Nature has no faults, and you can always show your guests that you love them with a wild array of flowers and lights. Favorite summer meal to serve: Fresh tomato salad from the garden with fennel pollen, and Stephens epic fish soup with everything fresh from Montauka crab broth and red curry base, chock-full of crabs and clams and mussels and every herb imaginable. Handy hosting advice: From an etiquette master, whom I had the pleasure of meeting in Moroccobe sure that the final touches, the last and most precious details, are done by your hand alone, and in the best dress you can muster even though youve been hectic preparing all day
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Along the way, well ground the guidance with editor-favorite brand referencesASOS Edition, Mac Duggal, Nadine Merabi, Eloquii, Tadashi Shoji, Milly, Trina Turkand a professional perspective echoed by Francesca Prudente of Karen Millen: a short hemline can be wedding-ready when its balanced with thoughtful coverage, proportion, and finish
Instructions In a food processor or high powered blender combine cottage cheese, milk, lemon juice, ranch seasoning and chives (if using)
