Make it easy on your guest and serve chips at a cookout in their own individual bags! Cut the tops off of a brown paper sack. I like to use scissor that create a decorative edge and place chips inside. Done!
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Individual Servings Chips!
Party Food Stations
Set up a condiment station for your next cookout. All you need are Mason Jars of various sizes and chalkboard labels. Instant deco, while keeping all of your condiments nice and neat! This is great to do for hot dogs, baked potatoes or even for a taco bar!
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Karen’s Corn Salad with Pita Chips
Check out the I Almost Cook episode 11 for the DELICIOUS corn salad recipe my friend Karen gave me!
Taste the Rainbow!
Taste the rainbow with a colorful fruit platter. This platter is healthy and cute! It’s a super fun way to serve fruit and is a hit in my house year round.
For the colors of the rainbow:
Red: Strawberries cut in bite size pieces
Orange: cantaloupe, pineapple chunks, or banana slices
Yellow: honeydew melon, bite size pieces, or green grapes
Blue/purple: blueberries, purple grapes
White marshmallows
Pink Popcorn
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You will need:
■ 4 quarts popped corn
■ 1 ½ cups sugar
■ ½ cup light corn syrup
■ 2 Tablespoon Butter
■ ½ teaspoon salt
■ ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
■ ¼ teaspoon vanilla
■ 1 teaspoon baking soda
■ Pink food coloring (about 1/8 teaspoon)
- In heavy saucepan on medium heat melt butter then add sugar, corn syrup, cream of tartar and salt. Increase temperature to medium high and bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly to dissolve sugar.
- Once mixture boils, add in food coloring and stop stirring. Boil for 5 minutes (Do not stir). Mixture should be about 250-260 degrees. Remove from heat and carefully stir in vanilla and baking soda.
- Working quickly and while mixture is foamy, pour mixture over popped corn and gently stir to coat popcorn.
- Place popcorn into a large roaster or rimmed baking sheet (lined with parchment paper or sprayed with cooking spray) and bake at 200° F for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
Classic Holiday Favorites
If your family is like mine it’s all about the standard classics at our Christmas dinner. Honey baked ham, roasted veggies, the cheesy goodness of Nanie’s Mac & Cheese and round it out with a simple salad.
What are your family’s favorite holiday dishes? Let us know on I Almost Cook’s Facebook page!
Here are a few of my favorites from I Almost Cook and our friends at Whole Foods Market!
Honey-Glazed Ham with Fresh Pineapple Chutney
Ghoulish Delights
I love Halloween… It’s so much fun and there is no pressure for anything to be perfect! In fact, the more “imperfect” the better! Cobwebs, spooky music, fun treats! I love it all! I hope you enjoy some of my tips and tricks that you can do too! They are fun, fast and affordable! Happy Halloween!
~ Mary Susan
