02.28.2020
Join ETC for an EE Event
Excited to join ETC for an Effortless Entertaining event in their wonderful shop! It’s going to be a great evening — can’t wait! Become a Member of the Effortless Entertaining Community
Blog From Our Home to Yours
02.12.2020
St. Germaine Martini
Dear Friends, Toast your Valentines, Galentines, or anyone else you love with one of our favorite cocktails. Inspired by Le Diplomate’s Romarin, daughter Elizabeth whipped up this very fine cocktail before we enjoyed dinner at our favorite spot later that evening. You may have seen fun family photos in Sunday Instagram post. As for the…
02.07.2020
Give the Gift of Hospitality
Dear Friends, In January Ed and I traveled to Harbour Island and to Panama. Both were wonderful in their own special ways. In Harbour Island, we enjoyed a low key visit to the Coral Sands Resort with good friends, Mopsy and Doug Aldridge, and multiple visits to Sip Sip for lunch, a Harbour Island favorite….
01.22.2020
Easy Chicken Soup – No Recipe Needed!
DEAR FRIENDS, Last week I said the weather wasn’t feeling like winter. This week it seems winter roared in everywhere … well, except in the Bahamas where I am writing this newsletter. I know, it’s not that nice of me to be talking about our sun and sand, while you’re wearing your parkas. I am…
01.15.2020
Roasted Vegetable Soup – No Recipe Needed!
Dear Friends, Even though our weather doesn’t feel like winter, I can’t seem to stop making soups and chilis. It’s winter and that means I fill the freezer. I like to have things like this on hand to take to friends who may be having a tough time or as a hostess gift. Lately, I’ve…
01.09.2020
EE Speaks! Now is the time to schedule!
Dear Friends, I hope you’ve enjoyed a wonderful Christmas and New Year’s. Our family certainly made a lot of merry merry and happy happy! As always, as the new year begins, I’m excited about its unlimited possibilities and I hope you are too! I want to begin our year together with a few fun stories…
12.18.2019
Merry Christmas from our family to yours!
The Dalrymples Dear Friends, Merry Christmas from our family to yours! I hope this holiday season will fill your hearts with gratitude and joy for God’s great goodness and all our many blessings. My heart is certainly overflowing as I give thanks for this wonderful EE community! Thank you for inviting me into your…
12.09.2019
A little bit of EE everything for the holidays …
DEAR FRIENDS, Recently, Ed and I hosted a group of friends that gathers every Christmas. I thought I would share a few thoughts from our dinner to inspire and equip you as you host family and friends during this joyous time! Because I love to cook, hosting friends is an opportunity to do something I…