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Hosting at Home for the Holidays #8 – Patriotic Tablescapes

Dinnerware, Entertaining, Holidays, Tablescapes, Uncategorized · June 17, 2019

Hosting at Home for the Holidays #8 – Patriotic Tablescapes

It’s been awhile since my my friends Lory, To Have + To Host and Holliday, Home With Holliday and I have done a blog hop with our entertaining ideas and tablescapes. We met for the first time in Lory’s hometown of Phoneix, Arizona, last month and we had a wonderful time meeting in person and talking about our love of entertaining and hosting at home.

Together we created this stunning Anthropologie Inspired Outdoor Tablescape in Lory’s beautiful backyard. Lory then hosted us for a delicious dinner in her home with her lovely family.

We are so excited to share with you our eighth post in our blog hop series Holiday Hosting at Home! Today we are sharing some inspirations for any patriotic parties you may be planning…specifically, July 4th, which is right around the corner.

To Have + To Host

Lory created this red, white, and blue chic

Pink Party Punch

Beverages, Recipes, Uncategorized · June 11, 2019

Pink Party Punch that Packs a Punch!
This Pink Party Punch has been a staple at many of the parties I’ve thrown over the years. It’s simple to make and packs a punch (pardon the pun)! I’ve made this party punch for baby showers, bridal showers, summertime BBQ’s, family gatherings, birthdays, and more. It goes well with any occasion and is a great summertime poolside drink!

Here I made the pink party punch for a PIE-oneer Day Party I hosted for a Utah state holiday.

Summertime or Anytime Punch
Everyone that’s had this pink party punch at any of my gatherings has asked for the recipe so I am finally getting around to sharing it. It’s very easy to make and you can substitute a variety of things depending on what you have on hand or can buy at the store. I will share some of the variations in my helpful hints below. Use this recipe anytime of the year or for any gathering you have.

The Recipe

Pink Party Punch

A refreshing

Anthropologie-Inspired Outdoor Dinner Party

Dinnerware, Entertaining, Uncategorized · June 4, 2019

Anthropologie-Inspired Outdoor Dinner Party
I’ve been so excited to share this Anthropologie-Inspired Outdoor Dinner Party tablescape and how it all came about! A few weeks back, I traveled to Phoenix to meet up with two lovely ladies who I met on Instagram. They are both entertaining bloggers and we all love dishes and the art of entertaining.

First I met the adorable Holliday “Holly” Johnson @homewithholliday. Our names are so similar as are the names of our blogs and Instagram accounts. We hit it off right away and became fast friends!

Then I met the lovely Lory Parson @tohave+tohost, who also loves to host and entertain. Before long the three of us were chatting away on conference calls and helping and supporting one another. We decided a retreat was in order so we made plans to meet up in Lory’s hometown of Phoenix, Arizona.

Three Peas in a Pod!
As soon as we met, we were talking a mile a minute and we were all so excited to meet each other in person. We had

Strawberry Recipe Inspiration

Breakfast, Brunch, Desserts + Sweets, Entertaining, Parties, Recipes, Sides, Starters + Salads · May 23, 2019

The Utah weather we are experiencing right now may not look like we are nearing summer, but Memorial Day is right around the corner so why not start planning for the picnics and summer entertaining with a few strawberry recipes?

This strawberry cream cheese pie is one of my family’s favorites! I’m hoping for delicious, fresh strawberries so we can have this for the holiday coming up!

More Strawberry Recipe Ideas

This strawberry spinach salad from my friend Beth of 111 Light Lane looks like it will quickly become a family favorite! I can’t wait to try it this summer!

These fresh strawberry muffins from Ashley at Modern Glam look like the perfect breakfast addition or mid morning snack. I’m all for adding in fresh strawberries wherever I can!

These personalized strawberry desserts by Sara of Twelve on Main are adorable! I always like the idea of having my own portion size pre-made for me so that I don’t have to worry about dishing up when we

The Best Macaroni and Cheese Ever

holiday recipes, Recipes, Sides, Uncategorized · April 19, 2019

I got this recipe years ago and it’s the best macaroni and cheese ever. I can’t remember where I found it or who gave it to me but one of my Instagram followers messaged me, (which I appreciate) and said this looked very similar to Giada De Laurentis’ Mac and Cheese recipe. I’m not sure of the origin of it but after reading mine and hers, they are almost the same so I’m crediting Giada for this wonderful take on Mac and Cheese! It’s been a family favorite ever since I made this for them the first time!

This yummy macaroni and cheese recipe is comfort food at its finest and can be your main dish or a side dish. This is my go to recipe when I’ve cooked a ham and have some leftovers! Ham is optional, but I’ve always made it with the ham. This is not your traditional macaroni and cheese recipe because it actually doesn’t have macaroni or cheddar cheese in it! I use egg noodles and a delicious mix of fontina, parmesan, and mozzarella cheeses. I guess it should be called a different