Browsing Tag »entertaining at home«
→ August 19, 2011
Short and sweet, here are the pressing issues (well, some of them) for your Agony Uncle this week. Oh, and if you like these Scotch & Soda shorts, you can buy them here from ASOS. I end up hosting a lot of parties and when the first guest arrives, there’s always an awkward period of time because [...]
→ November 16, 2010
I’ll never forget the day one of my school friends was invited over for lunch and we sat down to a meal of my mother’s famous meatloaf. Now, don’t go scrunching your nose up at the thought of meatloaf. Sure, it’s a kitsch throwback to the 1970s, but you haven’t tried this particular recipe with [...]
→ November 25, 2009
For our American brethren, according to tradition, the fourth Thursday in November marks a day of gratitude, feasting and sharing. What tradition refuses to recognise is that it’s also a time of overindulgence to the point of bursting, despair due to parental criticism and tolerance of other inebriated and flatulent—both figuratively and literally—family members. Did [...]