Take one flower that you like and get lots of them. And don't try to 'arrange' them. It's surprisingly hard to do a flower arrangement the way a florist does one. Instead, bunch them all together or put them in a series of small vases all down the table.
Ina GartenThe most overrated tool: a pasta maker. Why make it when you can buy it? It's a lot of work!
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