When hosting a potluck dinner, I use sticky notes or signs to mark where the food items such as main dishes, salads, desserts and beverages should go on the buffet table. This way, I avoid a lot…
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On the day before making potato salad for a special occasion, I peel, dice and boil my potatoes. Then I drain them and refrigerate overnight. The next day, preparation goes quickly because the…
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When you’re filling a number of cream puffs or pastries, you can streamline the process by squeezing the filling from a plastic mustard or ketchup dispenser. The containers are easy to fill, and…
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If you're making peanut butter cookies for a crowd, you can save time by pressing the crisscross pattern onto the cookies using the grid end of a meat mallet instead of a fork. It goes so fast!…
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I like to make "pepper bowls" to serve dips at parties. I cut off the tops and remove the seeds from large red, green and yellow bell peppers and fill them with different dips. The peppers look so…
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Before putting my pie shell in the pan, I coat the pan with nonstick cooking spray. Then I can serve picture-perfect slices because the crust doesn't stick. —Jessie Ames, Modesto,…
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Speed up production at your organization's next pancake breakfast by using a meat baster to "squeeze" the pancake batter onto the hot griddle. You'll get perfectly shaped pancakes every time!…
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I make gelatin for picnics and pour it into individual plastic containers with mini marshmallows on top. To make it special, I sprinkle with pastel marshmallows. Kids always enjoy this treat.…
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To keep multiple dishes cold at picnics and other warm-weather gatherings, I use a large flat plastic storage container like the kind you can fit under a bed. I fill it with ice and nestle in the…
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To make deviled eggs to take to a potluck, I cut them the short way instead of the long way. After thoroughly washing Styrofoam egg cartons, I line them with mini muffin liners, then set in my…
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