Entertaining & Holidays

Entertaining & Holidays

Ringing in the New Year with Kids (Recipe: Pomegranate Sparklers)

by Megan
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The standard New Year’s Eve depiction features fancy parties, champagne toasts, and fretting about who is going to pucker up with you. But for those of us with small children, ringing in the new year often comes long before midnight. However, despite early bedtimes, you can still make the turning of the calendar a special [...]

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Entertaining & Holidays

8 Fun & Simple Ways to Entertain on New Year’s Eve

by Aimee
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This post was originally published last December, but the suggestions still hold water for your upcoming New Year’s festivities! A New Year’s Eve celebration at home was always my preferred party mode and now that we have little ones, it’s an even more attractive way to ring in the New Year. No hefty babysitter fee, [...]

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Easy Gluten-Free Entertaining (Recipe: Black Forest Brownie Trifles)

by Cheri
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Even if you aren’t eating gluten-free it’s easy to entertain gluten-free guests without having to buy a lot of specialty items. Although most of the people I know who eat gluten-free truly don’t mind if there are certain items on the table that they can’t eat, it’s nice to make the extra effort and have [...]

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Entertaining & Holidays

Savory & Sweet: Two Holiday Brunch Menus

by Aimee
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Hosting a holiday brunch has never been so attractive for me now that my friends and I have small children. It’s just a much more enjoyable get-together than having an evening party and trying to keep the little ones up late – or put them down early. Instead, we socialize in the late morning while [...]

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Entertaining & Holidays

A Simple Holiday Cocktail Hour (Recipe: Cookies and Cream Cocktail)

by Kristen
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Written by Kristen. This time of year it is so easy to get caught up in the elaborate and forget all about the simple. We host a much anticipated holiday party each year with friends but to be honest with you, although I love our holiday party, I have really been struggling with how I [...]

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