Year: 2012

TIP OF THE DAY: Entertain With Tapas

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Entertain with tapas: Start with a good cookbook. Photo courtesy Knopf.   Is there a tapas bar in your town? About 20 years ago, this style of eating from Spain—which consists of grazing on several smaller plates of food instead of an appetizer and a main course (like dim sum)—began to take hold in parts…
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ENTERTAINING: An Instant Plate Pedestal

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Pedestal plates and bowls are very festive, but require extra storage space that many of us lack. Thanks to an innovation from Fusion Brands, you can now elevate a cake plate or fruit bowl with Serveitup, a white porcelain base with a suction cup that provides a secure lift. In an instant, you can put…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Try New Ingredients, Like Piquillo Peppers

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Roasted piquillo chiles stuffed with tuna, crumbled Manchego cheese, capers, parsley and a touch of lemon juice. Photo courtesy DeLallo Foods.   Today’s tip is an easy way to expand your culinary horizons: Try a new ingredient each month (if you’re ambitious, each week). Work it into different recipes and decide if it deserves a…
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