Category: Entertaining Tips

‘Downton Abbey’ Season 5 Christmas Special review

  This year’s feature-length festive special is brimming with the things we love: sumptuous dinner parties, carols by the Christmas tree in the great hall, and happily-resolved plot lines. Not

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Early Spring Dinner Party

Do you love planning and preparing for a dinner party as much as the party itself? Are you addicted to setting the table? Join me for a peek at the dining room as I get ready for an intimate dinner pa

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Join Me For Hors D’oeuvres

The candles are lit in the library and we’re waiting for the guests to arrive. Come on in!   Subscribe, Share, and stay tuned for more videos, Barb

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Make Preparing a Big Dinner a Breeze

I’m a decent cook but my real super power is organization. My goal is to limit the work of a traditional holiday meal to one day–and not work myself to the bone preparing dinner on that da

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The House is Ready for a Christmas Party

We’re hosting our annual Christmas party, and the house is all ready. Come take a look!

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