Entertaining Out-of-Town Guests
Make everyone feel at home.
Make everyone feel at home.
Credit: Helen Jane Hearn If your garden overflows with zucchini, beans, tomatoes and cucumber this time of year, share. Invite your garden-obsessed neighbors to share their bounty at a backyard harvest party and vegetable swap. The bonuses are ...
Add a little retro housewife flair to your summer entertaining with a cool vintage-inspired apron from Etsy. We've rounded up our favorites, including a couple that can be personalized to really fit your style. Credit: SugarPieChic Greet your ...
Try mixing things up by giving a nod to simpler times and classic Americana with these entertaining tips, tricks, and products.
It's time to shine at your upcoming New Year's Eve party! Photos, clockwise from left to right: ShopBop, ModCloth, Piperlime, Urban Outfitters Sure, Christmas may be over, but the opportunities to don a killer outfit are never-ending. Ring in the ...
All the recipes you need for your Christmas Eve gathering. Photo: buncheduptv/Flickr 'Twas the night before Christmas and you needed Christmas Eve recipes. You searched and you searched for some delicious appetizers to serve your friends and ...
Welcome to your holiday etiquette guide! Photo: Muffet, Flickr Ever shown up to an open house wayyy too early, thinking you're fashionably "on time?" Not only are you throwing a monkey into the wrench of your hostess' perfect plans, but you're ...
Thanksgiving kids' tables can be fun and functional. Photo: Tom Carmony, Flickr Being a particularly boisterous kid (and perhaps adult), I've always been a fan of the kids' table during holiday functions. Face it -- a seat at the kids' table ...
Throw a successful Halloween party without having to serve your head on a platter. Photo: cakeasaurus, Flickr Queen of procrastination here, and as usual, I'm spreading the gospel of how to handle your habit of last-minute planning (not that I'm ...
Fido's ready to par-tay! Credit: The Rochester Canine Playgroups/Flickr Face it -- pets are a big part of our society today. And by big, I mean massive. Integral. Necessary, even. I once had a friend who insisted on bringing her chihuahua with ...