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10 Tips for Summer Entertaining [Recipes]

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July 1, 2013

1. Don’t make it fancy. Nobody likes a stuffy party. Let your guests pour their own drinks, take off their shoes and kick their feet up where they want.

2. Ask your friends to help you during the party! They want to! Slicing bread, setting the table, lighting candles, serving prosecco or ” target=”_blank”>Famous Guiltless Cobbler recipe with strawberries and raspberries and serve with coconut milk ice cream.

4. Use tomatoes. They are also in season now which means they are super sweet and delicious. Try ” target=”_blank”>Heirloom Gazpacho with Grapefruit and Basil, or ” target=”_blank”>link to the one I have. Ask a local firewood company to make a delivery to your house so you can have wood in stock all the time. Folding camping chairs with drink holders (I know, not chic) have always been the favorites of my guests because they’re comfortable. I just store them away at the end of night.

6. String up some white christmas lights on a tree or from one tree to another. This will add an enchanted feel to your garden and add magic to your party. Don’t ever take them down!

7. Don’t have a summery house? Invite your friends to a potluck picnic at the beach or a local park. Make a ” target=”_blank”>mealandaspiel.com.

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