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02.27.2018

Easter Menu

Welcome . . . to your February 2018 edition of The Dish! This is a special time of year for me. Easter is right around the corner, and I absolutely love Easter! I have especially happy memories of Easter Day services, our pretty dresses, orchid corsages, spring in bloom, and the Easter lunch and egg hunt…

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02.14.2018

Chocolate Chess Pie

Welcome to the February Dash! We have loved hearing from you! I’m delighted that so many of you enjoyed the Roasted Fish Casserole from the January Dash. In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, let’s reward ourselves for a healthy January by spending some quality time with our one true love: chocolate!  I give you . . . Chocolate Chess Pie. First things…

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01.30.2018

Beef Tenderloin

Welcome . . . to the first edition of The Dish, your monthly, members-only Effortless Entertaining e-newsletter! The Christmas tree is barely out the door, and already the stores are filling up with Valentine’s Day goodies! While I truly enjoy this February lovefest (see the custom M&M’s I sent to my family last year), I think it’s time we slow down…

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01.18.2018

Roasted Fish Casserole

Welcome to 2018! Thank you for your enthusiastic response to Effortless Entertaining – we’ve nearly sold out of our first run! Thanks also for the wonderful eggnog emails! I’ve tucked away a few fun facts you passed along to share in our next December issue. I want to start the year by answering a few EE-related questions…

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01.08.2018

Our Dalrymple Eggnog Recipe

Merry Merry, from our home to yours! In this Dash, the Dalrymples want to share our family eggnog recipe, which we consider a holiday, and quite possibly a national, treasure! Trust me when I say . . . you may never buy eggnog in a carton again. This is a Dalrymple family tradition passed to…

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11.30.2017

Effortless Entertaining is here!

Dear Friends, I’m thrilled to announce that Effortless Entertaining is here! My love for all things entertaining has evolved into a beautiful step-by-step guide and an ongoing membership community, all designed to inspire and equip you to gather family and friends easily and graciously. So many have enthusiastically awaited this launch, and you may now order Effortless…

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