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..
I'm really not kidding in my bio when I say I have been hosting dinner parties since high school. On a scale way too grand..
I have been doing quite a bit of research, brainstorming, and wild imagining for this Thanksgiving. But not so much in the testing area. I..
Last week, I proposed my grand Thanksgiving undertaking for this year. While it may not be six weeks of multiple Thanksgiving test dinners a week..
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..
On a recent visit to my grandma's house, I was struck by her lovely plants. They were well shaped and perky with deep green leaves...
I recently had the opportunity to interview the Editor-in-Chief of Epicurious. Have you heard of The Devil Wears Prada? Or wondered what the editor of..
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..
No, I don't mean mine, silly. My baby is turning one: July 8th, this blog is having its first birthday! To mark the occasion I..
When you have at least one dinner party a week, you notice some trends of what you need, what your guests need, what works, and..
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