It’s hitting the really hot summer days around here. When it’s blistering hot outside, my family’s favorite treat is this easy ice cream sandwich cake. It’s super easy and always a hit. You can make this cake as large or small as you’d like depending on how many ice cream sandwiches you use. I use…
This is the best strawberry lemonade ever. It’s quick and easy to make , can be prepped ahead of time and is perfect for large parties.
I grew up in Hawai’i. It’s home and it’s paradise. Really. My daughters have both danced hula and if you know anything about hula, the hula seestahs are a close-knit bunch. Several months ago one of my daughter’s hula sisters had a sweet sixteen party (happy birthday, Kamalani!) and her mother asked if I could help with…
Most outdoor parties involve at least one plastic Costco-type table. I really, really don’t like plastic table cloths (all they do is blow around and I seem to end up battling them all party long) but I also don’t like plain bleh plastic tables. The solution I found for my daughter’s graduation party was so easy…
You may have guessed by now that my daughter’s upcoming graduation party is my single focus these days. That can happen when you don’t really think through your invitation list and end up with 85 people coming when you thought you’d have 40-50 guests! If you’ve hung around here very long, you know I…
It’s June and that means outdoor party season. We have a big graduation party coming up this month and I wanted to make outdoor lanterns to decorate the tables and provide a little ambiance. I had made some adorable beach lanterns for a friend’s party a few months ago. I used repurposed glass jars to…