Home and design editor for Sunset magazineMore than 20 years of experience in magazine publishingWork appears in Town & Country, The Wall Street Journal, Marie Claire, and more Her novel “THE DRIFTER” was published in 2017, and in 2020, she contributed an essay to a collection in the LA Times about Joan Didion’s impact on California culture and her life as a writer. Currently based in Los Angeles, Christine now works as the home and design editor for Sunset magazine....

Strawberry-Banana Stuffed French Toast In a medium bowl beat 6 ounces softened cream cheese with ¼ cup strawberry jam with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Fold in ⅔ cup chopped strawberries. Prepare sugar mixture as directed in step 1 and pour half of the mixture in the prepared dish. Arrange 6 bread slices in dish and top with remaining sugar mixture and the strawberry filling. Slice 3 bananas and arrange slices over the strawberry filling....

To ease the stress of cooking and baking your favorite holiday recipes, we turned to Made In Cookware for some essentials. This brand has a large collection of quality cookware, bakeware, and accessories approved by professional chefs. In fact, Made In Cookware recently made our list for Best Cookware Sets of 2022. When cooking and baking with Made In Cookware, main dishes and desserts are prepared in beautiful finishes like enameled dutch ovens and porcelain baking dishes....

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Second-Story Remodeling Options There are at least four ways to expand vertically during your home renovation. How you go about your second story addition plans depends on your preferences, foundation requirements for adding a second story, and building regulations. Cost of Adding a Second Story If you need to add a sizable amount of space (several rooms rather than just one or two) but are faced with a tight budget, adding up may be your smartest option....

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When Pumpkins Are Ready to Harvest Pumpkins, like watermelon, strawberries, and grapes, ripen best attached to the vine. Once removed from the vine, the sugar content of the fruit will not increase, which makes harvest timing especially important for pumpkins you want to use for baking and cooking. While sugar content isn’t a factor in pumpkins used for front porch decor, the process of maturing on the vine does help pumpkins resist rot....

States With the Most Expensive Thanksgiving Turkeys Since live turkeys aren’t plentiful in Hawaii and Alaska, and thus must be shipped to both of those locations, residents of those states can expect to pay the most for a Thanksgiving turkey, with Hawaii taking the top spot. Hawaii The average price for a turkey in Hawaii is $50.35—the highest price in the nation and roughly 47 percent more than the national average....

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Choose a piece of solid wood furniture that’s the right size and style for your room. Then select two colors of latex paint: one for the top coat and another for the base, which will peek through from underneath. Once the paint is dry, you’ll use sandpaper to distress the surface to your liking. Follow the steps below to learn how to paint wood furniture with a gorgeous distressed finish....

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Gerbera daisies (Gerbera jamesonii) are tender perennials and will grow year-round in USDA Zones 8-11, but you can enjoy them in the spring and summer in any climate. Whether you grow them outdoors or inside, there are a few tips to follow to help your daisies thrive. Make sure you keep water off the leaves (too much wetness makes them more vulnerable to disease), don’t let them get too hot, and cut the flower stems off at the base when the blooms fade....