Sophistiplate’s Beautiful, Disposable Paper Plates & Flatware

How did the most beautiful disposable paper plates, made by Sophistiplate, come to be? As a foodie family, Gary and Dan Seehoff love to entertain and set a beautiful table for family and friends. But post Thanksgiving dinner 2015, they found themselves doing the dishes for days on end. They vowed to go disposable the…
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It’s National Chocolate Wafer Day. What’s A Wafer?

  [1] The Central European recipe for thin wafers came to the U.S. in the mid-1700s with émigrés from Moravia (photo © Dewey’s Moravian Cookies). [2] Nabisco sold millions of boxes to home cooks to make various icebox cake recipes. Word on the street was that they were discontinued, but they may be back some…
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For July 4th: A Red, White & Blue Hot Dog Pizza Recipe

In addition to hot dogs on the grill, here’s something different for July 4th week: a red, white, and blue pizza. You can also make the pizza on the grill (here’s how). When you don’t want a red, white, and blue theme, use white waxy potatoes instead of the blue variety. Or, ditch the sliced…
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