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    How Weekly Dinner Parties Kept Me Connected Postpartum

    June 22, 2025 - By 

    Less than two months postpartum, we began weekly dinner parties. My sisters were finally done with school and started full-time jobs. They were ready to move in with their respective partners, leaving us as empty nesters (minus the newborn). The six, now seven of us, had grown close and wanted to make sure we made time for one another. One of my sisters had just attended another dinner party club and shared the idea with us. We could do that. And so began our new tradition. Finding Our New Normal Postpartum I remember feeling isolated at times when I was…

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    The Perfect Camping Dinner Party: Get Gourmet in the Great Indoors

    June 15, 2025 - By 

    Host the ultimate camping-themed dinner party at home! Today, we cover camp-chic decor ideas, a delicious camping-inspired menu, and a hilarious tent relay race. We have our first camping trip planned with our daughter coming up, so I thought what better way to prepare than with a camping dinner party! (Although let’s be honest, can you ever truly be prepared for camping with a one-year-old?) Camping Dinner Party Decor Ideas: Camp Chic I kept the table simple with a classic plaid plastic tablecloth, some twinkly lights and our camping lanterns. The flowers were leftovers from my daughter’s first birthday. I…

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    Coronas and Kabobs: The Ultimate Pool Party Dinner

    June 8, 2025 - By 

    It’s that time of the year, my friends. The snow has finally melted, the street sweepers have cleaned the roads, and all the eager Canadians are jumping into their barely warm pools. Pool party season is finally upon us! This week, we enjoy some poolside Coronas and Kabobs in the ultimate pool party! The Menu: Hot Off the Skewer As the secondary chef in my household, I know the best way to ensure everyone enjoys their meal is to make sure they are very hungry. This is especially easy to do when you are burning extra calories in the pool.…

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    Six Dinner Party Themes To Wow Your Guests

    June 1, 2025 - By 

    If you have mastered the “Around the World” dinner party and are now looking for something new and exciting, you have come to the right place! Today, we cover six dinner party themes that will impress and delight your guests. Be sure to check out the individual blog posts for more details! Silent Library Dinner Party Walk the delicate balance between “library” and “Silent Library” with this theme. Lull them into a false sense of calm with a beautifully decorated table and a favourite book-inspired meal. For dessert, bust out your favourite silent library games! Decor: Menu: Games: Talent Show…

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    Burger Wars: Battle for the Burger of the Day

    May 20, 2025 - By 

    With the warmer weather upon us and May being National Hamburger Month, we finally decided now is the time to break out the burgers. This week, we are competing to see who will have the honour of serving the esteemed Burger of the Day in our Bob’s Burgers inspired dinner party. The Menu: Eat Your Heart Out Sliders will serve as the blank canvas for our chefs. Each competitor brought their own toppings to assemble the sliders, and presented them with a cocktail pairing. We judged on creativity and taste. We served the sliders with a couple of salads on…

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    Build Memories (And More) During Mother’s Day Brunch

    May 12, 2025 - By 

    Since becoming a mom myself, I have become a lot more aware of the things my mom does for us. Around the holidays, we still maintain a lot of family traditions that we had as kids. We have our annual Easter egg hunt, pyjamas on Christmas Eve, and raving about the Thanksgiving turkey after she spent all day making every other side dish and dessert. Thankfully, we are out of the stage of giving her candles, soap gift boxes or slippers. It finally clicked that she is a person with real interests outside of being a mom (or grandma). Over…

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    Your Guide to a Delicious Sugar Bush Dinner Party

    May 4, 2025 - By 

    Introduction: The Sweetest Gathering Around My youngest sister’s partner grew up tapping trees every spring with his family. Last year, he started up again, this time with my sister and the rest of our dinner party crew, minus me. I was far too pregnant, and the Crocs I was limited to wearing would not have scaled the hill to the spot. They had a great haul this year, and we joined them around the fire quite a few times while it boiled down. It’s about a 40:1 ratio of sap to syrup. It’s a lot of work, but if you…

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    Embarass Your Friends at Your Next Talent Show Dinner Party!

    April 27, 2025 - By 

    Introduction: Fundue for you! My sister and her partner recently returned from a weekend trip to Montreal to check out MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE. During their trip, they visited the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts where they caught a couple of different poetry performances. My sister watched as the drama kid within him woke up. She knew he needed a way to channel that energy, preferably for others’ amusement. A Talent Show Dinner Party was the perfect way for him to do that. Decor: Set the Stage Candles were lit, and the chandelier above the table was dimmed. The decorations were…

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    An Elegant Spring Soiree: A Bug-Themed Dinner Party

    April 20, 2025 - By 

    Introduction: Challenge Accepted I still vividly remember the recess that defined the rest of another kid’s elementary school career – at least in my eyes. He had voluntarily eaten a worm, and instead of doubling down and saying all was well, he cried. I think was more the lack of decoration to the act than the actual worm-eating that labelled him a worm eater. I was later introduced to the term entomophagy (pronounced en-toh-MAH-fuh-jee) – eating bugs – at a STEM event for women. The speaker was very passionate about entomophagy. Unlike the poor kiddo from elementary school, she was…

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    Get Vulnerable at Your Next Hot Ones Dinner Party

    April 13, 2025 - By 

    Introduction: Hot Questions With Even Hotter Guests This week, we go to YouTube for inspiration for our Hot Ones Dinner Party. Hot Ones is a popular YouTube talk Show. For a decade, Sean Evans has been combining the neutralizing effects of hot sauce and well-researched, thoughtful questions to deliver entertaining interviews with celebrities. It is a household favourite. For a while, we were ordering chicken wings from our local restaurant every Thursday and watching the latest interview over dinner. Since Hot Ones has been around, people have been throwing their own Hot Ones Dinner Parties. For good reason – it…