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Recently, we went to our neighborhood specialty food store to buy appetizers for a get together with wine. Sure, the cheeses we picked were $25 a pound; our favorite crackers from La Panzanella and Raincoast Crisps aren’t inexpensive. And we do tend to buy too much. But when the cashier said, “$146.76 please,” we were…
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Many people forgo snail mail and use email to send invitations and announcements. We get lots of Evites. But for a special occasion, consider springing for the classy email invitations from Paperless Post. These online invitations look just like custom-engraved invitations from the most expensive stationer. But they’re HTML instead of paper. Just click and…
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A Bloody Mary garnished with Mean Beans from Rick’s Picks, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week. Planning Bloody Marys for your Super Bowl party? Ditch that celery stick—a pickled vegetable will add more excitement to the classic cocktail. Garnish your Bloody Marys with a dilly bean, pickled asparagus or carrot stick—or go Southern with…
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We’re two weeks away from Super Bowl Sunday, a day where the snack planning is as important as the guest list. Those snacks can add 1,000 calories or more to your day; and each beer is 150-170 calories per 8-ounce portion (porter and stout have higher calories). Here are some tips to save calories on…
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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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