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How To... Create a Sun Lantern
Make a decorative sun lantern using recycled materials.
Eco-Friendly Grilling
Learn more about reducing your carbon footprint when using the grill.
Tasty Flavor Pairing Ideas for TLC Party Crackers
Our tasty entertainer-style TLC Party Crackers are a perfect match for every special occasion.
26 Challenges
26 Challenges found
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Recycle a centerpiece
No need to recreate the wheel to decorate your holiday table this year—just leverage items that most of us have lying around, or reuse last year’s decorations. Mini pumpkins from Halloween, gourds, healthful edibles (apples are colorful), small musical instruments, candles (candle...
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Make a holiday welcome banner
What clearer way to welcome friends and family your holiday home than a banner strung across your entryway or gathering room? Banner-making is a fun activity for parties, and you can use the same banner year after year. This year, challenge yourself to buy a cloth or paper banner and gather...
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Bake bread pudding
Bread pudding is a rich, tasty alternative to the traditional kugel (noodle pudding) that usually graces Hanukkah holiday tables. With a dense yet fluffy texture and succulent layers of sweet or savory flavors, it’s also a great way to use up stale bread. Today, challenge yourself to find a...
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Eat outside
There’s a reason many cultures around the world are oriented around outdoor eating: Supposedly when one's senses are enlivened, all the others are too (including taste).
Now that the weather's warming up, this weekend challenge yourself to dine al fresco. Here are some tips for enhancing your...
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Cook with a friend
Covet a pal’s luscious lasagna or divine dahl? Invite her over for dinner – hers, that is. She can teach you how to make the dish step by step – and you can return the favor. Today, challenge yourself to invite a friend over to make a feast. Make cooking a special bonding ritual.
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Bring nuts to the table
High in good fats and nutrition, many types of nuts are ideal finger foods. The next time entertain, challenge yourself to set out some nuts as snacks.
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Have a centerpiece brainstorm session
“Reduce, reuse, recycle” extends to all aspects of life…including entertaining. Today, challenge yourself to be a little thrifty by inviting friends over for a centerpiece brainstorm session. Have your guests bring at least one item to share as a table centerpiece that’s either pre-used...
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Host a green screening
Want to raise environmental awareness, hang out with friends, and watch a good movie all at the same time? Tonight, challenge yourself to invite people over for a “green” movie night.
Screen Al Gore’s, “An Inconvenient Truth,” or “March of the Penguins,” or “Erin Brockovich,” or “Koyaanisqatsi”...
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Start a new family tradition
Though we all enjoy good food and good company during the holidays, lots of families also welcome a yearly football or soccer match. Today, challenge yourself to add fitness to your family’s celebration Some ideas:
• Team up for ultimate Frisbee, football, soccer, or basketball.
• Go alternative...
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Host a toy swap
If you think there’s enough kid stuff in circulation already, try trading up for the holidays. Here’s how it works: Challenge yourself to organize an event where you and your friends – or neighbors, classmates, etc. – bring your gently used toys, books, and even clothes. Have participants label...
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Throw a wholesome holiday party
Although you might not associate holiday parties with healthy food, it doesn’t mean you can’t sneak some better-for-you options into your spread. There are lots of wholesome recipes and finger foods that are tasty and will please your guests. Here are just a few options:
• Casseroles with whole...
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Spruce up your centerpiece
The edible dining table centerpiece is a brilliant idea: beautiful, colorful whole foods right at your fingertips. Not only does it provide an esthetic link to the season’s bounty, but it reminds diners of healthier options when it comes to snacking and desserts. Today, challenge yourself to do...
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Plan a green wedding
Weddings are a great opportunity to set the tone for your new life – and inspire others. From recycled invitations and vintage rings to minimizing your guests’ driving and donating leftovers, you can do a lot to make it a blissful yet responsible day. Some guiding principles: Stay local with regard...
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Host an all-natural recipe swap
Recipe swaps are a delight: Not only do you go home with a slew of tantalizing menus, but you also get to try your hand at your friends’ favorite dishes.
This month, challenge yourself to expand the palates of your friends and be a positive catalyst for healthy change in their diets by throwing...
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Host a vegetarian potluck
Potlucks are an excellent opportunity to experience new dishes while you spend time with friends. They’re also great for expanding your recipe collection. Some tips for a successful event:
• Have everyone bring printouts of their recipes, or upload them to a group website.
• Photograph the...
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Dine with dad
When was the last time you not only shared a table with your father, but also cooked him a meal? Sometime this month, make an effort to cook a meal for your dad. Surprise him with a finished feast or converse over the slow cooker.
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Have a greener outdoor summer party
Outdoor summer entertaining can have a carbon footprint. However, there are a few easy ways to lessen your impact. When you entertain outside this month, challenge yourself to:
• Use a natural gas grill instead of charcoal
• Turn off unused indoor lights
• Use regular dishware, napkins...
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Learn about grilling responsibly
Summer’s here, so lots of people are getting ready to picnic, grill outdoors, and entertain. Before doing so, it’s a good idea to know about preventing food-borne illness. Here are a couple tips:
• Wash hands
• Separate raw and cooked food
• Marinate meat in the fridge only
• Cook food...
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Test your luck…and tossing skills
A great option for family events, horseshoes toss extra fun into any barbecue or picnic. Challenge yourself to rally the troops and enjoy a friendly game.
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Have a croquet day
It’s fun, it’s relaxing, and most of all it’s a lovely way to spend an afternoon outdoors. A great game for mixed-age groups, croquet develops hand-eye coordination and puts the lawn to good use. Challenge yourself to throw a more active sort of lawn party.
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Spread dance fever
Are you a dancing queen? Or do you have two left feet? Either way, when you gather a group of friends or kids for an at-home dance off you’ll get your heart pumping, plus a great ab workout from all the laughter. Challenge yourself put on your dancing shoes and let loose.
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Throw a chocolate tasting party
Now that the holidays are over you may find yourself missing some of the hustle and bustle of social events and activities. Which is why we think that throwing a chocolate tasting party this month is such a great idea. It’ll give you an excuse to get together with friends or family in a more...
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Have a tea party
Although you might think that tea parties are for children, they’re actually quite fun for adults too. Especially if you plan them on a theme. The best ones are based on a tea’s origins. For example, when serving Japanese tea offer your guests Japanese foods like rice cakes or mochi. Or, when...
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Say “no” to paper napkins and paper plates
When you’re entertaining, it’s tempting to use disposable dishes and napkins to avoid the clean-up afterwards. But sticking to the more environmentally-sustainable options really is a lot more responsible.
If you’re in the habit of using disposable paper products when you entertain, challenge...
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Cook ahead
Sharing food with family and friends is one of the joys of the holidays. But if it’s your job to cook the meals, you may find yourself spending more time in the kitchen than enjoying the festivities. Not that cooking isn’t fun. However, being prepared ahead of time can make the process a lot more...
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Throw an olive oil tasting party
Did you know that in the Northern Hemisphere (where the majority of the world's olive oil is produced) the olive harvest season starts in the fall? As a result, your best chance of getting fresh olive oil is during this time of the year.
This month, take advantage of the new harvest by inviting...
7 Recipes
7 Recipes found
Kashi® Heart to Heart® Tomato Tart with Cheese
Makes 8 servings. Uses Kashi® Heart to Heart® Honey Toasted Oat cereal.
Tasty Spinach Pesto TLC™ Dip
Makes about 8 servings
Zesty Red Pepper Feta TLC™ Dip
Share this dip at a party or enjoy as a mid-day snack! Makes about 8 servings.
Feta and Herb Dip with Crudités
Energizing fresh herbs and tangy yogurt make this a refreshing alternative to sour cream and mayo-based dips. Serve with a colorful variety of raw organic vegetables.
Roasted Beet Crostini
You’ll never throw away beet greens again after tasting them in this stunning appetizer: A beautiful way to get more from one of nature’s most nutritious roots.
Middle Eastern Chickpea Platter
This dish combines two Middle Eastern favorites — hummus and baba ganouj — in one easy recipe. Serve it family-style, letting diners take their own favorite combination of ingredients.
Local Zucchini Tomato Canapés
Makes 25 servings.
Cooking time: 30 minutes (active), 35 minutes (total)