TIP OF THE DAY: Summer Crudités & The History Of The Relish Tray

When we were in college, we first learned that our Nana’s “relish tray”—carrot and celery sticks, radishes, olives (photo #3)—could be elevated to something our friend Carolyn—who had spent her junior year abroad in Paris—called crudités. At a dinner one day, she served what we now know as a crudités plate, artfully cut and arranged.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Pimm’s Cup, The Classic British Summer Drink

[1] A bottle of Pimm’s No. 1 Cup and an approximation of the original drink, with a Mason jar standing in for the tankard. Here are recipe variations from Brit.co. [2] A modern interpretation, with so much fruit that it rivals sangria. Here are more variations from Chilled Magazine. [3] Here’s the recipe from Joy…
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