Chris Cooks
Cooking for Family and Friends + Anolon Vesta Braiser Giveaway
Food is a central part of every culture, and I think that is because of the impact a meal can have on our relationships. Historically speaking, dinner time has been crucial to the formation of strong families, and I think it's all about nourishment. We all need each other to be happy. We are social creatures […]
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August 18, 2016
Entertaining
We'll bob for apples in the toilet…and you'll LIKE IT!!
At the beginning of October, we have a family tradition of finding some sort of costume around the house and taking a photo for our annual costume party invitations. Yesterday we did just that! It's our 5th consecutaive year doing this and it's so fun seeing Greta, errr Squints!, get more and more into it. […]
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October 2, 2015
Entertaining
Our Friendsgiving
Last night we had a wonderful Friendsgiving dinner and I wanted to share with you some details and pictures today! We started doing a Thanksgiving with friends a few weeks before the actual holiday about 6 years ago, but this year we hosted our largest group of 14 adults + 6 kids. Our first task […]
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November 10, 2014
Entertaining
Our Halloween Party, Costumes and Spread
Our party Saturday evening was so fun. We had over 100 people show up but fate was on our side and it was a gorgeous night, so the squished quarters were immediately remedied by opening the back door and people chatting out there, too. Next year I'll have to remember to string some lights in […]
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October 27, 2014
Entertaining
Costume Party 2013: Party On!
Halloween arrived at our house just in time for our party on Saturday. But before I jump into a few details about that, I wanted to show you an updated photo of our front door with the trim painted Onyx, to match the door (and the kick plate removed). We love it so much more […]
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October 29, 2013
Entertaining
Costume Party Prep: Invitations
While we still have a lot of house prepping to do before we throw our costume party, we knew we had to get our invitations circulating. We went back to the format of our first party's invitations and decided to dress up for a quick photo for a few reasons. First, although we've always had […]
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September 26, 2013
Entertaining
Costume Party 2012
We had such a fabulous time at our costume party on Saturday and I'm back to share all of the deets, including our costumes. I won't make you wait a second more for those: Chris and I were Waldo and Carmen Sandiego and Greta-the-great was Mowgli from Jungle book. We had a hundred ideas of […]
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October 29, 2012
Entertaining
Truth Tuesday: How NOT to throw a Party.
Last year we threw a costume party. Our first. While it was seriously a blast, there's a reason we don't run a party-planning blog. We have been laughing (so we don't cry?) at our mistakes for over a year. Our guests (we had between 30-40 people there) were all so gracious and fun and dressed […]
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October 2, 2012
