Reluctant Entertainer

Table Setting Ideas for 4th of July with a Basil Tabletop

I love hosting a dinner party because it offers a chance to celebrate an occasion–at home–with extra panache. Table setting ideas, like with this birthday party I hosted this...

Beverages

4th of July Party Drinks Display

Just in time for a summer party holiday, this 4th of July Party Drinks Display is a fun way to set out the beverages, in a patriotic setting! In the...

Desserts

Gluten-Free Brownies and Entertaining with Special Diets

More and more guests seem to be gluten-free these days, and I’m getting better as a hostess accommodating their needs. It’s more than needs though, it’s an actual caring...

Giveaways

Host a Breyers Ice Cream Party – Giveaway!

Happy First Day of Summer, Friends! What kind of ice cream party would you host, if you won the giveaway today, of ice cream treats from Breyer’s new line...

Budget Parties

Affordable Entertaining and Smaller Dinner Portions

This weekend we’re having friends over again. Entertaining makes me happy. I hear from friends who don’t entertain that it’s scary and costs too much money. Scary, yes. But...

Hospitality

Learning to Listen for Hospitable Moments

Sometimes hospitality has nothing to do with people coming in to our homes. Sometimes it means we take our hospitable spirit with us – wherever that may be. Having...

Latest Recipes

Table Setting Ideas for 4th of July with a Basil Tabletop

4th of July Party Drinks Display

Gluten-Free Brownies and Entertaining with Special Diets

Host a Breyers Ice Cream Party – Giveaway!

Affordable Entertaining and Smaller Dinner Portions

Learning to Listen for Hospitable Moments

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