Top 10 Holiday Entertaining Idea Blogs
There's nearly always a holiday coming up soon, somewhere, for someone. These blogs will help you be ready to entertain when they do, from photos that help you generate your own ideas for dinners and parties to complete menus, themes, decor, and do's and don'ts that keep your guests happy.
The decorating and entertaining maven's dedicated holiday section covers Father's Day to Fourth of July and all the others in between.
The Bon Appétit site covers an even wider list of holidays than Martha Stewart, including Kwanzaa and Chinese New Year, plus entertaining ideas for purely secular faves like the Kentucky Derby and Super Bowl Sunday.
Easy decorating and crafts, typically with holiday or seasonal themes--Christmas may be on the way with its decorations, but . Also links to The Entertaining Kitchen, http://doodlebugkitchen.blogspot.com/ the author's food-themed blog.
Judy Chiappini feels that if you can feed a large group, you can entertain one. Many recipes whose results are likely to be eaten quickly, from quesadillas to pumpkin spice muffins.
Party- and entertaining-themed blog that can help you set up for Thanksgiving or the premiere of the new Twilight movie--it's your call. Topics range from the right linens and party favors to luscious cake recipes that you shouldn't read when hungry.
Entertaining ideas from a globe-trotting hostess. Topics vary widely from entertaining menus and seasonal eating to what to wear and how rattan or ceramic "chargers" can liven up a table setting.
The Blushing Hostess Entertains
Describes living and entertaining in rural Virginia and New York. Evocative landscape photos and humorous asides mix with decorating ideas and tips for seasonal parties. Recipes at The Blushing Hostess Cooks. http://blushinghostess.blogspot.com/
RealSimple Holidays & Entertaining
A site of nearly Martha Stewart comprehensiveness, RSH&E covers holiday entertaining in the usual ways but adds some interesting reader input, such as these readers' tips for staying on budget during the holidays.
This CBS Interactive food site not only thinks about the holidays long before you do, it has links to voluminous, up-to-the-second reader discussions around the country that gives tips on regional dining and entertaining. Dedicated Holiday Central section focuses on whichever big-name feast is coming next.
How to keep your home organized and looking good, with attention not just on holiday entertaining but on being ready for the holiday season long before it happens--the better to stay cool and actually enjoy it.
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