Let's get right to it!

1. Add Sour Cream to your mashed potatoes.

2. After icing your cinnamon rolls, dust the tops lightly with
cinnamon.

3. Always use special napkins - use seasonally-appropriate
patterns and colors. If your family has a favorite sports team,
serve their colors on the days they're playing. If you are
NASCAR fans, by all means, go with your driver's colors on race
day!

4. Never underestimate the elegance of candles. They set the
mood and add mood to your setting.

5. Use freshly-grated Parmesan and leave the cans on the
shelves.

6. Serve only coffee that has been freshly-ground and
freshly-brewed. Top this coffee off with a dollop of whipped
topping, and if you're really feeling "high brow", fresh
shavings from a block of chocolate.

7. Use REAL crumbled bacon on top of your salads and baked
potatoes. Leave the plastic containers of wanna-be bacon bits on
the shelves beside the Parmesan.

8. Speaking of salads, add crumbled feta cheese to your tossed
salads. You'll never want salads without it again!

9. Never, ever, under any circumstances - make salsa without
fresh cilantro. If your store is out, drive to the next store.
If, three stores later, you still haven't found any cilantro,
skip the idea of salsa all together! Yes, it's that important.

10. Add zip to your loaf of French Bread. Spray, or brush, the
top of the loaf with olive oil. Then sprinkle on dried red
pepper flakes and dried onion flakes. Bake as usual.

11. Get a rounded ice-cream scoop of ice cream, roll in crushed
nuts and serve on top of a plate that's been swirled with
caramel or chocolate syrup. Then squeeze more over the top.

12. Do the same as above, but use coconut in place of the
crushed nuts. This time, place the balls of coconut-covered ice
cream on top of slices of pound cake. Now, pour some pineapple
bits, juice and all, on top of the servings.

13. Serving Italian food? Softly play Italian music in the
background.

14. Invest in several sets of dishes, as many as your budget
will allow. Match the "mood" of your meal you're serving with
the "mood" of the dishes you'll be serving it on. For example,
if you're serving seafood, either a "Lighthouse" dish pattern,
or blue dishes would be perfect. Asian food is great on black or
floral dishes. Hamburgers? Red, white and blue!

15. When making grilled cheese sandwiches, use a thin layer of
cream cheese alongside your typical slice of cheddar. Serve with
a knock-out salad or your favorite soup.

16. Set aside a Saturday for Candy making. Try out fudge, taffy
and even molded candies. If you have someone in the kitchen with
you, it's even funner. If not, at least you don't have to share
your spoils!

17. Make a tradition out of trying a new, challenging bread
recipe on the first Sunday of every month (or any day of your
choice, of course!) Start out with the basic loaf, then move on
to Sourdough, Wheat, Irish Bread, French Bread, Twisted Loaves,
etc.

18. Place sprigs of parsley on special dishes. Your family will
appreciate the extra-special thought and it looks really pretty!

19. Buy thick "Texas Toast" for making French Toast. Prior to
dipping into the egg bath, cut a slit in each of the bread's
corners, fill each with 1 Tablespoon of softened cream cheese.
Prepare as you normally would. Serve with syrup, a dusting of
powdered sugar and a few fresh, plump strawberries. Delicious!!!

20. When serving Refried Beans, warm a small amount of Sour
Cream until it has the consistency of whipping cream. Top each
serving of beans with a teaspoon of the sour cream and top with
chives or diced green onions.

Remember: Cooking is an art, so get creative and have fun with
it!

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