Edible holiday decorations? Yes, please! HGTV host Egypt Sherrod shares her tips
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Eqypt Sherrod, HGTV host and queen of home renovation, harbors a secret identity: “I’m also the queen of holiday decorating,” she says. This year, Sherrod wants to help people find simple, affordable ways to make their home look a little more festive without needing to spend a lot of time or money rounding up items. So she’s sharing a few of her favorite tips for how to use edible ingredients to create holiday decor this season.
To make these projects even easier, the first two of her projects involve a set of overlapping ingredients — kiwi fruits and red peppers — to put together delicious Christmas wreaths and trees for the table. The fun idea for a wreath comes from her mom, who she describes as the cook of the family. She suggests using it to frame part of a holiday dinner — a dip or dish of cranberry sauce, or even an on-theme fruit bowl. Sherrod recommends firmer kiwis, so that they slice evenly, and a white plate for the added contrast. She stacks them, overlapping around the edge of the plate, not only creating the wreath shape, but leaving the space for the food in the center. A sprinkle of pomegranate seeds make the berries on the wreath, and red pepper – a square piece with small V-shape strips – becomes the ribbon. After all, Sherrod asks, “What is a wreath without a bright red ribbon?”
For the second project, she uses the same ingredients, but instead of a wreath to go around a dip, the kiwi Christmas tree actually becomes the fruit plate. The same kiwi slices make the greenery. Sherrod recommends leaving the skin on not just for ease, but because it creates a nice finish on the edges with its earthiness. The brown skin also evokes the bark of a tree. A cinnamon stick forms the stump at the bottom. Next, she adds the same red pepper bow, and recommends using any other types of fruit as ornaments. For serving, the home decor pro suggests adding toothpicks for picking up the fruit.
In her final dish, Sherrod offers an idea that uses mainly edible ingredients, but not for something to eat — though it may make you hungry when you smell it. Using a clear jar and natural ingredients like pine cones, an orange, juniper branches and dried cranberries, she creates a beautiful holiday potpourri to perfume the house. She clips the juniper right from a tree outside, uses fresh oranges to activate the smells with citrus as it drips onto the branches and cinnamon sticks. The end result becomes an eye-catching piece full of winter color and holiday cheer for the house. But as she reminds viewers, everyone just has to imagine the real benefit of this project — at least until someone invents smell-o-vision.
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