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"MAKE
IT SPECIAL" FOOD TIPS
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- Mash about 6 garlic cloves into
a 1/2 cup butter, add chopped chives or parsley. Form into logs,
wrap in plastic, and freeze. Slice as needed to melt onto meats,
vegetables or use as a spread.
- Use leftover pie or tart pastry
to make pastry cases for hors d'oeuvre. Freeze and save for a
special occasion.
- Flavored oils give extraordinary
lift to many dishes. Drizzle basil-flavored oil over sliced tomatoes
and mozzarella. Use roasted garlic-flavored oil to perk up ordinary
fried potatoes. Have fun and experiment with other flavors!
- For a fast topping on a cake,
place a paper doily on top of cake and dust with powdered sugar;
then carefully remove doily to reveal a pretty design.
- Clean, dry coffee cans make
ideal baking containers to use for baking gift breads.
- For a great gift idea, wrap
homemade bread in festive paper or a holiday tea towel and tie
with a bow and fresh greenery.
- A homemade cookbook of treasured
family recipes compiled in a colorful journal or ring binder
is a loving gift that will be cherished and used many times over.
- To keep appetizers appealingly
hot--and you out of the kitchen--use your chafing dish and warming
trays for serving.
- Add a finishing touch to desserts
by garnishing with an ingredient used, such as lemon slices on
a lemon pie, peanuts on a peanut butter pie or chocolate curls
on a chocolate pie or cake.
- Use a vegetable peeler to strip
off spirals of citrus zest or tomato skin, and twirl into "roses"
to use as garnishes.
- To help reduce calories, use
nonfat sour cream instead of milk or cream to enrich sauces and
soups.
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