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Sometimes you just have to cheat and get take-out. But you can make it seem more like a real meal with just a few tweaks.  Here are a few ideas:

1. Take-out pizza (or even good old frozen pizza) is a standard. Turn it into something special by adding a beautiful fresh green salad and a glass of wine. You can also dress it up with appetizers, such as garlic and cheese bread, cheese sticks or an antipasto tray of olives, tomato wedges, chunks of good cheese and salami.
2. We love our fried chicken here in the south. Don’t stop there. Get the cole slaw and potato salad, too. Serve the fried chicken in a napkin lined pretty basket. Pile the  salads on a nice platter and garnish with fresh tomato wedges and chopped parsley.
3. If you’re craving take-out Chinese, spoon the rice onto a large serving platter and top it with the sweet and sour pork. Add a basket of egg rolls.
4. If you grab a bag of deli sandwiches on the way home you might think they’re boring. But if you cut each sandwich into fourths and pile them on a platter surrounded by chips, they’ll look much more appetizing. Add a bowl of salsa and another of a creamy dip.

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