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Gumbo Dinner Party with 4 friends laughing as they stand by a pot of sausage and shrimp gumbo.

Dinner with Friends: Hosting a Gumbo Dinner

Celebrate with friends this month with an easy-to-host, casual gumbo dinner.  Whether you’re wanting to create a fun and tasty Mardi Gras moment or just

A spring dessert bar with desserts and green goblets.

Host a Spring Dessert Bar

A spring dessert bar is nothing to sneeze at.  Ha!  A pollen joke.  I couldn't help it.  Seriously, y'all the yellow stuff is everywhere!

5 tips for planning a party menu with appetizers, finger foods and dips with a list of recipes to make and serve

How to Plan an Appetizer Party Menu

A party isn't a party without plenty of finger foods, dips, desserts and little snacks to nibble and share. With these 5 easy tips and 19 recipes you can put

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How to Set An Inviting Buffet Table

One of the most practical ways to entertain in our homes is with a welcoming buffet table generously laid with all sorts of delectable dishes and tasty bites

A buffet set up with paper plates

Best Paper Plates for Entertaining & 3 Tips For Using Them

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Why a Cheese Board is Romantic (especially if you don’t like cheese)

Call me silly, but there’s just something romantic about a cheese board. Not any ol’ cheese board, mind you. But one done right. Maybe because, when done right,

5 Secrets To Hosting The Best Outdoor Movie Night

I love, and I mean absolutely love, going to the movies.  You might say I downright adore it.  And if it's possible to love something even more than

No-Fuss, All-Fun Popcorn Bar

It's not always easy to feed a crowd.  Even if you just decide to do finger foods, it can get expensive and time intensive before you know

3 Simple Secrets To Arranging Flowers Like a Pro

All of us love the idea fresh flowers in our homes, but even the pre-made bouquets purchased at markets and floral departments can seem less than spectacular

3 Reasons You Should Be Buying Flowers at the Farmer’s Market

  There are bushels of reasons I like to get up early and head to my local farmer's market.  Veritable festivals of colors, textures, sounds, and

5 (Ahem… 6!) Secrets to Hosting A Fabulous Dinner Party

Right after well-applied lipstick and properly coiffed hair, knowing how to be a good hostess is about as ‘southern lady’ as it gets. But sometimes, the task of

Market Style- Not Your Usual Paper Plates

We pretty much use paper plates when we have get-togethers around here, especially if we are going to be outdoors.  If you are like

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