About Entertaining: New Year's Resolutions; Preparing for 2010 Parties

Entertaining In the Spotlight | More Topics |   from Donna Pilato The dust has settled from our winter holidays, and now it's time to look ahead to another year of fun gatherings. That's why I'm sharing my top resolutions for entertaining in the new year, as well as tips for getting your home back in order to be ready for whatever big events are planned for this year. Have an Entertaining week!   In the Spotlight New Year's Entertaining Resolutions I always love the fresh start presented by a New Year. And while New Year's day is a starting point, I try to reassess things on a regular basis. Take, for instance, my New Year's Resolutions for Entertaining. For me, these are ongoing resolutions, to help me entertain more frequently and easily. Of course, because I love new cookbooks so much, I'm having a hard time getting past resolution number one. But that shouldn't stop you from following this good advice. Happy New Year!              More Topics Wordless Wednesday - Red Velvet Birthday Cake Tidying Up After the Houseguests Go Home Cleaning Up Wax from Your Carpet Update Your Party Diary Planning Your Super Bowl Party Plan an Engagement Party The holidays are always a popular time for couples to become engaged. In fact, my parents became engaged one Christmas Eve many years ago! Once the big news has been broken to immediate family, it's time for the happy couple to tell the rest of the world about their exciting plans. If you're the parent, sibling, or just best friend of a newly engaged couple, you may want to help them celebrate by hosting an engagement party in their honor.   Chocolate Fondue I always like to be a bit decadent around the New Year. That's why I usually make chocolate the star of either my New Year's Eve or New Year's Day dessert. But I don't have the energy for a dessert that requires too much work - not after all the baking, cooking, etc. I've had to do during December while preparing for Christmas. And so chocolate fondue is the obvious choice for my dessert around this time of year.     Sponsored Links   Feeling Under the Weather? Evaluating Your Cold Symptoms How to tell when a runny nose is just a cold, and when it might be turning into something more serious and require a visit to the doctor. More> Entertaining Ads Dinner for Two Dinner Party Menu Kids Birthday Party Dinner at Home Chefs Recipes Advertisement     Visit Related About GuideSites: Cocktails Wine Coffee / Tea Interior Decorating Home Cooking   Search About      Sign up for more free newsletters on favorite topics. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Entertaining newsletter as ignoble.experiment@ARCONATI.US. If you wish to change or remove your email address, please visit: http://www.about.com/nl/usgs.htm?nl=entertaining&e=ignoble.experiment@ARCONATI.US About respects your privacy. Our Privacy Policy. Our Contact Information. 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About, Inc.