Breads Bread is a staple food, and the bread recipes you'll find here are sure to tantalize your taste buds. On the side or as the main dish, salads offer an opportunity to combine colors, textures and flavors in combinations limited only by your own adventurousness. A simple tossed salad can come to life with one or two simple additions such as balsamic vinegar or roasted red peppers. For a more formal presentation, an architecturally complex composed salad can be very impressive and easier than it looks. Appetizers A job well begun is half done.
First impressions matter as much with food as in life.
A well-prepared and attractively served first course sets the tone for the rest of the meal and raises your guests' regard for your culinary skills. Canap s or hors d oeuvres, both thought of as finger food, passed on silver trays make a sophisticated statement for a buffet or cocktail party. Soup can start a meal or be the meal. Certainly creating soup from scratch is more time-consuming than zipping open a can and plopping it on the table, but the rewards for time spent are infinitely greater, especially if you get your children involved. Imagine having an actual conversation with your child as the aroma of simmering stock fills the kitchen with memories that will last a lifetime.