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Valentines Dinner for Two

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So as it turns out Chuck and I may or may not have waited too
long to get reservations anywhere for valentines (read: I am super indecisive).
So we are probably going to just stay in. Don’t worry I will talk him into taking
me out another night, since I have an amazing new dress sitting unworn in my closet.

Over the years I have written about a number of our “date
night menus”, there is this in depth one from 2013, and this compilation of 5 recipes (Gluten free, chicken main course, beef main course, Seafood, and
Vegetarian) just from Valentines. This time around I went a little lighter. I just
chose recipes that we are loving/craving right now and went with those. Now all
that needs to be done is to find a nice bottle of wine and some candles.
Salad: Greens w/ Honey Mustard Dressing
Soup: Roasted Red Pepper Soup
Main: Scallop & Bacon Carbonara

Desert: Homemade Icecream & Brownies

12 Quick & Easy Meals for the Holiday Season

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12 Quick & Easy Meals for the Holiday Season

This is the time of year when we are all busy running to and from holiday parties, baking, decorating, gift buying and everything else. I thought it might be a good time to share a collection of quick, easy and hearty meals to help you get through this crazy season. Enjoy!

A Lighter Holiday Dinner Party Menu

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Lighter Holiday Dinner Party Menu

Today is a special treat since I’m participating in Amy & Annes, #WeDo: The holidays. For this post I’ve put together an awesome Dinner Party Menu that is lower in calories than traditional menu’s tend to be. Also don’t forget to scroll down for the giveaway!

The holidays are always a time for extra celebrations and get-togethers. It’s also a time that many of us pack on the extra pounds due to all of the festivities. There are a million tips and tricks out there to help us keep of those extra pounds, but why not just serve healthier lower calorie food at your next soirée? Not only will it save your waistline, but your guests won’t need a nap after dinner to be festive. Try this simple holiday menu that is designed to be full of flavor as well as low in calories.

Appetizers:
    Crudités with Lemon Parsley TahiniDip
    and/or
                Deviled Eggs with Smoked Salmon
Main Course:
                RoastChicken with Pomegranate Glaze & Chopped Brussels Sprout Salad
                Or
                QuickCoq au Vin with Egg Noodles, Rice or Couscous
                Or
                MapleMustard Glazed Ham  & Maple RoastedRoot Vegetables
Desert:
                ChocolateMouse
                Or
                WhiteChocolate Holiday Bark

A Halloween Themed Dinner Party, for Adults

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A Halloween Themed Dinner Party, for Adults
Just because your over dressing up in a skimpy costume and don’t quite have kids yet to bring the magic back to Halloween doesn’t’ mean that you have to skip it altogether.  There are still plenty of ways you can celebrate the holiday in a grow up, some-what classy style, I mean just because we are adults doesn’t mean that we can’t have eyeballs in our salad.
Here is an easy Halloween themed dinner party menu for you.
The Great White Pumpkin Cheese Ball Recipe
WhiteCheese Ball. This delicious concoction makes a perfect appetizer and can be made into any themed shape, such as a ghost and it can be made a day ahead.
Halloween Eye of Newt Recipe  
Salad w/ Bloody deviled Eggs. Salad is always a safe bet for any dinner party, but the bloody deviled eggs add a certain hint of Halloween delight to this basic staple. For even more Halloween flare try a blood red salad dressing.
 Individually Stuffed Pumpkins. People love anything individual, and pumpkins couldn’t be more perfect for this theme. This recipe is great to use for stuffing peppers or squash as well.
ChocolateMolten Cakes. Molten anything is good for any occasion. I suggest serving it
with a spoonful of maraschino cherries, to keep the blood red theme going.

For more dinner party Ideas:

How to Host a Dinner Party without Losing your Mind

How to Host a Dinner Party without Losing your Mind

Diner-Party-Games

10 of the Best Around the Table Dinner Party Games

St. Patrick’s Day & Irish Vegetable Soup

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This is an updated version of the Irish vegetable soup recipe first posted in 2012.

St. Patrick’s Day is coming. It’s the one day a year when all of us Americans show our Irish pride, claim to be Irish, and drink ourselves stupid. We all also eat a boat load of corned beef & cabbage, because, you know, that’s all they eat over their really. Or so we all seem to think.

Irish Vegetable Soup
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