As we head into the season of which I dare not name (*hint: Daylight is limited and Kleenex is plentiful), I'm craving comfort food. Is there anything more comforting than melted cheese? I think not. Therefore, 'tis the season to host a fundue party!
Here's What You'll Need:
The host provides the cheese fondue (BEST recipe ever below), while guests go potluck for a chocolate fondue dessert.
Here’s a simple and inexpensive way to host a low-key evening with friends. Bonus - you get to sample some new wines and beers. Er, wines and beer? I never know if it’s beer or beers. Whatever. Just keep ‘em coming and after a few beer(s), grammar doesn't matter as much no more do it?
Have you read “The Help?” I haven’t. I hear it’s excellent, but I just haven’t had the time. Clearly I’m in need of some help. This is why I dropped out of my book club. I was tired of pretending to know what everyone was talking about. Nodding enthusiastically in agreement only takes a girl so far. Eventually your book buddies wise up and call you out.
Summer may be ending, but don’t want to hear it. Talk to me about corn being in season however, and I’m all ears. Ok, ok. I promise no corny puns. I pretty much covered them all in my interview with entertaining expert Edith Jakobs anyway. You can click here to read her tips for outdoor grilling and green entertaining.
Here are ten activities to keep your little people happily engaged when their friends come to play. Remember ladies, there's safety in numbers, so gather the troupes and get out there and party.
Sundae party – assign each guest a sundae topping. Host provides the ice cream and bowls. Let the kids create their own sundaes. Eat and enjoy. Save the extra whipped cream for when daddy gets home. Just kidding. Ew.
I would rather poke myself in the eye with a bamboo skewer, than move the party indoors. I plan to hold on to summer as long as possible by embracing the outdoor grill. Figuratively speaking of course. Don't hug your BBQ. That thing is hot! One of the easiest BBQ meals? Kabobs. Simply thread your favourite bites onto skewers in advance. When your guests arrive, toss them onto the grill (the skewers, not your guests) and...ka-bob's your uncle; a simple summer supper!
The Canadian Craft Wine Makers Association website is called winemadesimple.ca for a reason. Making your own wine is easy! Recently the CCWA joined forces with us at the Yummy Mummy Club to run to an amazing contest. Ten lucky “winers” from the Toronto area and another ten from my old (grape) stomping ground Vancouver, will meet, mingle and make wine.
I have mad love for wide mouthed mason jars...and not just because of my personal connection with their wide mouth-ed-ness. Besides being a vessel for a well spiced Caesar, mason jars have many unique uses!
I take thousands of pictures of my kids and preserve them for eternity...on a memory stick. Sticks are reserved for popsicles and shish kabobs, not memories. I rarely get around to printing photos, but I do share my favourite pictures, along with stories and anecdotes in blog form. My first personal blog is now dormant. I visit it from time to time, but my eyes are the only ones to fall upon those images anymore.
A spectacular sangria requires only four ingredients – wine, booze, sugar and fruit. You can easily create your own signature recipe by switching up wine varietals, the alcohol sidekick and fruit combinations.
To make the perfect pitcher of sangria, follow the basic recipe/ratio which is:
Growing up, I never liked getting down and dirty, unless it was on the dance floor. I wasn’t much of an athlete either. In high school, my gym class gave me a t-shirt inspired by my epic whining during those gruelling timed track runs. It had the word, “Whimp” written across the chest. Yes, wimp was misspelled. My friends were pretty.
It’s not that I hated sports; I guess I always thought I just wasn’t up to the challenge.
Exactly two years ago to the day, my first Party Mummy post was published. It was clearly a momentous event, as fireworks exploded across North America (mostly in that southern bit) presumably to celebrate the occasion.
In my opinion, the most important factor in determining whether your party will fly or flop is organization. Your guests won't know you spent the few remaining hours before the party in panic mode, but you will. And really, what’s the point of entertaining if it’s not fun for YOU? As they say, “A happy hostess sets the tone.” Maybe nobody actually says that, but it’s true. Guests take their cues from you. If you're relaxed and having fun, your guests are sure to follow. But if little Bo Beep has lost her sh*t, the guests will surely wander.
If you’re looking to spend hundreds of dollars or devote 50 plus hours setting up, constructing a cake and stuffing pricey loot bags for your Lego theme party, then this is not the post for you. If you’d like a practical step-by-step guide for a fun, easy, inexpensive Lego party, read on.
Several years and dozens of “Happy Birthday Banners” later, I finally realized I was buying the same party supplies over and over again. I wised up and implemented a simple, budget savvy storage solution and I’m happy to report I haven’t purchased a new birthday banner in ages.
All across the nation women are forgoing carbs and doing pilates, test driving a variety of updos, waxing hither and dither and spray tanning themselves into the beautiful bride they’d always hoped they’d be. It’s....wedding season!
Non-alcoholic drinks are delicious and easy to make. Watch below as Dee Brun, The Cocktail Deeva, shakes up a tastyTangiers Mocktail.
I wish I was a diva. I try, but mostly I just come off looking goofy. However, Dee has mastered the art of "deevadom" and she's all about the dee-tails. Case in point, notice how she matches her collar to her cocktail shaker? Dee-vine.
Sundae party – assign each guest a sundae topping. Host provides the ice cream and bowls. Let the kids create their own sundaes. Eat and enjoy. Save the extra whipped cream for when daddy gets home. Just kidding. Ew.
1 x 750 ml bottle of red or white wine
