Holiday Entertaining

Baking shows are all the rage, especially during the holiday season when everyone wants to see (and taste) delicious pies, cakes, and other sweet treats. The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition has thrilled fans with cheerful challenges by…

With the holiday season basically on us already, the promise of lots and lots of holiday parties is near. Between your Thanksgiving or friendsgiving, your annual office holiday party, and all the many, many, many gatherings December throws our way,…

I like to think that I'm always up for a challenge. If you asked me about my worst qualities during a job interview, I'd probably bring up perfectionism. That all goes out the window during the holidays when it's time to wrap presents. In theory, I…

“What are your plans for New Year’s Eve?” You’ve probably been asked some variation of this question at least 18 times by now, and the truth is, you just don’t know. You’ve already been to the ball drop in your city last year and the year before…

All of the department stores are blasting Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You," and streets are dotted with twinkling lights fashioned after snowflakes — I think it's safe to say the holiday spirit is alive and well. The question is,…

Each year a new food craze comes along that you wonder how you ever lived without — avocado toast anyone? Kale, which is now touted as a magical superfood, used to be just a garnish. So, what's next on the food-trend train? Whole Foods predicted…

'Tis the season for Trader Joe's shopping! Fa la la — those are the lyrics, right? I know they say this is the season of giving; but I think what they really meant is this is the season of giving... all of your money to Trader Joe's; and there are a…

Mom might have already started to boil potatoes for the annual Thanksgiving feast, so you might want to give her a call now, because you're about to get a dose of drool worthy upgrades on traditional dishes — all thanks in part to Taco Bell. That's…

We've all seen our fair share of weird and whacky recipes on the internet — you know, the kinds of things that look like jokes, but aren't. From sushi burritos to pumpkin spice bagels, it's hard to be fazed by any food combinations these days. Like,…

Thanksgiving is surely one of the most expensive holiday dinners to host. And when you've got a crew of a dozen people coming over to your home ready to go fully savage on all matters of the tum, you've got to properly prepare yourself. This is why…

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and if you were hoping to bring something a little more magical than plain old pumpkin pie to the dessert table this year, have no fear, because the internet has once again answered your prayers. With a…

As long as I can remember, my parents have hosted our family's Thanksgiving dinner. Every year, both my mom and dad's sides of the family crowd into our suburban home to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, catch up on one another's lives, and…

Turkey for Thanksgiving dinner is a staple, true. But, it's after the feast that its true holiday purpose is realized: those beloved leftover sandwiches. Piling slices of meat between buttery biscuits and heated up mashed potatoes will have you…

Cranberry sauce. Stuffing. Mashed potaters with gravy. Green bean casserole. Thanksgiving is about being grateful for all of the beautiful blessings in your life, and stuff; but... food. We'd be lying if we tried to deny that a big part of…

Do you remember those Pillsbury slice and bake cookies? They came in one full log, and all you had to do was cut them up and pop them in the oven. They were always seasonally themed, featuring a pumpkin image or a Christmas tree or a weird looking…

Pumpkin Spice Lattés might get all the love, but if you're exclusively team PSL, you're missing out on tons of other pumpkin-flavored beverages and snacks. So, let me help you out by telling you the pumpkin flavored thing you should try based on…

Hosting a dinner part always sounds like a wonderful idea, until you get to the part where you have to host a dinner party. You spend three days cooking a meal that people eat in 25 minutes and later takes you four hours to clean up. What do you do…

Autumn is finally here, which means that it is finally time to embrace all things pumpkin. The Internet is only slightly obsessed with this seasonal squash, after all. It is also your chance to host a pumpkin carving party for Halloween, because it…

Whatever the reason — illness, hangover, pure and simple laziness — there comes a time in everyone's life when they wish fast food would rain from the ceiling directly onto their bed. Technology hasn't quite caught up with this dream, but it's…