Elegant Entertaining

Home Bar Essentials: Advice on Stocking Your Bar, from Gregory Dal Piaz

Elegant Dessert

An elegant dessert table at M-J’s cocktail buffet holds a cake decorated with French dragée almonds, walnut chocolate brownies, and crisp chocolate-chip cookies.M-J’s Elegant Appetizers/Appetisers at the Elegant Cook ©M-J de Mesterton

Elegant Salad Design

M-J’s New Mexico Chile Almonds

M-J’s Roasted New Mexican Chile Almonds, © 2007 Soak one pound (16 ounces) of raw almonds in brine (I use health-promoting Himalayan salt) and red chile powder (New Mexican is the best). A teaspoon of sugar or honey added to the brine will ensure that the mixture adheres to the nuts. I like to use [...]

M-J’s New Mexico Chile Almonds

M-J’s Roasted New Mexican Chile Almonds, © 2007 Soak one pound (16 ounces) of raw almonds in brine (I use health-promoting Himalayan salt) and red chile powder (New Mexican is the best). A teaspoon of sugar or honey added to the brine will ensure that the mixture adheres to the nuts. I like to use [...]

Elegant Salad

Making an Elegant Salad, 2009 May 15 When preparing a salad, arrange the components in such a way that they sit in layers or groups. It looks neater this way, and more appealing than the already-tossed salad. Let individual guests mix and dress it in their respective bowls. This idea is a bit like the [...]

Elegant Salad

Making an Elegant Salad, 2009 May 15 When preparing a salad, arrange the components in such a way that they sit in layers or groups. It looks neater this way, and more appealing than the already-tossed salad. Let individual guests mix and dress it in their respective bowls. This idea is a bit like the [...]

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