When planning a New Year’s Eve Party, most people spend time planning their guest list, deciding on food, ordering decorations and focusing on the music. However, don’t forget to plan the evening’s activities. Depending upon when your guests arrive, you may have several hours before “the ball drops” and the clock strikes 12 AM.

There is a lot of prep work that goes into planning a Holiday party such as deciding what to serve, creating a playlist, sending out festive invitations, and decorating your home or event space and possibly preparing your home for overnight guests. In this post, I will share a few tips to help you prepare for your upcoming Holiday event.

The year before my grandmother passed, she asked my to come and help her make the cakes and it was a disaster. Even though the instructions clearly stated to mix the cakes by hand with a wooden spoon, I started using a mixer.

While this is not a Christmas confection, my grandmother made them every Christmas, therefore it represents Christmas for me.

There is a supply chain issue, shelves are empty, delivery times are taking longer. We are in full on crisis mode. Lucky for you I have a few ideas to work all of this out.

What's that, you don't cook? You tried to deep fry a turkey one time, fell asleep and now your family has banned you from the kitchen? No worries, I've gotcha. Here a few ideas to make sure you are successful contributor to the meal.