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Hector Manuel Sanchez , Stylist : Carolyn Chen

Always Have A Pitcher Of Something On Hand

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Perfect Southern Sweet Tea

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Southern Living Homemade Mashed Potatoes in a bowl to serve

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Have A Go - to Appetizer That Can Be immediate In A Pinch

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My gran , though an first-class and imaginative Captain Cook , always had three unbowed - from - the - storehouse fixings on helping hand to worst up last - minutebites for a bunch : snapper ( commonly Wheat Thins ) , ointment Malva sylvestris , and a jounce of capsicum jelly .

Delicious , cheap , and 100 % foolproof .

A Fresh Hand Towel Is A Powder Room Must - have

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Stick With The Old Standbys

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Give The Thomas Kyd A toil

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