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.
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Posts Tagged ‘holidays’
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 to [...]




Festive Holiday Salad
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Thanksgiving, holidays, recipe, salad, holiday, holiday salad, persimmon, festive, commentary, new years, Christmas 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 as we call them [...]
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