Easy Entertaining: DIY Pizza Party

It’s Super Bowl weekend! Are you having friends over to watch the game? One of my favorite easy entertaining ideas is to host a DIY pizza party. You can prep everything in advance, side dishes are easy and it gets people to mingle.

DIY Pizza Party

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Two New Easy Mocktails to Make at Home

Whether you’re participating in Dry January or just looking for some alcohol-free beverage recipes, today I’m sharing 2 easy mocktails that you can make at home! Add these recipes to the six mocktails I shared in this post and you’ll have quite a repertoire!

This is my third year taking part in Dry January and it’s a tradition I’ve really come to love. In fact, this last year I also added in Sober October. Personally, I sleep better, feel more optimistic and motivated and it helps me get a jump start on shedding those holiday pounds.

Natty Guy does not participate in these dry months and when Friday night rolls around, I still want to have something special to sip alongside him as we kick off the weekend. Enter my growing collection of mocktail recipes! Fortunately, more bars are offering a greater assortment of alcohol-free drinks so planning a sober night out has gotten easier over the years as well.

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Easy Appetizer for the Holidays: Marinated Shrimp

I’m not sure what the tradition is at your house, but at ours, the holidays mean lots of shrimp! Today I’m sharing one of our favorite easy appetizers – marinated shrimp.

If you’ve been a Natty Gal reader for a while, you know that do-ahead recipes are one of my tricks for keeping entertaining stress to a minimum. This recipe is simple and you make it up the day before your event. We’ve served it numerous times and it’s always a crowd-pleaser.

Easy Appetizer: Overnight Marinated Shrimp

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