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By Paul Fielding A stressful time of year for many seasoned event pros, and amateur hosts alike. The Christmas period, and Christmas day in particular, offers a chance to entertain family and friends, and show off the cooking and planning skills you're famous (or perhaps infamous) for. Below are a few tips you may find useful, through prepping and planning stages, to cleaning up Boxing Day. With a waiter-hire twist, the points below follow our matra to keep things simple, and keep things tidy. That is to collate similar tasks, prep as early as possible, and keep a cool head through the process. 1. Write a menu and prep list. Divide the tasks to food safety priority, and anything that can be prepped, cooked or frozen before hand can be crossed off early. Do as little as possible on the day, with the help of the remaining list items. 2. When shopping, an online order (such as Coles Online) and a pre-order with the butcher will ensure unnecessary sp

By Joan D Beard I am listing some of the tips for preparation, storing and testing of the finished dessert. 1) Tips about nuts: If you are using almonds on cakes, pies and other desserts, prepare the almonds the day before. Arrange almonds in a single layer in a shallow baking pan. Broil 1 minute or until almonds are golden brown. Watch carefully; almonds burn very quickly; you may have to stir them several times. Cool; transfer the almonds to a covered container. Watch nuts very carefully when you are grinding them in a food processor. If you grind the nuts too long, the result will be nut butter. Nuts are easier to chop when the nuts are warm. Heat the nuts in a microwave on High for 2 minutes or in a 325 degree oven for about 5 minutes. 2) Tips about greasing pans: Shortening is best for greasing a cake pan. Oil, butter or margarine may cause cake to stick or burn. Also, some recipes will ask you to dust the pan with flour on top of shortening. If

By Stana Peete There are some days when I find myself staring at kitchen equipment. I don't mean it in the window shopping kind of way. I'm talking about staring at kitchens in friends' houses. I'm amazed at how some of their kitchen equipment sparkle. These modern kitchens are all about the bling and the shine. I have to wonder; is it a laborious luxury or can it be easily maintained? I drifted off into a world of my own where the marvellous kitchen items were staring back at me and bragging about their bling status. Each one was so proud of how brightly they shine and how clean they are. In a sudden burst of energy, they started dancing around me. Then they were dipping themselves in the sink and drying each other off. All to the fairy tale song and dance that you would typically find in a Disney movie. Then I felt a hard tap on my shoulder. My friend told me to snap out of my dream world. I'm always looking for the easiest method to cl

By Ray T Knudget The hakka fried noodle is a very unique asian noodle recipe. You can learn how to make this special Hakka fried noodle right at home using the recipe that I will share with you in a moment. One of the simple and welcoming meals that you can share with your family and friends. It is a light and fulfilling meal fit for lunch or dinner. This particular type of fried noodles is very delicious and nutritious. You can prepare this in a very short time, and its perfect for bachelors, working mothers, and homemakers. If you looking to cook something in around thirty minutes to forty-five minutes time, this is the first dish that you should try. After you cut all the vegetables in the recipe, it hardly takes anytime to cook the hakka noodle. This dish works best if you have a lot of leftover vegetables in your fridge and you are having a hard time trying to finish them before they turn bad. All you need to do is Julienne them and add them into the pa

By Hossein Mehrizy Unless you know how to hire the best wedding catering company chances are that you may find yourself spending more money on the wedding food than you really should be spending. Before hiring a wedding catering company it therefore makes sense for you to ask your caterer a few important questions. The answers that you get to these questions will help you pick the best wedding catering company. The first question that you should ask is does the company specialize in a particular kind of food or service. Next, ask if they can arrange a tasting of the foods that you wish to have served at the wedding. Thirdly, ask the caterer what their average price is and whether costs will be itemized according to the foods that you wish to have served at the event. It is also important to check the level of involvement of the caterer at the proposed reception. It also pays to ask the caterer whether they will provide the tables and chairs as well as ta