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{Entertaining Tips} Hosting a Holiday Brunch

November 8, 2011 by Leslie

The holiday season is fast approaching.  With that comes entertaining family from morning till night.  Like many women, I have visions of preparing a fantastic brunch, hot off the stove.  But my family wakes up and wants to eat NOW.  Anything cooked just ends up being either a mid-morning snack or breakfast for lunch. Continue Reading

Filed Under: Christmas, Holidays, Mother's Day, New Year's Eve, Parties, Party Planning Tips, Thanksgiving

{Recipes} Two Fantastic Banana Breads

October 5, 2011 by Leslie

Like most toddlers, the Little One loves berries and other fruits.  She often goes through phases when she LOVES bananas, and asks for them every morning for breakfast.  Other times,  I buy the bananas and they just sit and sit and sit.  Finally, I got tired of wasting money and remembered that my father used to freeze overripe Continue Reading

Filed Under: Appetizers, Sides, and Finger Foods, Desserts, Food Tagged With: banana, bread, fruit, pastry, quick breads

Halloween Costumes

October 4, 2011 by Leslie

It's that time of year again to get started with buying or making Halloween costumes! T hasn't yet worn a commercially made Halloween costume, though I'm sure that day will come. My MIL came over this weekend and together we got started making a costume for T. Even though it's still sitting on the dining room table, only half finished, the little Continue Reading

Filed Under: Family, Halloween, Holidays, Kid Crafts and Activities

{Tutorial} Vinyl Tablecloth Ruffled Streamers

September 28, 2011 by Leslie

There's no better place to have a picnic than under a nice shade tree. But for T's Picnics and Pinwheels party, I wanted to make sure our shade tree was special.   The only problem was that we were battling rain forecasts for the day of the party.  Well, that and I already spent most of the budget on the picnic baskets and Continue Reading

Filed Under: Decorations, DIY Projects, Kids Parties Tagged With: budget

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