The Ultimate Thanksgiving Checklist for a Stress-Free Feast
Don’t break a sweat.
Gatherings
Music on. Glasses clink. Conversation flows. Community is at the heart of our gatherings, and intentionality is key. Here we cover all elements of hosting a great party without the stress, while tapping our favorite tastemakers to share the unique ways they host at home.
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Hosting for the Holidays? Here’s a Stress-Free Guide to Prepping Your Home
So you can enjoy the festivities, too.
Simple Ways to Elevate Your Thanksgiving Table
Small details, big impact—your holiday, simplified.
A Pie Baking Party Is the Fall Tradition You’ll Actually Keep
The coziest way to spend an afternoon.
How Monthly Dinner Parties Taught Me to Slow Down and Savor
Because hosting isn’t just for the holidays.
The Soup Party Is the New Dinner Party—Here’s How to Host One
One pot, endless possibilities.
How to Host a Vision Board Party: Your Most Intentional Night In
Not your average craft night.
Your Golden Hour Guide to Fall Entertaining
Simple swaps that make the season shine.
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The Fall Menu I Make Whenever Friends Come Over (It Never Fails)
Hosting anxiety, solved.
How to Throw a Summer Gathering That Actually Feels Good
When the vibe is right, the rest follows.
A Sunlit Feast: The Perfect Menu for Celebrating the Summer Solstice
Vibrant, nourishing, and nutritionist-approved.
The Ultimate Pool Party Menu—Where Every Bite Tastes Like Summer
Cue the cannonballs and cocktails.
How to Prep a Holiday Wine & Appetizer Party in Under an Hour
Over the weekend, Adam and I sat down with our calendars, pens, and glasses of Pinot and got organized on our holiday season schedules. We penciled in dates for each of our company parties, taking the kids to see Santa, dinners with our families, and the couples dinner party we look forward to throwing each […]
The Essence of Mary Lou
A few months back we received an email from a reader in Kansas City named Kelly. She wrote to us saying that her mother (and longtime reader of our site) Mary Lou Fickel would be turning 77 years old on Monday, October 30th. Mary Lou has always loved our Mono Monday series and she even […]
Our Cozy Friendsgiving Feast with Target
Welcome to the season of colorful leaves and scents of cinnamon wafting from the kitchen. For my latest seasonal celebration with Target, I invited my coworker besties to join me for a cozy Friendsgiving meal around the table. This fall celebration is dripping in rich jewel tones, warm metallics, and organic elements like wood, berries, […]
Butternut Squash, Spinach, & Goat Cheese Pasta
Since we embraced the opportunity to go a little less traditional with the food at our Friendsgiving Feast, a meatless main with major fall vibes felt like just the ticket since it made my vegetarian friends happy — and ensured that we didn’t overdose on turkey before Thanksgiving actually rolls around. This butternut-squash-pasta with spinach […]
Inside Our Friendsgiving Feast with Target (the video!)
Welcome to the season of colorful leaves and scents of cinnamon wafting from the kitchen. For my latest seasonal celebration with Target, I invited my coworker besties to join me for a cozy Friendsgiving meal around the table. Watch the video above to see it all come together, and hop right over here for the recipes, […]
The Best Brussels Sprouts Dish You’ve Ever Had – Bacon Included
The thing about brussels sprouts is – they can be so good, or so very, very bad. Depending on the preparation, you could end up with roasted sprouts that are charred and crispy-caramelized on their leafy edges, or steamed sprouts that are mushy and watery (eww.) And then there’s the seasoning to think about, because […]
A Family Friendly Spooktacular
Spooky AND chic.
Why Mustard is the New Shade for Millennials
We love millennial pink as much as the next girl, but after a couple years of looking at everything through a blush colored lens, we’re ready for a new color to reign supreme. And with fall slowly but surely sneaking up on us, we’ve found ourselves favoring richer tones to keep us feeling cozy. Although […]
This Pumpkin Spice Smoothie Is Your Fall Breakfast Solution
It’s easy to make fun of the omnipresence of pumpkin spice everything at this time of year; sometimes it feels like it’s hard to step outside without getting a whiff of those familiar fall flavors, much less sit in a coffee shop. But if we’re being honest, can we just all agree that it’s a cliché […]
4 DIY Costumes Inspired By Our Favorite Cult Films
Be a scream queen.
Fall on the Farm
Some of my happiest childhood memories are of my family’s farm. For several years, we worked together with my grandparents and cousin to grow summer and fall crops. I was a notoriously picky eater as a kid (living proof that man can indeed live by grilled cheese sandwich alone). But the garden helped me break […]
Your Guide to an Easy Fall Picnic
With the temps finally cooling down a bit here in Austin, I’m embracing every possible chance to get outside and soak up the sunshine and cool breezes. And now that I’m working downtown, Adam and I have been trying to squeeze in a few lunch dates — our offices are only a few blocks from […]
This Dinner Party is Giving Us All the Coastal Vibes
Cities like New York and Los Angeles are filled with stylish creatives, but it takes a certain perspective to leave the fast pace of the cities behind for considerably quieter Rhode Island. That’s exactly what Jess Ann Kirby and her boyfriend Craig did after five years of bouncing back and forth between those two cities. […]
11 Steps To Hosting The Best Bachelorette Party Ever
Don’t get me wrong, I love matching one-pieces that say “SQUAD” as much as the next girl. But when the time came to plan my BFF’s bachelorette party earlier this year, my co-hosts and I knew there had to be more. After countless brainstorming e-mails and texts back and forth, the three of us had […]