holiday dinner party - part one! i haven’t hosted a holiday party since way before becoming a mom so i thought it would be cute to do a little dinner with some mom friends! i used @Evite for the invites, they have so many cute designs to choose from and they have signup sheets which make organizing an event so much easier - i decided to make mine a potluck and was able to request certain items and track what everyone wanted to bring without ever having to be annoying about it!! to make it less like a regular potluck and more like a cool potluck, i mostly just requested the girls bring appetizers and desserts and then i made a giant batch of winter squash soup (with crispy sage leaves and homemade croutons!), @smitten kitchen french onion lentil bake and a giant green salad with apples, candied pecans with lots and lots of herbs. and a very festive olive oil cake with cranberries and sage leaves. i made ribbon drink markers so everyone could identify their own cocktail and also feel special - these would make really cute place cards too. i made these festive cocktail cubes with ginger beer, cinnamon sticks, rosemary and cranberries, you just pop them in your glass and add your alcohol and it’s so much easier than making one at a time! (got this idea from @The Kitchn and @Elena !) ok come back for part 2 to see the whole partaaaayyyy . . #dinnerparty #dinnerpartyideas #entertaininginstyle #entertainingideas #entertainingathome