INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Ensure that your oven will be at the right temperature when you're ready to bake by preheating it to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (177 degrees Celsius). Next, check that the oven rack is the middle position so the brownies will bake evenly. Make sure that you know how your oven indicates that it's reached the preheated temperature. In most cases, there will be a beep or a light will flash to let you know that it's reached the proper temperature. Find a 8-inch by 8-inch (approximately 20-cm by 20-cm) baking pan to bake your brownies in, and line the bottom with a sheet of parchment paper. Allow the paper to hang over two sides of the pan. That will make it easier to get the brownies out of the pan when they're done baking. You can use a 9-inch by 9-inch (23-cm by 23-cm) pan for the brownies, but don't go any larger than that. You'll likely wind up with brownies that are thin and overcooked. If you don't have parchment paper, you can line the pan with foil instead. While the parchment paper will cover the bottom of the pan, you want to make sure that the brownies don't stick to the sides. Use some softened butter to grease the sides of the pan that aren't covered by the paper. You can use non-stick cooking spray instead of butter if you prefer. If you don't have parchment paper or foil on hand, you can also butter the entire baking pan, including the bottom and sides, to keep the brownies from sticking.

SUMMARY: Preheat the oven and check the rack's position. Line a pan with parchment paper. Butter the sides of the pan.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Grind in a spice grinder until relatively fine. This way you won't have to do any soaking. It will thicken as it cools.
Summary: Take the dry ingredients. Add the liquid ingredients to a glass bowl. Add the dry to the liquid and mix well with a fork. Microwave on high for 1 minute. Mix well with a stick blender until creamy. Let the mixture rest. Finished.

This will prevent your cactus from sustaining diseases or other infections that can affect growth. Use a 10% diluted bleach solution, mixing 1 part chlorine bleach with 1 part water. Make your cut just below the flower head. Pruning dead parts of the plant not only improves its appearance, but it will also encourage new growth and healthy blossoming. When you locate a stem to remove, follow it back to the base of the stem and make a straight cut just outside the joint of the parent stem. Immediately disinfect shears after trimming dead or diseased stems. This will keep the disease from spreading throughout the plant. It is best to assume that any dead stem died as a result of a disease. Disinfecting after each pruning session may require more bleach, but it will keep your cactus healthy and beautiful. Trace them back to the parent stem and cut at the base. These stems are usually located along the outer edges. Remove stems as needed until all sides of the plant are fairly uniform. Snails are fairly simple to spot and remove (use store-bought snail bait), but the aforementioned bugs require specific measures for preventing infestation. Mealybugs have a waxy, white, cottony appearance. They are slow-moving and usually are in clusters along leaf veins or spines, on the underside of leaves, and in hidden areas at the joints. Scale insects resemble small, cottony dome-shaped shells. They attach themselves to stems and leaves but can be pried off. Spider-mites are hard to see with the naked eye, but signs of infestation include webbing and small brown dots, especially on younger growth. If you tap the affected area of the plant over a piece of white paper, spider-mites will resemble dust. These insects tend to suck the plant's juices resulting in weak, wrinkled, or shriveled leaves. Severe infestations can result in the death of the plant. The first symptoms can include stickiness or black mold on or near the plant. You can also spray with a diluted alcohol solution of 1 parts alcohol and 3 parts water. Spraying is best for fighting spider-mite infestation and other hard-to-spot bugs. Be cautious, however, as this may damage the epidermis of the cactus. Test a small area before spraying the entire plant. Insecticidal soap can be purchased at your local garden or home improvement store. This treatment may also damage your cactus. Since cacti have oils and waxes that make them susceptible to damage, it is best to use it sparingly and to test a small area before washing the entire cactus. Use insecticides like Neem or pyrethrins for visible bugs. Systemic insecticides such as imidacloprid or Acephate are best for controlling pests that aren't as easily accessible. Consult the label to see how much you should use on your cactus and whether or not prolonged use is safe. Remember that infestation isn't just harmful, it is contagious and will spread from plant to plant until it is stopped. Check new plants carefully for the previously mentioned symptoms and bugs. If you are sure it is pest free, keep it in an area far away from the infected plants. If you do find pests on your new plants, it may be best to simply discard it rather than treat it to save you time, money, and effort.
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One-sentence summary -- Disinfect your pruning shears with a bleach-water solution. Clip off flowers after the blossoms expire. Cut all dead, diseased, and broken stems back to the point of origin on the main stem. Remove any long stems that disrupt the balance of the epiphyllum. Inspect your cactus for mealybugs, scale insects, and spider mites. Remove mealybugs and scale insects with cotton swabs dipped in alcohol. Use insecticidal soap to coat the plant. Spray with insecticides to kill bugs and stop serious infestation. Quarantine new plants from infested plants.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: One of the reasons it's so great to keep English muffins in your freezer is that you can simply pull them out frozen and pop them straight into a toaster or oven. This makes them ideal as a quick snack that can be stored for a long time without fear of spoiling. You can use a toaster, toaster oven, or traditional oven to heat up your frozen English muffin. Frozen English muffins that are allowed to thaw out are typically fine to use, although they tend to be soggy. Warming them in a toaster or an oven is ideal, as opposed to eating them without warming. Some toasters have a setting that is made specifically for heating up frozen foods. It simply adds a bit of time to the toasting cycle so that the English muffin gets totally warmed up on the inside and toasted on the outside. A frozen English muffin will take a little longer to cook or toast than one that wasn't frozen. However, the time difference is typically less than a minute. If you are unsure how long to cook your English muffin, use your usual amount of time. You can then add a minute or 2 if your muffin isn't cooked thoroughly. Toasting a plain frozen English muffin will usually take about 3-4 minutes, depending on your specific toaster. If you'd like to warm up your plain English muffin in the oven, set it to 300F (149C) and bake it for 15 minutes. An English muffin sandwich will take twice as long to heat through. Wrapping the frozen English muffin in a paper towel will help keep the right level of moisture in it. This is especially important if microwaving a pre-assembled sandwich, as it keeps the sandwich together and prevents a potential mess in your microwave. Once your English muffin is toasted, you can use it like you would an English muffin that had never been frozen. Eat it plain, with butter, or with any number of toppings. Some popular toppings for English muffins include: Jam or jelly Nut butters Pizza sauce and cheese Lunchmeat Tomato or avocado

SUMMARY:
Toast or bake frozen English muffins without thawing them out. Use the frozen setting on your toaster or toaster oven, if available. Toast or bake for longer than you would for an unfrozen English muffin. Wrap English muffins in a paper towel before microwaving. Add toppings to your English muffin.