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How to entertain the easy way.

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Where to shop for food gifts online.

Building a Killer Wedding Bar

How to spend intelligently and offer great drinks.

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Thanksgiving, Southern Style

All the good stuff, plus how to fry a turkey without burning down the house.

Build Your Own Burrito Bar

Bring your local taqueria home, dress it up, and throw it a party.

Neoslacker Interactive Thanksgiving

Make your friends do all the work.

The Spice That Binds

A vanilla primer.

Holiday Central

Recipes, menus, gifts, and entertaining tips for all your celebratory needs.

New Finds: Germanic Fermented Soda

Tart soda, made like beer.

Sweet, fruity add-in for tails.

Crushed-up candies lend a minty note.

Green Herb Infusion

Water infused with parsley, mint, and basil makes for an easy and classy beverage.

I have to cook for a person who has liver disease. This, obviously, eliminates the ability to use wine in my cooking. I’m looking for recommendations for the best non-alcoholic wines to use for cooking. I’ve tried a...

Looking to host several dinner parties with interesting/exciting/rare non-alcoholic drink options that can work well with food, or on their own. For example, in the past I’ve found that elderflower water can make a fine...