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How to Throw an Intimate Friendsgiving Dinner Party

Hey everyone, we’re just three short weeks away from Thanksgiving so today I’m sharing all of the details from my intimate Friendsgiving dinner party to inspire your own Thanksgiving events. As promised, this post also includes all of the recipes that I showed you on my Instagram stories. I linked to all of the decor and dinnerware below to inspire your own holiday dinner party with friends. I hope you find these these ideas helpful when it comes to your Thanksgiving dishes and decor next week.

You can check out last year’s Friendsgiving post here—> 3 Tips on How to Host Your First Friendsgiving

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I wanted the tablescape to feel warm and welcoming so I incorporated lots of romantic candles and made sure everyone had a name card on their seat so they would feel welcome in my home.

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Dinnerware: White Enameled Cast Iron Pumpkin Dutch Oven | White Gravy Boat | MacKenzie-Childs Parchment Check Fluted Dinner Plate— no longer available | MacKenzie-Childs Gold Check Flatware – 5-Piece Place Setting | MacKenzie-Childs Blooming Tumbler | Gold Check Canape Knives – Set of 4 | Metallic Scalloped Reine Chargers 4 Pack | Mustard Yellow Cotton Slub Napkins with Fringe Set of 4 | Ivory Cotton Slub Napkins with Fringe Set of 4 | gold-rimmed plates

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Sale Furniture: Wood Leona Farmhouse Extension Dining Table | Natural Linen Paige Round Back Dining Chairs Set of 2 | Paige Upholstered Dining Bench

Furniture: Castelli Sideboard | Gold Light Fixture | Luis Clear Glass Bar Cart — currently on waitlist (similar gold bar cart here) | Belen Rug |

Custom oyster paintings by Christina Fontenot Art

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Decor: Light Gray Mongolian Sheepskin Area Rug | Pumpkin Place Card Holders—old (similar here)| Gold Mercury Glass Votive Candleholders Set of 3 | Flared Whitewash Wood Taper Candleholder | Antique Gold Ribbed Taper Candleholder | Natural Fiber and Lurex Table Runner | Glittered Pinecone And Metallic Berry Garland | White Taper Candles, Set of 2 | Metallic Silver Taper Candles, Set of 4 | Metallic Gold Taper Candles, Set of 4 | Silver and Gold Mercury Taper Candles Set of 2 | MacKenzie-Childs Gold & Silver— no longer available | Crinkle Silk Ribbon

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Pie Bar: MacKenzie-Childs Gold Check Cake Serving Set | MacKenzie-Childs Parchment Check Fluted Cake Stand | MacKenzie-Childs Parchment Check Two Tier Sweet Stand | Luis Clear Glass Bar Cart — currently on waitlist (similar gold bar cart here) |

When it comes to hosting an intimate Friendsgiving, be sure to create your guest list first and send out an invite to everyone a couple weeks out to begin planning your menu so you can start prepping the dishes 2-3 days before your party. Decide on the dishes you’re going to cook and the items you’re going to order and make sure you order them with plenty enough time. It’s also fun to create a menu with your friends and host a pot luck where everyone brings a dish. Plus it makes prep time much easier.

Blake and I enjoy creating the menu and cooking everything ourselves with a little help from my mom and his grandmother. The only thing we don’t know how to do nor did we have the time is how to cook a turkey so we ordered an already cooked turkey and ham and then made everything else ourselves. You can check out the recipes we used below.

Recipes:

Mac & Cheese | http://www.thatwhichnourishes.com/the-mac-and-cheese/

Green Bean Casserole | https://thenovicechefblog.com/the-best-green-bean-casserole/

Stuffing | Blake’s grandmother came over & made her personal recipe with me. I can’t think of a more perfect time to learn your grandmother’s recipes than during the holidays. We had so much fun making new recipes we found online, but it’s also nice to use a family recipe and learn how to make it so you can pass it down to your own kids. I suggest reaching out to family member for a stuffing recipe to make sure your keeping some family traditions.

Sweet Potato Casserole | https://addapinch.com/sweet-potato-casserole-pecan-topping/ (My mom helped me make this dish and she used half the sugar and half the butter and it still tasted amazing.

Pumpkin Squares | I decided not to make pumpkin squares for our Freindsgiving because had plenty of pies, but they’re so delicious I thought I would share my uncles recipe with you anyway!

1 large can of pumpkin puree
3 eggs
1 12 oz can of evaporated milk
1 cup of sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 box of Duncan Hines Butter Cake Mix
1 Cup of chopped pecans (a little more is ok)
2 sticks of melted butter (1 cup)

Icing:

1 small Cool Whip
1 cup of sugar
1 8 oz. Philadelphia Cream Cheese

Mix pumpkin puree, 3 eggs, evaporated milk, 1 cup of sugar and cinnamon. Stir until all blended. Pour liquid mixture into a 13 x 9 inch pan lined with wax paper. Then sprinkle the box of cake mix on top. Sprinkle pecans next. Pour melted butter on top of pecans & cake mix and bake for one hour at 350 degrees. After baked, let cool ten minutes. Then turn the cake over but do not take the wax paper off until completely cooled. Mix one cup of sugar and Philedelphia Cream Cheese. After blended, add 1 small container of cool whip. Ice the whole cake and refrigerate. Cut into squares and keep refrigerated until serving.

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Custom oyster paintings by Christina Fontenot Art

How to Style Your Bar Cart For Mardi Gras

February 25, 2019

Hey everyone, I hope you all enjoyed your weekend! Today I’m sharing how to style your bar cart for Mardi Gras with World Market. When it comes to Mardi Gras bar carts, I like to make sure I include essentials like vodka, Bloody Mary mix and all of the garnishes. I also like to add fun little masks and I always keep my pretty gold stemless glasses and printed bowls on display for added decor. I found all of my Mardi Gras essentials at World Market including this gold bar cart, which I’ve had in my home for three years now. It’s the perfect size to keep in your dining room or you can even use it as end table!

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Furniture: Wood Leona Farmhouse Extension Dining Table | Neutral Linen Paige Dining Bench | Natural Linen Paige Round Back Dining Chairs | Gold Light Fixture (also available here) | Mirrored Sideboard |

Decor: Light Grey Sheepskin | Faux Fiddle-Leaf Fig Plant | Tapered Ivory Planter With Gold Stand| Belen Rug, Gray |

On Mirrored Sideboard: Gold Box Wine Rack | Gold Stemless Glassware Collection |

You can find my white lace cami here and bracelets are by Julie Vos.

I used this gold fluted charger from World Market for to place my king cake on.

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5 Tips For Organizing Your Home

January 4, 2018

Hey everyone, I hope your first week of the new year is still going strong. I’ve been working on new daily routines and healthy eating habits as well trying to organize the house and my life. To help you out with your own life organization, I’ve partnered up with World Market to share 5 tips on how to better organize your home!

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First things first! Let’s get your priorities in order! Where do you keep your wine and are the bottles organized by year, color or price? We are working on building a wet bar with a winer cooler, but until then we love using these pine 44-bottle wine racks from World Market. Blake keeps the bottles organized by brand (aka fanciness). It makes it easier when we have guests over because we know which section to pull from.

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2. Convenient storage! Since I’m a blogger, I’m constantly getting new stuff to feature for you all. Sometimes my office can get a little messy and overwhelmed with products, but if I put everything away in closets and drawers, I’ll forget about the new items. So I use this gold rolling cart to hold all of the new items until they’ve been featured. I also use a second gold rolling rack to store beauty products in the bathroom. These gold carts are perfect for storing items that you need to have easy access to, but don’t have anywhere else to put them! They’re also great for keeping your offices supplies and papers.

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3) Speaking of office storage, I highly recommend these gold file storage to keep all of your tax documents, bills and other house paperwork. I also like this gold wire one!

4) Display storage! Put all of your pretty throw blankets where you can enjoy them in the living room like this wood ladder or macrame basket. Leave the closet space for all other messy items that you’d rather keep hidden instead on the kitchen counter or coffee table.

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Outfit: Cozy Knit Joggers | Deep V Blush Tank | Barefoot Dreams Montecito Cardigan (also available here) | Exact Glitter Slippers (sold out) —I love this faux fur pair |

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5. If you don’t already own a bar cart it’s officially time to invest! It’s the perfect way to beautifully display your bar tools, glasses and mixers, liquor and wine. See my post on holiday bar carts here—>6 Holiday Bar Cart Essentials

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Homemade Dinner ‘Pho’ Valentine’s Day

February 1, 2016

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Every Valentine’s Day, Blake and I always get all dressed up and go out for a fancy dinner, but this year we’re trying something new; a homemade dinner! Over the past couple of years, we’ve started cooking more and attempting to whip up new dishes especially Blake. He never fails to impress me with his cooking, which is one of the qualities I love most about him. He is such a natural in the kitchen unlike me who spills everything everywhere and overcooks the pasta! With that being said, this year we’re going to attempt to make pho and spring rolls for a special date night together. I wish I could take credit for the perfectly wrapped spring rolls and delicious looking pho in the photos below, but that food is actually from a local restaurant that I used for the photo shoot. I can only hope that our meal will turn out that good!

I’m so excited for our new Valentine’s Day date night tradition of cooking together. However, there is a ~~slight~~ huge chance that I will let Blake take care of all the cooking and I’ll stick to setting the table. Speaking of table settings, check out how I styled my home for Valentine’s Day with World Market below!