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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Emergency fishing closures go statewide, exempt parts of the Rogue ... Eyes on the skies: $16.7 million would keep radar stations in top shape through 2030 ... Our view: RCC's health care opportunity can't be lost ... Emergency fishing closures go statewide, exempt parts of the Rogue ... Eyes on the skies: $16.7 million would keep radar stations in top shape through 2030 ... Our view: RCC's health care opportunity can't be lost ... Food for Thought: How to keep your kitchen organized during the holidays Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted Dec. 16, 2014 at 12:01 AM Posted Dec. 16, 2014 at 12:01 AM » Social News TIP OF THE WEEK It’s the season for entertaining. Between the holidays, family gatherings and just needing an excuse to socialize during the long winter months, you’ll probably be organizing several fun parties and gatherings at your home. If you’re dreading the season because it feels like entertaining is so much work, the following tips will help you make this holiday season and beyond a breeze. • Make lists: If you’re a mobile device user, get a list started for everything you need. Any time you think of something, be sure to add it to the list immediately, or send yourself a reminder email so you can add it at a later time. These lists will help you keep everything organized and remind you of what you have left to achieve so you aren’t scrambling to make an appetizer or clean the bathroom at the last minute. • Take short cuts: Of course you want to show off your cooking skills while your holiday guests are in town, but that doesn’t mean you need to slave for hours in the kitchen preparing foods. Intricately decorated sugar cookies are as beautiful as they are delicious, but sometimes simple shortcuts — like making bars rather than cookies — can make an event much less stressful. — Brandpoint NUMBER TO KNOW 9,596 pounds: The largest fruitcake on record was baked by Italian doctor Fabrizio Sepe in May 2014. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Sepe’s fruitcake weighed 9,596 pounds, and it took a team of 20 people 250 hours to prepare it. — More Content Now EASY RECIPE: Chocolate Crinkles Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups + ⅓ cup granulated sugar 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips, melted, cooled 3 eggs 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1/3 cup powdered sugar, sifted 1. Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in large bowl. 2. Combine sugar, cooled chocolate, eggs and oil in mixer bowl. Beat on medium speed. Gradually add flour mixture. 3. Refrigerate, covered, until firm enough to shape, about 1 hour or overnight. 4. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Work with 1/3 of dough at a time, keeping remaining dough refrigerated. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in granulated sugar. 5. Bake in oven until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. — Brandpoint FOOD QUIZ Historians suggest that the popular tradition of eating ham on Christmas came from which country? A. England B. Germany C. Australia D. Canada Answer at bottom of rail. WORD TO THE WISE Debearding: Wild mussels (mussels are also farmed) require an additional cleaning step — debearding. Protruding between a mussel’s shells is a small bristle or beard, by which the mussel attaches itself to rocks or pilings. Shortly before cooking, remove the beard by tightly grasping the hairs near their base and giving a sharp tug. The beard should snap off along with a tiny bit of mussel flesh. — Cookthink THE DISH ON… ‘The Dutch Oven Cookbook’ by Sharon Kramis and Julie Kramis Hearne In this follow-up to their successful “Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook,” Sharon Kramis and Julie Kramis Hearne show off the many virtues of that kitchen standby, the Dutch oven. Whether the model in hand is a well-used and blackened garage-sale find, or the latest celery-green item from Le Creuset, this thing really cooks. This is the pot for slow cooking, simmering pot roasts and chicken stews. It works on the stovetop and in the oven. — Sasquatch Books FOOD QUIZ ANSWER B. Historians believe that ham’s ties to Christmastime began as a tribute to Feyr, a Germanic god of paganism. 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