Whatever the New Year of 2021 brings, one thing is for sure… it’s almost time for Super Bowl 55. There’s no reason to skip the celebration though. In fact, if you plan it just right, you can throw down a stellar party. Just on a smaller scale. These 7 tips will help you do […]
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5 Ways to Stress-Free New Year’s Eve Entertaining
Well, we did it! We made it to the end of this year and we’re looking forward to a new year beginning soon. No matter how this year turned out for you, we can’t pause time. Instead, we can roll with it and look forward to what’s to come. Celebrating New Years with your […]
2020 Trick or Treat Alternatives
Trick or Treat Alternatives Here are some great trick or treat alternatives to keep your little ghosts and goblins entertained this Halloween! A haunted house with extra large ghosts! Have the whole family chip in and create a haunted house that is large enough to be viewed by the entire neighborhood! Complete with ghosts made […]
A Backyard Biergarten
First a little history There are few annual festivals like Oktoberfest. It takes place in Munich, Germany over a two-week period ending the first Sunday in October. The festival originated on October 12, 1810, to celebration of the marriage of the crown prince of Bavaria (who later became King Louis I) to Princess Therese von […]
Fall Flavors at your Local Farmers Market
As the seasons change, be on the lookout for fall flavors at your local farmers market. Let’s take a peek at the fall flavors to be on the lookout for this season. Apples Apples are a favorite and somewhat obvious selection for Fall. And a great item to grab from your local farmers […]
Backyard Barbecue with Friends? Yes You Can – Sort of…
This whole physical distancing thing has put a big damper on the usual way we get together with family and friends. But May is National Hamburger Month. And Memorial Day weekend is the official start of Summer. At least we think so. How can you share burgers and your favorite sides with friends and still […]
Why is This Year (and This Meal) Different From Most Other Years?
For Jews, Passover is a special time, when relatives & friends gather to share the joy of our ancestor’s redemption from slavery in Egypt. This “Freedom Festival” is the most widely observed & best loved of the Jewish holidays. Food plays a quintessential role at Passover, not a peripheral one as with other holidays. Indeed, […]
Celebrate Your Wedding in Style…And Save Money Too!
According to The Knot, the average cost of wedding is now over 30,000. But do you really need to spend that much to have an affair to remember? I don’t think so! To help you throw a fantastic ceremony and reception that your friends and relatives will remember years later, while staying on budget, we […]
Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries…. and No, George Didn’t Chop Down That Tree!
Cherries. We love them in everything from sauces to desserts to ice cream to salads to quick breads and the bold red color of most varieties certainly fits with this Valentine month. But how did the apocryphal tale about George (also well-considered this month as we celebrate President’s Day) get started? Well it turns out […]
Winter Entertaining at Home #4 – BYO Craft Cocktail Party
Craft Cocktails are all the rage but why go out to a noisy bar, spend big bucks and barely hear the conversation? Our suggestion? Host a BYO Craft Cocktail Party at home! You provide the snacks, apps and sweets and each person, or couple, invited brings all the fixins’ for 1 craft cocktail. Why do […]