Party Ideas for Newbies

Special Fork celebrates Entertaining Week. Stay tuned for party tips and recipes from our Special Fork bloggers all week long. This week also kicks off our annual holiday kitchen tools sweepstakes. Please check our Facebook page to learn about the tools we've selected for the sweepstakes and how you can enter to win our prize package (estimated retail value: $122).

By David Hu
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Especially during the holidays, when friends drop by unexpectedly, it’s nice to have a nibble or two on hand. Even beginning cooks can make Honey Crystal Almonds, which takes nominal time to prep and cook, and you’ll be all set to welcome company before you know it.

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And the Winner is…

By Katie Barreira

February is National Snack Food Month, a fitting title, given that the hallmark of snack food consumption, the Super Bowl, falls on its first Sunday. Such snack-centric events often become occasions to indulge in highly processed, preservative-laced junk food. But hardcore snacking need not be dispirited by all of that rubbish.

The end of the month brings another snack-worthy occasion (thanks, Oscar) and if you’d like to snack without all the junk, then nosh on these homemade refreshments, inspired by some packaged favorites.

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