I love to garnish coffee drinks, desserts and cakes with a few sprinkles of baking cocoa or instant chocolate drink mix for a pretty look. So I keep it in a small shaker—like the ones that hold…
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In a microwave-safe bowl or heavy saucepan, melt 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips and 1/4 teaspoon shortening; stir until smooth. Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; fill…
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You can turn mint, lemon or rose leaves into chocolate leaves and use them as a garnish on any dessert. First, wash the leaves and pat dry. Melt 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips and 1 tablespoon…
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A festive garnish can add pizzazz to any beverage, says Michelle Krzmarzick of Redondo Beach, California. "To decorate a spritzer, pierce a maraschino cherry and an orange slice with a…
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To add a special finishing touch to a variety of desserts, make sugared cranberries and orange peel. Combine several orange peel strips, 1/3 cup fresh cranberries and 1/2 cup sugar. Stir gently to…
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INSTEAD of discarding the unused leaves when chopping celery, save them to use as an inexpensive garnish. Other garnish ideas include a sprig of parsley or additional chopped stuffed olives or…
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Dress up a soup with a sprinkle of nuts, chopped fresh herbs, sliced green onions, slivers of fresh vegetables, croutons, shredded cheese or crumbled bacon.
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Orange spirals make an attractive and fragrant garnish for any type of dessert. To make them, use a citrus stripper to remove the peel of an orange in one continuous motion, working from end to…
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Leftover whipped cream can be dolloped or piped onto waxed or parchment paper and frozen. Use to garnish the tops of cobblers and crisps or on hot chocolate. —Terri Bukowski, Greenfield,…
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TO ADD COLOR to any dessert platter, try your hand at an easy yet impressive orange rose. Just follow these steps:
Cut a very thin slice from bottom of orange and discard. Starting at the…
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