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"I work all week and never have enough time to pull together a dinner party. How can I make it easier? I love to cook, but I also know what it means to be busy, so I sometimes &amp;quot;hot-rod&amp;quot; food for parties. For example, I&amp;#039;ll order steamed broccoli from the Chinese takeout. It certainly isn&amp;#039;t party food, but after I&amp;#039;ve sauteed some shallots in butter and added the broccoli, in 5 minutes I&amp;#039;ve got a delicious vegetable to go with roast chicken and potatoes. If I&amp;#039;m having a lunch party and need a pasta salad, I&amp;#039;ll buy the simplest pasta salad at the deli, make a sun-dried tomato dressing and add some diced fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil. In five minutes I&amp;#039;ve got a wonderful summer salad to go with lunch, and never even had to boil water. For dessert, I&amp;#039;ll heat my favorite jar of chocolate sauce and serve it as a chocolate fondue. All you have to do is combine one 12-ounce jar of chocolate sauce (my favorite is Stonewall Kitchen&amp;#039;s Bittersweet Chocolate Sauce) and 1 teaspoon Kahlua over low heat until just warmed. Stir until smooth and serve with fresh strawberries, pieces of pound cake, dried apricots, clementine wedges, or whatever you like for dipping. How easy is that? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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