Five Party Books for Planning Entertaining at Home
Knight Ridder highlights five books on hosting parties offering meal planning advice and recipes. Authors Breen Crocker Garten Tutera and Stewart share tips on fitting entertaining to lifestyle and making events enjoyable, whether casual canoe picnics or lavish home gatherings.
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Sterling Publishing
Susan Breen
Breen
Clarkson Potter
Ina Garten
Garten
America
Stuart
Tabori
Chang
David Tutera
Tutera
Planning a Christmastide Potluck Party by Pfarr
Pfarr shares tips for a successful potluck party with a church basement vibe. He urges choosing a wow item, planning three shopping lists, and doing advance prep to avoid kitchen chaos. The annual Christmas party for 130 guests features themes, hors d oeuvres, and Judy’s Holiday Recipe Cookbook for attendees.
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Linn and Johnson counties blue ribbon winners list
Blue ribbon winners in Linn and Johnson counties include Marra Burr Iowa City for Gluten Free Tiny Cheese Cakes and Perfect Potluck Pleaser desserts. Margaret Bloomquist Conesville earned Salmon Bail appetizer with Barilla pasta entries by Diane Elliott Iowa City. Halane Cummings Center Point won Spiced Tomato Soup with Orchard Hill entries. Pamela Sellner Manchester claimed Mrs Clark's Turtle Brownies dessert and Salads. Rod Zeitler Iowa City won Blackberry jam.
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Johnson Counties
Marra Burr
Iowa City
Margaret Bloomquist
Conesville
Living History Farms
Yesteryear
Halane Cummings
Center Point
Diane Elliott
Halane Attens
Five Minute Gourmet Ketchup Recipes for Labor Day
Whip up quick fancy ketchups for burgers and sides with chipotle Fiery, Strawberry-Spiked, and Island styles. Recipes yield small batches in about five minutes and include storage tips and a Curry variant.
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Island
Thousand Island
Fusilli with Blue Cheese and Walnuts
Five-ingredient pasta dish from Good Housekeeping catalog uses fusilli peas and walnuts in a blue cheese sauce. This 25 minute recipe yields four servings with per serving values and optional parsley garnish.
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Associated Press
Learning about kitchen shears edge you need to know
The article explains serrated and straight blades, built in bone notch, nutcracker, bottle and jar opener, and handle locks. Best models come apart for cleaning, use rustproof carbon stainless steel, rubber grips or bonded handles, with brands like Wusthof Joyce Chen Henckels Calphalon and Chef's Choice, often lifetime guarantees. OXO Good Grips and Zyliss listed. poultry shears are heavy duty with curved blades. Hand wash in hot soapy water, do not soak, dry thoroughly, store dry, and use only for food.
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