Entertaining & Party Planning

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Super Bowl Snacks for New York Giants Fans

February 3, 2012

Everyone knows that the best part of the Super Bowl is the snacks. Well, maybe not for actual football fans as opposed to people like me who become dedicated when their team succeeds the playoffs, but that’s neither here nor there. Regardless of the fact that I didn’t truly understand the rules of football until [...]

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Easy Entertaining on a Budget: Linguine Carbonara + KitchenAid Mixer Giveaway

January 6, 2012

There is nothing I like more than throwing a good party. I’ve always enjoyed entertaining but over the years, my idea of a good party has changed considerably. In college, parties consisted of frozen appetizers and big pots of pasta with semi-homemade sauces, punches spiked with cheap vodka and decorations procured at Wal*Mart (on one [...]

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Easy Entertaining: Girls’ Fall-Themed Brunch [Pumpkin Pancakes]

October 30, 2011

Two serendipitous things happened this month: Angie emailed a group of us girls and basically insisted that we have a brunch party at which brandy-spiked apple cider and pumpkin pancakes were both present. Soon after, Eggland’s Best contacted me and invited me to join their “Eggland’s Best Double Dozen” event to support breast cancer awareness. [...]

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75 Recipes for Weekend Football Parties

September 15, 2011

Football season kicked off this week, which I could truly care less about until it comes to the snacks that people make to eat while they watch the games. While I’ll never say no to a tailgate at a college football game or great tickets to an especially exciting sporting event with friends, my TV [...]

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Easy Entertaining: Host a Wine & Cheese Party

August 24, 2011

If you love to eat and entertain in equal measure, a wine and cheese party is the perfect opportunity to play hostess.  On Saturday I wrote a guest post for the ladies at Big Girls Small Kitchen about how to host the perfect wine and cheese party. For those of you who didn’t see it, [...]

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Easy Entertaining: How to Host Brunch and Still Sleep ’til Noon

August 20, 2011

If there is one thing I could change about my apartment it would be my kitchen. My small kitchen, to be more specific. So you can imagine why I was pleased to discover that I’m not the only one who struggles with semi-adequate counter space and less-than-desirable storage for my kitchen gadgets and ingredients. Today [...]

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Easy Entertaining: Summer Date Night Menu [Recipe: Grouper with Mint-Red Pepper Relish]

August 11, 2011

Guest Post & Photos by Alison Lewis I have been a big fan of Maris’s blog for a while, so I was so honored when she invited me to contribute a guest post about how to make date night healthier. Since my background is in nutrition and my blog Ingredients, Inc. focuses on healthy living [...]

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Easy Entertaining: Summer Picnic Potluck in the Park

August 4, 2011

Photo Credit: Google Images I will be the first person to admit that when I lived in New York, I did not take advantage of the culture that the city had to offer. Though I had friends and coworkers who went to concerts in the park on Wednesday evenings, art museums on the weekends and [...]

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The 10 First Kitchen Commandments: Part 6 [Setting the Table for a Dinner Party]

July 13, 2011

Does your table look like this when you sit down to eat a meal? In my college apartment, my two roommates and I had a small kitchenette table with four chairs that I think we sat at about three times in two years, opting instead to eat on the stools that surrounded our counter. In [...]

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Plan the Perfect Fourth of July Party [25 Delicious Recipes]

June 30, 2011

Photo Credit: Eat, Drink & Be Merry While there are a lot of patriotic holidays throughout the year dedicated to honoring our country and the soldiers that serve us, Fourth of July is undoubtedly my favorite. While Memorial Day signifies the beginning of the summer, the weather hasn’t always caught up to the calendar. In [...]

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Planning Your First Thanksgiving Dinner [25 Delicious Recipes!]

November 19, 2010

So, you’re planning your first Thanksgiving. The meal of all meals, the marathon of holiday dinners. If you’re a beginner cook or if you don’t have a lot of experience cooking large meals, preparing a Thanksgiving dinner is no doubt, a daunting task. Thanksgiving might fall on November 25 this year, but the holiday starts well before [...]

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Last Minue Halloween Treats: The Sweet, The Savory and The Scary

October 29, 2010

Halloween is in the air this weekend and no matter how old you are, it’s never too late to celebrate. When you’re a child, Halloween means costume parties at school, candy before dinner and staying up past your bedtime if you were lucky enough that Halloween fell on a school night. In college, Halloween became [...]

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