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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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Custom oyster paintings by Christina Fontenot Art

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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

Summer Home Decor Update

July 25, 2019

Hey everyone, if you follow me on Instagram (@hauteofftherack), then you know that I made a few updates to our living room this past spring with Caitlin Wilson Design and most recently we added some new furniture to our front porch. I based the whole living room color scheme off of a painting of Italy that I had commissioned by Christina Fontenot Art.

Just to give a little background on the artist, I met her through a mutual friend and fell in love with her gold textured pieces of art so when we finally bought our first home two years ago, I asked Christina to paint 3 gold oysters for our dining room. We loved them so much and got so many compliments on them that we asked her to create one for the living room too! I wanted the new painting to reflect something significant in our lives so we asked her to paint a map of Italy where we got engaged. I also requested that we incorporate lots of color to make a statement in our neutral living room! Well Christina far exceeded my expectations and the pillows I picked out from Caitlin Wilson Design paired beautiful with our new piece of art.

Scroll through this post to see how I livened up my living room for spring and summer with a new custom painting and some beautiful printed pillows from Caitlin Wilson Design.

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Pillows: Down Feather Inserts | Vienna Floral | Meadow Ribbon Trim Tassel Pillow | Classic Trim Pillow in Peach

On right Console Table: Glass Sora Pillar Candleholders | Gleaming Primrose Mirror | Gold Mirrored Tabletop Tray | 3 BOOKS designer inspired |

On mantle: Chester Brushed Candleholders | glass flower vases from Hobby Lobby |

On Coffee Table: 4 BOOK DESIGNER Book | COPPER GEO TERRARIUM |

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Below are the three oyster paintings that we had commissioned by Christina Fontenot Art.

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3 Tips on How To Host Your First Friendsgiving

November 13, 2018

Hey everyone, I can’t believe we’re less than two weeks away from Thanksgiving. To celebrate, I’m sharing the details from my Friendsgiving party including the recipes, decor and dinnerware to inspire your own holiday dinner party with friends. You can even use some of these ideas for your Thanksgiving dishes and decor next week.

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I’ve teamed up with MacKenzie-Childs to give away 3 desserts stands along with a gold check cake serving set to 3 lucky winners. I use these pieces year round, but especially during the holidays. I’m so grateful to all of my readers and IG followers who take time connect with me online each day so I wanted to give back to you this Thanksgiving by sending 3 winners some of my favorite MacKenzie-Childs pieces. Head over to my Instagram (@hauteofftherack) to enter!

See more posts on my MacKenzie-Childs pieces below:

Bridal Brunch Table Setting With MacKenzie-Childs

New Orleans Bridesmaids Luncheon Cooking Class

Wedding Wednesday: Engagement Party Ideas

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3 Tips on How To Host Your First Friendsgiving

1) Create a menu & guest list! Send out an invite to all of your guests a couple weeks out and begin planning out 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 pot luck where everyone brings a dish.

As I mentioned before, we started a supper club with our friends a few months ago where each couple takes turns hosting everyone at their house for dinner once a month. So it was our turn to make all of the dishes ourself. With that being said, we had a lot of food to prepare so we decided to order an already cooked turkey and gravy and then we made all of the side dishes and desserts ourselves.

Recipes:

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

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

Sweet Potato Casserole | https://addapinch.com/sweet-potato-casserole-pecan-topping/

Pumpkin Squares | My mom came over to make pumpkin squares with me because it was my late uncle’s recipe.

1 can of pumpkin
3 eggs
1 large can of pet milk (aka condensed milk)
2 cups 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)
1 small Cool Whip
1 8 oz. Philadelphia Cream Cheese

Mix pumpkin, 3 eggs, pet 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.

Irish Coffee Dessert Drink | ingredients: coffee, Pralines & Creams Liqueur (you can find this at your local World Market as well as select grocery stores), cool whip (we ended up making our own whipped cream using a cup of sugar and heavy cream), Clear Irish Mugs, Cream-Filled Rolled Wafers & some fun straws

2) Tis the time to be a little extra! Pop open some champagne! Light some holiday candles and create a Friendsgiving playlist to set the mood. Go out of your way to make your guests feel special by placing custom name cards on everyone’s seats and be sure to always keep their drinks full.

3) Get interactive! Have everyone go around the table and say what they’re grateful for or play a fun game after dinner.

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