Tomorrow is Mardi Gras!! Let’s keep the celebrating going from Valentines and live it up before the Lent Season begins. Partying for me looks like indulging in all my favorite foods. I grew up 3 hours from the great city of New Orleans so we visited quite often and I fell in love early with …
Category: PARTIES & EVENTS
DIY Marbled Coffee Mugs
Marble is one of those classic patterns I will always love. I mean there is a reason so many of you kitchen inspiration photos on Pinterest include those beautiful countertops (despite their complete impracticality of it…newsflash….its stains). However, it is so beautiful and anytime something is marbled, I am immediately drawn to it. I am …
Decadent Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate Bombs, The Perfect Winter Treat
Happy New Year! 2020 had its challenges. We were all ready to leave it in the past (though I am not sure 2021 is starting off all that great). Can we just talk about the good things to come out of 2020 for a minute. Can we talk about the invention of the Hot Chocolate …
How to Throw a Halloween Party in Lieu of Trick-or-Treating
So, Halloween is probably gonna look a little different this year. Some folks may still be pretty uneasy to head door to door where lots of kids will be sticking their hand in large buckets of candy. Of course, Halloween seems to be perfectly suited for this global pandemic as most a lot of costumes …
The Best Store-bought Party Foods for Easy Entertaining
I must admit that I am a recovering over-doer. Before kids, party planning was quite the sport for me. I would plan the menu, alone, for days on end and make approximately 22 dishes (from appetizers to desserts) homemade from scratch. Ok, that is a slight exaggeration, but I know I did make 11 things …
Everything You Need to Throw a 4th of July Party This Year
Independence Day is next weekend and while our 4th of July Celebrations will look a little different this year, we can still celebrate! We may not be gathering in large groups to watch the city’s firework display (#canceled), but we can gather in our backyards with some friends and family to get our party on. …