parties

graduation party food set up

How to Plan Food for a (Really) Large Group: Taco Bar Prep for Graduation Party, Wedding, Shower, Etc.

I love a challenge, and although you wouldn’t know it if you visited my house, I can organize an event like nobody’s business (just not the piles of paper that infiltrate my kitchen). What is the best food to serve for a party…with a few hundred people…on a budget? Who needs to pay a caterer […]

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Quick and Easy NO SUGAR Halloween Party

Quick and Easy {NO SUGAR} Elementary School Halloween Party!

Fed up with the school birthday treats? Me too. Here’s everything you’ll need for a quick and easy NO SUGAR kid Halloween party idea. Games, activities, and healthy food plan for school Halloween treats are done for you! Are you in charge of planning a kids’ Halloween party for your child’s elementary school classroom this

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Healthy Christmas Party, Food Tree

Healthy School Christmas Party Ideas – Fun Games and Food for Kids but NO Sugar!

If you’ve followed me for a while, you probably already know how I feel about school birthday treats and sugar (not to mention kids’ sports snacks!). It means a lot to my kids when I volunteer in their classrooms, and as a former teacher myself (now running a cooking class for kids online), I know

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How to Feed 25 People Real Food & Not Lose Your Mind {Eat Well, Spend Less}

My husband really wanted us to go with pizzas for my son’s First Communion party, especially once we branched out from immediate family and invited some extra uncles and cousins, but I promised him I’d plan real food well and make it an unstressful day. If you’re reading into that and assuming that I’m usually

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deviled eggs are a healthy party food

Can You Take Your Weird Real Food to a Party with Normal People?

Finding healthy party food to please a crowd is hard! Not to worry! I have some easy ideas for healthy food for parties and potlucks. Eating with others – the normal people – is always difficult when you’re committed to staying away from the “Standard American Diet” and consuming traditional foods. There’s often a lot

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WFMW: How to Throw a Messy Party (The Best Summer Kids’ Gathering You’ll Ever See!)

27 kids. 12 adults. Jello, flour, chocolate syrup, and lots of cream – both whipped and shaving. The goal? To make a mess. The end result? More fun than we even expected. Many of you appreciated the servitude my son showed with his 5th birthday party, and rightfully so. If you’ve got a wild side,

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