Ceramic tiles make recyclable place cards
People who entertain a lot might be interested in the reusable place cards called PlaceTiles.
These ceramic tiles add an elegant touch to the dinner table, and they are erasable, so they can be used again and again.
Use them as place cards, or to identify dishes on a buffet.
PlaceTiles come in more than a dozen styles. Prices vary depending on the style; many cost about $40 for a set of six.
They are sold online at http://placetile.com and at select retail locations, including Invitations Only in Winston-Salem.
Michael Hastings
City Beverage to hold beer-making course
City Beverage will hold a four-week course on making beer at home beginning March 7.
The class will be from 6 to 9 p.m. March 7, 14, 21 and 28.
Spencer Davis, who co-owns City Beverage, and David Goliszek, a City Beverage employee and experienced home brewer, will teach the course.
The course will cover all stages of the brewing process. Participants will make beer to take home, and the course will include beer tastings.
The cost, including all beer tastings and supplies, is $125. Space is limited.
For more information or to register, call (336) 722-2774 or email citybevbrewschool@yahoo.com.
Michael Hastings
Chocolate bars made in Winston-Salem
A small business is making handcrafted chocolates in Winston-Salem.
It's Chocolate, started by Rom Still and Barbara Arbuckle, makes chocolate in small batches from scratch, from roasting the cacao beans to packaging the bars.
The company makes several bars from cacao beans sourced from countries such as Venezuela and the Dominican Republic.
The bars are sold in stores such as Angelina's Teas, Wine Merchants Gourmet and Krankies Coffee.
For more information, visit www.itschocolatews.com.
Michael Hastings
Cooking tips from readers of The Washington Post
Here are some cool tips from readers of The Washington Post:
- When roasting two vegetables, put the ones that need less cooking on one side of a baking sheet and cover that side with a layer of aluminum foil; then put the ones that need more cooking on the other side, uncovered. Halfway through cooking, take off the foil.
- Use a stainless-steel mesh tea ball as an herb sachet. Put the herbs in, dunk the ball into the stock/water/liquid; when done, pull out the tea ball, dump contents in the trash and wash it. It's handy to have two sizes, a teacup-size one and a teapot-size one. Asian supermarkets often carry the large ones.
- To avoid cream and get more heart healthy, add nut butters to soups, rice porridges, smoothies (banana, peanut butter, plain yogurt and kale), etc. They are good as thickeners and have healthy fat.
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