Christmas

Painted Pinecones Montage

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Just a little holiday inspiration for your centerpieces, fireplace mantles, or a corner that could use a pinecone tree art installation.

December 17, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Jeanne’s Holiday Entertaining Segment on ABC Eye on LA (video)

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ABC’s Eye on LA recently came to my home for a little holiday entertaining inspiration. I created a Penguin and Pinecones theme, which you can see photos of here along with instructions on how to make the Penguin Olives, and you’ll find the Mrs. Cubbison Stuffing recipe on their website.

December 17, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Jeanne’s Holiday Party TV Segment on Fox and Friends (video)

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Fox and Friends welcomed me into their TV studio for a Holiday Party segment where I shared a Chalet Chic tablescape with some great products from Walmart and Sam’s Club. Here’s a video clip of the segment and you’ll find some photos and recipes here!  

December 11, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Fox and Friends Holiday Party Wine Cocktail Segment

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I had a great time on Fox and Friends this morning sharing ideas for a Holiday Cocktail Party with a Chalet Chic theme. I know many of you are interested in the wine I talked about. It is called Oak Leaf available only at Walmart and yes, an under $3 dollar bottle of wine. I like [...]

December 11, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Christmas Breakfast Buffet

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I put together this Christmas Breakfast Buffet for a newspaper spread and wanted to share for your holiday brunch parties or breakfast on Christmas morning. One of my favorite holiday table centerpiece ideas is to wind white boas around Styrofoam cones as snowy white Christmas trees (use greening pins to keep the boas in place). [...]

November 20, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Melting Snowman Christmas Cookie

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How cute are these cookies! I wish I could take credit for them but once again, these were from a Christmas party at my children’s school. The lady who made them is a gorgeous stand-up comic named Rachel Bradley whose boyfriend is the incredibly talented comedian Christopher Titus. When I saw these Melting Snowman Christmas cookies appear on [...]

November 20, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Pinecones and Penguins Holiday Party Table

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I am absolutely in love with this cocktail party theme: Pinecones and Penguins! I am working with Mrs. Cubbison’s, who makes the most delicious cornbread stuffing mix, this holiday season, and I created this tabletop for an upcoming ABC Eye on LA TV segment (see the video!). Here are some photos from the shoot to [...]

November 7, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Christmas Ornament Cupcakes

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My daughter and I made these cupcakes for her school Christmas party. The ideas was inspired by a cupcake from my friend Tammy Massman-Johnson’s book, “Kids in the Holiday Kitchen.” It’s a great book for kids and my daughter flagged just about every page adding her own ideas to the awesome ones in the book! This baking [...]

December 17, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Jeanne’s Holiday Cocktail Segment on the TODAY Show (video)

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Third times a charm! This was my third appearance on the TODAY Show since June, and I feel like a kid on Christmas! Not only did I get to do the “teaser” for my Holiday Cocktail segment with the one and only Donny Deutsch, I was able to experience the magic of Christmas at Rockefeller [...]

December 14, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Flocked Christmas Trees

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A “flocked” Christmas tree means to snow it up! This year, my kids really wanted a white Christmas tree and after visiting a few tree lots, we found that these white wonders can be scarce. Sure, we could have used a spray-on snow, but ya’ know, with the holidays, school, and work - we wanted things to be easy. Then we [...]

December 13, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Nutcracker Cupcake

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What fun I had making an army of Nutcracker Cupcakes ready to take on the Mouse King and all others in the famed Christmastime tale! Nutcrackers used to be so expensive, and now it seems that just about every stylish budget store (read Target) has a collection of them sporting a variety of themes. My daughter [...]

December 6, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Frozen Cranberry-Mint Ice Wreath in a Wine Cocktail

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I love it when guests just drop by my home during the holidays, and I always keep a few specialty food and drink items on hand to make things a bit more merry! These Frozen Cranberry-Mint Ice Wreaths are ideal in a wine cocktail, such as this one, which is like a holiday white wine sangria. [...]

December 5, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Homemade Egg Nog with Bourbon-Chocolate Glazed Cookie Ornament Garnish

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Egg nog is the quintessential Christmas tree trimming cocktail! Wether you whip up a batch from scratch using this recipe or pick up store-bought eggnog, add a fun touch like the cookie ornament that I’ve decorated the glass handle with as demonstrated in the Holiday Cocktail segment I did on the TODAY Show with Kathie [...]

December 1, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Bloody Mary Christmas Cocktail

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Being more salty than sweet, I’m all about the Bloody Mary cocktail on Chrsitmas morning with a huge plate of Eggs Benedict. The red and green garnish is super easy to do and makes this cocktail beyond festive! 2 tablespoons minced red pepper (patted dry of juices) 2 tablespoons coarse or kosher salt Lime wedge, plus [...]

December 1, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Peppermint White Hot Chocolate Holiday Cocktail

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A favorite holiday recipe of mine,  I make a big pot of this Peppermint White Hot Chocolate Christmas cocktail for all my winter parties. Guests love the marshmallow garnish, which you can make by dipping it in white or dark chocolate and then in sprinkles, chopped nuts, or chocolate shavings as pictured. This was included [...]

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