The food you serve at a cocktail party definitely does not need to count as dinner. But there should always be snacks, and all those snacks should be bite-size and easy to eat without utensils. The nice thing about serving finger food is that a lot of it can be store-bought,...
place one hand on the end of the stalk and one on the middle and snap the asparagus — it will miraculously break where the tough part of the stem meets the tender part of the stem. Don’t worry, you won’t snap off too much. If you’d rather achieve a more even look, snap one...
When building a plate, aim for the following amount of protein: Dudes: 1-2 servings (6-8 oz or about 170-228 g): two palms Dudettes: 1 serving (3-4 oz or about 85-114 g): 1 palm. If you’re curious, here’s how much protein is in a serving of food: 4 oz (113 g) serv...
No. According to the USDA, a two ounce (uncooked) serving of spaghetti contains 40g of net carbs (total carbs minus fiber). Sadly, spaghetti is about as ketounfriendlyas it gets. There are, however, other options. Try any of a number of pasta substitutes made withasparagus noodles,zucchini...
And because this cocktail is served without ice, be sure to use chilled sparkling wine and cold orange juice. Chill the sparkling wine for at least 3 hours before serving. Lastly,don’t stir a mimosa. Stirring disrupts the bubbles in the champagne and makes them go flat. ...
If you live in the North where summer days are long, grow a long-day variety. If you live in the South, where daylight hours do not vary by much year-round, grow a short-day variety. Grow short-day varieties where winters are mild; where you can grow onions through autumn and wi...
Shelled garden peas should go directly to the table with only a brief stop at the stove. The sweetness of the peas is at stake. The conversion of the pea’s natural sugar to starch begins immediately after harvest. Some cooks say the greatest lag time between picking and serving peas shoul...
If you use vodka, the moisture of it will pull the dry ingredients together and then bake off when the pie bakes. The results is the perfect flakey layers in this delicious pie crust. A Non Alcohol Alternative If you are serving someone who is sober or you don’t ever cook with alcohol...
Asparagus is great served either hot or cold. If you are going to be serving it cold you need to get the cooked spears cooled off quickly or they will loose their bright green color. You can either put the hot spears in a bowl of ice water… …or in a colander and run cold water...
Tender, savory, the teensiest bit sweet and grassy (in the best way) asparagus is SO good! In fact, I love it so much, I honestly can’t choose pick a favorite way to cook asparagus – so today, I’m sharing youhow to cook asparagus 3 different ways!