My Favorite Pizza Dough Recipe
We added a Fontana Forni Italian pizza oven when we renovated our backyard to include an outdoor kitchen. It was the best move because we use the oven all the time. Now that I'm retired, I want to learn to use it to cook other food. Fontana's website has great recipes...
The Best BBQ Baked Beans
I've been making these beans since Mr. Twist and I first married, and they're his favorite, especially when summer cookout season arrives. They pair perfectly with BBQ and hamburgers. The recipe originally came from Southern Living magazine, but I've added a few...
Summer Bucket List – Free Printable
Every year, when I was in grade school, just as the school year ended, Mother would sit me down at the kitchen table with a yellow legal pad and a pen. "I want you to write down everything you want to do this summer," she'd say. "Even vacations?" I'd reply....
How to Create a S’Mores Bar and Free Printable
I love the fun times summer brings - picnics, cookouts, fireworks, and S'Mores. S'mores are great any time, but nothing beats the dripping gooeyness of marshmallows and chocolate when you get out of the pool from a day of swimming in the sun. Did you see this post on...
Let’s Make Sun Tea
In the South, we love our iced tea, and when the weather is hot and sunny, what better time than to brew a pitcher of sun tea? We expect several 100-degree days this week, and I thought sharing this quintessential summer beverage might be fun. Sun tea is tea brewed...
Hospitality is in my DNA. I founded Home with a Twist, a daughter’s twist on her mother’s traditions, in memory of my mother to celebrate her life and the gifts she shared with me. Mother loved to celebrate life’s occasions – big and small.She taught me how to prepare fabulous food, entertain guests with style and design a traditional home with a pop of color and a splash of animal print. Share my fondness of blending Mother’s mid-century style with a modern spin.
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🐚🐚My Summer Story is filled with a collection of memories from vacations we`d take every summer. ⛱️☀️
Daddy loved the cool mountain air, so it meant a cross-country trip in our camper to Red River, New Mexico. I wish I could bottle the smell of mountain air.
Mother loved the ocean. We`d drive down to Galveston and go shelling, eat fried fish, and take long walks on the beach. 🐟🐠
I enjoy curating seasonal vignettes to remind me of these special times and give my guests a peek at what makes me who I am.
Everyone can relate to seashells, postcards, old family photos - especially the black and white ones and salt water taffy.
My vintage shell box is from @the_sassafras_shoppe. I just love it. Check out her shop!
What`s your favorite summer story? Tell me below👇👇
🌹 🌹 I never pass up a crystal rose bowl. Elegant, timeless, and perfect for any flower, but especially roses.🌹🌹
The first bowls in this shape were made in the 1870s. Some of the most beautiful were made in England in the 1880s by Thomas Webb. There are two styles - a smooth edge like I have or a ruffle edged, popular in Victorian times, which were purely decorative.
I found both of these bowls @ltolestatesales. I almost walked away from the large one, but I`m so glad I didn`t leave it behind. I use it all the time.
Snall rose bowls are perfect a powder room, guest room, or lined up along the center of a dining table. You can use them for votive tea lights, too. A very versatile find, and they make a perfect wedding gift.
Lemon Bar Recipe 🍋🍋🍋 comment LEMON, and I`ll send you the recipe!
This is one of my go-to treats for wedding and baby showers, and really, anytime I want a tart and sweet bite of lemon curd. And they are so pretty on a cake plate.
This is my sister`s recipe, and I`ve been baking them since I was about ten years old. I`ve never tried any other recipe because hers are perfect!
Do you love lemon bars like I do?
Comment CHECKLIST for my free hosting guide. I`ll send it straight to your DM.
Many of these tips were things I watched my mother do when she hosted parties.
My favorite one is SELFCARE! Hosting is fun but it`s always a little draining. Refuel with a hot soak, a nap or just freshening your makeup.
Remember hosting is about intention, not perfection.
