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Aug 03, 2018

Recipe for Tasty Parmesan Crisps, so easy to make | Fran Berger

A quick recipe for Parmesan Crisps that will also introduce you to the Silpat non-stick baking mat. You can literally use it for anything – add to a salad, as a topping for a dish, or just for snacking. One...

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Jul 28, 2018

Party Etiquette: Which bread plate is mine?

This tip will save you from the embarrassment of grabbing the wrong bread plate (or wine glass) at a formal party. A friend of mine told me this story about one of the first formal parties he attended. It was...

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Jul 27, 2018

Which bread plate is yours? Here's an easy trick to help you remember | Fran Berger

Table rules cover a myriad of things, right up to how and when one sits at a formal dinner table if royalty is present. But for your table, it’s the bread plate. And I want to share with you a...

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Jul 14, 2018

How to deseed and chop a jalapeño

If you love cooking, then technique matters: the right way to prepare jalapeños for your recipe. One of the things I’ve learned about home cooking: you don’t have to actually be a chef to cook excellent meals. But, I have...

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Jul 13, 2018

How to deseed, chop and dice jalapeños | Fran Berger

Deseeding and chopping jalapeño peppers. Sounds simple enough, right? Maybe until now, you just washed them and cut them like anyone else. Perhaps that’s okay for a Superbowl dip, remember that when a recipe calls for jalapeño, the taste you...

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