The holidays are a hectic time of year. Perhaps the most hectic, in fact. Summer always passes too quickly, but the long, sun-filled days give..
Candy makes everyone feel like a kid again. Playing with it and making a mess? Even better. A gingerbread house building holiday party will put..
This time last year, I was blazing through seasonal dishes as part of my Thanksgiving test kitchen. Old issues of Bon Appetit were unearthed and..
Sometimes a little game is just what the doctor ordered. A passport party is my best prescription for those times when you want to be..
I recently spent a whole eight-hour, cross-country flight reading a book about cocktail parties.
Am I that into cocktail parties? No, but (a) the jerk in..
Charity dinners. The phrase conjures up ball gowns, extravagant decor, posing for the style page, and hundreds of plated dinners at $100+ a pop. Not..
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