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Crostini topped with tom ato-bacon-apple
jam and feta cheese,
below,
reflects
Jason's approach to cooking simple,
flavorful items. “I made the jam as an
experim ent, and it was unbelievably good,”
he says. His trick for entertaining: “ I pick a
few dishes I can assem ble well in advance
and just warm up during the party.” See
recipes, page
272.
APPLES A-W EIGH
A sim ple solution to anchor tablecloths
and stacks o f napkins? Weigh them down
with fresh apples,
above.
HOW-TO For a tablecloth weight, use an
awl to pierce a channel through two apples,
top to bottom. Thread twine through the
channels, from the bottom of one apple
through the top of another, using enough
twine to stretch across the table and hang
over the edge about 6 -8 inches. Tie a
2-inch-long twig to the ends of the twine to
keep the apples from sliding off.
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