Wednesday, April 21, 2010

About Entertaining: Entertaining Disasters; Outdoor Entertaining

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From Donna Pilato, your Guide to Entertaining
Ah, springtime, a treat for the senses. We see flowers blooming, smell the backyard grills, and hear the sounds of neighbors groaning in their kitchens as something goes wrong behind the scenes. Enjoy the full sensory experience. Have an Entertaining week!

Share Your Entertaining Disasters
I think there's an old expression about laughter being the best medicine. If nothing else, it helps me feel better about situations that weren't quite so funny when they first happened (like when our cat ran through my husband's plate right after dinner was served). That's why I'm inviting readers to share your stories about your worst entertaining disasters that you can now laugh about in the retelling. Not only will we be happy to laugh along with you, but there are usually lessons to be learned from these once embarrassing situations, such as lock up the cats when entertaining.

Ultimate Outdoor Entertaining
When I was a kid, outdoor entertaining involved my dad cooking delicious steaks on the small charcoal barbecue on our back porch. The possibilities for outdoor entertaining today are so... Read more

Morton's the Cookbook
Unless you're a vegetarian, I think most people will agree with me that sometimes you're in the mood for a good steak or steakhouse type food. The craving hit me over this past weekend and it was too late for me to shop for the ingredients, so we went out to our local steakhouse. But if I had been inspired earlier, I would have simply turned to my copy of "Morton's The Cookbook", which you can read more about in this review, and I would have been able to produce the same wonderful meal at home at a much lower expense. Oh well, next time I'll plan my cravings better.

Welcome Baby with a Baby Shower
Just like spring flowers are popping up at every turn so, it seems, are pregnant tummies! Host a baby shower for the expecting parents and help them to welcome their future joy.

 


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