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Spicy Sloppy Joes with Cold and Crunchy Coleslaw

The road to the Super Bowl will go through the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field after all. The Green Bay Packers will host the New York Giants on Sunday, January 20th in the NFC Championship Game after New York upset the Dallas Cowboys this evening 21-17. Which means one thing for me (and the rest of my fellow Wisconsinites): It’s time to start planning our game day menus. In my previous blog I shared the dishes I made (and others that I gorged on) for the playoff party I attended on Saturday. Now that our beloved Packers are headed to … Continue reading →

Family Birthday Celebrations

With six people in our family, we manage to make our own party, even if no one else is present. So, this week one of my daughters is having a birthday and it happens to fall on a weekday, leaving us to have a family party on the actual date. She’s planning to have a friend or three over on the weekend, but we’ll make sure she feels special on her big day. Some of the things we like to do for family birthdays are listed below. I hope you’ll like some of these ideas, or maybe you’ll share some … Continue reading →

Not a Football Fan? Have an Un Super Bowl Party!

Okay, so not everybody gets into football. No problem. There is no reason you can’t still have just as much fun on Super Bowl Sunday while others do their thing. Just throw a simultaneous Un Super Bowl Party! Let the football fans have one room and one TV to enjoy the kicking, passing, rushing, tackling, sacking, and interceptions, while you enjoy your own good time in another room. Maybe some of your friends would like to drop off their kids or husbands (or wives, who knows?) in your family room to watch the big game, and join you for an … Continue reading →

Low-Cost Party Foods

We all love to entertain, right? And maybe we would do it more often if we could spend less money on feeding everyone. The holiday season is a great time for parties, but we are already spending so much money in other areas, how can we afford to have people over? Like always, in order to spend less you just need to do a little planning. Here are some great ideas for providing your guests with good foods that cost very little to make. Opt for foods that use inexpensive ingredients. Some examples are: Caramel Corn Caramel corn is tasty … Continue reading →