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♦♦♦ I was recently reminded of a childhood favorite and though I may not have thought of it in
years, in the Southern states it’s been a staple for what is apparently 
forever. And while my experience came out of a jar, that would be a NO if you want to truly as they say, “Put some south in your mouth.” Talking here about pimento cheese, and having now made Kardea Brown’s prep, let me say Wowsie. Thick and rich, it works in so many tasty ways – a great spread for Happy Hour, but it can also go all melty for an omelet or open quesadilla, also cut-able to snack size – or
as she used it, to stuff big burgers on the grill {recipe at link above}. Thanks Kardea! Food Network
Note – if you’re not planning to use the cheese as burger stuffing, you can skip step 2 under Method. Also, while it doesn’t show in the recipe, I’m pretty sure she said if she weren’t stuffing burgers with the mix, she would also have added some of the pimento juice, which I did.
Kardea’s “Delicious Miss Brown” show
Kardea’s “The Way Home: A Celebration of Sea Island Food and Family with over 100 Recipes”
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♦♦♦ Another round of popsicles for everyone! How appealing is this? Combines a tasty dessert and an after dinner drink in one juicy bite. Icy-perfect for summer. Flavors galore. Talking Boozy Popsicles. Some examples – cucumber lime with gin, mojito watermelon, strawberries and cream with Grand Marnier, and a couple more. The rest are non-alcoholic, but nothing wrong with improvising. Food & Wine
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♦♦♦ What a fun way to add a touch of whimsey, a touch of class, or both, to the table. Napkin designs! On plates or not. Some stand up, some
lie down, some make pockets for flatware, some hold place cards – one actually looks like an
envelope. And some look like something else entirely – fans, flowers, containers, a tie, tree, heart, placemat, centerpiece. All 27 become easy peasy with this demo, with mine here taking about a minute. 5-Minute Crafts
Their napkin folding video on youtube
Martha Stewart has her own ways with this fabric-y origami. I made this fan design from her
Thanksgiving turkey napkin fold, securing the top with a yellow paper clip, the bottom with a key chain, and pulled the bottom folds back a bit to stabilize the fan {guessing Martha didn’t need these props but just in case like me, you do . . .}
Stewart’s “How to Fold a Napkin in 10 Beautiful Ways”
Napkin folding design books, 4 stars & up ♦ Napkin rings, 4 stars & up {some awesome designs}
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♦♦♦ Cocktail chat. “I hope this is to your liking,” the chef said as he set the dishes on the floor. Floor? Well that is a distinct possibility, though maybe they have their own little dining table and chairs. “They” would be Queen Elizabeth’s dogs, Corgis and others, who -yes!- have their own chef. Heard on ABC during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
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right out of the fridge. These 
gluten. Not just snacks they can have, but ones that sound every bit as tasty as their gluten-y cousins. Among the recipes in this listing of 
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were new to me, and a little tour on google revealed they’re generally formed from cream cheese or frosting and cake or cookie crumbs, dipped or rolled in other goodies. All no-bake. And they’re fun, the round shape ready to become sports balls, funny heads, bling, and in fact star pastry chef Buddy Valastro turned them into pretty eyeballs. And – no surprise – 
And now how about a shortcut? If you aren’t planning anything fancy with the balls, just pat the mixture into a pan and use the chocolate chips to make a ganache frosting, as seen here. Like the richest ever brownie. 
Well how fun is this. Could be for a get-together. Could be just so you’re always cooking in a partied-up kitchen. 
Some are fun, some pretty, some downright appetizing. Note that you can find a specific food design – hamburger, pizza, ice cream, etc. – by entering it after “balloons” in the search window on the Amazon page. Many multi-packs too of food groupings, like the one shown here. 
We hear more and more that shelters are are so overcrowded as a result of the pandemic. Is there room in your home and heart for a shelter dog{or cat}? If so, spread the word to others. 
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as good as they look. While the demo shows that the skin was left on, I did remove the skin and would say no harm done. From Food Network.
culinary bounty.
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Sounds messy but actually quite helpful, 
restaurants nationwide. Now I have no connection to them, but good golly miss molly, just look at this 
This week’s featured CS-designed, Zazzle-crafted items
Salon}. But its versatility carries it all over the hours.
much classic lasagna ingredients. It calls for ground turkey, but notes the original used ground beef.
lunch or dinner.
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brown sugar, other sweeteners, maybe a touch of lavender. Thanks to Google see it all 
whole different take – sparkly syrup! Found 
province.
with a store-bought rotisserie chicken {yay!}, then gets saucy and also adds in seasonings and cheese. Serve piping 
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the preps a re just so pretty, so party-ready. And that’s all the more notable because tons of work is definitely not part of the equation here. Both aspects are pretty well covered in the claim that this cookbook is “full of contemporary, stylish, and accessible dishes that will delight and impress with less effort.” By Susan Spungen, 4 1/2 stars on Amazon, hardcover and kindle, Prime eligible. 
What would we do without whisks??? But does your inventory include this French design? Here’s where it shines – anytime you’re prepping say a sauce right in the pan, this is the one that incorporates those ingredients that try to hide all around the bottom edges, often missed by the pointy guys. 
This week’s featured CS-designed, Zazzle-crafted item 
And with that in mind we put the spotlight on a big bunch of decadence. Borrowing a line from Reese’s, not sorry!
newspaper clipping, calls for a cooked filling. This re-do takes a clue from our Bailey’s chocolate pots {
Here’s what I used: 8 oz cream cheese, 1 c milk, 1/4 cup heavy cream, 2 T softened butter, 3.5 pkg chocolate fudge instant pudding mix, 2 T ea cocoa and brown sugar, all in the food processor. Into the baked crust, covered in the fridge for a few hours or till completely set. Easy!
Buzz section} available at Petco. They’re based on their own recipes, also shown. One other perk of visiting the page, some pretty cool pupsters. 
powder, marjoram and mozzarella both above and below the tomatoes. Served with a pile of parsley, which I recently discovered is among the foods reported to counteract inflammation, treated with a squeeze of fresh lemon. 
brown sugar, 2 T cocoa powder – btw, as best I could tell the conversion for the cocoa was actually 1 T, but I wanted it a bit more chocolatey.
capers, black or green olive slices, chives, or sprinkled with paprika, dillweed, or the fave seasoning in this kitchen, Tajin. Truth be told though, I like them best just pure.