Spring

Celebrate Your Mom with an Afternoon Tea at Home for Mother’s Day

The best Mother’s Day gift I have received was from my stepdaughters. A couple of years ago, they surprised me with an afternoon tea at home sophisticated enough to rival that of Ritz Carlton in…

12 Cinco de Mayo Party Ideas

12 Ideas for Cinco de Mayo Party Are you ready to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and Mexican culture on May 5th? If you are planning a Mexican soiree or a fun Cinco de Mayo party…

Mango Salsa Recipe {perfect for Cinco de Mayo}

Mango Salsa for Cinco de Mayo I’ve been making different kind of salsas for a while to test different flavor mixes and to give the same old salsa a new spin. I like this mango…

Lipton Iced Tea and Italian Limoncello Meet in these Two Cocktails

Iced Tea & Limoncello in harmony Sometimes you don’t have to go all the way to Rome to do like the Romans do. Sometimes you can spend a weekend in a nearby hotel decorated in…

Global Kitchen: Semlor Recipe from Sweden

Happy Fat Tuesday! Happy Fat Tuesday! You might be celebrating Mardi Gras today, but in Sweden we have fettisdag, Fat Tuesday and we are eating semlor, a cardamon bun with marzipan and whipped cream inside!…

Celebrate Your Mom with an Afternoon Tea at Home for Mother’s Day

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The best Mother’s Day gift I have received was from my stepdaughters. A couple of years ago, they surprised me with an afternoon tea at home sophisticated enough to rival that of Ritz Carlton in…

12 Cinco de Mayo Party Ideas

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12 Ideas for Cinco de Mayo Party Are you ready to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and Mexican culture on May 5th? If you are planning a Mexican soiree or a fun Cinco de Mayo party…

Mango Salsa Recipe {perfect for Cinco de Mayo}

Mango salsa for Cinco de Mayo parties

Mango Salsa for Cinco de Mayo I’ve been making different kind of salsas for a while to test different flavor mixes and to give the same old salsa a new spin. I like this mango…

Lipton Iced Tea and Italian Limoncello Meet in these Two Cocktails

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Iced Tea & Limoncello in harmony Sometimes you don’t have to go all the way to Rome to do like the Romans do. Sometimes you can spend a weekend in a nearby hotel decorated in…

Global Kitchen: Semlor Recipe from Sweden

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Happy Fat Tuesday! Happy Fat Tuesday! You might be celebrating Mardi Gras today, but in Sweden we have fettisdag, Fat Tuesday and we are eating semlor, a cardamon bun with marzipan and whipped cream inside!…

Drink: 5 Valentine’s Day Cocktails

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Valentine’s Day Cocktail Recipes We asked a few of our friends what kind of cocktails are hot this Valentine’s Day and got tips from Hollywood and Las Vegas hotspots, and even from our friends at…

European Easter Traditions Galore

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Easter Greeting from Europe! I’m happy to participate to Holiday Headquarters with fellow lifestyle and entertaining bloggers this spring and summer season, and since my spring has been traveling around Europe, living in hotels, I…

Sweet Paul's Spring Magazine is Out {and you don't want to miss it}

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The Sweet Paul magazine’s spring issue is now out, and you don’t want to miss the full issue of lifestyle goodness. Recipes, articles, decorating ideas, product finds and more. The best – you don’t have…

St. Patrick’s Day cocktail: Exclusiv Saint Pat’s-tini

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I am not a beer drinker, and in case you are not looking forward drinking green beer on St. Patrick’s day, here is an awesome green cocktail. This green cocktail comes by courtesy of Exclusiv…

Marimekko Spring/Summer 2010

Welcome back the 70′s – Marimekko’s Spring/Summer 2010 doesn’t disappoint Marimekko fans. Bold, colorful, modern. Some of the old favorite prints like Maija Isola’s Unikko, Sateenkaari and Melooni have gotten new bright colors for the…