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The Tastiest Cilantro Margarita
This Cilantro Margarita has a little twist on it. With super fresh ingredients it is perfect for Cinco de Mayo, a neighborhood BBQ or just a girls night on the back porch. I know you are going to love it. The main ingredients we are going to use in this cocktail are tequila, lime juice, homemade simple syrup, cilantro, kosher salt, and ice. We’re going to keep it clean and keep our ingredients fresh and to a minimum. First we are going to select our glass and use a little bit of the lime to coat the edge of the glass. If you prefer no salt, but the best way…
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Your Ultimate Kentucky Derby Party Planning Checklist
The Kentucky Derby is an annual horse race held in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May, ending the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds is held at Churchill Downs on a one and a quarter miles {2 km} track. Also known as “The Most Exciting Two Minutes In Sports” and also “The Run for the Roses”, first raced in 1875 recently celebrating its 140 anniversary, is the first leg of the American Triple Crown and followed by the Preakness Stakes, then the Belmont Stakes. A horse must win all three races to win the Triple Crown. The attendance at the Kentucky Derby ranks first…
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How Does Karen Gillman of After The Band #CelebrateEveryday
In this interview with Karen Gillman, author of Life After the Band, we discuss An Appealing Plan, the book and how she finds ways to #CelebrateEveryday. For the book launch I wanted to ask a few of my favorite people how they find ways in their busy schedules to celebrate everyday. The #CelebrateEveryday Interview Series is a collection of these interviews. Enjoy! Learn more + pick up your copy of An Appealing Plan here! MORE ABOUT KAREN GILLMAN :: Karen’s book ‘It’s Never Too Late’ was written to share her battle with obesity and how she overcame it with weight loss surgery. She provides encouragement and support to those…
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The Paloma Cocktail Recipe
The Paloma Cocktail is a refreshing Mexican cocktail with grapefruit juice and tequila! Similar to a margarita but with a sweet tart twist of grapefruit. The Paloma is a tequila-based cocktail, prepared by mixing tequila with a grapefruit juice and served over ice with a lime or grapefruit wedge. The glass may be rimmed with salt or sugar – or in this recipe a combination of the two. THE PALOMA COCKTAIL RECIPE INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon salt 1 tablespoon sugar 1 grapefruit ¼ cup tequila ¼ cup fresh grapefruit juice 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 1 teaspoon simple syrup ¼ cup club soda grapefruit wedge for garnish METHOD Sprinkle…
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It’s All About the Pink. Tablescape Inspiration.
Setting a romantic table for two or for a girlfriends brunch can be pulled together quickly with just a few pretty pink items on hand. In this episode of An Appealing Plan TV I create a sweet tablescape complete with Pink flower arrangements and Pink Ombre XOX Sugar Cookies. Pink large plates or chargers go down first to set the spacing and tone for your vintage inspired tablescape. Top them with pink linen cocktail napkins and a sprig of blooming wax flower. Group birchwood votives around taller taper candles to set a romantic but natural feel.
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Pink Ombre Sugar Cookies
Show your loved ones how much they mean to you with a special treat in their briefcase, lunch bag or as an after dinner treat. These Ombre XOX sugar cookies are chic, tasty and super easy to create. 1 – Begin with our basic sugar cookie recipe 2 – Cut the rolled dough using XOX and heart cookie cutters 3 – Bake dough per directions 4 – Allow cookies to fully cool 5 – Decorate with white icing and 6 – Place mini sugar hearts gently moving dark to light in color 7 – Present with wine, or milk, to your Valentine
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Sugar Cookies Recipe
SUGAR COOKIES RECIPE INGREDIENTS 3 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1 egg, beaten 1 tablespoon milk Powdered sugar, for rolling out dough METHOD In a small bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl mix butter and sugar, beat until completely blended and light in color. Add egg and milk and beat to combine. Using an electric mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture, and beat until dough cleanly pulls away from the side of the bowl. Divide the dough in half, roll into a ball and wrap in parchment…
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Self Care Sunday
Is it me or does it seem that this January we have an extra weekend? After the rush of 2014 I am welcoming it with open arms. Last week my body finally started to slow down from the frantic pace of the second half of the year, producing and publishing the book, heading into a busy client and travel season, and finally the holiday rush kept my body and brain running on high gear, full steam ahead. Enter Self-Care Sunday. For me this means not just letting my body rest but also the busier part of me, my brain. In Tara Mohr’s new book, “Playing Big: Find Your Voice, Your…
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On My Bedside Table
Sometime in November I went on a book binge but per usual life, and the holiday’s, took over leaving me with little time to do any real reading – even when I did have time I found myself falling asleep from exhaustion. So now I am back in the groove with a reinforced direction of reading more on a monthly basis – less of the talking box and more using my brain to absorb all the amazing inspiration that is in the written word. This month we have a biography of sorts from one of my favorite foodies, a love relationship we all need to be in, a collection…
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Gasparilla Pirate Fest Decor For Your Home + Bar
Gasparilla. Never heard of it? Neither had I before moving to Tampa, nor did I have any fondness for Pirate decor or for that matter own anything with a Jolly Roger on it. My how things have changed. {be sure to scroll down the entire page to shop this look} To give you a little background on Gasparilla, or Private Fest as it is also referred to {if you live in FL you can skip ahead to the last paragraph or stick around to learn a little history}, it goes back to good ol’ Jose Gaspar, “last of the Buccaneers,” who terrorized the coastal waters of West Florida during the late…
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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!…
