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Top 10 Essentials for Spring Entertaining
Spring is in the air, blooms are bursting from the ground and our entertaining style is getting lighter and more relaxed with each ray of sunshine that sneaks indoors. Natural, simple and casual...
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Beer Tasting with St.Patrick
Growing up in Arizona, 2 things are certain, the sun will shine and beer will be served. Beer drinking has been a spectator sport of mine my whole life, even marrying an Englishman with a love of...
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How to host a frozen yogurt tasting party
Growing up in a small town in Southern Arizona meant there were few opportunities to cool off in the summer: the first was the pool, and the second was our local TCBY – both were summer staples and...
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Boozy Popsicles for Playful Entertaining
One of the best popsicles I ever tasted was at a bar in Mexico while enjoying a typical college spring break. I would love to tell you that I remember the food enjoyed during that week, but the truth...
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Spring Entertaining Made Simple
Hosting a party is like public speaking, you either thrive on the stress and dive into to every detail with enthusiasm, or you shirk away from it, only to embark on entertaining with anxiety and...
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5 Maraca Shaking Margaritas
Welcome to Margaritaville! Tequila was never a favourite of mine, the aroma was always too heavy, and the taste was always to strong, even standing next to a Margarita would turn my stomach, and...
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Sizzling Memorial Day Grill Out
Each Memorial Day started with a silent ritual of my grandfather raising the flag at dawn each year, and quietly taking it down at dusk. He never talked about his experience in the Pacific but...
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Celebrate Summer
And just like that summer is on our doorstep. Warmer days, longer nights and a whole host of new tastes, smells and activities to enjoy with the ones you love. If there is one sound that captures...
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Summer bunting for playful parties
I have these rose tinted glasses when it comes to summer bunting, something about bright fabric flowing in the breeze tugs at my heart, and conjures up images of everything that is magical about...
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Recipe for Hydration: Infused Water
I have a tendency to sip on coffee in the morning, soft drinks in the afternoon and then catch up on water in the evening (in between my self medicating wine glass that is). With the sizzling heat of...
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4th of July Trifle Recipe
It seems almost comical that we serve trifle at 4th of July…but we do, and somehow get away with it. It is by far one of the most English desserts I can think of, in fact it congers up images of...
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Banana Mint Play-date Smoothie Recipe
I have spent the last week playing in the garden, and trying to figure out what to do with all the mint that is growing wild in the borders of the property. Cocktails seemed like an obvious solution,...
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Lavender Infused Cocktails
Special Contributor: Greater Boston Gala Girls When hosting any kind of gathering, we insist on a signature cocktail that embodies the theme of the party and a Poolside Summer Tonic certainly fits the...
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Free Pirate Birthday Printables
Childhood birthdays have an amazing buzz about them, much like the anticipation one would feel while standing in front of a Tom Ford boutique with a blank check…endless possibilities, laughter, warm...
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5 tips for hosting a NFL party
After 2 years of living in the US we are finally getting around to embracing the all American Fall pastime of watching football and hosting our first NFL inspired party. You would think that as an...
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A picnic with Johnny Appleseed
KLC Contributor Paula Briggs | Frog Prince Paperie & Festivities Magazine September is a month for apples. The harvests are in, and we get to enjoy all things apple once again! There is no other...
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10 Holiday Punch Recipes
I often wonder how I will reflect on my childhood holiday memories as time pulls me further from that 6 year old girl shaking her presents on Christmas eve, and my love of National Lampoons Christmas...
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Thanksgiving Table Tactics
Compared to many families made popular on reality TV, my family is dull, dry and lacks the gusto to make for captivated viewing… but I adore them nonetheless and find comfort in the fact that the...
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A Christmas Bird House
One of my daughter’s first Christmas memories is of building a Christmas house using custard cream biscuits and peppermint icing. Every year we gather around a kitchen table bursting with sweets,...
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5 Tips for hosting a Holiday Coffee “Cupping” Party
The holidays are synonymous with cocktail parties, and for the great majority of us, what we really need in December is bold dark coffee to get us through the frenzied days of this winter month....
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