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Three Easy Cheese Appetizers Everyone Loves (including the Viral Southern Favorites)
I don’t know about you, but I need easy when it comes to appetizers. Life gets busy, guests show up hungry, and honestly…the simplest things always end up being the crowd favorites anyway. So today I’m spilling my go‑to cheese appetizer secrets and the hosting accessories I always keep within reach to ensure everything comes together effortlessly when friends and family are on their way.
Preserving Your Loved Ones' Handwriting
A few weeks ago, I opened my mailbox and saw a handwritten envelope with writing that I immediately recognized. My dear 88-year-old grandmother sent me a Christmas card! Her hands are not as cooperative as they were in years past, and I cannot recall the last time that I got a handwritten note from her. I cried!
I ran across this article from marthastewart.com today, and my mind went crazy coming up with ideas to preserve my loved ones' handwriting. I will definitely try some of these ideas this year using the handwriting of my favorite people.
Buffalo Chicken Dip
A few years ago, after hiking for a few hours at Chimney Rock State Park in North Carolina, we entered a quaint cafe in downtown Chimney Rock for a very late lunch. The most important takeaway from our lunch that day was the incredible buffalo dip that my friend ordered. We talked about that buffalo chicken dip for weeks after our Chimney Rock adventure and determined that we would find a recipe that rivaled our love for the cafe's chicken dip.
Drawer Organization Hack
Looking for a simple drawer organization hack? Add mounting putty to the bottom of your organizers to keep them from slipping and sliding in your drawers. Such an easy and cheap solution for keeping your drawer organizers in place!
6 Essentials for a Welcoming Guest Room
You know that one of our primary goals here at Cottonwood is to provide you with practical solutions for living a hospitable life. So, let's start with a common hospitality scenario: preparing a guest room for overnight guests!
Many of the guest room essentials outlined in this post are common sense, but that's the point. Preparing for overnight guests is not something to overthink! This list of guest room essentials is a
combination of the practical preparation tips and the "extras" that our guests have raved about when staying with us.