Entertaining & Holidays

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

by Aimee

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

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

by Kristen

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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Entertaining & Holidays

Eat Well, Spend Less: Homemade Substitutes for Holiday Favorites

by Aimee

You may have noticed the barrage of holiday food items in supermarkets. The towers of garishly colored fruitcake, rows and rows of pale frozen shrimp rings, and battalions of eggnog cartons. As most of these once-a-year items tend to be highly processed and contain unrecognizable ingredients, they never make it into my shopping cart. That [...]

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