2010
with a holiday bush, stay right where you are.
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former
top chef
finalest
carla
hall has suggestions.
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hello,
carla
.
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hi.
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we are
running out of time
, aren't we?
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we have to be quick.
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this is about cheap and cheerful for the holiday.
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she's cheerful all the time.
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stop it.
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regular picture frames. we put fabric or --
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that's pretty.
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wallpaper in there.
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yes. make the tray. you can make coasters.
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great idea.
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look at the coasters.
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darling.
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exactly.
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smart. impre impressed.
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these are things that you can do with things that are already in your house.
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you picked great paper, too.
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that's part of it.
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beautiful.
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look at this. we have different vases and put colored water in them. what will you do with the color water from easter?
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i thought we could drink that but apparently not.
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you put these out like a centerpiece.
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exactly. centerpiece. it is perfect.
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very festive. candles.
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candles, take the glasses, flip them upside down. whatever glasses you have to use as pillars.
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carla
, stop it!
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we do a lot of these segments and rarely are the things we haven't seen before. so far, one, two and three new things. getting to food now.
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getting to the food. what i want to do, we have a broccoli pesto here.
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broccoli pesto?
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broccoli and cheese.
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wait.
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how do you get brkly pesto? make it yourself?
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velveta?
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no. instead of basil use broccoli. have you
cheddar cheese
. you put that all together.
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take your time, honey.
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oh, good.
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thank you.
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look, this brick as a weight, you don't have to go out and buy anything. just go outside. put the brick on to weigh the sandwich down and let it siz.
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one of may favorite things is the sandwich maker. have you ever tried that?
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smashes it down.
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how much was that?
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$25.
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more than a brick?
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no, but not that much. not that much.
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it was fun. challenge.
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brutally.
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it got brutally.
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you were always very zen or tried to be.
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i tried to be.
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you cooked these up.
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exact these up.
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cut off the crust.
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cut off the crust. look at this. how pretty is that?
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presentation.
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presentation is everything.
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absolutely --
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hold on.
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i'm going to have that on new year's day.
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looks delicious. i will have it.
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twist on the
grilled cheese
. is that nice? you can get your broccoli in there. the kids.
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must be delicious.
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the best i ever had.
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i get to have the next thing.
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wait.
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soup.
tomato soup
with the standard cheese.
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i like the idea of the soup in the little -- in the glasses. just -- you just drink it.
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it will take a while.
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you can make it thinner. the perfect thing. is that yummy?
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let me try this, too.
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try that, too.
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i'm having cheese down here.
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this is a
parmesan cheese
and walnut crisp. it is so easy. you grate the cheese. you bake it until it is crispy.
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oh, my gosh.
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no!
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carla
, go back over that again.
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what is this?
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parmesan cheese
and walnuts on a pan.
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unbelievable.
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until it gets crispy. you break it up. that's it.
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oh, my gosh.
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that's one of the best things i ever tasted in my life. you are batting a thousand.
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you don't miss the bread. you make the promise and you can keep it with these.
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it is maze.
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try that.
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no, you can't.
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here's the thing, ek try all things.
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bass you are just fabulous.
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amazing.
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that's a great, great --
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it does make you thirsty,
carla
.
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well, here we have champagne.
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really?
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yes.
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okay.
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i know. that's so easy. this is a way to take an average tea and champagne and just change your toast. we can make a toast now.
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okay.
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let's do it.
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because i don't drink, i'm going to do the mocktail.
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it is so much fun.
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you don't drink.
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i don't.
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that's a new experience for us cheers.
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thank you,
carla
. wow.
carla
, happy new year. thank you so much.
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for all of us. this is great stuff.
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