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Entertaining Ideas

Cinnamon {Flavor of the Month}

December 23, 2010

Every season has a flavor all its own, and this month is all about warm and spicy cinnamon.  Here is a yummy cinnamon nut bread that makes the perfect hostess gift when visiting family and friends this weekend for Christmas. Enjoy! Cinnamon Nut Bread Makes: 3 loaves (14 servings total) Prep: 25 minutes Bake: 45 [...]

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Amy Atlas-Inspired Dessert Buffet

December 12, 2010

This past weekend we had our annual “End of the Lane” Christmas Open House. We invite our neighbors on the street and it’s the one time a year that we all try to get together. I decided to have a dessert buffet and hot cocoa bar and was inspired by Amy Atlas’ amazing dessert buffets. [...]

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{Champagne} Stocking Holder

December 6, 2010

As I deck the halls here at our Cottage In the Woods, I’m making the transition from the red color scheme {that went with the furniture we’ve had for the past three seasons} to a pale blue and cream look that goes with the newly painted walls and new furniture we got this year. Of course, red [...]

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July 4th Ideas

June 30, 2010

July 4th is always a wonderful time of getting together with friends and entertaining and that’s always a great excuse for making things beautiful. Here are links to help make your holiday festive & fun: Red, White & Blue Desserts All American Party July Fourth Recipes A Declaration of Desserts Decorations for July 4th Decorating [...]

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Hot Fun In the Summertime

June 1, 2010

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start to summer on my calendar and summer means F-U-N! We have relatively so few days of good weather here on the North Coast that I like to make the most of them while they are around. This weekend, for example, was one of those rare instances when we [...]

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Living Alfresco

April 28, 2010

Spring continues to tease us here on the North Coast. Some days are sunny and warm while other days it feels like winter’s back again. I know that as we creep closer to May and June, we will soon be enjoying days that will entice us to live alfresco style.  Al·fres·co: \al-ˈfres-(ˌ)kō\ adjective or adverb. Italian 1753 [...]

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Props & Party Planning with PB

April 14, 2010

We all know and love Pottery Barn {PB} for their amazingly wonderful and seemingly ubiquitious items for dressing our nests, but did you know PB can also help you plan an awesome party and makes some of their cool props available? Yes, the “Pottery Barn Prop Shop” is located under the Accessories & Pillows menu. You [...]

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Keeping Warm – Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup

January 2, 2010

** UPDATE: February 6, 2010: This recipe won first place at our church “souper bowl” soup cook off today! And,  I got 100% of the under age six vote! Here on the North Coast we are buried in the white stuff {with MORE to come!} It’s January so it’s to be expected. We are just hunkering in. [...]

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