Make Your Own Colored SugarsI never buy colored sugar anymore once I discovered that I could make it!
Cheese Plate LabelsThese simple to make cheese plate labels will help your guests enjoy the snacks you put out even more. Everybody likes learning a little something about the food that they are eating.
Add Rose Petals to SaladRose petals make a nice salad ingredient. Immerse them in cold water first. Only use rose petals that have not been sprayed with anything.
Garnish Wine With Frozen GrapesFreeze grapes before they go bad. They make a wonderful garnish in wine and keep it cool! Place red grapes in white wine, and white grapes in red wine! You'll be the hit of the party. Enjoy
Garden Themed Potato BarFill an oval tin ice bucket with hot baked potatoes. Use different containers such as a decorative flower pot to hold shredded cheese, use the flower pot saucers to hold the bacon bits or another condiment.
Use Holiday Chocolate for Grating or CurlingHoliday solid chocolate figures, such as Easter bunnies, Santas, or Valentine's hearts, are perfect for grating for dessert toppings. Buy several after season when they are clearanced and store them in your freezer.
French Fry AppetizerFill their stomachs on this frugal tasty salad while they wait for the main course and I guarantee no one will come back for seconds. Place hot french fries (store bought or sliced potatoes) over a bed of lettuce with a biscuit or slice of toast on the side, topped with your favorite dressing or a splash of your own home blended dressing, salt and pepper to taste. This is a great tasting and cheap appetizer.
Drizzle Quick Breads With ChocolateSpruce up your quick breads for a party or gift platter by slicing it into small "fingers" then drizzling with melted chocolate. I melted about a cup of chocolate chips with a teaspoon of shortening in the microwave.
Stuffed Cherry TomatoesAre you wanting an innovative way to serve your chilled egg, tuna or chicken salad for your next potluck? Cherry tomatoes! Wash some cherry tomatoes, hollow them by removing the core, seeds, and membranes.
Making a Strawberry Fan GarnishHere are some yummy strawberry waffles we had at a local restaurant (The Family Inn at Manchester, Manchester, WA). There was a lovely strawberry fan on top so we took a picture.
Cranberry GarnishThreading whole cranberries on a spears or toothpicks makes a nice garnish for a cheese tray. You could also use these as swizzle sticks in crantinis or to spear the top of a turkey sandwich.
Using Geraniums as a GarnishGeraniums are peppery flowers that look great frozen in ice cubes. They make a nice garnish for a martini made with pepper vodka. A few blossoms also look nice next to a big peppery hunk of roast beef.
Using Angelica as a GarnishAngelica is an edible flower that ranges in color from pink to blue to lavender. Angelica buds have a bit of a licorice taste so they go great with poppy seed cake or lemon cakes.
Use Cookie Cutters for Decorative Fruit and VegetablesUse your cookie cutters for something other than making cookies. Small cookies cutters can be used to press shapes (heart shaped for instance) out of carrots, cucumber coins, apple slices and any other vegetable that can be sliced thinly or flatly.
