and focus on the birds, and spend time with her 3-year-old grandson, her biggest motivator. “Or I’ll go look at a piece of art and marvel that human beings are capable of such gorgeousness and beauty and imagination,” she says. “We are capable of getting ourselves out of this mess. But we have to demand action.”

Be the Change “Political action is the most important thing to do right now for the environment,” Browning says. “Contact your senators and representatives. They work for us!” These lifestyle shifts can also help. BUY ELECTRIC

Transportation— the vehicles we drive daily—is the largest contributor of greenhouse gases in the U.S. If you’re in the market for a new set of wheels, consider an electric car. They’re quiet, produce zero direct emissions of smog-forming pollutants, and will save you significantly at the pump. SWITCH TO CLEAN ENERGY

Ask your utility provider if you can get your electricity from renewable resources. Don’t worry; you will never be left in the dark if the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing. Utilities are always balancing their mix to keep the lights on. GO VEGETARIAN

Twice a week, eat meatless all day. Industrial-scale agriculture contributes enormously to methane emissions, a major cause of climate change.

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This handblown vase by Louise Roe sparkles on its own, but it’s doubly stunning with blooms inside. $68, at.land.

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Make Her Day

Treat your woman of the year (or someone who deserves the honor) to one of these chic, special gifts, and she’ll be all smiles on May 12.

DELIVER A SPA DAY

Osea Salts of the Earth Body Scrub melts away cares with Himalayan pink salts and lavender oil. $42, oseamalibu.com.

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She’ll savor her morning tea or coffee even more with a painterly Royal Copenhagen mug in hand. $95, royalcopenhagen.com.

GET CRAFTY

Keep a knitter in the flow with Strouse Woodworking’s Shakerstyle basket: It smoothly spools out yarn, terminating tangles.

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A basket tote takes a seriously cool turn when it’s made of supple leather. Split the cost of this Dragon Diffusion carryall with your siblings, and send her swinging.

Cushiony Cole Haan Anica sandals will put some spring in her step—and into any outfit, too.

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in the morning or st and up at the end of a long workday, and—ooph—there it is. Cranky st iffness. Yours may creep up only now and then—a twinge in the neck that rudely interrupts you as you tuck in your kid, or that pulling in your hip after a long car ride. Or maybe you feel a little achy around the clock. Experts say we can melt this pain away—and even prevent it—by targeting a body part that’s dropped in fitness conversations as much as foam rollers are in gyms: fascia, the layers of collagen-based connective tissue that run under the skin from head to toe. Like Spanx for our inner workings, the fascial system wraps around and in between muscles, organs, tendons, and ligaments—all the way down to the joints and bones—cinching the body together. If you’re racking your brain to recall the fascia lesson from high school biology, don’t bother. This tissue largely gets left out of the curriculum, even in med school. “It is often scraped off cadavers in anatomy lab and thrown away, because it is thought that it just covers the good st uff like muscles, nerves, and blood vessels,” says Thomas W. Findley, MD, a professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, in New Brunswick, and founder of the Fascia Research Congress, established in 2007 to spark dialogue and st udies focused on the topic. Scientists have a ways to go before they fully understand fascia’s role in our health. Since it’s linked to the body’s numerous

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Releasing your sorest, achiest spots isn’t simply about stretching your muscles. In fact, it may not be about that at all. Meet fascia, the connective tissue weaving through your body that studies show is key to untangling tightness for good. TEXT BY RACHEL MORRIS

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other systems—muscular, nervous, cardiovascular, digest ive—it plays a role in each breath and step we take, and may impact everything from immunity to fat storage. Recent findings published by the American Association for Cancer Research also link connect ive tissue to cancer. “Every time we dig deeper, there’s something else to uncover,” says Findley. Luckily for your creaky zones, much of the research thus far shines a light on how our fascia affect s biomechanics, or body movement—and why it can feel natural and comfortable, st rained, or even unbearable. Even when fascia isn’t the root cause of your aches, it can complicate them—so getting familiar with how it works really pays off.

KNOW THE TROUBLEMAKERS To the naked eye, fascia may look like one webby sheath of tissue, but it’s act ually made up of multiple layers. When it’s healthy, each layer is separated by a slippery lubricant called hyaluronan, which allows the tissue and its neighboring muscles to glide over one another. But hyaluronan can become less fluid, even glue-like, and when it does, the result is a limited range of motion—something we experience as a tugging tightness. For some, fascia rigidity can also be accompanied by sharp, even debilitating pain, because the connective tissue is packed with nerve endings. Several factors can dry out hyaluronan, including: LIMITED PHYSICAL ACTIVIT Y. Sitting at a desk all day for years, for example, can cause hyaluronan to become dehydrated and turn sticky. This doesn’t occur overnight, but you may feel the effect s after st retches of being sedentary, especially in the neck, back, and hips, common sp ots for fascia-related problems. Once the quality of hyaluronan is compromised, any bout of inertia—a long flight, or even a night in bed—can leave you feeling tight. TOO MUCH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. Overuse injuries caused by repetitive movement (training for a marathon, const antly bracing a phone between your ear and shoulder) can also make hyaluronan gum up, as can trauma like whiplash or a sprained ankle. CHRONIC PAIN CONDITIONS. Arthritis (inflammation of the joints) and other factors that force you to tweak how you move can futz

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with fascia as well, per Findley. Putting more pressure on your right leg to compensate for an arthritic left knee, for instance, affect s the whole body, esp ecially the back, and can overwork and irritate the sensitive connective tissue. Of course, arthritis or even a butt-kicking boot-camp class can cause aches and pains, too. To dist inguish among the potential reasons for what you’re feeling, keep these cues in mind: “With arthritis, the more you move, the worse the pain becomes. If the pain gets better with a little movement—which helps bring hydration back to the area—it’s a fascia problem,” says Antonio Stecco, MD, PhD, a research assistant professor of rehabilitation medicine at NYU Langone Health’s Rusk Rehabilitation. Soreness from a tough workout also feels slightly different: You may experience muscle fatigue and weakness, but your range of motion won’t be limited. If you’re hobbling down the stairs, however, blame the f-word. Lact ic acid produced by exercise lowers the pH in muscles, and hyaluronan react s by becoming tackier. “It can become up to 25 percent more viscous,” Stecco explains. As the lact ic acid is metabolized, that st iffness should go away.

ENLIST THE HELPERS To free up your fascia, follow the same Rx doctors give to protect your heart, brain, and bones: exercise. Aim for 10,000 daily steps, and take regular st retch breaks. And vary your workouts, suggests Jessa Zinn, the st ructural integrator (like a masseuse, but for fascia) at the Yinova Center, in New York City. Alternate brisk walks with swimming, for example. Such movement can often mitigate existing woes (see Undo the Day, right). But if your pain interferes with your routine, or stems from a previous injury, consider seeing a struct ural integrator. A 2018 Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies st udy found that 102 people with lower-back issues who received fascial manipulation reported a significant reduction in pain, compared with those who had standard physical therapy. And a smaller, earlier st udy in the European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine showed the pract ice to be more effective than traditional exercises at improving neck flexion (your ability to tuck your chin to your chest or tilt your head backward) in whiplash patients. You may soon have another option, as well: Stecco’s team has developed and is working with an injectable treatment that act s on hyaluronan to reduce st iffness. In the meantime, try these other st rategies, and start moving through life with more ease.

UNDO THE DAY Employ these athome tactics at night to help keep your fascia supple and prevent stiffness. 1. BEND BACKWARD

Any physical activity is good, but it’s best to move against whatever’s creating the tension. “If you work at a desk and then go straight to Spinning, you’ll have more tightness,” says Zinn. So mix in some yoga. Beginner poses like upward-facing dog and cat-cow counteract all-day hunching. 2. GO TUBULAR

Foam rolling may work the way massage does, says Zinn. While the research is limited, one International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy study found that two to five 30-second to oneminute sessions may increase range of motion in the hips, knees, and ankles. (It might feel excruciating at first, but trust us: The release is addictive.) Hips and glutes are good to target; here’s how: Sit on a roller, and put your right hand on the floor behind you for support. Cross your right ankle over your left knee, shift your weight to the right, and roll for about 30 seconds, focusing on sensitive areas. Switch sides; repeat. 3. RAISE THE TEMP

Dehydrated hyaluronan turns liquid when heat is applied, says Stecco. Take a warm shower, or use a heat pack.

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BRILLIANT IDEAS The latest over-the-counter teeth whiteners have the chops to deliver results you’d get at the dentist. TEXT BY ERICA SLOAN

Here’s a reason to smile: New at-home solutions st ill contain the same whitening agents—either hydrogen or carbamide peroxide—as professional treatments, just in lower doses, says New York City cosmetic dentist Michael Apa. But now they’re all enamel-safe, and thanks to better delivery systems, including st rips that won’t seep and trays that won’t cause sensitivity, they’re much easier (not to mention more enjoyable) to use. “What you lose in st rength, you can make up for in time,” Apa says. So the key to success is consistency: Follow the label inst ruct ions faithfully—two weeks really does mean two weeks—and get set to dazzle. To keep your pearlies prist ine, swish with water after eating or drinking anything highly pigmented, like berries, coffee, black tea, or red wine.

You don’t need a fancy blue light to speed up the process; those devices merely dehydrate teeth, making them appear brighter for an hour or so.

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MARTHA’S CHOICE “I love everything about the Linhart dental-care line, which was developed by expert dentists Jan and Zachary Linhart. Their products taste good and work nicely, and the tooth-whitener gel keeps my teeth sparkling clean.” Linhart Tooth-Whitener Gel, $28, linhart.nyc.

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On the White Track Choose a format you’re apt to stick with, and store it in the refrigerator to maintain its potency, advises Richmond, Virginia–based dentist Graham Forbes.

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Now ooze-free, Crest 3D White Glamorous White Whitestrips are invisible like the original ones for stealth halfhour sessions. $33.50, amazon.com.

Ready-to-wear Opalescence Go 15 Percent hydrogenperoxide trays— used 15 to 20 minutes daily for up to 10 days—contain sensitivity-fighting potassium nitrate. $65, amazon.com.

Go Smile Super White Snap Packs let you target every tooth without irritating gums, plus they come in user-friendly a.m. and p.m. doses. $59, ulta.com.

The only paste with peroxide that’s backed by the American Dental Association, Colgate Optic White makes compliance effortless. $4.50, target.com.

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POWER YOUR SHOWER Toss a handful of scented Epsom salts onto the floor for an insta-steam, says Taz Bhatia. Eucalyptus is energizing for morning, or try calming lavender at night.

BOOK A MIDDAY MASSAGE Leanne Woodley suggests a deep hand rub with a rich cream, like Zoya’s, which nourishes cuticles, too. $13 for 3 oz., zoya.com.

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1. Tasks like removing makeup and applying toner feel 10 times better with supersoft Shiseido Facial Cotton. $12 for 165, shiseido.com. 2. The Burst Toothbrush’s three intensity settings leave teeth with a pro-clean gleam. In Rose Gold, $100, burstoral care.com.

3. Flamingo’s fiveblade razor navigates your legs like a sports car. In Taro and Rose Gold, $9, shopflamingo.com.

4. Brighten and exfoliate skin while you sleep with Caudalie Vinoperfect Brightening Glycolic Night Cream. $65, us.caudalie.com.

PACK A PICK-ME-UP French Girl’s Neroli Eye Serum is loaded with chamomile and firming fatty acids. Roll it on anytime you need a mini wake-up. $40, frenchgirlorganics.com.

FAR FROM ROUTINE The act of getting ready doesn’t have to feel like Groundhog Day. Elevate daily tasks with a few high performers, and the ordinary will become extraordinary. TEXT BY CLAIRE SULLIVAN

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PHOTOGRAPH BY ADDIE JUELL

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Forget the plastic pouf, and treat yourself to a machinewashable fabric Shhhowercap, which won’t leave forehead imprints. The sleek design also says “synchronized swimmer,” not “surgeon.” In The Melrose, $43, shhhowercap.com.

“Indie Lee Brightening Cleanser treats skin gently,” says Noëlle Sherber. It sweeps away oil with plant-based sugars, rather than harsher highlathering ingredients. $34 for 4.2 oz., indielee.com.

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“Natural boar bristles give more shine than synthetic ones,” says Stephen Thevenot. The EcoHair Combo Oval Paddle Brush by Olivia Garden also has an earthfriendly bamboo handle. $24, oliviagarden.com.

For a pinch- and crimp-free experience, try the Remington heated curler; powered by a AAA battery, it warms up in seconds. Lightly press it against the base of your eyelashes and guide them up and out, then follow with mascara. $18, remingtonproducts.com.

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“Weightier brushes are best for balance and precision,” says Moani Lee, who swears by Hourglass’s foundation tool (top). The line’s dense, feathery bristles produce a truly natural-looking effect. From $32 each, hourglass cosmetics.com.

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Replenish moisture and clear your head with Mario Badescu Skin Care Facial Spray; it soothes with aloe, herbs, and rosewater. $7 for 4 oz., mariobadescu.com.

Nondrying, lavenderscented Follain soap will draw you to the sink. $16 for 8 oz.; refills $22 for 38 oz., follain.com.

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Soak a cotton pad in Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water: It floats dirt and makeup to the surface of your skin, so you can wipe it right off. $9, garnierusa.com.

Be your own facialist with the rechargeable Foreo Luna 2 Professional. It massages and pulls the day’s debris out of your pores, says Sherber. $250, foreo.com.

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To shift into chill mode, press the spot on your inner wrist crease in line with your ring finger and pinkie; it’s an acupressure point that can help you sleep, says Shari Auth.

Worth the Splurge “On days when I take 15 minutes to use the Dyson Airwrap, I look like I’ve gotten a professional blowout. And if you get those twice a week, this tool will pay for itself in just over a month. You just rough-dry your hair, section it, and touch the barrel to damp strands. The air flowing through it grabs them and gently twirls them around. It’s foolproof—you can’t burn your fingers or get any wonky bends. Press the cold-shot button to set it, and pull the wand away to release smooth, shiny waves.” —senior editor Elyse Moody From $500, dyson .com.

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I love the look of cement tiles. What are the pros and cons of using them? —Sandra Carlotson, Austin, Tex.

Known for their chic matte finish and intricate patterns, these beauties are darlings of the décor world, often seen on floors and backsplashes. They’re made from pigmented cement and powdered marble, and their product ion, sans glaze, makes them eco-friendlier than the ceramic kind (no hot kiln required) and more resistant to chipping. While comparable in price to other types, they require some special care because they’re porous. To prevent st ains, your tile inst aller will apply a sealer before grouting, and you’ll need to reapply it every two or three years afterward, says Youssef Diouri, manager at New York City tile manufact urer Mosaic House. (Try Tenax Protex Impregnating stone sealer; $74 for 1 liter, amazon.com.)

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Wipe backsplash or floor tiles weekly with water and a neutralpH cleaner, like mild dish soap; acidic options can break through the sealer and cause damage, Diouri says. Repeat with just water, then blot with a towel. To lift grime out of grout, use hot water, a stiff brush, and lots of elbow grease—and if spots remain, try the same method with an alkaline cleaner (such as baking soda or borax), testing first in an inconspicuous spot to ensure that it does the job without causing discoloration.

Each spring, place a drop of water on a tile in a discreet spot to determine if the surface needs to be resealed, says Diouri. If the shade shifts slightly, the liquid has been absorbed, and it’s time for a new coat. Apply sealer generously on clean, dry tiles with a large paintbrush; wear protective gloves and glasses, and keep the area well ventilated. Wait five minutes to let it seep in, then remove residue with a cloth. (And in the case of a floor, keep off of it for 24 hours after application.)

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SCHEDULE (BUT DON’T OVER-SCHEDULE) Allotting 30 minutes for socializing and light bites, an hour for book discussion, and time for dessert will help things ﬂow smoothly. As the host, you should steer, but don’t feel glued to a rigid schedule. If guests are having fun catching up, let that run long.

PICK A FESTIVE THEME Selecting a seasonal theme, or even one with a connection to the book you’re reading, helps to add an unexpected twist your guests will love. Try focusing on spring — the cheerful vibe and soft color palette offer endless decorating inspiration.

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Layer It in a Loaf

Pull-Apart Cheesy Pesto Bread Think of this four-ingredient side as super-deluxe garlic bread. Preheat oven to 350°. Cut into 2 Italian demiloaves (or 1 large loaf) at 1-inch intervals, taking care not to slice all the way through. Spread 1 teaspoon pesto between each slice (using about ¼ cup total). Stuff with 5 ounces thinly sliced low-moist ure mozzarella and 5 ounces thinly sliced Taleggio. Wrap in parchment-lined foil and bake on a rimmed baking sheet until bread is crisp and cheese is melted, about 25 minutes. Serve immediately. ACTIVE TIME: SERVES:

SIMPLE PESTO Use the side of a chef’s knife to mash 1 small garlic clove with ½ teaspoon kosher salt until garlic breaks down. Transfer to the bowl of a food processor with 2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts. Pulse until a paste forms. Add 3 ounces fresh basil leaves (3 cups) in two batches, pulsing until �inely chopped. Add ½ cup grated ParmigianoReggiano and ¼ cup grated Pecorino Romano; purée until combined. Transfer to a bowl; slowly whisk in ¾ cup extra-virgin olive oil. Season with salt. Store in an airtight container, covered with a thin layer of oil, for up to 2 days. Makes 1¼ cups.

Stir It In

Spring Pesto Dip This is also amazing as a spread on a BLT. Combine ½ cup sour cream, ⅓ cup mayonnaise, and ½ cup pesto in a small bowl; season with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper. Serve with blanched green beans, sugar snap peas, and other crisp crudités, such as thinly sliced raw fennel, cucumbers, and radishes. Dip can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 3 days. ACTIVE/TOTAL TIME:

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Simmer It for Dinner

Brothy Turkey-Pesto Meatballs The meatball mixture can be made ahead and refrigerated, covered, for up to a day.

In a large bowl, mix together 12 ounces ground turkey (preferably dark meat), 3 tablesp oons pesto, 6 tablesp oons panko breadcrumbs, 1 lightly whisked egg, 3 tablesp oons grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, ¾ teaspoon kosher salt, and ½ teasp oon freshly ground pepper with a fork until just combined. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate. Heat 1 smashed and peeled garlic clove in a saucepan over mediumhigh until fragrant, about 30 seconds; add 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth and 2 sprigs fresh basil. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer, partially covered, 10 minutes. Form turkey mixture into tablesp oon-size balls. Remove basil and garlic from liquid; gently drop in meatballs. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, until meatballs are cooked through, about 8 minutes. Stir in 1 cup chopped escarole. Serve immediately with more Parmigiano-Reggiano and pepper, and drizzled with more pesto. ACTIVE TIME:

25 MIN. | TOTAL TIME: 40 MIN. | SERVES: 4

WAIT, THERE’S MORE Pesto also pops on soft scrambled eggs or roasted vegetables, stirred into vinaigrette, or tossed in potato salad. To store it for up to six months, pour an extra batch into an ice tray and freeze it. Once solid, transfer cubes to a freezer-proof container. Thaw fully before using.

Avocadoand-Boursin Sandwiches 1 carrot, peeled 1 cup shredded red cabbage (from 1/4 head) 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon extravirgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 8 slices pumpernickel bread, lightly toasted 5 ounces Boursin, room temperature

½ English cucumber, thinly sliced into rounds (about 1 cup) 2 ripe but firm avocados, peeled, pitted, and sliced 1 cup pea shoots or sprouts

peeler or mandoline, shave carrot into ribbons. Toss carrot and cabbage with lemon juice and oil. Season with salt and pepper.

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EVERY ’WICH WAY Sandwiches need not be confined to lunch. Invite them to dinner! Layer on fresh toppings (think avocado, cucumber, and Boursin); try a Thai-style take on chicken; go for a fast and flavorful po’boy. Or tuck into our turkey medianoche. These combos are the greatest things since sliced bread. TEXT BY CLAIRE SULLIVAN RECIPES BY LAURYN TYRELL

MAY 2019

Lemony carrot and cabbage add a bright, crisp bite to this vegetarian meal.

2. Spread 4 slices of toast with Boursin and shingle with cucumber rounds. Season lightly with salt. Lay slices of avocado on remaining 4 slices of toast; mash lightly with a fork. Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with oil. Layer pea shoots, cabbage, and carrots over avocado. Close sandwiches, slice, and serve. ACTIVE/TOTAL TIME: SERVES:

30 MIN.

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1. Using a vegetable

1 pound chicken cutlets 4 teaspoons Masaman-curry paste, such as Maesri

4 celery stalks, thinly sliced on the bias (2 cups) 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice and 1 teaspoon grated zest, plus wedges for serving 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, plus more for grill

¼ cup cocktail peanuts,

Thai Grilled-Chicken Baguettes 1. Brush both sides of chicken with curry. Cover with plastic

wrap and let stand 15 minutes. Toss celery with lime juice, oil, and peanuts; season with salt and pepper. 2. Heat a grill or grill pan over high. Grill bread, cut-side

such as cilantro and mint

down, until lightly toasted, 1 minute. Season chicken with salt; brush grates with oil and grill until browned on one side, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip and grill until just cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes more. Transfer to a cutting board. Stir together mayonnaise and lime zest; spread evenly over cut sides of bread. Slice chicken and arrange on bottom halves of bread. Toss celery mixture with herbs; sprinkle over both halves of bread. Serve with mango slices and a squeeze of lime.

Sliced mango, for serving

ACTIVE/TOTAL TIME:

chopped Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 1 baguette, cut into quarters and halved lengthwise

1/3 cup mayonnaise ½ cup fresh tender herbs,

¾ cup mayonnaise 1½ pounds large shrimp (26 to 30), peeled, deveined, and butterflied

¼ cup minced celery 2 tablespoons dill relish, such as Heinz 1½ teaspoons fresh lemon juice, plus wedges for serving Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper Vegetable oil, for frying

¾ cup fine yellow cornmeal 4 soft hoagie or French rolls, split Shredded iceberg lettuce, sliced tomato, and hot sauce, for serving

¼ cup mayonnaise 2 teaspoons yellow mustard

4 challah or brioche rolls, split

½ pound oven-roasted turkey, sliced 8 sandwich dill-pickle slices 1 jalapeño, thinly sliced ( 1/4 cup)

30 MIN. | SERVES: 4

Quick Shrimp Po’boys

1. Stir together ¼ cup mayonnaise, 2 teaspoons water, and

shrimp. In another bowl, combine ½ cup mayonnaise, celery, relish, and lemon juice; season with salt and pepper.

2. Heat a heavy pot with 2 inches of oil over medium-high

until a deep-fry thermometer reads 375°. Season cornmeal with salt and pepper. Remove shrimp from mayo mixture, letting excess drip off; toss in cornmeal mixture. Working in batches, lift shrimp to let excess cornmeal fall off; add to oil. Fry, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 2 minutes a batch. Transfer to a wire rack set over a baking sheet; season with salt. Lightly toast rolls; spread split sides with remoulade. Top with lettuce, tomato, and shrimp; serve with hot sauce and a squeeze of lemon. ACTIVE/TOTAL TIME:

40 MIN. | SERVES: 4

Spicy Turkey Medianoches

1. Stir together mayonnaise and mustard; spread mixture

evenly over split sides of rolls. Divide turkey, pickles, jalapeño, prosciutto, and cheese evenly among rolls. Close sandwiches and brush tops with butter. 2. Working in two batches, if necessary, place sandwiches

Softened unsalted butter, for brushing

in a nonstick skillet, buttered-sides down. Brush other sides with butter. Top with parchment-lined foil; weigh down with a heavy skillet and cook over medium-low heat until bottoms are crisp and browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and continue cooking, weighted, until cheese melts and bread is crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve immediately with plantain chips.

Plantain chips, for serving

ACTIVE/TOTAL TIME:

8 slices prosciutto (4 ounces) 4 slices Swiss cheese (3 ounces)

25 MIN. | SERVES: 4

MARTHA STEWART LIVING

EVERYDAY FOOD

Do a Side Crunch

Carrot Slaw With Caraway and Raisins Lightly crush 1 teaspoon caraway seeds. Place in a large bowl with 1 tablesp oon each country Dijon mustard, apple-cider vinegar, and fresh lemon juice. Whisk in 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil. Stir in ¼ cup raisins or dried currants; season with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper. Let stand 10 minutes. Meanwhile, julienne, grate, or spiralize 1 pound peeled carrots (you should have 4 packed cups). Toss with vinaigrette and ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley leaves. Season with salt and pepper. Let stand at least 30 minutes at room temperature, or refrigerate in an airtight container up to 3 days.

Kick-Start Your Salad

Carrot-Miso Dressing Steam 4 ounces peeled and roughly chopped carrots until tender, 5 to 6 minutes; let cool completely. Place in a blender with 3 tablespoons each white miso, rice vinegar, plain yogurt, vegetable oil, and water; process until smooth. Season with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes and up to 3 days. Thin it out with a little water before using, if needed.

20 MIN. | TOTAL TIME: 50 MIN. | MAKES: 4 CUPS

10 MIN. | TOTAL TIME: 30 MIN. | MAKES: ABOUT 1 CUP

ACTIVE TIME:

Yellow carrots offer extra eye aid; purple ones have disease-preventing anthocyanins, says Retelny.

Freeze Them With Fruit

Carrot-Ginger Ice Pops Using a sharp knife, remove and discard peel and pith of 2 oranges; chop fruit and discard seeds. Place in a blender with 1 cup carrot juice (such as Lakewood Organic), 2 cups hulled and halved strawberries, 2 to 3 teaspoons chopped fresh ginger, and a small pinch of kosher salt; process until smooth. Pour into ice-pop molds; freeze at least 4 hours (or serve over ice as a “juice”). 15 MIN. | TOTAL TIME: 4 HR. 15 MIN. | MAKES: 10

ACTIVE TIME:

MAY 2019

What’s Up, Doc? A certain rascally rabbit was onto something with his snack of choice. One cup of carrots provides three grams of fiber and more than a day’s worth of vision-helping vitamin A. Blended, frozen, or spiralized into a zippy salad, they leap to new heights in our recipes. TEXT BY CLAIRE SULLIVAN RECIPES BY LAURYN TYRELL

BETA MAX Orange ones get their color from high levels of beta-carotene, a pigment that works like an antioxidant, fending off inflammation and protecting cells from cancercausing free radicals, says Chicago nutritionist Vicki Shanta Retelny. The deeper the hue, the higher the amount.

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A Fine Flip Reroute your weekend pancake game with a trip to France. Classic crepes are easier to make than you think. All you need is a blender, skillet, and rubber spatula. Then drizzle a warm strawberry sauce on top, or fold in savory fillings—and voilá!

A sauce of cinnamon, brown sugar, and rum takes on a rich caramel flavor when flambéed—and the alcohol burns off, so kids can enjoy it, too.

MAY 2019

FOOD ST YLING BY LINDSAY STR AND; PROP ST YLING BY MEGAN HEDGPETH

TEXT BY CLAIRE SULLIVAN RECIPES BY GREG LOFTS

EVERYDAY FOOD 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon sugar

¼ teaspoon Ingredients

In a blender, purée flour, sugar, salt, milk, eggs, and butter until smooth, about 30 seconds. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes and up to 1 day (this lets the flour absorb the ingredients for tender results); st ir for a few seconds before cooking.

To make savory galettes, replace ⅓ cup of the all-purpose flour with buckwheat flour.

3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for brushing

4 large eggs, room temperature

kosher salt

Prep the Batter

1½ cups whole milk, room temperature

Pour and Turn

Heat an 8-inch nonst ick skillet (measured across the bottom) over medium; lightly brush with butter. Pour a scant ¼ cup batter into center of skillet, quickly tilting and swirling until bottom is evenly coated. Cook until crepe is golden in places underneath and edges begin to lift from skillet, 1 to 1½ minutes. Lift one edge of crepe with a rubber spatula, then use your fingers to gently flip it. Cook on second side until just set and golden in places on bottom, about 45 seconds.

Stack and Serve

Slide crepe onto a paper towellined plate. Repeat with remaining batter, coating pan with more butter as needed. Stack finished crepes direct ly on top of one another (which allows them to steam and st ay soft and pliable). Let cool completely before using, or wrap tightly in plast ic and refrigerate up to 5 days, or freeze up to 1 month.

Flexible Ideas Two more eye-catching ways to work a crepe.

1. Grand-Slam Breakfast Preheat oven to 350°. Lay 2 galettes (see note, above left) side by side on a baking sheet. Stir together 2 tablespoons roomtemperature unsalted butter, 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup, and 1 tablespoon country Dijon mustard; divide between galettes, spreading evenly to edges. Crack 1 large egg into center of each galette; spread whites to edges. Sprinkle 2 ½ ounces uncooked breakfast sausage ( ⅓ cup) evenly over egg whites. Season with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper. Fold each galette into a square (as shown). Bake until egg whites are just set but yolks are still runny, 8 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped chives, if desired; serve immediately.

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2. Asparagus-Prosciutto and Salmon Roll-Ups Stir together 3 tablespoons roomtemperature cream cheese, ½ teaspoon grated lemon zest, and 1 teaspoon lemon juice; season with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper. Spread mixture to edges of a crepe; cut in half. Top each half with 2 slices prosciutto and 2 blanched asparagus spears, laying them parallel to long cut edges of crepe and leaving a ½ -inch border at cut edges. Starting at rounded ends, tightly roll each half; trim ends and cut crosswise into 1-inch pieces. For a salmon variation, sprinkle chopped scal lions over cream cheese, replace prosciutto with smoked salmon, and omit asparagus.

Fire Up the Strawberry Flamb• Fold 4 crepes in quarters. Heat in 1 tablespoon unsalted butter in a nonstick skillet over medium-high, flipping once, until warm and crisp, 5 minutes; divide between 2 plates. Return skillet to heat; melt 3 tablespoons butter. Stir in ¼ cup packed light-brown sugar, ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon, and a pinch of kosher salt; cook, swirling pan, until darkened slightly, 1 to 2 minutes. Add 1½ cups halved strawberries; cook until tender, 2 minutes. Remove from heat; add 2 tablespoons silver rum. To flambé, return skillet to medium-high heat. If using a gas burner, carefully tilt pan away from you to ignite; if using an electric burner, use a lit long match held just above sauce. When flame subsides (5 to 10 seconds), spoon strawberries over crepes. Return skillet to mediumhigh heat and reduce sauce until thickened, 1 to 2 minutes; pour over crepes. Whisk 3 tablespoons chilled heavy cream until thickened slightly. Drizzle over crepes; serve.

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“There is nothing higher, that I can see, than the deep and full understanding and appreciation of the beauty around you.” —Frank Lloyd Wright

PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHNNY MILLER

MARTHA STEWART LIVING

PLAYING THE

MARKET PHOTOGRAPHS BY CON POULOS TEXT BY MICHELLE SHIH RECIPES BY SARAH CAREY

Every year at this time, Living food director Sarah Carey waits, week after week, for her favorite produce to appear at the farm stand. At first, winter’s root vegetables are the only game in town. Next come the ramps and fiddlehead ferns that so many clamor for. Then one morning, like magic, the place explodes in pinks and greens, and she’s gathering armfuls of delicate peas, asparagus, leeks, radishes, and rhubarb. Here’s how she harnesses their lively flavors and proves that hope always springs eternal.

VANILLARHUBARB TART For recipes, see page 118.

super stalks Intensity, thy name is rhubarb. You need just a thin layer to unleash its robust flavor, and it cooks into a wonderful jammy texture that’s custom-made for a crisp pastry crust. While it’s often combined with strawberries to counterbalance its inherent tartness (for a creative pairing of the two, see page 90), here Sarah mellows it with vanilla bean—pricey, but worth it in recipes like this that really highlight its flavor. That said, if you don’t have any handy, feel free to substitute a half-teaspoon of orange zest, or leave it out altogether and let the rhubarb reign supreme. Another striking touch? This graphic herringbone pattern, made with uniform pieces cut on the diagonal.

POACHED-CHICKEN SANDWICHES WITH PEAS AND RADISHES

green lights “In the kitchen, we say that people eat with their eyes first,” says Sarah, and does that ever apply to these beautifully—and scrumptiously—composed tartines, which celebrate peas in two different forms. The base is a thick slice of crusty bread, which is substantial enough to hold a hummus-like pea, almond, and ricotta spread. The purée is not only satisfyingly creamy, but it also helps anchor the sprightly radish, snap pea, and mint salad piled atop slices of gently poached (read: juicy and tender) chicken. The final composition is bright and sunny—a vivacious, and visual, feast.

new leaves When seasonal stars align, a delectable new dish is born. That’s what happened the day Sarah spotted generous bundles of spinach, an early-spring green, on her rotations, and then thought of wild salmon, which is also harvested around now. Flash-forward to this lightly creamy potpie. With the addition of sweet peas, potatoes, and licorice-y tarragon, as well as a puff-pastry crown, you get a hearty main course that feels just right for this time of year. The crisscrossing strips of puff pastry are both artful and economical: “I don’t like throwing things away, so I decorated the top with the scraps,” Sarah says.

SALMON-ANDSPINACH POTPIE

brunch bunch Sometimes a cozy, indulgent entrĂŠe is in order, especially at a relaxed gathering. This rich potato gratin combines a silky, tangy goat-cheese bĂŠchamel with fine ribbons of salty prosciutto, crisp breadcrumbs, and blanched asparagus spears. And the entire dish can be assembled ahead of time: Before serving, just bake it briefly to bring the flavors together, get the cheese bubbly, and finish browning the breadcrumb topping. Present it to family and friends with a fried or poached egg alongside, and call it a (fine) day.

ASPARAGUS-ANDPOTATO GRATIN

SPICY GREEN RICE AND SHRIMP

snap happy “I love a comforting bowl of something,” Sarah says. “This one combines a classic Italian technique with my favorite flavors.” Taking a cue from the Venetian risi e bisi, a soupy rice-and-peas, she highlights sweet, crunchy sugar snap peas with Southeast Asian ingredients: the heat of chiles and ginger, the freshness of basil and cilantro, and the salty depth of fish sauce. In Sarah’s rendition, rice is more of a backdrop (you need only half a cup), with shrimp and peas as the headliners, and herb paste stirred in at the end for a vibrant pop that announces the season as cheerfully as forsythia in bloom.

BUCKWHEATRHUBARB SCONES WITH STRAWBERRY BUTTER

fruit pops “Rhubarb is the first thing out of the ground in the spring that I bake with,” says Sarah—and that’s why she adds it to anything she can, including these scones. A bit of buckwheat flour gives them a nutty flavor and tender crumb, and the accompanying compound butter is a genius touch: She grinds freeze-dried strawberries into a powder, then whips it with butter, sugar, and salt. The berries have an unmatched intensity of flavor, and because there’s no moisture in them, the butter won’t break. Even better, it lasts a month in the fridge, so go ahead and spread it on everything from toast to waffles to pancakes.

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An influx of artichokes at the market is the signal for Sarah to marinate their soft interiors—far sweeter this way than jarred or canned, she says. Steeped in olive oil scented with lemon and thyme, they make an elegant antipasto with creamy fresh mozzarella, and shine in main dishes, too: Slice them and toss with pasta and more olive oil, or serve them as a sophisticated condiment with fish or pork chops. And remember the rest of the vegetable: “Hearts are the prize of the journey, but don’t throw away the leaves,” says Sarah; she saves them to dip in melted butter or garlic mayo as a snack.

MARINATED ARTICHOKE HEARTS WITH GREEN OLIVES AND MOZZARELLA

Talented Bay Area floral designer Max Gill has a gift for creating out-of-this-world arrangements solely from local bloomsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; many snipped from his own backyard garden. Learn how he draws out the natural swoop of a stem or twist of a vine, and helps his flora reach its fullest, most fantastical potential. PHOTOGRAPHS BY NGOC MINH NGO | TEXT BY JOHANNA SILVER

PLAY TO THEIR STRENGTHS “I want my arrangements to look like they could have grown right out of the vase,” Gill says. Here, he clipped ‘Ebb Tide’ roses and three types of clematis vine: Clematis ‘Niobe’, C. ‘Madame Julia Correvon’, and C. viticella ‘Walenburg’. To keep the stems in place, he wound the vines up strong, thornless blackberry canes, and tucked branches of the shrub Abelia into the outer edges. Opposite: Since delicate vines like clematis often intertwine as they grow, Gill harvests them intact to preserve their naturalistic feel—something that’d be much harder to re-create if he untangled them.

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GO ALL IN WITH COLOR “I like to keep the palette simple,” says Gill, who groups hues in a line or clusters them en masse, “so your eye has either a path to follow or a spot to rest.” For this arrangement, he combined ‘Polka’ and ‘Lady of Shalott’ roses, ‘Peach Melba’ nasturtiums, and ninebark from his garden with bristle mallow and immature strawberries, and nes tled them all in a bowl by Nedda Atassi Ceramics.

ax Gill’s first floral-design gig was spur-of-the-moment. It was 2002, he was working as a bartender, and his good friend Zoe was getting married. One pal had been charged with handling the food, another would DJ, and Gill took on the flowers. Though he’d always loved buying blooms for himself at the corner market, he’d never done anything official. Realizing he’d sorely underbought at the San Francisco Flower Mart, he spent the day before the wedding foraging golden fennel blossoms from under the freeway overpass and frantically assembling them in his apartment. He had some learning to do, but the experience flipped a switch in him: “Before I knew it, it was three in the morning, and I hadn’t eaten or had a cigarette in hours,” he says. Which is to say: He got lost in the

art of it. (And don’t worry—he quit smoking more than a decade ago.) While the medium was new to him, Gill had found solace in creative pursuits since childhood. “Give me a pencil and paper, and you could safely take your eyes off of me for hours,” says the designer, who also went through a serious clay-sculpting period. He discovered gardening at age 12, when his family moved from upstate New York to Berkeley, California, during the summer, leaving him with three long months and no friends. “That’s when I discovered I loved to weed,” he recalls. In college, Gill explored acting, “but it turns out I’d rather set myself on fire than go to an audition,” he says with a laugh. Instead, he immersed himself in the history of art and theater and obsessed over stage composition, studying the use of lines to draw an audience to a focal point. After Zoe’s wedding, he added floral arranging to his list of part-time jobs, which included masseur, dog walker, and barkeep. And right away, he got a very lucky break: an arranging apprenticeship at Chez Panisse, Alice Waters’s famed farm-to-table restaurant, which was serendipitously located next door to his bar gig. A few years later, he

secured the weekly account there. In keeping with the restaurant’s mission, the flowers had to be locally sourced, a task that got a lot easier in 2008, when Gill moved back into the house his family had bought when he was 12—and began tending his own garden in earnest. Today the sought-after designer, who also does weddings and special events, lets his yard guide his designs and provide materials he can’t always find at the market. “Bud, blownout blossom, even dried foliage—they all have a part in an arrangement,” he says. His current obsession is fruiting branches, and some of the ones he uses—Meyer lemon and Granny Smith apple—come from trees he planted during his first California summer. No longer frantically hacking fennel from the side of the road, Gill moves slowly in his backyard now, drawing parallels between theater and floral design. He’s compelled by the mini dramas he sees—how a plant’s struggle results in an arched branch or a different-colored leaf. He uses those moments as inspiration, and does his best to preserve each storyline from soil to vase. “I’m in the garden daily,” he says. “Sometimes it’s just for 10 minutes, but I find it incredibly comforting to have my hands in the dirt.”

SEE THE BIG PICTURE Top: “It’s nice if there’s some breathing room and negative space,” says Gill of his expansive silhouettes. For example, this V-shaped grouping of blush-to-pink ‘Heart Throb’ dogwood, ‘Merlin’ hellebores, ‘Pink Lemonade’ blueberries, and ‘Queen Red Lime’ zinnias has a central valley to break it up. The footed vase was made by Oakland artist Peter St. Lawrence. Bottom: Rather than buying multiple matching vessels, Gill hunts flea markets, estate sales, and ceramist studios for unique pieces.

LEAD THE WITNESS Gill often places branches first to create overarching lines that pull the audience in. White-blooming spiraea and philadelphus and vines of Montana-clematis foliage make this sweeping statement. White cosmos and apricot-hued Icelandic poppies, ranunculus, and garden roses draw eyes right to the center.

EMBRACE THE UNEXPECTED “I’m a sucker for black flowers and foliage, because they’re so rare,” Gill says. For this dramatic bouquet, he combined black chervil (aka dusky lace) and snakeroot leaves (Actaea simplex ‘Black Negligee’), blue throatwort (Trachelium caeruleum ‘Hamer Pandora’), baby black eyes (Nemophila menziesii ‘Penny Black’), and standout ‘Molly Sanderson’ violas, which he considers an unsung cut flower. “In the garden, they can wilt completely or freeze solid and totally bounce back in a matter of minutes,” he says. ‘Molly Sanderson’ provides an alter ego to the normally cheerier pastel versions. “It’s like Samantha’s naughty cousin on Bewitched.”

Light Your Fire From spring’s first warm night to evenings long past Labor Day, cooking over an open flame is one of America’s favorite recreational sports. Our new book, MARTHA STEWART’S GRILLING, serves up more than 125 easy, inventive recipes—from quick starters to crowd-pleasing mains—that’ll see you through the season and beyond. Sample a sneak peek, learn our secrets to success, and take it outside. PHOTOGRAPHS BY ELIZABETH CECIL

Grilled Bread and Chiles With Burrata For recipes, see page 123.

Start With a Sizzle An appetizer of cool, creamy burrata always goes over well. Add lightly charred crusty bread and peppers (and a cold cocktail), and you’ll emblazon it on guests’ memories. Blacken the peppers right on the grates; they’ll collapse into smoky sweetness in minutes. And slice the bread thick so it stays soft at the center—all the better to soak up the toppings.

Swordfish With Sicilian Oreganoâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Caper Sauce

GOLDEN RULE

GET SET Before you heat your grill, gather your tools and ingredients nearby so you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to leave the flame unattended. Keep a clean platter on hand, too, since you should never place cooked meat or fish back on the plate that carried them raw.

Cook Fish in a Flash Dense varieties like swordfish steaks can handle the grates without flaking or falling apart. Select thicker pieces that measure about an inch, and lay them in a basket for an extra safety net, or turn them with a metal spatula. A briny vinaigrette of capers, oregano, and chopped peperoncini, spooned over the fillets when they come off the fire, lends bright acidity, as does a squeeze of lemon.

Sea Scallops Over Shallot-Herb Pasta

GOLDEN RULE

BRUSH UP Scrape the grates before you cook—and after, while they’re still warm. A few strokes with a wire brush remove the sticky scraps that can cause future items to cling and break apart.

Swirl a Sophisticated Pasta Lemony spaghetti turns into a well-rounded, deeply delicious meal when it’s tossed with grilled scallops and caramelized fennel. Tongs tend to tear more delicate seafood, so look for larger scallops and thread them onto skewers for easy handling, or use a metal spatula to turn a couple at a time. Then serve the dish family-style, as one would on Capri.

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Rib-Eye With Jalapeño Butter

GOLDEN RULE

STAY SLICK Well-oiled grates ensure clean flips and distinct char marks. Use a heatproof silicone brush to apply oil just before you add food (too early, and it’ll burn off).

Master a Classic Turning out a glorious steak is a rite of passage for any griller. Let us fast-track you with two genius moves: Allow the meat to come to room temperature before cooking, and go Salt Bae with the seasoning (in other words, be generous). For a mouthwatering crust, ensure the grates are blazing-hot when you put down the meat. Cook each side over direct heat for about three minutes, then shift the steak away from the flame for the final 15 minutes for medium-rare, flipping halfway through (adjust the time for rarer or more well-done). Let it rest for 10 to 15 minutes so the juices can redistribute and settle, and go for the gold with jalapeño butter.

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Honey-Glazed Pork Tenderloin With Grilled Apricots

GOLDEN RULE

KNOW THE ZONES Every grill can create two kinds of heat: Direct, as in right over the flame (best for searing tender cuts or cooking smaller ones); and indirect, which is cooler and better for large pieces of meat.

Wow a Crowd For pork tenderloin thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s succulent, not tough or dry, start with a speed sear. In six minutes flat, the flames create an irresistible crispness; then simply move the meat to indirect heat to cook through (which takes just another 10). Char whole scallions and halved apricots for a bit of bite and a burst of sweetness, and drizzle on a honey-ginger glaze before slicing to bring it all together.

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Recipes reprinted from Martha Stewart’s Grilling: 125+ Recipes for Gatherings Large and Small, From the Kitchens of Martha Stewart Living. Copyright © 2019 by Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. Published by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

Tofu With Ginger-Cilantro Sauce

GOLDEN RULE

MAKE SPACE Just like when you’re sautéing, overcrowded ingredients won’t cook evenly. Spread things out across the grates, leaving an empty “safe zone” in one corner for food in case of a flare-up (i.e., when dripping fat or oil sends the flames up through the grates).

Score a Vegetarian Victory Tofu can be—how do we put it delicately?—tasteless. But in five minutes over medium heat, it becomes a dynamic meatless meal, with the lattice marks to prove it. Buy the extra-firm kind, and cut it into thick (tearproof) slices. Brushed with a tingly-spicy sauce of ginger, jalapeño, cilantro, and scallions, it can hold its own, or hold court on a nest of Asian-style rice noodles.

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For eye-catching contrast, paint the interior of a cabinet, like this barrister bookcase, in a different shade, suggests our home editor, Lorna Aragon.

In your basement or at the flea market, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably a knockout piece of furniture hidden under a dated stain or chipped paint. Or maybe you see the star-is-born potential in an unfinished dresser. The secret to a sharp revamp is thorough sanding, before you paint and between coats. Some people skip this step, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what separates slapdash streaks from lasting luster. So take off the hardware, give your find an allover scrub with 150-grit sandpaper, wipe it down, and prime. Then use a mini roller to apply your color for fast, even coverage. Finesse nooks and details with an angled sash brush. Let dry, and repeat two to three times, using finer, 220-grit paper for the sanding. THE DETAILS: Farrow & Ball Light Gray (on bookcase exterior), farrow-ball.com. Clare Wing It (on interior), clare.com. Benjamin Moore Newburg Green (on floor), benjamin moore.com.

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THE POWER OF PAINT It can breathe new life into a room, resuscitate a vintage find, and make any item infinitely more stylish. Before cracking open a can, take a cue from these pages, and learn how to make over practically every material. Then pick from a fresh pool of swatches and palettes, and start living in color. PHOTOGRAPHS BY ADDIE JUELL TEXT BY KATE ROCKWOOD

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Always spray in a well-ventilated and protected space. To make an instant paint booth for smaller objects, tip a cardboard box on its side, or cut one open at a corner, and set it up like a screen. For bigger pieces, lay out and hang up rosin paper.

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Metal

Antique steel items like lamps and midcentury patio furniture have looks and quality that won’t quit. But a dull or oxidized exterior can squelch their innate style. Highcoverage spray paints will disguise light rust, and come in a range of glossy colors, like this cool blue-gray. The difference between uniform and splotchy results is in the technique, says Mark Wilgen, senior marketing director of small project paints at Rust-Oleum. Read the can to know how far back to stand (the distances can vary considerably), and shake it for a full minute to mix the paint properly. Another trick: “Always start spraying off the object, then sweep across and past it,” he says. “And keep it moving; never stop in one place.” Apply multiple fine coats, letting each dry before you mist on. THE DETAILS: Rust-Oleum Painter’s Touch 2X Ultra Cover spray paint, in Winter Gray (on lamp), $4.50 for 12 oz., homedepot.com.

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Brick

A dated red-brick fireplace can fade to fresh white— you just need the right stuff for the job, per Kevin Jones, a product manager at Pratt & Lambert. The challenge: Brick and grout have different textures. To get paint to adhere to both, scuff the entire surface and loosen grit with a wire brush, vacuum up the debris, and wipe everything down with a damp sponge. When it’s dry, pick up two kinds of brushes to put on primer: a stiff one-to-twoinch nylon/poly one for grout; a high-nap roller for bricks. Complete your high-style hearth with two allover coats of paint designed for masonry. THE DETAILS: Sherwin-Williams Loxon Concrete & Masonry primer, $64 for 1 gal.; ProClassic Waterborne interior acrylic enamel paint, in Semi-Gloss Pure White, $78 for 1 gal.; and Mellow Coral (on cabinet glass); sherwin-williams.com. Rust-Oleum High Heat Ultra Enamel spray paint, in Aged Copper (on fire screen), $6.50 for 12 oz., thehardwarecity.com.

We turned a tag-sale fire screen into a striking accessory by covering it with heat-resistant copper spray paint.

For a frosted effect (and covered storage), we painted the backs of these glass doors a pale blush.

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Wicker

To take woven furniture out of the Golden Girls sunroom and into a modern setting, replace the standard white with an unexpected hue. The gaps are the quandary here: Too little paint and you get patchiness; too much and you gum them up. A sprayer makes the job foolproof. (We like the Graco TrueCoat 360 Airless paint sprayer; $127, home depot.com.) “In two thin coats, you’ll get all the nooks and crannies without clogging the channels,” says Benajmin Moore field integrations manager Mike Mundwiller. Inspect your piece from different angles as you go to catch any bare spots. THE DETAILS: Farrow & Ball Bancha (on sofa), farrow-ball.com. Jayson Home Rana Ivory rug, 6' by 9', $898, jaysonhome.com. Serena & Lily leather pillow cover, 12" by 18", in Ochre, $148; and Two Tone Zip pillow cover, 20" by 20", in Pink Sand, $128, serenaandlily.com. ABC Carpet & Home Distant Echo Run Stitch Star pillow, 18" by 18", in Indigo, $225, abchome.com. Artwork by Hugo Guinness.

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Glass

What to do with a cluster of mismatched vessels collected over time? Adopt a sunny, half-full attitude and tint them from the inside out. Combine glass paint with a little thinner, and pour about two tablespoons of the mixture into a clear bottle or vase. Swirl it around, then place the item upside-down on the opening of a cup or open pint container so its lip is suspended and the excess can drip out. Let it dry for at least a day, then heat-set the paint—and make your handiwork washable—by baking it on a sheet at 325 degrees for 40 minutes. Add flowers, or display these light catchers on their own.

THE DETAILS: Pēbēo Vitrea 160 glass paint, in Sun Yellow, Bengal Pink, and Veil White, $6.25 for 45 ml; and thinner, $6.25 for 45 ml, dickblick.com.

Here are the supplies—and smarts—you need to transform anything from a yard-sale steal to your entire living room.

Let’s Talk Tools You spent hours selecting your paint shades; don’t grab any old drop cloth. Stock up on the following. PROTECTIVE GEAR Wear a dust mask and goggles to sand—especially with older items that may contain lead paint. Visit epa.gov for a safety guide. ROSIN PAPER Aka builders’ paper, it’s less trip- and slip-inducing than plastic drop cloths, and more budgetfriendly than multiple canvas ones.

TRAYS Rather than lugging around a whole can, pour your paint into a reusable one, says Mark Eichelberger, senior product manager at Sherwin-Williams.

ROLLER SLEEVES Cheapies can leave lint behind. Pick a good-quality sleeve with a ⅜- or ½ -inch nap (level of fluff) for a smooth surface, or a ¾ -inch nap for a textured surface.

BRUSHES Don’t skimp here— cheap ones can shed bristles. Use a threeinch angled sash to “cut in” a room (paint wall edges and corners) or nip into furniture details. Go with a four- to five-inch flat one for anything else a roller can’t handle.

EXTRAS Painting a wall or ceiling? Get a roller extender (such as the Purdy Power Lock Professional Grade extension pole; from $27.50, sherwinwilliams.com) or a stepladder. Staring down a mega job? During breaks, cover a wet brush’s bristles in plastic wrap and pop it in the fridge to keep the paint pliable.

ROLLERS A standard nineincher helps you cover walls and big pieces of furniture fast; minis make quick work of narrow areas.

Get Crisp Lines Nothing pleases perfectionists quite like pulling off painters’ tape to reveal a razor-sharp edge. To tap into that high, spend on the good stuff—the more expensive tapes “have better-quality glue, so they hold the seal and are easier to remove afterward,” says Leonie Specht, a DIY expert with Montana Cans. (Our forever pick: 3M Scotch-Blue MultiSurface; from $7 for 60 yd. of 1" width, amazon.com.) Run strips along a room’s molding and trim, including windows and doors, and anywhere on other projects you want to protect. Work in three-foot lengths for easier removal, and seal it down with a putty knife. To avoid peeling off paint with your tape, act while it’s still slightly tacky.

These shades will look chic for years to come. Learn how Lorna brings them home.

“I like not-too-girly, neutral pinks. Pratt & Lambert Alamar is muted, like the inside of a seashell."

cool

Sherwin-Williams Spare White has bluegray undertones. Use it if you decorate with lots of blue or metal finishes.

neutral Neutral but not sterile, Benjamin Moore Simply White plays nicely with many colors, and warms up rooms that get less light.

warm Closer to ivory, creamy Behr Polished Marble is an attractive choice for an older home, or a room with wood accents.

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Sherwin-Williams Perfect Greige is “a warm, notat-all-cold gray that works anywhere, even on floors.”

One that’s too cool or warm can feel out-of-sync with your space. When choosing, factor in a room’s natural light and your decorating style.

“Mossy green Behr Seaweed Salad would be beautiful in a powder room with brass fixtures and hardware.”

“I’d paint a front door Benjamin Moore Van Deusen Blue. It’s saturated and dusty— not too dark, but impactful.”

PETER ARDITO (PAINT CIRCLES AND DABS)

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Know Your Finishes Make Time to Prime This base coat is your secret weapon: It maximizes paint’s gleam, helps it go on smoothly, and gives your brushstrokes the consistency of a pro’s. And if you’re working with a slick laminated surface, primer is what gets the paint to adhere, says Eichelberger. Many paint formulations have primer mixed in, but if you need to buy a separate one, ask the experts at your paint store to tint it in a similar shade— especially if you’re covering a dark color with a lighter one.

These terms indicate how much light a paint reflects and how durable it is.

Neutral Territory A subtle but thoughtful combination on walls, ceiling, and trim can make muted colors have an arresting effect. For instance, taupe woodwork against a pale-pink wall sharpens architectural details; an airy-blue ceiling broadcasts height. Consider these four panoramic palettes.

Flat: It looks velvetysoft, hides imperfections (attention, older walls), and is often used on ceilings. The standard kind is prone to scuffs and stains, but highperformance formulas can fend off bumps and humidity.

Sherwin-Williams Agreeable Gray

Farrow & Ball School House White

Eggshell: With just a hint of luster, it’s the designer default for interiors.

Behr Gray Ashlar

C2 Paint Titanium

Behr Heavenly Aromas

Satin: It’s more luminous than flat or eggshell, so existing uneven patches on walls are more visible. But it’s a cinch to wipe clean, which makes it great for kids’ rooms, halls, and entryways.

Glidden Traditional Tan

Farrow & Ball Savage Ground

SherwinWilliams Hinting Blue

Pratt & Lambert Dawn Mist

Portola Paints Soapstone

Fine Paints of Europe Guggenheim Colors CC0050

Semigloss: Highershine and hardworking, it’s a kitchenand-bath superstar.

ON WALLS

ON TRIM

ON CEILING

Benjamin Moore Silver Marlin

High-gloss: The shiniest, most durable of them all, it’s best in small doses—on cabinets, furniture, and any trim you want to keep bright and clean.

“Benjamin Moore Golden Bounty, a deep, true yellow, brightens up smaller items, like chairs and side tables.”

“Green with a bit of yellow, C 2 Paint Leap Year reads like a neutral. It’s a pretty wall color for a sunny room.”

“Rich, bold Farrow & Ball Preference Red would look gorgeous on glossy kitchen cabinets.”

“I’d paint a ceiling or trim in Clare Views to offset white walls. It’s an easy-to-use blue with a little green in it.”

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Plain, inexpensive pottery can look absolutely artisanal with a little customization. Your supplies: a small pot of ceramic paint, some newspaper to spread out on your work surface, and a fine brush. Then it’s up to you whether to be spontaneous or precise. Give a vase a Pollock-esque splatter with a few flicks of your wrist, or use a pencil to draw lines along a rim and paint over them. Let dry for 24 hours, then bake pieces on a sheet at 300 degrees for about a half hour to set your artistry in stone. THE DETAILS: Pēbēo Porcelaine 150 paint, in Ming Blue, Ivory, and Shimmer Pink, $6 for 45 ml, dickblick.com.

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ART DIRECTION BY ABBEY KUSTER-PROKELL AND DAWN SINKOWSKI; ST YLING BY LORNA AR AGON

Ceramics

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Cabinets

Painting these kitchen fixtures saves you a bundle: It costs about a tenth of what new ones do. And if you put in the prep time, the rest is gravy. Remove the doors and drawers, unscrew and label the hardware, and spray and wipe down every last inch of the boxes, fronts, or shelves with a degreasing cleanser; try TSP-PF or Zep. “Then let it all dry for at least a day,” says Dave Murphy, training director at N-Hance Wood Refinishing. “Even a tiny bit of moisture can cause bleed-through in the final finish; it looks like yellow or brown dots.” Cabinets are made of myriad materials, from solid wood to plastic laminate; if you’re unsure what to use on yours, bring a door with you to the paint store and ask an expert. When you’re ready to go, sand or use a deglosser (a liquid that dulls the old coating), prime, and sand again. Apply multiple thin coats of semigloss or gloss paint with a microfiber roller. They’ll look shiny and new in short order. THE DETAILS: Farrow & Ball Railings (on cabinets), farrow-ball.com. Benjamin Moore Newburg Green (on floor), benjaminmoore.com. Rust-Oleum Stops Rust Protective enamel spray paint (on stool), in Gloss Tuscan Sun, $4.50 for 12 oz., homedepot.com.

Ready to Roll? For our step-by-step guide to all these projects (even the floors), go to marthastewart.com/paint.

We made over this metal stool with two coats of heavyduty, chip-resistant spray paint. You could also take it to an auto shop to be professionally powder-coated.

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HIGH BEAMS In the living room, the designers paired a sinkinto-soft linen Donato sofa by Cisco Brothers with a tailored blackleather Grant sofa from Room. Vintage Swedish armchairs by Ingemar Thillmark and a custom daybed flank the smokedoak Lowtide coffee table by Dutch designer Roderick Vos. A large handmade Moroccan rug unites it all.

Soaring Potential When a Portland, Oregon, couple saw their future weekend home for the first time, the place had quite literally gone to the dogs. But they fell for its spectacular bones and sweeping mountain views. Designer Jessica Helgerson walks us through her thoughtfulâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; and thoroughâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;renovation, which resulted in a luxurious retreat in the woods where the owners can sit, and stay.

PHOTOGRAPHS BY AARON LEITZ TEXT BY DAN SHAW

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N REAL ESTATE PARLANCE, the enormous four-bedroom

house, hidden deep in a Douglas-fir forest an hour outside Portland, Oregon, might have been called a “fixer-upper,” great for “indoor-outdoor living.” In reality, it was the former digs of dozens of Labradoodles. Its previous owners, who bred them, had installed 20 doggie doors so the pups could roam freely. The four-car garage served as a canine spa for bathing and grooming, but the place was far from clean, according to the couple who dared to buy it. (He’s an author and academic, she’s a corporate lawyer, and both are very private.) “It was in as bad condition as a house could be,” recalls the husband. And yet it was enchanting. The 8,000-square-foot home had spacious rooms, dramatic vaulted ceilings, and an idyllic setting high above a river teeming with salmon—as well as, on clear days, a panoramic view of majestic Mount Hood. “We imagined it as an English country house, but with a Pacific Northwest feel—this is lumberjack territory, after all,” says his wife. They hired Portland interior designer Jessica Helgerson, and “told her we wanted the home to be epic to match the setting, but understated, too.” In other words, both serene and striking—a goal Helgerson immediately understood. “Nothing

GOOD ANGLES The dining-table top is a single slab of Douglas fir, milled from a dead tree on the property. The chairs, inspired by a design by Sylve Stenquist, are from Tribute Furniture; the light fixture is by Apparatus.

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CHEF’S CHOICE The owners often entertain intimate groups of 10 to 20; a classic French Lacanche range and a handcrafted island of Oregon white oak make it a pleasure. Custom cabinets painted in Benjamin Moore Ashwood Moss, a deep olive green, camouflage twin refrigerators, while concrete countertops and a Moroccan-tile backsplash are both practical and handsome. The couple replaced several small windows over the kitchen sink with one wide one to frame the view.

in the house could be delicate,” she says. “It had to be robust and comfy—it’s very Oregonian in that way.” Helgerson and her associate, Em Shephard, stained the rustic knotty beams throughout the home dark brown and painted the window frames black to contrast with the refreshed white walls, establishing a graphic backdrop for the couple’s eclectic furnishings. The owners didn’t want anything on the windows or walls in the common spaces to detract from the views of their 250-acre property, so Shephard introduced arresting

patterns below with plush Moroccan rugs. “We wanted our feet to hit the ground and feel cushy,” says the wife. “Comfort was a high priority.” And so was durability: The owners entertain often, and invite guests to make themselves at home and wander in and out, just like the place’s previous tenants. Details like leather upholstery and concrete kitchen counters are low-maintenance yet luxe. “As good as it looks,” says the wife, who can’t wait to drive out there on the weekends, “it feels even better.”

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ART APPRECIATION Two black-walnut Rabbit benches by Sawkille line a long, well-lit hallway that the owners use as a gallery for eclectic works amassed on their travels. The vintage Moroccan runners are collected pieces, too.

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WILDEST DREAMS The couple’s mahogany Ferret four-poster bed from Noir brings a dose of whimsy to the master bedroom; another Moroccan rug and a pillow made from a vintage suzani textile add texture and color. The 1960s Arne Norell Ari

lounge chair and ottoman are upholstered in Moore & Giles’s earthy Mont Blanc leather, in Sycamore, and paired with an Onde stool table by Pfeifer Studio. The Pyramid 1 chandelier from O’Lampia echoes the sharp lines of the beamed ceiling.

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Recipe Index STARTERS, SALADS & SIDES Carrot Slaw With Caraway and Raisins 72 Grilled Bread and Chiles With Burrata 123 Marinated Artichoke Hearts With Green Olives and Mozzarella 123 Pull-Apart Cheesy Pesto Bread 68 Simple Pesto 68 Spring Pesto Dip 68 MAINS Asparagusand-Potato Gratin 120

AsparagusProsciutto and Salmon Roll-Ups 76 Avocadoand-Boursin Sandwiches 70 Brothy Turkey-Pesto Meatballs 68 Grand-Slam Breakfast 76 Honey-Glazed Pork Tenderloin With Grilled Apricots 124 PoachedChicken Sandwiches With Peas and Radishes 118 Quick Shrimp Po’boys 71 Rib-Eye With Jalapeño Butter 124 Salmon-andSpinach Potpie 120

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Sea Scallops Over ShallotHerb Pasta 124

Swordfish With Sicilian Oregano– Caper Sauce 123 Thai GrilledChicken Baguettes 71 Tofu With Ginger-Cilantro Sauce 125 BEVERAGES GrapefruitSanbitter Spritz 28 Mediterranean Cucumber Tonic 28

DESSERTS Carrot-Ginger Ice Pops 72 Lime Pudding Cups 30 Strawberry Flambé 76 VanillaRhubarb Tart 118 OTHER Basic Crepes 76 BuckwheatRhubarb Scones 122 Carrot-Miso Dressing 72 Pea-andAlmond “Hummus” 118 Strawberry Butter 122 Test Kitchen’s Favorite Pâte Brisée 118

ACTIVE TIME: 35 MIN.

| TOTAL TIME: 1 HR.

20 MIN., PLUS COOLING | SERVES: 6 TO 8

Test Kitchen’s Favorite Pâte Brisée

Spicy Green Rice and Shrimp 122 Spicy Turkey Medianoches 71

Tart can be stored, tented with foil, at room temperature up to 1 day.

1¼ cups unbleached all-purpose flour

¾ teaspoon kosher salt 11/2 teaspoons sugar

Vanilla-Rhubarb Tart Unbleached all-purpose flour, for dusting Test Kitchen’s Favorite Pâte Brisée (recipe follows), in a rectangular disk 1 cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon cornstarch

¾ teaspoon kosher salt 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped (pod reserved for another use) 1 pound rhubarb (about 6 stalks), halved lengthwise, then cut on the diagonal into 1¼-inch pieces 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 1 egg, beaten Coarse sanding sugar, for sprinkling (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 375°. Line a

baking sheet with parchment. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to a 10-by-13-inch rectangle, about 1/8 inch thick. Transfer to prepared sheet and refrigerate 15 minutes. 2. Meanwhile, whisk together

granulated sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Using your fingers, work vanilla seeds through mixture evenly. Add rhubarb and lemon juice; stir to combine. 3. Arrange rhubarb mixture over dough, in a herringbone pattern if desired, leaving a 1-inch border. Fold edges of dough over to partially cover rhubarb. Brush crust with egg, sprinkle with sanding sugar, and bake until bubbling in center, 45 to 50 minutes.

4. Using a pastry brush, spread

bubbling juices over rhubarb to glaze. Let cool at least 30 minutes.

1 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces 3 to 4 tablespoons ice water

with salt and pepper; add to pan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low; simmer until chicken is just cooked through and a thermometer inserted in thickest parts registers 155°, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat; let cool in liquid 1 hour. Remove and pat dry. Thinly slice against the grain. 2. Meanwhile, bring a small pot of salted water to a boil; add English peas. Return to a boil; cook 1 minute. Drain; run under cold water. Pat dry.

a food processor until combined. Add butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal with some pea-size pieces remaining. Drizzle in 3 tablespoons water; pulse several times to combine. Add more water, 1 teaspoon at a time, and pulse until mixture holds together when pinched.

3. Brush bread with oil; season with salt and pepper. Place on a rimmed baking sheet; toast in oven until crisp and golden brown on edges but still soft inside, 10 to 12 minutes. Whisk together mustard and lemon juice. Whisk in oil in a slow, steady stream; season with salt and pepper. Toss 2 tablespoons dressing with English peas, snap peas, radishes, and mint.

2. Shape dough into a rectangular

4. Spread each toast with 1 table-

disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 1 day, or freeze up to 3 months (thaw overnight in refrigerator before using).

spoon hummus; top with chicken. Spread 1 tablespoon hummus over chicken on each. Top with some radish-and-pea salad, pressing down lightly to adhere, and serve alongside remaining salad, drizzled with more dressing.

1. Pulse flour, salt, and sugar in

Poached-Chicken Sandwiches With Peas and Radishes 4 wide strips lemon zest, plus 1 tablespoon fresh juice Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 12 ounces boneless, skinless chicken breasts (2 small)

1/2 cup fresh English peas (from 6 to 8 ounces in pods) 8 thick slices rustic bread, such as a boule 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing

1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard 4 ounces sugar snap peas, tough strings removed, trimmed and very thinly sliced 4 radishes, very thinly sliced

¼ cup small fresh mint leaves Pea-and-Almond “Hummus” (recipe follows) 1. Preheat oven to 450°. Combine 6 cups water, zest, and 2 teaspoons salt in a saucepan. Season chicken

ACTIVE TIME: 45 MIN.

| TOTAL TIME: 1 HR.

40 MIN. | SERVES: 8

Pea-and-Almond “Hummus” ¼ cup whole almonds Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

1/2 cup fresh English peas (from 6 to 8 ounces in pods) 6 tablespoons ricotta 6 tablespoons grated Parmigiano-Reggiano ( ¾ ounce) 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

¼ teaspoon grated lemon zest, plus 2 teaspoons fresh juice

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Spread

almonds in a single layer on a baking sheet. Toast until fragrant and golden throughout, about 12 minutes. Let cool completely. 2. Meanwhile, bring a small pot of

salted water to a boil; add peas. Return to a boil; cook 1 minute. Drain; run under cold water. Pat dry.

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| TOTAL TIME: 25 MIN.

MAKES: 1 CUP

4. Add flour; cook until it has a slightly

nutty aroma, about 1 minute. Whisk in stock, milk, and ¼ cup water. Add potatoes; bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer, covered, until just tender, 6 to 7 minutes. Stir in peas; return to a boil. Stir in spinach, tarragon, and lemon juice; remove from heat. Season with salt and pepper. 5. Pour mixture over fish in pie dish.

Salmon-and-Spinach Potpie 2 bunches flat-leaf spinach (about 1 pound total), trimmed and washed well, with some water left clinging to leaves (11 cups packed) 1 package (14 ounces) all-butter puff pastry, thawed 1 egg, beaten 1 pound skinless salmon fillets (preferably wild Alaskan), cut into 1-inch chunks Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 6 scallions, white and light-green parts only, thinly sliced (1 cup)

¼ cup unbleached all-purpose flour 1¾ cups fish stock (from a 15-ounce can, such as Bar Harbor), or chicken or vegetable broth

2/3 cup whole milk 8 ounces Yukon Gold potatoes (2 medium), peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 cup fresh English peas (from 12 to 16 ounces in pods) 11/2 teaspoons minced fresh tarragon

ACTIVE TIME: 40 MIN.

| TOTAL TIME: 1 HR. 30 MIN., PLUS COOLING | SERVES: 6 TO 8

Asparagus-and-Potato Gratin 2 cups coarse fresh breadcrumbs (from 3 large slices rustic bread) 4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 1 small bunch asparagus (about 12 ounces), trimmed 4 medium white- or red-skinned potatoes (about 11/2 pounds), peeled and cut into 1/2 -inch slices 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 3 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour 1¼ cups whole milk 4 ounces fresh goat cheese, crumbled

¼ cup grated Pecorino Romano (1 ounce), plus more for serving 6 thin slices prosciutto

5 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

Chive blossoms, for serving (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 375°. Place half of

1. Preheat oven to 425°. Toss bread-

spinach in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring and adding remaining spinach as it wilts, until all is just barely wilted; drain. When cool enough to handle, squeeze out excess liquid; coarsely chop. (You should have about 1 scant cup.) 2. Unfold dough onto a parchment-lined

baking sheet; freeze 10 minutes. Turn a 9½-inch deep-dish pie dish over on dough; cut a circle, using dish as a template. Cut out a 1½-inch hole in center. Cut scraps into ½-inch-wide strips to decorate top, if desired. Freeze dough 10 minutes. Brush with egg. Arrange strips on top as desired and bake until puffed and golden, about 30 minutes. 3. Meanwhile, season fish with salt; place in pie dish in an even layer. Melt butter in a saucepan over mediumhigh heat. Add scallions, season with salt and pepper, and cook until soft, about 2 minutes.

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crumbs with oil; season with salt and pepper. Place on a rimmed baking sheet and toast until crisp and just beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. 2. Increase oven temperature to 475°.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil; add asparagus. Return to a boil and cook until crisp-tender, 30 to 60 seconds. Transfer to a plate. Add potatoes to pot; cook until just tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain. Arrange potatoes in the bottom of an 8½-by-11½-inch or other 2-quart baking dish (about 1½ inches deep). 3. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium

heat. Add flour; cook until it has a slightly nutty aroma, about 30 seconds. Gradually (to avoid lumps) whisk in milk. Bring mixture to a boil and cook, whisking, until thickened slightly, about 1 minute. Remove from heat; add both cheeses and whisk until melted. Season with salt and pepper.

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4. Pour half of sauce over potatoes. Arrange prosciutto and half of asparagus on top. Drizzle with remaining sauce. Top with remaining asparagus, then bread‑ crumbs. (Dish can be made to this point and refrigerated in an airtight container up to 1 day; add 10 minutes to baking time.) Bake until bubbling around edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool slightly; serve, sprinkled with more pecorino and chive blossoms.

ACTIVE TIME: 30 MIN.

| TOTAL TIME: 55 MIN.

SERVES: 6 TO 8

Spicy Green Rice and Shrimp 1 clove garlic 3

tablespoons minced fresh ginger (from a 4-inch piece)

1 to 2 Thai chiles, or 1 small serrano chile, chopped 1 cup packed tender fresh basil leaves, plus more for serving 1 cup packed fresh cilantro, plus more leaves for serving

Start the day with delicious strawberry ﬂavor.

2 teaspoons fish sauce

½ teaspoon sugar 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 large or 2 small leeks, thinly sliced and well washed (2 cups)

½ cup long-grain white rice 3 cups homemade or low-sodium store-bought chicken broth 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined 4 ounces sugar snap peas, tough strings removed, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces (1½ cups) Kosher salt Lime wedges, for serving (optional) 1. Turn a food processor on; drop garlic through feed tube and process until finely chopped. Add 2 tablespoons ginger, chile, basil, cilantro, fish sauce, and sugar; process until finely chopped. Add 1 table‑ spoon oil and 3 tablespoons water; process to a fine paste. (You should have 2/3 cup.)

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2. Heat remaining 3 tablespoons oil in a medium saucepan over medium‑high until shimmering. Add leek and remain‑ ing 1 tablespoon ginger; cook until leek is translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in rice and broth, along with 1 cup water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium‑ low and simmer, covered, until rice is very soft, 17 to 18 minutes. 3. Add shrimp; simmer, stirring once

or twice, until opaque, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in peas and herb paste. Remove from heat; season with salt. Serve immediately, with more cilantro and basil and lime wedges. ACTIVE TIME: 40 MIN. SERVES: 6

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Buckwheat-Rhubarb Scones 6 ounces rhubarb, cut into 1/4-inch slices if stalks are narrow, diced if large (1½ cups)

½ cup granulated sugar ¾ cup cold heavy cream, plus more for brushing 1 large egg, beaten 1¾ cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting

1/3 cup buckwheat flour 21/4 teaspoons baking powder 11/4 teaspoons kosher salt 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces Coarse sanding sugar or more granulated sugar, for sprinkling Strawberry Butter (recipe follows) or strawberry jam, for serving 1. Preheat oven to 425°. Toss rhubarb with

¼ cup granulated sugar; let stand, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk together cream and egg. In a large bowl, whisk together both flours, remaining ¼ cup granulated sugar, bak‑ ing powder, and salt. 2. Cut butter into flour mixture until it resembles coarse meal with a few pea‑size pieces remaining. Reserve 1/3 cup rhubarb mixture; stir the rest into flour mixture. With a fork, stir cream mixture into flour mixture just until combined. 3. Transfer dough to a lightly floured

surface. Pat into a 1‑inch‑thick rectangle, about 6 by 71/2 inches. Cut into six 2‑by‑ 33/4‑inch rectangles, then cut rectangles on the diagonal into triangles. Transfer to parchment‑lined baking sheets; freeze 10 minutes. Brush tops with cream; top each with a few pieces of reserved rhu‑ barb mixture. Sprinkle generously with sanding sugar and bake, rotating once halfway through, until golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool completely; serve with berry butter. Scones are best eaten the same day, but can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 day. ACTIVE TIME: 25 MIN.

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Strawberry Butter 1/3 cup freeze-dried strawberries (available at Whole Foods Markets and amazon.com) 1 stick unsalted butter, softened 1 tablespoon granulated sugar

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt Pulse strawberries in a food processor until finely ground. Add butter, sugar, and salt; process to combine, about 30

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1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing and drizzling

1/2 teaspoon pink peppercorns, lightly crushed 3 sprigs lemon thyme or regular thyme, plus more sprigs and flowers for serving (optional) 3 wide strips lemon zest, plus 2 tablespoons fresh juice (from 1 to 2 lemons) 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced (3 tablespoons) Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 1 cup mild green olives, such as Castelvetrano, pitted and halved 1 baguette, halved lengthwise 1 medium ball (8 ounces) salted fresh mozzarella Hawaiian sea salt, for serving (optional) 1. Fit a large pot with a steamer rack; add water until it reaches just below rack. Place artichokes in steamer, stem-sides up. (If necessary to fit, trim top third from each with a serrated knife.) Cover and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and steam, adding more water as needed, until the tip of a knife slides in and out of stems easily, 30 to 35 minutes. Remove artichokes; when cool enough to handle, remove leaves and reserve for another use. Scoop out and discard chokes. Cut hearts into halves or quarters.

2. Combine oil, peppercorns, thyme sprigs, lemon zest, garlic, and 1 teaspoon kosher salt in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook until bubbles form around edges; remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice, then artichoke hearts; let stand, tossing occasionally, until cool, about 30 minutes. Stir in olives. (Dish can be made to this point and refrigerated in an airtight container up to 3 days; bring to room temperature before serving.) 3. Preheat oven to 450°. Brush cut sides

of bread with oil; season with kosher salt and pepper. Place on a baking sheet; toast until golden brown on edges, about 8 minutes. 4. Arrange artichoke mixture on a platter

with cheese. Garnish with thyme sprigs and flowers, sprinkle with Hawaiian or

Grilled Bread and Chiles With Burrata Extra-virgin olive oil, for grill, brushing, and drizzling 1 pound mixed peppers and chiles of varied sizes 8 thick slices crusty bread 2 balls (each 4 ounces) burrata Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 1. Heat grill to medium-high. Lightly

brush grates with oil and grill peppers whole, turning occasionally, until skin is mostly blackened and peppers are completely softened, 5 to 10 minutes, depending on size. Place in a medium bowl, cover, and let stand 10 to 15 minutes. When cool enough to handle, remove skins and pull peppers apart, discarding skins, seeds, and stems, if desired. Tear in half if small, or cut into strips about 3/4 inch wide. 2. Brush bread on both sides with oil and grill, turning once, until marked and beginning to crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Divide burrata among plates, drizzle generously with oil, and season with salt and pepper. Serve with grilled bread and peppers. SERVES: 4 TO 6

Swordfish With Sicilian Oregano– Caper Sauce 1 large clove garlic, minced 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, plus wedges for serving 1 teaspoon red-wine vinegar

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capers, oregano, and peperoncino in a small bowl. Let stand at least 10 minutes and up to 2 hours. Just before serving, add thyme and mint; stir to combine. Gradually add oil, stirring to combine; season with salt. 2. Heat grill to medium. Lightly brush grates with oil. Season fish with salt and pepper and grill until marked, then turn and cook 2 to 4 minutes more for mediumrare. (Or cook in a grill basket brushed with oil.) Transfer to plates, top with oregano-caper sauce, and serve with lemon wedges. SERVES: 4

Sea Scallops Over ShallotHerb Pasta Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

¾ pound spaghetti or linguine 3 shallots, minced (about ¼ cup) 1/2 cup plus 11/2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for grill 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 2 cups mixed fresh herbs, such as mint, flat-leaf parsley, tarragon, and basil, finely chopped 1 fennel bulb, trimmed, halved lengthwise, and thinly sliced crosswise, plus ¼ cup snipped fronds 24 sea scallops (about 1¼ pounds total), tough muscles removed

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to

a boil over high heat. Add pasta and cook according to package instructions until al dente. Meanwhile, place shallots on a cutting board and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt. Using the side of a knife, crush into a paste. Transfer to a medium bowl and whisk in 6 tablespoons oil and lemon juice. Add herbs and fennel fronds; mix well. Season with salt and pepper. Drain pasta in a colander and return to pot. Stir in herb sauce; cover to keep warm. 2. Heat grill to medium-high. Toss fennel

slices with 1½ teaspoons oil; season with salt and pepper. Toss scallops with remaining 2 tablespoons oil; season with salt and pepper and thread onto skewers (presoaked for 30 minutes, if wooden), if using.

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3. Lightly brush grates with oil. Place fennel slices in a grill basket and grill until just wilted and starting to brown, about 5 minutes. Grill scallops, turning halfway through, until golden and just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes total. Serve scallops and fennel over pasta. SERVES: 4

Rib-Eye With Jalapeño Butter 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature 1 jalapeño, seeded and finely chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 bone-in rib-eye steak (about 11/2 pounds and 11/2 inches thick), room temperature Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper Vegetable oil, for grill Flaky sea salt, such as Maldon Peppery greens, such as upland cress or arugula, and thinly sliced onions, for serving 1. Stir together butter, jalapeño, and garlic

in a small bowl. Heat grill to mediumhigh, with an indirect-heat zone. Generously season both sides of steak with kosher salt and pepper. Lightly brush grates with oil. 2. Grill steak over direct heat until browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Move to indirect heat; cook, covered, turning once, until a thermometer inserted in thickest part (avoiding bone) registers 125° to 130° for medium-rare, 7 to 8 minutes more per side. Let stand 10 to 15 minutes. Spread about 2 tablespoons jalapeño butter on steak; sprinkle with flaky salt. Serve with greens, onions, and more jalapeño butter on the side. SERVES: 2

Honey-Glazed Pork Tenderloin With Grilled Apricots 1 teaspoon coriander seeds

1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns 2 inches peeled fresh ginger, thinly sliced

¾ cup honey 2 tablespoons apple-cider vinegar Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

1 pork tenderloin (1¼ pounds) Extra-virgin olive oil, for brushing and grill 8 scallions 6 medium-ripe apricots (about 1 pound), halved and pitted

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1. Using a mortar and pestle, coarsely crush coriander seeds and peppercorns. Place in a small dry saucepan and toast over medium heat, shaking pan occasionally, until fragrant and lightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Add ginger, honey, vinegar, and ¼ teaspoon salt; cook until bubbling rapidly, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand 15 minutes, then strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a small bowl (discard solids). 2. Heat grill to high, with an indirect-

heat zone. Season pork with ½ teaspoon salt and pepper; brush with oil. Lightly brush grates with oil. Grill pork until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Move to indirect heat and cook, covered, until a thermometer inserted into thickest part registers 138° to 145° for medium, 10 to 12 minutes more. Remove from grill and spoon 2 to 3 tablespoons glaze on top. Let stand 10 minutes. 3. Meanwhile, season scallions with salt and brush with oil; grill until lightly charred and tender, about 3 minutes. Generously brush apricots with oil; grill, cut-sides down, until marks appear and fruit can be turned without sticking, about 3 minutes. Turn and cook until flesh is tender when pressed, about 2 minutes more. Slice pork and arrange on platter with scallions and apricots. Drizzle remaining glaze over apricots, scallions, and pork. SERVES: 4

Tofu With Ginger-Cilantro Sauce 2 cups packed fresh cilantro leaves

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1/2 jalapeño, seeded and roughly chopped 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 3 scallions, green parts only, cut into 1-inch pieces Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 14 ounces extra-firm tofu, sliced into 12 pieces, drained, and pressed 1. Heat grill to medium. In a food

processor, combine cilantro, ¼ cup oil, jalapeño, ginger, lime juice, and scallions. Blend until smooth; season with salt and pepper.

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