How to Throw a Fun Kids Valentine’s Day Party
I have a secret! Well, I think most of you have figured it out by now. I’m obsessed with parties and celebrating all the time! I love throwing parties any time of the year and Valentine’s Day is no exception! And I just love doing it for the kids and making every day just that much more special with them! My kids have come to just expect these parties now and get right in there with me in the planning, the decorating and in having fun! What can I say, I’ve raised a bunch of party animals, I mean party planners in my house! Valentine’s Day is just a few…
How to Throw a Fabulous Galentine’s Day Party!
Who else is throwing a Galentine’s Day party this year? Valentine’s Day to me isn’t just about celebrating romantic love with your significant other but all kinds of love, including love for the wonderful friends and women in our lives. While February 13th is the official “Galentine’s Day” according to hilarious Leslie Knope from Parks & Recreation, I’m hosting a girls night in Galentine’s Day Party this upcoming weekend at my place. It’s about celebrating all the beautiful, smart and strong ladies in my life and about celebrating our friendship of course! Throw in lots of pretty decorations, yummy food, delicious treats and cocktails and fun activities and I promise…
Healthy & Easy Superbowl Appetizers
Yay! We made it through January! I can’t believe how long last month felt and that it’s already Superbowl weekend! Fingers crossed we’re all feeling good and can have some people over for Game Day! I’m going to be completely honest with all of you. I’m not a huge Football fan. And I actually don’t know much about the game. I do love watching all the commercials and definitely the half-time show. And what I do know, is that I love getting together with friends and I am never one to say no to a party. I love parties!! And what’s not to love about all of that delicious Game…
Best Traditional Greek Avgolemono Chicken Rice Soup
Hey everyone! So the hubby and I are both sick with a nasty cold, fingers crossed the kiddies don’t get it! While he’s been hiding out in the bedroom under the covers for the last couple of days suffering from the typical “Man Cold”, I’m doing what most moms do when they’re sick. I’m getting on with things and just figuring out ways to survive! Aside from my typical natural remedies of loads of vitamin D, vitamin C and lots of liquids I think my absolute favourite feel better remedy is homemade chicken soup. And not the standard chicken noodle kind, I’m talking about traditional Greek Chicken Rice soup, best…
Best Ever Comfort Food Recipes for Winter
It’s Fri-yay! It feels like it’s been the longest week ever. We started off with a major deep freeze in Toronto plus it was Blue Monday and then were hit with the ups and downs of snow, freezing rain, and slush to finally a glimmer of sunlight just in time for the weekend! After such a crazy and gloomy week all I want to do is stay in and get cozy with the family! This weekend we’re just going to curl up on the couch with a cozy blanket, watch lots of movies and play games, and of course have some comfort food!! There’s nothing like comfort food on a…
Easy & Healthy Meals in 30 Minutes!
It’s January and all that holiday over-indulging has definitely left it’s mark! Time to clean up our act and start eating healthier in our house! Plus we just booked our trip to Florida! Woohoo…and a bit of yikes in there too! With the warm weather down there I’ll need to shed my winter uniform, and gasp, wear a bathing suit! So we’re going to kick up our healthy eating up a notch and I’m guessing a lot of you are trying to do the same thing. And I know what you’re all thinking, easier said than done! I totally get it, it’s not the easiest thing to do. At least…
Easy Tips for Last Minute Stress-Free Entertaining
Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend! Now that all the holiday parties were over we figured we might have a nice quiet weekend and wouldn’t be entertaining for a while again. We tried to get in some good quality family time together before the kiddies went back to school from Winter Break too! We even tried to catch a movie over the weekend with a few of their friends and that just didn’t exactly pan out as we had planned – all of the tickets were sold out, in not one but two different theaters! Guess everyone had the same idea! The kids were disappointed and despite other ideas we…
How to Throw an Amazing New Year’s Eve Party!
I love throwing parties any time of the year and I love to throw a party with a theme. And what better theme than the New Year! Let’s face it New Year’s Eve is the ultimate celebration and it’s all about music, singing, dancing and having a good time! If you’re hosting a New Year’s Eve party this year here are a few tips to make sure that your party is amazing and fun! Think about your guest list! Think about your guest list carefully and who you are going to invite! New Year’s Eve is meant to be a celebration of the past year and the year to…
My Favorite Easy Holiday Cocktails & Appetizers
It’s the last day of school for the kids and I’ve been running around trying to get everything ready for Christmas before they’re home and snooping around for all their presents and goodies! We have another Christmas party to go to tonight and I’m also getting ready for the Christmas party we’re hosting tomorrow night! With all this running around it needs to be simple and easy! I’m planning a night of super easy appetizers, lots of delicious holiday themed cocktails, festive music and of course all those cookies we baked! If you’re hosting a party over the holidays I thought I would share a couple of my favorite go-to…
Best Christmas Cookies – Ever!!
Hi everyone! We had such a busy weekend with quite a few Christmas parties – I must say we’re all a bit exhausted! But we still found time to keep up with one of our Christmas traditions, our annual family holiday baking! I love to bake and I’ve been doing it since I was a little girl. Growing up in a greek family, from an early age I was in the kitchen, flour all over me, baking traditional greek pastries and desserts with my mom and grandmother. Then when I was 12 I was determined to make shortbread cookies and sugar cookies, and we’ve been doing it together ever since. …
