How to Have a Stress-Free Hosting Experience
Entertaining doesn’t end with the holidays. Throughout the year, occasions arise for friends and family to gather and enjoy each other’s company. When you’re gearing up for a party, keeping the house clean can seem like a full-time job.

Entertaining Without Stress
Let’s face it. If you are stressed, agitated and flitting about, your guests will be uncomfortable and won’t be able to relax. Here is an easy test of how well you are doing. How many times do your guests ask if there is anything they can do to help? It is reasonable that guests may ask when they first arrive but if you hear the question over and over again, you are doing something wrong.

Keys To Holding a Fun Dinner Party
When Bridget Jones, the heroine of Helen Fielding’s hilarious novel Bridget Jones’s Diary, invited friends home for dinner, she served them blue soup (courtesy blue string that she had used to bind the celery). This was, of course, after she had planned an elaborate three-course dinner involving shepherd’s pie and soufflé and other such delights. And therein lies one of the keys to holding a fun dinner party: don’t bite off more than you can chew!

Quick Tips for Successful Entertaining
The Guest List.  Mix this up, singles and marrieds, age mix. We learn more from those beyond our generation. I typically have both clients now friends, vendors now friends, and friends.

Quick & Easy Entertaining
Preplanning: - Plan your menu by making as much of it self-serve as possible. Set up a drink station so guests can help themselves.

- Mix up trendy with traditional for your menu. Be sure to have 1 or 2 hot dishes and fill in the rest with raw veggies and fresh fruit and made-ahead cold side dishes. Be sure to offer a low-cal choice and vegetarian dishes, too.

Home Buyers, Don't Wait to Start Planning Your Housewarming Party
A new home is exciting on a number of levels, of course, but one of the nicest bonuses is that buying a new home affords a perfect excuse to throw a party. Then, especially if you haven't entertained in a long time, it's possible that your housewarming party will rekindle your desire to have guests over on a regular basis for friendly gatherings.

Dozens of Baby Shower Themes
Choosing baby shower themes is the first step in planning a baby shower. Or, you may choose not to have a theme at all. However, having a theme for your baby shower should make the party entertaining, fun, and a memorable experience.

The Cocktail Party
A cocktail party can be more daunting than a dinner party if you don't remember the rules. However, it is a great way to kick back and relax with your friends. There is no need to have a theme or a special occasion.

Outdoor Entertaining
Shared moments in our garden with our family and friends become memories we will cherish throughout our lifetime. So why not transform you’re mundane garden, deck or patio setting from the ordinary into the extraordinary? Generally, our gardens are at their premium use during the lush, sultry last days of summer. Keep this in mind when you are planning your Labor Day entertaining “stage”, those end of summer barbeques and al fresco entertaining.

Crockpot Recipes for Summer Entertaining
These crockpot recipes will keep your kitchen cool in the summer heat. Bring any of these delights to your summer parties, and your friends will be delighted, drooling, and lining up for the recipe, - and seconds...