Category: Great Food

TIP OF THE DAY: DIY Food Bar Part 3: Desserts

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A simple creation from a s’mores bar. Photo courtesy Tastefully Simple.   Over the last two days, we’ve covered breakfast food bars and lunch/dinner food bars. Today: ideas for dessert food bars. We conclude tomorrow with snacks and drinks. Check out these 21 food bars.     FOOD BAR IDEAS: DESSERT & SNACKS Cake Bar:…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: COGO Hot Chocolate

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If you need a caffeine jolt but don’t like coffee (or get heartburn from the acid), we have a delicious solution. COGO extra-caffeinated hot chocolate has as much caffeine as a cup of coffee. We’ve had caffeinated water and double-caffeinated coffee and caffeinated mints, but COGO is the first hot chocolate or cocoa we’ve come…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Food Bars Part 2 ~ Lunch & Dinner

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Fully loaded from the hot dog bar. Photo courtesy Dietz & Watson.   Yesterday we looked at food bars for breakfast and brunch. Today, it’s lunch and dinner. FOOD BARS FOR LUNCH & DINNER Burger Bar: beef, turkey and veggie burgers with bacon, cheese (blue, cheddar, havarti, jack, swiss), condiments (barbecue sauce, ketchup, mayonnaise), grilled…
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FOOD FUN: Guacamole Stuffed Eggs & Uses For Leftover Egg Yolks

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Here’s a fun way to present stuffed eggs: as boats filled with guacamole and a tortilla chip or Wheat Thin “sail.” But what to do with all those leftover cooked egg yolks? Add to tuna salad, potato salad, pasta salads and other salads. Add to a layered salad. Crumble or grate atop green salads (especially…
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TIP OF THE DAY: DIY Food Bars, Part 1 ~ Breakfast & Brunch

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Fashion your party bar along the lines of hotel breakfast buffets. Photo courtesy Seattleite.com.   While summer entertaining is easy—cocktails on the patio, burgers on the grill—the fall brings a challenge. How can you entertain with panache, without killing yourself? We’ve grown fond of the food bar, a buffet that invites guests to “create-your-own-dish” with…
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