Archive for 2011

New Year’s Recipes for Good Luck

Do you have certain foods you eat on New Year’s Day to bring good luck throughout the coming year? Different countries have different foods they consider to be lucky.  Many Asian countries, for example, consider noodles to be a lucky food, as long as you don’t let the noodle break before it is all in ...Read More

“The Muppets” Movie Review – A Delightful Trip Back to Childhood

  Muppets Party Supplies will soon be at Discount Party Supplies, inspired by the new Muppet movie that is currently in theaters. Muppets haven’t been around much in popular culture for the last few years, but now they are back in a big way.  There hasn’t been a Muppet movie in theaters for fifteen years, ...Read More

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Easy New Year’s Eve Decorating Ideas

Creating centerpieces for your New Year’s Eve celebrations can be a quick and easy task if you creatively re-use some of your Christmas decorations that you already have.  The trick is to change your decorating from the traditional red and green theme of Christmas to one that evokes more of a winter theme, using more ...Read More

Fairy Tale Shows – Grimm vs. Once Upon a Time, Which Is Better for Your Family?

Family shows have been kind of a dying breed, for the last few years. “Grown up” shows have gotten progressively more daring and risque, making them wildly inappropriate to watch with your kids. Children’s programming has followed its own trajectory as well, featuring groups of children who spend their days wisecracking, and outsmarting the dimwitted ...Read More

Do You Fondue?

  You should.  This retro dish is making a hip comeback.  Fondue parties were wildly popular in the 1960s and 1970s, and this fun way to entertain is being brought back to life by a new generation.  Fondue means melted in French and that is exactly what it is….melted cheeses or chocolate.  Delicious!  Sales of ...Read More

A Very Special Christmas Tree

  Every year my family decorates two Christmas trees.  The first tree we decorate is pretty much like the Christmas trees that you find in everybody’s house – lights, garland, ornaments, and presents wrapped underneath.  The second tree we decorate is the one that I want to tell you about.  I call it our “Love ...Read More

Best Christmas Songs – My Holiday Playlist

What is on your Christmas party play list this year?  I, for one, am a sap for the tried and true classics for the holidays.  Maybe it’s because these songs are what I grew up listening to, and because  so many of my Christmas memories are tangled up with Bing or Burl crooning in the ...Read More

Grinch – The Cocktail

If you are looking for a fun cocktail for your Christmas party look no further! The Grinch is a fictional character first introduced to the public in a book by Dr. Seuss published in 1957.  The Grinch is a bitter, lonely, green creature with a “heart two sizes too small” who lives in a cave ...Read More

Hosting a Progressive Christmas Dinner Party – Fun for the Entire Neighborhood

A progressive Christmas dinner is a great way to spread the joy of hosting a party amongst your friends and neighbors.  Everybody gets to be a host and a guest all in the same night!  Plus, it spreads the work around so no one person is stuck with all the decorating, cooking, and clean up.  ...Read More

Brandy Alexander – Old School Cocktail = Perfect Holiday Drink

Brandy Alexander is a drink that is no longer in fashion the way it once was, but I have no idea why. It is smooth, creamy, and utterly delicious. Its sweetness and slightly decadent taste make it perfect for the holidays, so I recommend you give this one a try. The origins of this cocktail ...Read More