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Keep Bugs Away From Your Backyard Buffet
This weekend is the unofficial start of summer, and if you’re planning any outdoor feasts, you’ll need this trick. To keep bugs away from your favorite dishes, simply place a mesh colander on top [...]
Can I Get You Something From the Bar? (Not)
“What should you do when you’re at a party having a conversation with someone, and you suddenly realize they are obviously not listening?” writes a reader named JS. “You are talking away, when you [...]
2 Easy Spring Hosting Tips (Just in Time for the Holiday Weekend)
If you’re hosting a get together this weekend here are two fun ideas from bloggers to make your party a little bit better. First, if you’re dining al fresco, serve salads or drinks in [...]
Last-Minute Super Bowl Party Idea: Do-It-Yourself Nachos
I’m a big fan of do-it-yourself parties—they get people talking, mingling, and interacting, which is the point of a get-together in the first place. Plus, people end up having a lot of fun when [...]
Slate Boards for Entertaining
Since I moved to Paris I noticed that about every third restaurant I got to serves food on a slate board. Whether it is being used as a cheese plate or breakfast, slate boards [...]
The Ultimate Baked Mac and Cheese Recipe
January is a tough month—you’re full of resolutions to eat healthier, work out, and shed some pounds, but the weather is bitterly cold, it gets dark early, and you just want to cozy up [...]
Sequin Wall
Last week I made a giant sequin wall for a New Years Eve party. This would be great as a photobooth backdrop or even just decoration. It does take some time to assemble but [...]
Dress Code: Blue Jeans or Sequins?
A New Year’s Eve party is arguably the biggest dress-up opportunity of the year. But what’s the definition of “dress up” these days? I wore jeans and a sparkly beaded top to a holiday [...]
Snack Smartly at Tonight’s Holiday Party
Tonight as you’re standing at the hors d’oeuvres table at your holiday party, which of the two appetizers will you opt for: pigs in a blanket or a mini quiche? In the end the [...]
A New Baby, a Toddler and …House Guests for the Holidays? Ho Ho Ho
Major dilemma! “I have my mother in law and her female friend coming to visit for the holidays,” writes patina21. “They are staying for two weeks. … “We have a three-bedroom house, a 2-year-old [...]
