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- CHRISTMAS, Dinner, ENTERTAINING, EVERYDAY LIVING, GATHERINGS, HOLIDAYS, NEW YEARS, PRODUCTS WE LOVE, RECIPES, SPECIAL PROMOTIONS, Winter & Holiday Entertaining
Filet Mignon with Creamy Leek and Green Peppercorn Sauce + Kansas City Steak #GIVEAWAY
The holidays are all about bringing out your best and indulging in all your favorite recipes and flavors. My indulgently creamy fresh green peppercorn sauce is a traditional companion to steak. I couldn’t help but add and my other favorite filet mignon companion, leeks, to the creamy sauce. The bite of the bourbon and the tang of the brine-soaked green peppercorns offset the richness of the cream. It is the perfect topping to your favorite steak and you just happen to be in luck… scroll down for the recipe and further details on the Kansas City Steak Company giveaway. Crisp weather calls for cozy gatherings and great gifts to show…
- CHRISTMAS, ENTERTAINING, EVERYDAY LIVING, GATHERINGS, HOLIDAYS, NEW YEARS, SEASONAL DECORATING, SEASONAL LIVING, TABLE IDEAS, Winter & Holiday Entertaining
5 Secrets To Hosting a Successful Holiday Open House
Your social calendar is filling up but you promised yourself you would make the time to host a Holiday Open House this year. What is a hostess to do?? Not to fear. My 5 Secrets to hosting a successful holiday open house is here to get you through with ease. Simply set the date, send out the invites and follow my 5 tips for hosting a Holiday Open House. #HolidayGoals coming true! Secret #1 to Hosting a Successful Holiday Open House :: Plan Ahead I know… I just told you that you can do this with only weeks left in the holiday entertaining season, and now I am talking about planning!…
- CHRISTMAS, CRAFTING, EVERYDAY LIVING, GATHERINGS, HOLIDAYS, NEW YEARS, TABLE IDEAS, Where is Krayl, Winter & Holiday Entertaining
A Lustrous Holiday Entertaining Event at West Elm
I love sharing ideas about holiday entertaining and even more when it is in a a beautiful and inspirational venue like a West Elm shop! Recently I co-hosted a Lustrous Holiday Event at the West Elm Hyde Park location in Tampa, FL where we offered ideas about incorporating trends into your holiday style such as a Modern Relish Tray, a Raspberry Mocktail Punch and Metallic tablescapes with personalized votives. My co-hostess with the mostess Tabitha Blue, of Fresh Mommy Blog, welcomed the guests and discussed easy holiday wrapping ideas using craft paper – which we also covered the gorgeous West Elm tables with to protect them, but to also give…
- CHRISTMAS, COCKTAILS, ENTERTAINING, EVERYDAY LIVING, For Your Bar, GATHERINGS, HOLIDAYS, NEW YEARS, RECIPES, Winter & Holiday Entertaining
Raspberry Mocktail Punch Recipe
I love my champers but when entertaining you must consider the needs of your guests and offer an non-alcoholic beverage. This Raspberry Mocktail Punch is fruity, festive and alcohol free. A mocktail is great for non-drinkers as well as hydrating all your guests but be sure you don’t skip on flavor. Just because you are skipping the alcohol doesn’t mean you should skimp on taste – in fact your flavor is could be even more important in this mocktail punch recipe! Using raspberry puree as the base for this punch you can add regular sparkling water or try a flavored water to add even more variety to your bar display.…
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Easy Green Smoothie With Mango + Banana #DoleRose
I was recently told by someone, whom I highly respect, in the food writing world that she loved my blog {blushing} but that I needed to put more of me into it. ACK!! Perhaps you think it might be easy since I already write on my blog several times a week to add more of my personality but believe me it is a talent not many can do well – add just enough of your own daily life while not sound like you are whining or bragging to your readers. You may wonder why I am writing this as an opening for an Easy Green Smoothie with Mango and Banana…
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Creamy Tofu + Lemon Herb Dip For a Modern Relish Tray
Modern relish trays have come along way from the simple glass platter your Grandmother served before family dinners however, the concept that you are serving items that tend to be on the lighter side still holds true. all photo credits in this feature :: Tabitha Blue of the fresh mommy blog For most trays you will only serve one dip so the flavors should be special but not overpowering. A Creamy Tofu + Lemon Herb Dip is the perfect compliment to a platter filled with organic multicolored carrots, fresh sliced fennel, pickled radishes and a variety of interesting crackers. I recently co-hosted an Lustrous Entertaining Event {full post link coming…
- Breakfast, Brunch, CHRISTMAS, GATHERINGS, HOLIDAYS, NEW YEARS, RECIPES, Winter & Holiday Entertaining
Orange Zest French Toast Bread Pudding
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No excuses needed – eat what you like when you like. Figure it out in January! During the week I am a breakfast smoothie girl, but on the weekends, especially special days like Christmas and New Years Day I love a breakfast you can linger over. We frequently have savory waffles or poached eggs however I was looking to switch it up this Christmas day and have something semi made ahead that I can pop in the oven while we are opening gifts and then enjoy throughout the day. I started looking at French Toast recipes but they always seem to leave…
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Champagne Selection + Pairing Ideas From My #ChampagneSisters
If you have been around here for any amount of time you know how much I love a glass of bubbly. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner – they are all perfect occasions to pop open a bottle and fill up your flute. However, I find that I have been in a rut lately and am simply grabbing a bottle of one of my go to labels rather than branching out and try new vintages, regions and styles. So what is a girl to do when you are stuck in a rut and heading into the holiday entertaining season?? Ask your friends of course!! So that is exactly what I did! I reached…
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Thank you 2014! Happy New Year 2015!
Thank you 2014! What a Year You Have Been! WOW! That is really the best expression I have to express everything that has transpired in 2014. What an amazing year it has been – I actually can not believe it is already December 31st – filled with challenges, too many learning experiences to count and a few incredible wins! This year started with a dream of writing and publishing my first book, and with the help of an amazing team and YOUR support it became reality in the final months of the year – An Appealing Plan : A Year of Everyday Celebrations is now on shelves and available on-line!…
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New Year’s Eve Champagne Cocktails
Whether your New Year’s Eve plans include a large gathering or a more intimate evening for two, Champagne cocktails create a festive atmosphere that will last well past 12:01 am. Here are a few variations sure to add a signature touch to your evening, be sure to click through the links to see the full recipes! {image + recipe courtesy of Kitchen Konfidence} ST. GERMAIN + CHAMPAGNE INGREDIENTS St. Germain, chilled Brut champagne (or any other dry sparkling wine), chilled See full recipe :: Kitchen Konfidence {image + recipe courtesy of Something Turquoise} RASPBERRY SPARKLER INGREDIENTS Fresh raspberries Raspberry liqueur Brut champagne {or dry sparkling wine}, chilled See…
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The Modern Relish Tray
What exactly is a relish tray? Why should I serve a relish tray at my next entertaining opportunity? {speaking of entertaining… Let’s connect on instagram and share our entertaining images!} If you were born in the last 20 years, you may not have had the experience of Grandmom’s relish tray, but this vegetable filled pre-dinner plate, once popular, is making its way back into our gatherings, especially for entertaining during the holiday season. The beauty of this tray is the combination of flavors, the fresh crisp vegetables {carrots, radish}, the pickled { gherkins, cucumbers} and the brine {olives} . It’s a great starter for any meal and it resists being…
