In this engaging conversation, Martha Stewart talks about various elements of entertaining guests, from mixology to hors d'oeuvres. There's an informal cocktail party atmosphere as the host and Martha Stewart discuss different cocktail recipes, such as a blood orange and lemon whiskey sour, and methods of presenting simple yet elegant snacks. Martha offers amusing suggestions like serving pistachios in a large bowl and shares ideas about creating unique mixed olives using special recipes.

The discussion highlights Martha's extravagant culinary setups, revealing her ownership of thirteen ovens in a single home, and humorously explores statistics showing people wish to use Martha Stewart's bathroom. As they chat about cooking and home decor, the host and Martha share a lighthearted perspective on entertaining with accessible ideas, despite her daunting kitchen skills.

Takeaways from this discussion include:

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Key Vocabularies and Common Phrases:

1. mixologist [mɪkˈsɒlədʒɪst] - (noun) - A person who is skilled at mixing cocktails and other drinks. - Synonyms: (bartender, cocktail maker, drink mixer)

Are you a good mixologist?

2. hors d'oeuvres [ɔːr ˈdɜːrvz] - (noun) - Small savory dishes served as appetizers. - Synonyms: (appetizers, starters, nibbles)

These are. Well, these are hors d'duvres that I thought, you know, we have this new handbook, the horror of handbook, just hundreds of wonderful new hors d'oeuvres ideas.

3. convection oven [kənˈvɛkʃən ˈʌvən] - (noun) - An oven that uses a fan to circulate air around food, cooking it faster and more evenly. - Synonyms: (fan oven, air circulation oven, fan-assisted oven)

Well, there's a convection oven inside a regular oven, but I didn't count that.

4. extravagant [ɪkˈstrævəɡənt] - (adjective) - Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources. - Synonyms: (lavish, excessive, prodigal)

The discussion highlights Martha's extravagant culinary setups.

5. snoop [snuːp] - (verb) - To investigate or look around furtively in search of information. - Synonyms: (pry, spy, intrude)

It might just mean they want to snoop through your medicine chest.

6. intimidating [ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪŋ] - (adjective) - Having a frightening, overawing, or threatening effect. - Synonyms: (daunting, frightening, menacing)

Wouldn't that be intimidating for most people?

7. universal symbol [ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrtl ˈsɪmbəl] - (phrase) - A sign or symbol that is widely understood across different groups or contexts. - Synonyms: (common symbol, global sign, widely recognized)

This is the universal symbol for potpourri.

8. dedication [ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən] - (noun) - Commitment to a task or purpose; the fact of being dedicated. - Synonyms: (commitment, devotion, loyalty)

...the astonishing number of ovens, illustrating her dedication to culinary arts.

9. casual dining [ˈkæʒuəl ˈdaɪnɪŋ] - (phrase) - Dining experiences that are informal and relaxed, often at everyday restaurants. - Synonyms: (informal dining, relaxed dining, unfussy meals)

Even high-profile figures enjoy casual dining such as Taco Bell now and then.

10. elevate [ˈelɪveɪt] - (verb) - Raise to a more important or impressive level. - Synonyms: (enhance, uplift, boost)

Serving simple yet stylish hors d'oeuvres can elevate any gathering.

Martha Stewart Drinks a 40 with a Taco Bell Burrito - Late Night with Conan O’Brien

Thank you so much for coming. Thank you. You've brought out something. Is this. Oh, this is a delicious drink, which I thought we should have while we talk. Is it alcoholic? Oh, yes. Let's go. No, mix that one up. Mix that one up. What's this? Mix this one up. It looks like raspberry, but it's orange. Okay. And pour that into here. Yes, ma'am. Please, please. No, into here. Oh, into here. Making me tense. Oh, don't. Don't get tense. Look at that. Look at that cocktail. Now, this is a blood orange and lemon whiskey sour made with this delicious bourbon I found. Okay. I thought you would like bourbon. Do you? What about you? I just get you drunk fast.

Andy. This one's for Andy. Yeah, this is great. Thank you. And this is something that you would serve at a summer cocktail party any time of year. That's for you. And here's one little cocktail napkin for you. Never forget the cocktail napkins, by the way. What are you saying? It is really good. It's got sort of a. Are you a good mixologist? Huh? What the are you. I know my family history. No, I'm not really. I don't make. Actually, I was gonna try and get you to drink my favorite drink, which I call old English 800 right here. I can do it that way, actually, if you would just. If you would just take a swig from this bottle. Picture that I would promise never to republish.

Would you do? Very delicious. Oh, I got it all over me. That's gonna be in a tabloid. Martha Stewart out of control. Don't you dare drinking ripple on the air. This is really delicious. Tell us about what's over here. These are. Well, these are hors d'duvres that I thought, you know, we have this new handbook, the horror of handbook, just hundreds of wonderful new hors d'oeuvres ideas. But I thought that these were ideas that you. Andy, are you married? Yes. Oh, are you married? No. As a bachelor, you could easily do this. Like, you could go and buy pistachio nuts, buy about 25 pounds and put them in a bowl like this.

Wait, wait a minute. So I brought you here to show us what to do, and your idea is, is pour a whole bunch of nuts into a big bowl. That's one of the ideas. Wow. I got that. Run out and buy that book right away. You don't want to get confused halfway through. Where do nuts go? I don't know. Don't forget the bristol. Huh? Don't forget that. The whole idea here is the little bowl for the shells instead of on your rug. Way to go, Andy. See, that's class. Cause normally it's this. Tell me about it. We just want you to be.

But now the next level is the olives. Oh, we're getting complicated here. Yes. Open a jar of olives and pour them into a smaller bowl. No jars. No jars. You go down to, you know, one of the olive stores. And you get them out of the big barrel. It's called district. Yeah, right. District of New York. And you take it. It's called olives in stuff. Okay. And you get yourself your olives. And then I give you the recipes of what to mix with the olives to make them unique. Unique and different for your friends. Amazing. Yes. That's cool. And they're very good. Do you like these?

I'll try either one. I don't know. Black olives are good. These are really good. All right. And they're good. They look great. And these mixed olives are extraordinarily good. But there's a few caper berries. You know what caper berries are? Berries of the caper. Mm hmm. Of the caper bush. Excellent. From the caper bush. Yes. I almost said from the caper tree, and you'd have laughed at me. Large capers, probably. I want to ask you some questions that, first of all, I read somewhere that you have more ovens than the average person. How many ovens do you have?

Well, I was trying to count them. Today. In one house in Maine, I have 1313 ovens. In one house? Yeah. Do you have ovens inside other ovens? Well, there's a convection oven inside a regular oven, but I didn't count that. So that makes, let me see. I have two convection ovens. 14. So that's 15. What do you I mean, where are these ovens? Well, all around kitchens, you know, are my thing. Yeah. Like some people. But I don't know where I would put 13 ovens in any house. No matter how big. Do you have ovens in the bathroom? I have many kitchens.

Oh, okay. It makes sense when you see the place. I'm sure it makes a lot of sense. Yeah. Okay. Speaking of bathrooms, this must make you proud. American standards, 99 bathroom habits survey says that both men and women would most like to use Martha Stewart's bathroom. Isn't that exciting? I think that's, now, where'd you get that statistic from? That's a study they did. Most men and women would like to use your. Did you make that up? No. That's a true thing. No, I have never heard that. That's true. It might just mean they want to snoop through your medicine chest.

Yeah, right. My bathrooms don't have medicine chests. You don't have medicine chests in your bathroom? No. Why? Because they're. I don't want snoopers. Well, what makes your bathroom so special? Do you have bright decals? Do you have. No, I think they're really. Potpourri. No, no, potpourri. This is the universal symbol for potpourri. Do you have potpourri? No. No, but I think they're really nice. Cause they're kind of large. And they are white, mostly. And they're clean mostly. And they have white towels mostly, and bathtubs and showers. All things I have. Yet somehow you win.

Now, I would think that most people would want to be invited. Most people would want to be invited to your house for dinner. Who would want to invite you to their house? Wouldn't that be intimidating for most people? I mean, I know that I'd be afraid that you'd see my little. Is that why you haven't invited me for dinner? Well, you don't want to come to my house. I heard you have nice house and you have nice dinner parties, and I've never been invited. Why? Taco Bell. I know Taco Bell. I have Taco Bell right here with me next to the show at all times. I love Taco. Do you want a Taco bell burrito?

Oh, yeah. There you go. But, no, I don't have nice. Would you take a big bite out of this Taco bell burrito? Is it going to fall all over me? Yeah. And then you can wash it down with the 800. Yeah. It's a beans. What? Beans. All beans and room temperature. Yeah. Cold, I would say. I got it yesterday. What do you want to taste like that now? I didn't think I'd have to pry this away from you. I guess I have to write another book. Yeah, you should. Yeah, I'm finding out all kinds of good things here, Paul. Yeah. Martha Stewart's favorite 40 ounce beers.

Yeah. Uh, now, do you have to run anywhere, or can you stick around for David Blaine? Is this fascinating? Oh, fascinating. Would you spend a whole week in that little glass box like that? Well, if I could lose 24 pounds, absolutely. Okay, then we'll do it. Well, uh, Martha Stewart's hors d'oeuvres Handbook is in stores right now. It's right here. Check it out.

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