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Food & Recipes
Mocktail Party Ideas: Throw A Refreshing and Fun Gathering
The key ingredient to a great cocktail party isn’t always alcohol. You can keep the spirits on the shelf and still host an impressive evening with delicious and elegant drinks. We’ll show you how to throw a mocktail party...
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Fran Berger Restaurant Guide Featuring Chopin Vodka
Whether at home or traveling (as I so love to do!) there are always opportunities for turning the ordinary into the extraordinary. Chopin is one such luxury and my drink of choice when I’m not enjoying a wine or Champagne....
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Fran’s Ultimate Guide to a Delicious Virgin Espresso Martini
It’s no wonder espresso martinis are so popular. The caffeine-infused cocktail is sophisticated, elegant, and bold. It’s both stylish and delicious to drink during a special night out or while hosting a luxurious night in. And the best part is,...
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Fran’s Guide to Crafting the Perfect White Christmas Cocktail
Bring that winter wonderland indoors with this warming holiday drink! The White Christmas cocktail, a flurry delicacy of smooth and creamy ingredients, will give your guests the inviting and familiar feeling of the most wonderful time of the year. ...
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Fran’s Guide to Crafting the Perfect Cranberry Gin Cocktail
As the holiday season approaches, it's time to step up your hosting game and impress your guests with a drink that's as delightful as it is elegant. With its bright, tart flavors and sophisticated style, the Cranberry Gin Cocktail will...
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The Ultimate Guide to Crafting a Stunning Crudité Platter
Want to create a colorful and flavorful spread to entertain and delight your guests? A crudité platter makes for a beautiful and impressive dish for everyone to enjoy at any occasion. Follow this simple guide with personal suggestions from Fran...
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Build a Simple Charcuterie Board with Our Easy Guidelines!
Shop Red Wine Glasses Charcuterie is a popular culinary art dedicated to enjoying preserved meats and cheeses. These bountiful spreads have been used to entertain dating back to the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Today, charcuterie boards continue...
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3 Reasons Why Wines and Cheese Go Together
Wine and cheese have been the perfect duo for hundreds of years. But why? There are so many aspects of your wine - flavors, tannins, aromas - that can be revealed from pairing with the right cheese. Knowing why and...
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Brunch Should Be Easy – So You Can Spend It With Your Friends
It’s so wonderful to be able to get together with friends again. Even though I’m almost always in the mood to entertain, hosting a weekend brunch may be one of my favorite ways to gather with friends and family. There’s...
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It’s Summer So It Must Be Corn Season!
Corn etiquette: how to pick it, store it, and fix a bad choice. I look forward to summer every year for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is the fantastic produce that’s perfect and in season for...
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What’s the Best Summer Beverage in this Heat?
The simplest spritzer to help keep you cool in this heat. It’s summer. It’s hot, even in the evening. You have friends coming over and no one wants red wine. Even rosé just doesn’t seem cold enough. What to do?...
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Tips on Storing and Serving Wine
How do you know if you’re doing it right? Picture it: You’re at a good restaurant with friends and one of them is a self-proclaimed wine snob so you hand him the wine list. He chooses what he says will...
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Tips on How to Ripen that Rock-Hard Avocado
Can’t find a ripe avocado and you need one (or more) to make guacamole tomorrow? You invited friends over tomorrow night for a viewing party of the finale of your favorite TV show and you want to make your famous...
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Recipe for Summer Punch: Champagne, Fruit, and Fun Ice
An adult drink with champagne that only looks fruity sweet (it isn’t). It’s summer and that means outdoor or indoor fun with friends and family and usually in a group. I always recommend greeting your guests with an adult beverage...
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Kitchen tip: How to use raw asparagus.
It’s Summer and that means Asparagus in all its glory! Who knew? Some of my most favorite fruits and vegetables are in season right now – beans of all types, eggplant, tomatoes, carrots, stone fruit, berries, grapes, pears – the...
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Recipe Cooking Times Can Be Deceiving!
Often, they’re just a suggestion. Recipe writers can’t always be quite as precise as they’d prefer when they list cooking times in a recipe. So many variables enter into the equation. This Spring, a friend’s daughter was making her first...
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8 Fruits and Vegetables that Don’t belong in your Refrigerator
How to keep your fruits and vegetables tasting as they should. In a perfect world we’d shop daily and prepare what we purchased for that evening’s meal. But, we all know it’s just not that easy to get to the...
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How to set up a hot beverage station for your morning ‘brew’.
It’s so easy to create a place for coffee or tea in your kitchen. We all have our routines that we follow in the morning. It might be that you jump up and head straight to the gym with just...
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Party treat: Champagne Jello Shots
This is the little party treat that will make a big splash at your next gathering. There are so many different ways to entertain guests: with mixed drinks, fun appetizers, and tasty finger snacks. This idea is an instant party...
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Get ready for a spring time treat—Roasted Asparagus
It’s a quick home recipe for roasted asparagus that’s perfect for any meal. I love the taste of fresh asparagus. And, the best way I know how to prepare them is roasting them with this very simple recipe. The first...
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