TIP OF THE DAY: Cupcake Tower, Cake Pop Stands & Other Presentation Pieces

The Cupcake Tower holds cupcakes; this reversible Cake Pops tower holds both. Photo courtesy The Cupcake Tower.   You don’t have to spend a lot of money to create a wow factor for parties. Keep an eye out and you can find a few great presentation pieces that aren’t too expensive, or are on sale.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Ounces Vs. Fluid Ounces

Measuring cup for both fluid ounces and dry ounces, from Taylor. This one has an easy digital readout.   Do you know the difference between ounces (that is, between dry ounces and fluid ounces)? If you don’t, it’s easy to screw up recipes by substituting one for the other. Make sure to use either a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Fill The Salt Shaker

Shake it up, baby. Salt and pepper shakers and rack from Tablecraft.   Need to refill the salt shaker but can’t find the funnel? Pouring directly from the box of salt can create a mess. Instead, use an envelope—preferably one of the smaller return envelopes that arrive in the mail. 1. Fill the envelope with…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Get A Fish Spatula (Fish Turner)

Use a slotted fish spatula to flip everything on the grill. This one is a Tom Douglas by Pinzon Dexter Russell, available on Amazon.   Grilling tools sets generally include a chef’s spatula, grill tongs, two-prong fork, silicone basting brush and cleaning brush for the grill. But if you grill fish, that chef’s spatula is…
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TIP OF THE DAY: 5 Other Uses For Coffee Filters

We recently retired several coffee makers, from cup-tops to oldies that no longer make the coffee as hot as we’d like. We found ourselves left with several boxes of filters that don’t fit our remaining machine. Fortunately, as we were searching through old emails, we found one from our friends at the Coffee And Tea…
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