Is it the boss’ holiday party that makes you feel like your party can never compete against his or your best friend who always one ups you on her food presentation? Not this year, you scream out in the middle of Central Market.

Every year you attend a holiday party and promise yourself, “I am going to take my party to the next level of entertaining.” I made this very exact New Year’s resolution and yes I do remember it even if it was over 11 months ago. This year my holiday party is going to be on the “A” List with my friends. New house, new decorations, and new holiday hors d’oeuvers, with the help of a few cooking classes and plenty of time I will fulfill this resolution.

Duplicate That Catering in the Forney kitchen is offering two cooking classes this month that highlights holiday hors d’oeuvers which will certainly broaden any novices’ cooking skills and will impress even the most cynical taste buds that attend your party. On Saturday, November 12, Chef George will share his culinary skills with us so that we too can embrace asparagus, the veggie that makes everyone say aww, wrapped in flaky phyllo dough and prosciutto. Bring on the Brie, the royal cheese of cheese. Chef’s leading lady is the Raspberry Brie Tart, the “King’s Cheese” topped with raspberries known as the “fruit caviar”.

George will take you out of the holiday box so you can imagine your holiday party a classic on the Lifetime Channel and one which friends will talk about till Valentine’s Day. The standard nuts and veggie platter will not look like you just ran out to the local grocery store. Visually he will spice up your holiday table all the while the flavors of his Spice Nuts and his famous Dales Dates will spice up your guests dancing taste buds.

This year when friends ask for the recipe of my mouth water munchies, I will be happy to impress them with adventures of attending a cooking class at Duplicate That, along with my desire to be a junior Paula Dean. Of course in my sweetest southern drawl. No need to hand out recipes to guests, just the website www.duplicatethat.com so they can attend a cooking class if they want to impress me next year. This is what I Crave for….