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How to Plant Tomatoes in the Garden using Visqueen
It’s time for a Coughlin Garden update! Many of you know that we live on a city lot and have converted some of our backyard to garden beds! So today I’m sharing about our tomatoes …... Continue reading »
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Spring into Summer Entertaining with 2 Easy Ro*Tel Dip Recipes!
It’s that time of year … time to spring into summer entertaining! I really love summer entertaining because, even though I love to plan a party and still use my “good” dishes... Continue reading »
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The Joy of Soy and Coconut Milk Chicken Thighs
You may have seen my post, here, our first outdoor entertaining for the year–chilly as it was–we pulled out the outdoor heater and enjoyed a special evening with our friends. Summer... Continue reading »
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Hospitality in Kentucky w/ GE Monogram Blogging Experience
I’m excited to share with you today my recent travels to Louisville, KY, where I visited the General Electric Monogram Experience Center Showroom. This was my first time to ever be in the state... Continue reading »
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Give Yourself a Pep Talk When Your Meal is a Flop
The salad didn’t turn out like I had wanted it to. At the last minute, I boiled the eggs for the delicious Spinach Salad I had planned on serving, and I did serve it, but as I started eating, I... Continue reading »
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UPrinting Canvas GIVEAWAY
When people come into my home, they always say … where did you get that cool picture? The cool picture is actually the icon of my blog, Reluctant Entertainer, as it’s a Dollar Store... Continue reading »
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Summer Brownie Ice Cream Stacks
When the daylight starts to linger, we love entertaining on our back patio for a time of unhurried togetherness. The sun warms all things to full bloom, and they often make it to the center of our... Continue reading »
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Bargain Entertaining with Dollar Store Goblets
When you find something you love, buy a lot of it. That is what I did years ago when I discovered these beautiful goblets from the Dollar Store. Such a bargain, I bought about 30 of them. They are... Continue reading »
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How to Serve an Outdoor Breakfast with Greek Scrambled Egg Pockets
Spring is for sure in the air, as our family worked in the yard all weekend stringing lights, blowing, mowing, cleaning, planting … you name it. It takes work to get ready for spring and... Continue reading »
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When Did Perfectionism Becomes so Trendy?
The other day at breakfast my husband reminded me of these simple words: Baby, he said, a good plan for today is better than a perfect plan for tomorrow. Those words really hit home for me, and I... Continue reading »
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Graduation Announcements and The Gift of an Ordinary Day
Graduation. A time of reflection, excitement, sadness, and hope. Hope for the future that as a parent you’ve done the right thing and the best job, in raising your kid, and he will do fine. It’s... Continue reading »
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How to Encourage a Mom on Mother’s Day
“Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful; for beauty is God’s handwriting–a wayside sacrament. Welcome it in every fair face, in every fair sky, in every fair flower,... Continue reading »
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Late Night Dinner with Salty Sweet Butterscotch Brownies
It was after we got our kids off to their school prom that we came back, with another couple, for a late dinner. I’d say it was last-minute, since we called them just a couple of hours before... Continue reading »
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Light a Heater for Breezy Outdoor Entertaining
For our first outdoor entertaining of the season, it was a beautiful day, but a chill was in the air. We didn’t let it stop us, though. We moved the outdoor heater into the dining space and... Continue reading »
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Creating a Cheat Sheet for Easy Entertaining
How many times when we entertain do we forget something? Most the time it isn’t anything huge or essential, but it would have made the “entertaining moment” more special if we had... Continue reading »
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Cook for Mom Mother’s Day KitchenAid Giveaway
The Cook for Your Mom Campaign encourages us to skip the crowded restaurants this year and make our mothers a home-cooked meal. If I could, I would, because it shows that your mom is really worth the... Continue reading »
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Creating an Entertaining Cheat Sheet for Easier Entertaining
Creating an Entertaining Cheat Sheet to Make Entertaining Easier How many times when we entertain do we forget something? Most the time it isn’t anything huge or essential, but it would have... Continue reading »
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Saving Money by Slicing Your Own Turkey Breast
Sometimes I’m just a creature of old habits. That’s why once in a while it’s fun to shop with a friend, because you can get fresh ideas for new food items or techniques. Since I... Continue reading »
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Texas Caviar Bean Dip for Cinco de Mayo Day
Are you entertaining a crowd for Cinco de Mayo this weekend? Or have you been invited out? For us, the latter. We’re happy to be biting into our friends delicious cooking, but we’re also... Continue reading »
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Hosting a Butterfly Mother’s Day Luncheon with Celebrate Magazine
For Easter, my friend Jeannie brought me a beautiful springy basket of flowers, and off to the side was a small paper-thin butterfly. Butterflies are very elegant and I find them so fascinating, with... Continue reading »
