A Room-by-Room Checklist for Pre-Christmas Prep
We had an early Thanksgiving with Rob's parents last weekend, so I'm feeling ahead of schedule for the holidays so far this year. Forget "Spring…
Holidays
Reminder: Time to Send Holiday Party Invitations
While it is impossible to believe that December is just around the corner, the time has come for holiday preparations! This is the week to…
The Definitive Guide to Dressing for Your Office Holiday Party
December will be here before you know it! If you want to avoid a rush, it's time to start shopping now for what to wear…
9 simple ideas for savory Christmas gifts: marinated delights, pestos & pickles
Now that Halloween has passed, the holidays are just around the corner. There are only so many quiet weekends available for cooking before things start…
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from Hawaii! Not pictured in this photo, panic exclamations of "Ouch! I think an ember went down my shirt. There's a spark…
Holiday Housewarming Party without a Hitch
We started this series on holiday entertaining a few weeks ago with the outline for Holiday Party No. 1: A Housewarming for a Small Apartment. Over…
Holiday Party No. 9: Casual Cioppino Sunday Lunch
There comes a moment, on these busy holiday party weekends, where you realize you haven't eaten anything but spinach dip and fudge in about 36…
Holiday Party No. 8: Ladies High Tea at the Palace Hotel
My office has a tradition of a ladies tea to celebrate the holidays. Each December, a small group of the top women in the company…
Holiday Party No. 7: Cookie Exchange
My friend Nicole invited me to a cookie swap party last week, hosted at 18 Reasons. This community food space is the non-profit division of…
Weekends: Holiday Parties!
It really is Christmas with a weekend this packed with fun entertaining and events. Even San Francisco's classic crisp, clear winter weather showed up to…