Holiday entertaining creates stress and chaos in many homes. Magazines offer tips to help with organizing menus, food shopping and seating arrangements. Turkey hotlines* answer cooking questions, butter and flour companies offer hotlines for baking questions and adult children around the country bombard parents with phone calls begging for recipes and advice. After several decades [...]
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Frequently Forgotten Details of Holiday Entertaining
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged courtesies, etiquette, holidays, hosting, manners, Thanksgiving on November 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Holiday Etiquette: Don’t Be A Dirty Mike
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged courtesy, etiquettte, holidays, manners, Thanksgiving on November 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
PLEASE, DON’T BE A DIRTY MIKE An invitation to share a holiday dinner in the comfort of someone’s home, compliments you as an invitee. Whether your host is a family member or a friend, through the invitation to share conversation, food and festivities with you they extend hospitality. As a guest, your host invites you [...]
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Festive Holiday Salad
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Christmas, commentary, festive, holiday, holiday salad, holidays, new years, persimmon, recipe, salad, Thanksgiving on November 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Few starters are simpler than this one! Simply chill a plate. Next, top it with some mixed greens. Any salad greens will work but an assortment is desirable for an interesting mingling of flavors. Slice a Fuyu persimmon and decorate the greens with those brightly colored slim slices. Dot the persimmon with crumbles (or globs [...]
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