The summer entertaining season is upon us and just as if mother nature could read our minds, so is the juicy summer berry season. How did she know? What a fantastic combination! And what better place to combine this match made in heaven than on the cocktail bar. Prepare to greet your warm weather revelers! [...]
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Cinco vs Derby. Lime vs Mint. The battle continues.
Kentucky Derby or Cinco de Mayo? Mint Julep or Margarita? It is an age-old question leading up to the first weekend in May. Well OK, maybe not age-old but still, a question that I have asked every year in May during my adult entertaining years. Living in the North East most of my life Cinco [...]
Champagne Selecting Tips
• They say the only legitimate bubbly is the stuff that hails from France’s Champagne region. All others are technically sparkling wine (known as spumante, sekt or vin mousseux in other parts of the world). • Understand what “sweetness” means with regard to champagne. It’s determined by the winemaker during the process of fermentation with [...]
Festive Tailgating: Tips & Recipes
FESTIVE WEEKEND TAILGATING It is Football time again and although I have to admit, I don’t track the rankings until literally days before the actual Super Bowl, I do LOVE this time of year for the mere fact that there are so many opportunities to do what I love: Entertain. Getting together with neighbors and [...]
Product Pick: Designer Ice
As we enjoy the last days of the summer season, this week’s product pick is selected to keep your cool. These ice forms allow you to freeze your favorite flavored water or wow your guests with designer ice for their beverage. The size and shape are best used in pitchers, punch bowls or larger tumblers and actually melt [...]
MVP Bloody Mary Bar #SundaySupper
Bloody Mary’s are a tradition in my family, a staple at all our get togethers. I remember Sunday Brunch’s with various pitchers of fresh homemade mix on my Grandparents kitchen counter. My Aunts & Uncles pouring a tall glass and adding dashes of this, splashes of that, a few of these then stirring it all together [...]
Vanilla Lemonade Sipper Recipe
Tonight’s An Appealing Plan #GardenPartyChat {Wednesday 8P EST} topic will be Summer Party Themes. Each week’s chat features folks from a variety of worlds including all my favorite topics: Garden, Food, Decor, Events, Travel, Design, Cocktails… Remember to use #GardenPartyChat if you are on twitter so we can all follow along. There will be a total [...]
Vanilla Mint Soda Sipper Recipe
Tonight’s An Appealing Plan #GardenPartyChat {Wednesday 8P EST} topic will be Hot Fun in the Summertime. Each week’s chat features folks from a variety of worlds including all my favorite topics: Garden, Food, Decor, Events, Travel, Design, Cocktails… The following guests will be submitting questions on their area of speciality. Please take a moment to get to [...]
Raspberry Rosemary Summer Cocktail
A big part of entertaining is being the best host you can be so, I always like to offer my guests a beverage to sip on during an event. So here is the Suggested Sip of the Week recipe, with alcohol and non-alcoholic versions. RASPBERRY ROSEMARY SUMMER SIPPER Previous Recipes include: Basil Grapefruit Sipper, Thyme [...]
Summer Soltice #GardenPartyChat Guests & Chat Sipper Recipe
Tonight’s An Appealing Plan #GardenPartyChat {Wednesday 8P EST} topic will be Celebrating Fourth Of July. Seems pretty straight forward right? Problem is turns out we all have our own version of what this means. SO for this week to be fair, and represent various perspectives, heritages, and outlooks I am bringing in a few ”Guest As a proper host, I of course [...]
