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What is entertaining?

the savvy host believes that entertaining is most simply gathering people together in enjoyable surroundings ~ offering good food & drink ~ to share stories, ideas, laughter ... life.

essentially entertaining is dedicated to the Savvy Host each one of us can become with a hint of inspiration, a little confidence, some creative flair and a healthy dose of humor.

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Recent Posts Tagged With 'recipe rave'

Jul 26

Good Food Gatherings (Menu #12 - #14)

Some new plans for Good Food Gatherings in the works that we wanted to share. Don't know about Good Food Gatherings?  This is entertaining at it's most basic - providing #goodfood, offering something to wet the whistle, but most importantly, (read full article)

#blogswelove, #goodfood, good food gatherings, Local Food, Menu Planning, recipe rave, Recipes, savvy resources, seasonal

Jul 22

A Toast To The Hosts: Organize a Drink-Themed Progressive Dinner!

Photo credit: Sebastian Pothe Introducing our next guest contributor in the Savvy Experts in Entertaining series, author Felicia Coley of The Well-Heeled Society. Sign us up for this dinner party idea! It may take a village to raise a child, bu (read full article)

#blogswelove, champagne, cocktails, dinner party, Food and Wine Pairing, Menu Planning, organized entertaining, recipe rave, Recipes, serving savoir-faire

Jul 18

Do you know Chuck? 3 Recipes Worth a Taste

We don't believe that exceptionally delicious tastes only result from very expensive ingredients.  Admittedly, there are foods and drinks we enjoy that are both extraordinarily tasteful AND pricey (we'll leave this to your imagination...the li (read full article)

#goodfood, back2basics, budget entertaining, good food gatherings, key ingredients, recipe rave, Recipes

Jul 11

Good Food Gatherings (Menu #9 - #11)

Here's the plan for our Good Food Gatherings coming up this week. Sharing some timeless favorites from our kitchen, modified a bit to suit our tastes and cooking style, the line-up includes: ~ Grilled Balsamic & Rosemary Marinated (read full article)

bbq, blogswelove, budget entertaining, good food gatherings, Grilling, key ingredients, Local Food, Menu Planning, recipe rave, Recipes

Jun 26

No-Fail Dinner Party #3 - Summer Pesto

One of the easiest ways to bring summer freshness to the table for dinner guests?  Pesto!  A sauce originally crafted of basil and garlic in Genoa, Italy (Pesto alla Genovese), the name itself references to the "pounding" or "crushing" of (read full article)

blogswelove, dinner party, key ingredients, Local Food, Menu Planning, recipe rave, seasonal

May 31

Good Food Gatherings: in the Beginning...

So many of you have asked about what we cook every week – whether we’re hosting a small gathering, family dinner/brunch or an impromptu dinner party. Overall, our focus is simply good food ~ straightforward recipes allowing us to take advantage (read full article)

back2basics, Creative Cooking, dinner party, good food gatherings, key ingredients, Local Food, Menu Planning, organized entertaining, recipe rave, Recipes

Apr 18

Sources of Foodie Inspiration (and Recipe Raves!)

First, let's state (and repeat as required) that a Savvy Host does NOT have to be a good cook - or even to have time to cook – in order to entertain.  Let's take that requirement off the table (again)…permanently. That being said, (read full article)

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