Easy Entertaining
I always seem to forget how much I enjoy watching Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello. The show is well made and informative, but for some reason every time I see it on the guide on my TV is skip over it. I have set my DVR to remember it for me. Watching his Halloween episode, I remembered why I liked watching the show so much. He gives information not only on what food to make for parties, but the format is one of, 5 days in advance do this, 4 days in advance do that, etc… This is really helpful to those folks that watch the show with the intention of actually entertaining. I very often make everything for a party the day before of the day of, because I’m just not sure what is going to stay tasty and fresh, or for how long…
For his Halloween episode he made peanut butter cups, that looked fantastic, except for the slice of dried banana on top. I’m all for peanut butter and bananas, but dried banana slices are a bit much in my opinion… The textures don’t seem as though they would mesh well for me. He also made a poached Garlic Soup that looked so yummy that I think I’m going to be making it in the next couple weeks sometime… mmmm soooouuuupppp… Of course before I do that I’ll still have to buy an immersion blender. heehee… There were some awesome tips in the show, including how to cut graham crackers with a cookie cutter without breaking the crackers. (The secret is to microwave to crackers for a few seconds to soften them up first…) I think my favorite little trick though was the Vampire Punch with Body Part ice cubes. I’ve seen folks use latek gloves to make hands in the past, but the plastic Halloween mask to make the face was a nice touch… oooh, and the Slimedoo Fondue was very gooey and yummy looking too!!! All in all, it was a fun show. One of the main reasons I love the Food Network in the Holiday Season…
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