Category: Entertaining

TIP OF THE DAY: Cranberry Martini Taste-Off

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You can make a Cranberry Martini with cranberry liqueur, or you can use cranberry sauce to make a novelty version of the drink. We adapted this recipe from Cooking Channel mixologists Alie Ward and Georgia Hardstark. Why not have a Cranberry Cocktail Challenge at your holiday celebration? Mix up a batch of Cranberry Sauce Cocktails…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Go A-Wassailing

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Christmas punch bowl. Photo courtesy Baccardi.   If you live in a community where you can walk from home to home, how about going a-wassailing? No one has to sing—that’s caroling. But you certainly can combine the two. Line up friends to participate, have everyone make a different punch (or egg nog). Start at one…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Feast Of The Seven Fishes

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Seven courses mean smaller portions, like this taste of grilled octopus. Photo courtesy Scrapetta | Beverly Hills.   You’ve still got plenty of time to plan a Feast of the Seven Fishes for Christmas Eve. Known as Esta dei Sette Pesci in Italy, the tradition was brought to the U.S. by Italian immigrants. Some background:…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Christmas Tree Napkin Fold

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A few decades back when napkin folds were a staple of fancy entertaining, we bought a book on the topic and created everything from fans to fleurs-de-lis. If you’re not familiar with the art of napkin folding, here are 27 basic napkin folds and many more types of napkin folding on Pinterest. Napkin folding may…
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