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Holiday Hosting Ideas, Recipes, and Menus

Recipes, menus, and holiday hosting ideas to help you make every gathering feel special.

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From crowd-pleasing appetizers to cookout sides and easy desserts, here’s what I’d make if I wanted summer hosting to feel special without overdoing it.

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Mother’s Day Brunch

oven baked butternut squash and brussels sprouts in a white bowl with a spoon on a red table cloth

Thanksgiving

thai peanut noodle salad in a blue bowl with the peanut sauce being poured on it

Summer Hosting

christmas tree shaped pigs in a blanket

Christmas

charcuterie cups on a wooden cutting board filled with salami, tomatoes, cheese, blackberries, and strawberries

Friendsgiving

Superbowl

How I build a menu that feels special without overdoing it:

close up shot of bloody mary deviled eggs on a deviled egg platter

One Wow Appetizer

cowboy burgers sitting on a cutting board overflowing with beef, topped with bacon, cheese, and jalapenos, the buns have specs of parsley and butter on them

One Easy Main

3 bean salad recipe in a blue bowl on a red and white checkered table cloth

A Couple Crowd-Pleasing Sides

No bake cheesecake cups with grandy organic granola in the background

A Dessert That Looks Impressive Without Extra Stress

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smoked salmon appetizer dip shaped like a flower with caviar on a white plate with a wooden spoon

Appetizers

cannoli pie on a table with mini cannolis on top

Desserts

brunch charcuterie board with mini pancakes, oranges, blueberreis, scambled eggs, maple syrup, cinnamon rolls and bacon on a long wooden board

Brunch

easter charcuterie wine toppers on wine glasses full of white wine with an easter bunny and plants in the background

Shop

mom's green bean casserole no mushroom soup in an orange casserole dish with a slice and wooden spatula

Sides

Free Mother’s Day Brunch Guide


Simple, pretty ideas you can actually pull off.

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