Category: Eat + Entertain

  • Birthday Party Supplies – Ulimate Shopping Guide

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    Plan a birthday party like a pro with the right accessories. Candy, paper goods and decorations have never been sweeter, they may even overshadow the cake. Browse the best party pieces that’s cause for celebration. 1. Pennant bunting 2. Puffy Poles candy 3. Striped paper straws 4. Sparklettes Brittes 5. Chevron favor bags 6. Grande Fairytale Cones 7. Sea Confetti 8. Rugby stripe goody bags…

  • It’s My Birthday! – Hosting a Boy’s Surprise Party

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    The best birthdays are when you get up at five because you cannot wait to open your presents and you get to wear a paper crown while distributing popsicles to the class. Luc turned six yesterday and it’s been an annual tradition to host a classic party. Tumble Jumble rented spaces with hand sanitizers at every station have been avoided since…

  • Picnic Themed Party

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    Everything lightens up when outdoors. Food, clothing, decor and moods all shed a layer for a more low key approach. If you have the option to dine outside, you’ll take it. Find an ideal location, eschew perfume for bug spray, and choose a theme. I began with a denim tablecloth, which follows the same principle as blue…

  • I Fed My Son Bugs and He Loved It!

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    This isn’t a Robinson Crusoe, camping/eat-bugs-for-survival scenario but when you tell your child that you are going to invite their friends over and serve insects the silliness erupts. It can’t be any simpler, or tastier, with healthy versions such as grapes on skewers with eyes made from dollops of cream cheese and raisin eyes or a caterpillar…

  • Digging the Hot Dog

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    What makes a good frank? One simple technique, lightly poach first. Then slice along the middle and grill with the bun. It may be the warmer temps but I definitely have hot dogs on the brain.    

  • Celebrate the Classics

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    The same amount of brainpower goes into planning a party as in designing a room. You create a mental checklist of the colors, patterns and accents that will compose your theme. The main difference with entertaining is you get to eat your results. My almost 6-year-old son had his baptism. (Yes, he outgrew the christening gown…