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I am not much of a chef (at all - I once set my kitchen on fire, which is a story that will have to wait for another time) and so I am always in need of simple, literally throw-it-together recipes for entertaining. Some of my favorites were the ones I created for my sister’s baby shower (we may as well keep strolling down memory lane a little longer). We were doing a mid-afternoon event and the menu would consist of light hors d’oeuvres. Did I mention it needed to be easy?

I saw these adorable Caprese Salad skewers in Jo Garten’s ever-so-stylish book, and figured I could handle that level of culinary genius and skill. I renamed them “Italian Refresca” and they consisted of cherry tomatoes, basil and mozzarella and were delish:

Then it hit me: everything would be on skewers! Sometimes I overwhelm myself with my own brilliance. Or maybe it’s just a matter of necessity being the mother of invention. Whichever. Among others, my favorites were a shrimp, honeydew and brie medley, a pound cake and strawberry combo, and this divine pairing of chocolate and fresh raspberries. The recipe for the latter is super hard, so see if you can’t keep up…

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My husband is turning 30 in December and as the party-loving wife, it sounds like the perfect occasion to host one heck of a surprise party. As the husband is a huge sports fan (baseball and football in particular) and an avid coach (both baseball and football…go figure), I’ve decided that a stadium-themed tailgate-style party is definitely in order. Luckily for me, all of his teams (the Atlanta Braves, the Buffalo Bills and the teams he coaches at school) all share the same colors of red, white and blue so that gives me a pretty good place to start when it comes to gathering inspiration.

{Cracker Jack photo from Passionate Eater}

{Martha Stewart does it again - I love these!}

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Nicole constantly amazes us with her amazing projects (hello embroidered hoodies?!).  These cookies for a baby shower favor were so cute I had to share.