Make a fruity ice punch ring at your holiday party
This makes a great addition to the punch bowl for your next gathering and won’t melt as fast as a bag of ice cubes, meaning your favourite drink will still pack a…punch!
Non-sucky, non-overdone, holiday music
I’ve taken the interwebs to find some of my favorite non-sucky holiday tunes. A lot of them are so non-overdone that they’re songs you may not have ever heard before from artists you’ve never heard of. And some of them are songs you’ve heard a lot, but from artists that make them sound new again. Grab a cup of cider and have a listen…
Midnight Thanksgiving: Our Non-Traditional Family Tradition
My first job in Portland was overnight stocking for a big box retailer. It wasn’t long before I started meeting more transplants like me, who couldn’t get the time off to fly home for the holidays, or just plain had nowhere to go. I wanted to invite everyone over, but there was also the nagging fact that while we did get Thanksgiving Day off, most of us would have to be at work before sunrise the day after Thanksgiving. Since we were all night owls anyhow, I offered to have everyone over on the Wednesday night before the holiday. And so the idea of Midnight Thanksgiving was born.
Make party-ready votives out of funky gourds
I threw a party the other night and these three funky gourd votives made an appearance. They got lots of compliments from party guests, so I thought I’d share this simple autumnal party decor idea with mah Homies.
Nekkid Lady Party: My tips on how to host a clothing swap
About 8 years ago I moved from Portland to Seattle and realized I had way. Too. Much. Crap. I thought to myself, “Self, you can either donate to Goodwill or you can see if your friends want to pick through your stuff.”
I chose the latter. Girlfriends came over, some brought over clothing and shoes, and thus Lily’s Nekkid Lady Party was born. I’m here to tell you how to throw your own…
How Megan attempted to win a pumpkin carving contest with the pumpkin keg
Did y’all catch that DIY pumpkin keg video that went viral? The moment I saw it I thought, “now THERE’S a Megan-simple pumpkin carving project!” Much like my cooking skills, my crafting skills are, well, let’s just say sub-par. I was invited to my friends 5th annual Halloween pumpkin carving contest and I accepted with the express intent of trying my hand at the pumpkin keg. The video makes it seem so simple, spoiler alert: it wasn’t!
Throw weekly TV dates: Sundays = zombies, friends, and food
Every Sunday night, six close friends all get together to watch “The Walking Dead” TV series. We’ve done it for all the past seasons as well. The basic plan is simple…
Feminist pastry party: Celebrating non-heteronormative relationships with baked goods!
My good friend Matt brought this Jezebel article to my attention a few weeks ago. So when I got to the part of the video in which the lecturer explained his views on homosexuality (using carrots and doughnuts as metaphors for male and female anatomy, respectively) by stating that “men were not created to sword-fight and women were not created to have pastry parties,” two thoughts immediately occurred to me… A pastry party sounds like a freaking fantastic idea!