1146 napkin points Recipes

place a stack of plates at 1 end of the buffet table so that guests pick them up first. choose plates with some heft (avoid flimsy paper ones) and a substantial lip: food will be less likely to slide off., food comes next. arrange it at various heights so that guests can see and reach everything with ease. shallow bowls and basic platters are the most user-friendly choices., roll silverware inside napkins , secure them with a bit of twine, and pile them toward the end of the buffet, which cuts down on the balancing act. use sleek flatware, as more decorative styles are often too bulky to roll up neatly.

christmas with louise, as a joke , my brother, jay, used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before christmas. he said all he wanted was for santa to fill them., what they say about santa reviewing behavior and checking the list twice must be true because every christmas morning, although jay s kids stockings overflowed, his poor pantyhose hung sadly empty., year i decided to make his dream come true. i put on sunglasses and with a hat pulled down and went in search of an inflatable love doll. they don tsp sell those things at walmart., i had to go to an adult bookstore downtown. if you ve never been in an x-rated store, don tsp go. you ll only confuse yourself. i was there an hour saying things like, what does this do you re kidding me! who would buy that finally, i made it to the inflatable doll section. i wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my car so i could use the car pool lane, during rush hour. finding what i wanted was difficult. love dolls come in many different models. the top of the line , according to the side of the box, could do things i d only seen in a book on animal husbandry. i settled for lovable louise. she was at the bottom of the price scale. to call louise a doll took a huge leap of imagination., on christmas eve , with the help of an old bicycle pump, louise came to life., my sister-in-law was in on the plan and let me in during the wee morning hours, long after santa had come and gone, i filled the dangling pantyhose with louise s pliant legs and bottom. i also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. i went home, and giggled for a couple of hours., next morning my brother called to say that santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him very happy but had left the dog confused. she would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. we all agreed that louise should remain in her panty hose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional christmas dinner., my grandmother noticed louise the moment she walked in the door. what the hell is that she asked. my brother quickly explained , it s a doll. . who would play with something like that granny snapped. i had several candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. where are her clothes granny continued., boy , that turkey sure smells nice, gran, jay said, trying to steer her into the dining room. but granny was relentless. why doesn tsp she have any teeth again, i could have answered, but why would i it was christmas and no 1 wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, hang on granny! hang on! ., my grandfather , a delightful old man with very poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said, hey, who s the naked gallon by the fireplace i told him she was jay s friend. a few minutes later i noticed grandpa by the mantel, talking to louise. not just talking, but actually flirting. it was then that we realized this might be grandpa s last christmas at home., dinner went well. we made the usual small talk about who had died , who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly louise made a noise that sounded a lot like my father in the bathroom in the morning. then she lurched from the panty hose, flew around the room twice, and fell in a heap in front of the sofa. the cat screamed. i passed cranberry sauce through my nose, and grandpa ran across the room, fell to his knees, and began administering mouth to mouth resuscitation. my brother fell back over his chair and wet his pants laughing and granny threw down her napkin, stomped out of the room, and sat in the car., it was indeed a christmas to treasure and remember. later in my brother s garage, we conducted a thorough examination to decide the cause of louise s collapse. we discovered that louise had suffered from a hot ember to the back of her right thigh. fortunately, thanks to a wonder drug called duct tape , we restored her to perfect health., louise went on to star in several bachelor party movies. i think grandpa still asks about her whenever he can get out of the house

bananas, mashed, splenda sugar substitute, natural applesauce, all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, salt, baking soda

soy sauce, cornstarch (3 points), garlic cloves, minced, beef round steak , cut into thin strips, water, soy sauce, cornstarch (2 points), splenda sugar substitute, diced red peppers, olive oil, divided, carrots, thinly sliced, green onion, cut into 2 inch pieces (separate the white from the green )

smoked haddock, onion, peeled and finely chopped, milk, butter, cooked mashed potatoes, salt and pepper, bay leaf, chopped parsley, water, toast points (as an accompaniment)

old points : 6 pt points+: 7 pt, calories: 259 fat: 12.3 g protein : 10.1 g carb: 29 g fiber: 2.9 g sugar: 1.4 g, sodium: 590.5 mg (without salt), if you make the homemade low-fat buttermilk ranch ad 1 point plus or 52 calories ., potatoes (2/3 lb total), yukon gold or russet, washed and dried (skin on), olive oil, smoked paprika, chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder, cumin, coarse salt and fresh cracked pepper, center cut bacon, cooked & finely chopped, sharp shredded cheddar cheese, diced scallions, sliced pickled jalapeno (jarred on canned ), low-fat buttermilk ranch dressing, old points : 1 pts points+: 1 pts, calories: 52.3 fat: 2.0 g carbs : 5.5 g fiber: 0.0 g protein: 3.4 g sugar: 3.7 g, sodium: 288.8 mg, fat free sour cream, fat free greek yogurt, light mayonnaise, garlic powder, onion powder, chopped fresh chives, chopped fresh parsley, salt, freshly ground pepper, white balsamic vinegar, low fat buttermilk

lean ground turkey, frozen corn, dry chili seasoning, zucchini, diced, squash, diced, green peppers, diced, white onion, diced, green chili peppers, diced, black beans, diced tomatos, chicken broth

pine nuts, blue cheese , such as point reyes, maytag blue or 8 oz roquefort cheese, crumbled, heavy cream or 1/3 cup mascarpone, pesto sauce, penne (tubular pasta) or 12 oz tagliatelle pasta noodles (flat noodles)

fresh corn kernels, corn oil, salt, freshly ground pepper, pecan cornbread (recipe follows), slightly stale, cut into 1/2 cubes, shallot, minced, cooked lobster meat, roughly chopped, cream cheese, softened, worcestershire sauce, prepared mayonnaise, freshly ground nutmeg, on high heat , in a medium skillet, brown the corn kernels in the corn oil and season lightly with salt and pepper to taste. remove pan from heat and put cooked corn kernels into a large mixing bowl. stir in remaining ingredients, blending well. form lobster cakes with a two oz scoop. (make approximately twenty cakes.) cakes may be prepared to this point and refrigerated up to two days., presentation, pecans, pecan cornbread, dried slightly at room temperature, clarified butter or olive oil for sauteing, in a food processor , pulse pecans and pecan cornbread until finely ground. press cakes into crumb mixture, and then saute in clarified butter or olive oil on medium heat until lightly browned and warmed through. place on warmed plate and drizzle with pumpkin ginger creme fraiche (recipe follows).

apples, quick oats, cinnamon, ice, light cranberry juice, sweetener