These 5 super easy appetizers are a must have in your refrigerator for those last minute hosting opportunities! Short notice drop-ins or a take-away to a game watch party, these easy recipes are sure to please. If you are “Hosting a Lady’s Weekend” — schedule out all of these appetizers throughout the weekend and impress those ladies! 1. Caprese Salad Always a crowd-pleaser and it takes about 15 minutes to throw this together. During the summer, I grow my own tomatoes and basil so we make this a staple in our household. Set out with some table crackers and a lovely seasonal wine and you will wow the pop-in guests.…
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Champagne for the Mundane Makes Life Bubbly!
Big life events are worthy of Champagne and parties for sure, but Champs isn’t just for celebrations anymore. Champagne for the mundane events of life can be enjoyed any time of the day or place. A friendly girlfriend meet-up to hanging with the hubs on a Saturday night is always an opportune time to imbibe in this crisp deliciousness. You don’t need to be snooty or a snob to indulge in this bubbly goodness anywhere. Champagne can accompany a plain old simple event or meal and make it more sexy. Am I right? Bumbled Beginnings When Benedictine monk Dom Perignon was making wine and couldn’t rid it of bubbles, he…
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January Mid-Life Goddess Newsletter
Happy New Year Ladies! Here is the latest Mid-Life Goddess Newsletter and the Winter Romance Book Giveaway Hop — Enjoy! *|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Mid-Life Goddess Newsletter January 2020 – Volume 6 On a Laptop? Open in your browser for reading ease (here) Hope everyone had a fabulous New Year’s Eve! My Husband and I are hanging out in Key West over the New Year’s holiday. We are meeting up with some good friends for my darling Kristi’s 50th birthday! As much as we both travel, my husband and I don’t get to go together very often so this is a special treat! My wish for y’all this year is to take…
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Hosting a Fabulous Christmas Dinner Party
Hosting a fabulous Christmas dinner party is a wonderful way to connect with your girlfriends……AFTER Christmas. For several years I hosted a friendly lady’s dinner party each year after the Christmas hubbub settled down. It would be a night for just hanging out with my good gal friends, eating a delicious meal and relaxing after the crazy holiday. I so miss this event as I have now moved south, but I still have all the go to suggestions on how to pull off the perfect dinner party. Mid-Life Goddess rule # 9 (here) states “A Goddess lives to Entertain and be Entertained!” Being a Hostess with the “Mostest” is a…
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What are your Thanksgiving Traditions?
What are your Thanksgiving traditions? Turkey or Ham? Big family dinner or small group of friends? Travel or Stay Home? I have collected a group of traditions from my sisters and girlfriend tribe — we’ll call it a Friendsgiving twist on some traditional ways to celebrate Thanksgiving. Our Family Traditions For years, while my daughters were little ones, my mother-in-law and her sisters would show up on Thanksgiving day and take over my kitchen. My contribution was a clean kitchen, a couple of decorated tables (adult and kid versions), and wine. She and her sisters would laugh, bump into each other cooking their various specialties and drink their wine. I…
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10 Fabulous Hostess Gifts from Oprah’s Favorite Things List
Oprah's Favorite Things list comes out in November and we should save this list as a "go to" guide for our many Midlife Goddess Hostesses! I have compiled a list of goddess-worthy gifts under $50 that any Hostess would just love to open up. You know that she has put in a lot of time cooking and cleaning and setting up the perfect dinner party or Lady's Weekend so show her some love! Please Note: We will sometimes earn an affiliate commission on the sales of products we link to at no additional cost to you. I will only feature items I genuinely love and want to share with my…
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