FOOD FUN: Party Plate Decals For Any Occasion

Just a few of the Christmas decal choices. Photo courtesy Create UR Plate.   We absolutely love this line of plate decals, created by party planner Sandy Casey of Create UR Plate. Hundreds of choices let you tailor your dishes to any party occasion. The “magic” comes from adhesive decals, which adhere to the base…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Dessert Bites & Picks

Instead of full-size desserts, serve tasty mouthfuls: picks and bites. Photo courtesy Eat Wisconsin Cheese.   Yesterday we published a list of hors d’oeuvre picks and bites for holiday entertaining. Today, it’s on to desserts! These irresistible desserts are easy to make and almost guiltless. Enjoy just a bite or two instead of a full-size…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Appetizer Bites & Picks

Our friends at EatWisconsinCheese.com, the consumer site of the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, spend their creative time developing delicious new ideas for cheese. We had a lot of fun with these picks and bites, which we served last night as an alternative to a cheese plate. Picks are finger foods served on cocktail picks or…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Pairing Chocolate Bars & Wine

If your idea of grown-up Halloween does not include costume parties, how about a chocolate and wine tasting? For years, THE NIBBLE has been updating its highly-regarded wine and chocolate pairing chart. You can use it to prepare a memorable Halloween tasting. While our chart is quite extensive, your tasting can be as simple as…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make It A Trio

Once upon a time there was a magical restaurant in Wheeling, Illinois, Le Français, the creation of chef-owner Jean Banchet. There, among other glories, we were first introduced to the “trio” approach he brought from his classic French training: Whatever protein you hungered for—beef, duck, seafood, veal—would be served in three different preparations on one…
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