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A New Holiday Party Idea for your New Year’s Celebration
Start a new tradition for ringing in the New Year with an Open House! One of the best times of the year to have a party is New Year’s Day. I’m not talking about New Year’s Eve – the one...
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Holiday Home Entertaining Tip – Stocking Stuffers!
A fun update for an ancient holiday tradition. I think one of the most fun and endearing holiday traditions is Christmas stockings. When I was a kid, it was a way to get a lot of candy. By the time...
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Holiday Appetizers: hors d’oeuvres and finger foods, yum!
Tips for making your holiday appetizers truly appealing. Planning a holiday party? Start with all the ones you’ve seen – the good, the bad, and the ugly. Why remember the bad and the ugly? Because, we don’t want to do...
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Holiday Favorite: Easy Prosciutto Asparagus Wraps
Finger Food Idea – prosciutto wrapped asparagus – it’s EASY Everyone has a favorite holiday appetizer: finger foods for the Christmas office party, New Year’s party, or any other gathering. After twenty years in the restaurant business, I’ve collected all...
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Time Management for the Holidays
My Top 5 Tips for sane and safe planning during the holidays. This is one of my favorite times of the year, I can plan all the holiday parties I want and not go crazy. It’s the one time of...
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How to Plan Your Holiday Shopping
SIX SHOPPING TIPS to help you from being “cyber-crazy” this holiday. It’s that time again – time for the year-end holiday traditions: the Christmas office party, finger foods, holiday decorations, and gifts. OMG, did you forget the Secret Santa...
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The Perfect Holiday Gift Guide for Women
All you have to do is think about what you’d want as a present. We all want to give the perfect holiday gift to our friends – especially our girlfriends. Last week, I posted a holiday gift guide for our...
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The Perfect Holiday Gift Guide for Men
Don’t settle for predictable – get an early start and go for the unexpected! One of the most difficult things to do is to find the perfect holiday gift for the man in your life. Maybe you’re thinking, “OH, it’s...
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Setting up a home bar? Keep it simple!
10 Simple Tips for setting up your home bar for a holiday party. Home bars do not have to be and, quite frankly, should not be complicated affairs. I mean, unless you’re a professional bartender, why go out and get...
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Hosting a Stress-Free Holiday Party is easier than you think!
The best part about a Holiday Party is a Relaxed Host – seriously! I’ve seen it more times than I care to remember: I attend a party or gathering, and there’s a host who looks like she’s been put through...
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Healthier drinks for the holidays?
Two KEYS for healthier choices from your holiday libations. I’ve been a home entertainer all my adult life. My friends have always thought of me as an expert at entertaining guests and throwing good parties – just ask any of...
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The Making of an Elegant Halloween
The easy way to make your Halloween Party an elegant event. If you know anything about me, you know that I love this time of year. It’s the best season for home entertaining. The absolute best time to have parties...
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Kitchen Hack: Easier way to peel potatoes and stop them from Discoloring
Nobody likes black potatoes! Here’s how to stop it. As if you need a reminder – we’re coming up on the holidays and in my house that means a whole lot of potatoes! I’m not too fond of the yucky...
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