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Skiers’ Baked French Toast Casserole is so delicious for a Family Brunch that Miss Party has served it every Christmas morning for 20 years! It’s perfect to make a day ahead, then bake and serve the next morning when you really don’t want to cook for people no matter how much you love them or […]
This delicious ‘make-ahead’ Breakfast or Brunch casserole has been a family favorite for over two decades! We can’t do a family Brunch without it! It’s versatile, too, in terms of the meat choice or you can easily omit the meat if preferred. If you need both options, it’s easy to prepare one of each –you’re […]
These themes are suggested for a New Year’s Eve party, but could certainly work for a holiday cocktail party or dinner party. This post is a continuation of “Holiday Party Themes, Part 4″, but these posts are in no particular sequence so it isn’t necessary to read them in any particular order. A few ideas […]
Miss Party knows that few hostesses are preparing food just for Thanksgiving dinner. Often, lunch or heavy snacks are needed on Thursday for family who arrive early or if house guests are staying overnight, a nice breakfast may be necessary on Friday morning. For that matter, many hostesses do multiple meals over the course of […]
Miss Party created this easy, flavorful recipe to use for entertaining. As with many spice cakes and quick breads, it improves on the second day after baking which makes it a great choice for a busy hostess to make a day ahead. It’s perfect to serve with a hot beverage and good conversation! Preheat oven […]
One of the things Miss Party loves most in Hawaii are the delicious tropical fruits! At our hotel we enjoyed daily Maui-style fruit platters; ripe, fresh tropical fruit with a variety of moist and delicious slices of fruit bread. Some of the interesting combinations were delightfully tasty: banana bread (with and without macadamia nuts); coconut, […]
Miss Party is a HUGE peanut butter lover and has eaten more than her fair share of PB & J’s over the years. She’s also all about taking comfort food flavors and presenting them in a new way or giving them the gourmet treatment. Thanks to her darling daughter, Tessa, she has added these delicious, […]
Are you hosting a brunch this spring or summer for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, a special occasion or just because? Try a fresh, country farmhouse menu to keep a wide variety of ages happy. You can pull this together in two shakes of a spring lamb’s tail, as long as you get yourself organized and […]
Five Cup Salad is a perfect warm weather side salad! It’s full of tropical flavors and is ridiculously quick and easy to make the day before serving. At Miss Party’s house, it makes an appearance on every holiday brunch or dinner menu, year in and year out, just as it did throughout her childhood. Below […]
Bunny love goes out to you, and you, and you! These ‘quick like a bunny’ Easter Bunnies “Peeps” Pops are hoppin’ off Miss Party’s work table this morning. Make a bunch of bunnies and just like the real ones, they’ll multiply before your very eyes! Marshmallow Bunnies “Peeps” Pops are so ridiculously quick and easy […]
The flavors of pineapple and coconut together are synonymous with the Hawaiian and Caribbean Islands. You taste them in all sorts of food and drink, morning, noon and night. They just work perfectly together! Here is a fantastic summer fruit quick bread recipe that is easy to put together and delicious as an addition to […]
Well, these crepe paper party streamers are just too adorable for words! They sound like a dessert and look so yummy, Miss Party might just put whipped cream and a cherry on top and eat them instead of hanging them! Gather supplies needed: Sheet Crepe Paper in desired party colors cut into fringed streamers (see […]
Awwwww…MissParty.net celebrates it’s first birthday in two weeks! Shhh…we’re throwing a SURPRISE party to celebrate and you’re invited! (Notice the ‘milestone countdown’ in the sidebar.) Please help Miss Party reach a milestone goal of 100,000 post views by March 31st, 2012–WE’RE ALMOST THERE!!! How you ask? It’s super easy to help, PLEASE VIEW A FEW […]
Miss Party has a fabulous little story to toss in the ‘cool story’ basket. It’s a story with a moral, too –be part of the solution, instead of part of the problem. Maybe it will inspire you or someone you know, too… The story started when our local high school’s dance schedule needed to be […]
This is continued from “Mad Tea Party” Theme, Part 2A. The Mad Tea Party table is of critical importance to transport your guests to Wonderland, so Miss Party wants you have lots of ideas to make it the star of the show! Decorate the space above the table, too. Consider streamers (see DIY Fringed Crepe […]
A Mad Tea Party table is quite unlike any other! It involves thinking in a different way. The more mismatched, odd or whimsical the items on it, the better. ALL manner of unrelated objects and knick-knacks might be found on it – some used in obscure ways, some chipped, some big, some tiny, all colors! […]
