Dear Friends, Effortless Entertaining and friends are collaborating in “A Few of My Favorite Things” giveaway sponsored by Gryphon Estate Silver! 
Together we are giving you the opportunity to win a special gift. Go to Gryphon Estate Silver on Instagram or simply click here to enter. Easy, peasy, or as I like to say … effortless! Meet our talented friends below, and even better … follow…
Dear Friends, For most, Thanksgiving will not be the same this year. I know, that’s stating the obvious. Many will not gather with their families and friends, and those that do may gather in smaller groups. This year will certainly be different for us. We won’t see my family for our annual Oyster Roast at my sister’s on Wednesday night….
Dear Friends, It’s happening … the holidays are here! Time to make our list and check it twice … Be sure Effortless Entertaining is on your list for all your loved ones! Because we are grateful beyond measure, we want to make your EE shopping extra effortless and extra special. For every Effortless Entertaining book you purchase this holiday season, we will include a set of…
Join Gigi and me … We will welcome you live and after a short video, we will come back to you live for Q&A. Please join us on Thursday, Nov 19 at 5 PM to learn tips on how to be prepared for a party without being stressed! It’s going to be FUN! To sign…
Dear Friends, As we wrap up our Covid entertaining series, I want to encourage you that for those who want to keep our traditions, we can! A cocktail buffet is a very traditional and beautiful way to entertain during the holidays, especially for Christmas. Perhaps as I mentioned in last week’s newsletter, you may want…
Dear Friends, With Thanksgiving on the horizon, we continue our Covid holiday entertaining series. As I suggested in two of our “Ten Steps to Effortless Covid Entertaining” … “Get creative and think outside the box.” and “Gather outside as much as possible.” In this newsletter, EE offers two menus and recipes perfect for outdoor gatherings…
Dear Friends, If Ina loves to serve soup … let’s all serve soup! Thank you for your wonderful responses to last week’s newsletter with EE’s Ten Steps to Effortless Covid Entertaining and to Sunday’s video featuring our Bloody Marys and Chili birthday lunch. For that lunch, we told everyone to dress warmly so that we could be…
Dear Friends, So many of you have asked about entertaining with family and friends during the holidays with COVID continuing to be a serious concern. What a quandary! When asking about EE recently, many have said things like, “Wow, I guess no one is entertaining.” While we are not entertaining the way we did pre-COVID, many of…