Category: Entertaining
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Instacart helped me have a Merrier Christmas
First of all, this is NOT in any way, shape or form, a sponsored post. I’m not even using my referral link. Okay, now with that out of the way, let me tell you my story. On December 23, I was going over my to do list for the day in my head and avoiding actually…
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Wine delivery service? Yes PLEASE! MiniBar is in town!
Don’t want to go out into the traffic but still need to pick up wine, beer or cocktail ingredients for a fabulous luncheon, dinner or party? Forgot to grab a bottle for a hostess gift for that party tonight? MiniBar, which can be accessed online or on your iOS or Android smartphone, delivers in 30- 60…
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Easy Summer Vodka Lemonade
Looking for an easy cocktail to serve on a hot summer day? This lemonade cocktail is made by the pitcher, tastes refreshing, quenches your thirst and looks beautiful. What else do you need? Summer Vodka Lemonade 1 can pink lemonade concentrate (I used Minute Maid) vodka (I used Absolut Citron) lemon-lime soda (I used Sprite.)…
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Easy, inexpensive recycled party favor
Looking for a super easy, inexpensive party favor to pass out at your next birthday party? This one really is easy, cheap and will still make the kids smile: Here’s how you can make these yourself. 1. Collect as many toilet paper rolls as you have guests. Or use paper towel rolls and cut to…
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How do you celebrate birthdays?
Today is our German daughter’s Sweet Sixteenth birthday. Back in Germany, she would be celebrating with her brother who shares her birthday, and also with so many in her family who have birthdays in September. It sounds like her family’s September is quite a month! She told me that at home the whole family, except…
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Butterfly Cupcakes
I am soooooo excited about my latest creation with my daughter. We made these this afternoon for a friend…
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Ready for the next step
I’m making some special cupcakes and have to stop to run an errand. But my kitchen waits… ready for the next step. (I can’t wait to try it out in a bit!!)
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Two castle cakes: One Lego, one for princesses…
I just finished making these cakes for our school dinner auction tonight and I just had to share: No toys were stolen from my children for these projects… I promise. Although my son was puzzled when he saw the pieces I borrowed from his stash to make the dots sitting in the sink covered in…
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Recipes from a delightful ladies’ lunch
A few days before Easter I was invited to a luncheon with some pretty spectacular ladies. Our hostess made this adorable edible bunny dip with a bread bowl, rolls, veggies and some spinach dip: It was too cute to just keep for ourselves. I had to share! And look at her centerpiece for just one…
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Princess castle cake and tiara cake!
My daughter celebrated her third birthday this weekend and, after hearing about my sister-in-law’s experience in making a few cakes just before me, I was able to learn a new secret for cake-decorating success: straws! Using straws, a few other things, and a little help from my 3 children, I was able to present these…
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Beary Cute Brownie Bites
For my son’s first Cub Scout camp out, all the families were asked to bring a dessert to share. (Of course, I was wondering what happened to s’mores, but then I decided that maybe that was a Girl Scout thing.) Anyhow, I remembered some cute bear brownie treats I had made for the kids in…
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Indiana Jones birthday party!
The Indiana Jones birthday party was a huge, hilarious hit! About a month ago, we were trying to figure out what to do for my son’s 7th birthday. Quite a few ideas were thrown around until we came across this. Then we knew what had to be done. Indiana Jones and a fellow blogger to…
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Building an Indiana Jones birthday cake
For all but two of the 13 previous children’s birthday celebrations I’ve planned for my kiddos, I’ve called a bakery and had an absolutely delicious cake or cupcakes arrive at my home ready to be ooh’ed and ahhh’ed and devoured. (For one of those parties I served pancakes, not cake, by the way. You can read about that here.…
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Ya gotta have friends to throw a baby shower
Okay, so that’s an obvious one… Who else would you host a baby shower for other than a friend? But, other than that, ya gotta have friends to make it just right… or at least it certainly helps. A few weekends ago I hosted a baby shower along with 2 other women. Karen, an amazing…
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PJ Pancake Breakfast Bash
While trying to figure out how to celebrate our soon-to-be two-year-old’s birthday in an already action-packed day, my husband came up with the idea of inviting the girls in our neighborhood (instead of the usual long list of all our friends) over for a breakfast celebration. It wasn’t long after that I saw a flower-shaped…