I spent the last couple days with little Austin, which reminded me that I should do another post about the baby shower in his honor. Last time, we went over the initial stages of party planning, including deciding a theme, creating a menu and coming up with a guest list. Now that you have taken [...]
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Hosting a Baby Shower: Planning the Party
August 26th, 2010 
Emily As much fun as it is to play hostess, it’s a challenging task to plan a party from start to finish. It’s a good thing that I love to do it! My most recent opportunity to throw a party was for my sister-in-law Sarah who is expecting their first child — who also happens to [...]
Rainbow Cupcakes
August 23rd, 2010 Megan A few weeks ago, I was asked to make cupcakes for a birthday. I did not want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen, but I wanted to make the cupcakes special. I remembered seeing a tutorial on making rainbow cake a long time ago, and thought, I can do that — with [...]
Girls Night In Dinner Party
July 19th, 2010 Emily The other day, my friend Jillian asked if I wanted to co-host a girls-only dinner party. I would provide the venue and dessert, and she would provide the dinner. How could I say no? Jillian is an amazing cook who prides herself on presentation as well. Look at how divine these dishes look! They were [...]
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Tags: dessert, dinner party, ice cream, strawberries, vegetarian 
2 Comments »Abundant Crop Recipe: Peach Ice Cream
July 7th, 2010 Megan As you may have already noticed, we love homemade ice cream over at our house. What better to do with fresh peaches than make some ice cream? And in case you were wondering — it is super easy! The hardest part is peeling the peaches, but you could leave the skin on, if you like [...]
