Drinks

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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Entertaining & Holidays

Eat Well, Spend Less: Homemade Substitutes for Holiday Favorites

by Aimee
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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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Entertaining & Holidays

Hot Spiced Apple Cider

by Danny
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Written by Danny. I am convinced that Spiced Apple Cider sold our house.  Sure we had a good agent, staged it pretty well, kept it tidy with 2 VERY young kids for almost 2 consecutive months – but the aromas of the cider simmering on the stove on one particular visit made it feel like [...]

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Quick Bites

Lemon Balm-Infused Lemonade for a Virtual Baby Shower

by Aimee
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We’re still grasping at summer even though there is a decided ‘nip’ in the air. I found myself day dreaming about turkey dinner recently and had to shake myself out of the reverie by reminding myself that, hey! it’s still August. At least it won’t be a shock when the leaves start turning color, as [...]

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Entertaining & Holidays

Three Tips for a Stress-Free Holiday Brunch (Recipe: Cran-Raspberry Smoothie)

by Cheri
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Written by Cheri of Kitchen Simplicity Brunch is one of my favorite meals. Why? Probably because most mornings we don’t have time to make a big fuss over breakfast.  The times we do make the effort and linger over breakfast or stretch it into brunch, it automatically feels special and the food somehow just tastes [...]

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