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Make your own flavored waters as a treat for yourself and your guests. Photo by Kelly Cline IST. Who needs bottled water—serve your guests an elegant pitcher of lemon cucumber water, evoking centuries past. 1. In a two-quart pitcher, cut half a cucumber into 1/8″ slices. If it’s a waxed cucumber, use a carrot peeler…
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Convert your old Filofax or Week-At-A-Glance to a kitchen diary. Keep a diary in your kitchen—or a document on your computer—of entertaining occasions and what you’ve served to which guests. It serves as a mind-jogger of what was popular, what dishes didn’t fly, who didn’t like fish, who has peanut allergies, et cetera. It also…
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Tea parties are fun—everyone always wonders why we don’t have more of them. If your goal is to see more of your friends and family this year, why not start a monthly tea party tradition? Tea is healthy entertaining—we’ve provided you with low-calorie options instead of all the pastries. But of course, have the scones…
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Have a great time this evening. When you wake up tomorrow and consider your New Year’s resolutions, here’s an idea: Spend more time with friends and family in the New Year by entertaining more often and more easily. Don’t focus on a formal event that takes time to plan and costs a lot of money.…
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Perhaps there’s still time to rearrange your cheese tray into a Christmas tree. All you need are cubes of cheese (the tree in the photo uses different flavors of Cabot Cheddar), grape tomatoes and some fresh thyme. The star on the top of the tree is a carved mushroom cap. If you don’t have the…
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