What’s for Dinner this Week: Poppyseed Chicken Casserole
One of the secrets to hosting is having a rotation of entrees that you can make with your eyes closed. Why? Because it takes the pressure off your to-do list of what to prepare. My mother always coached me never to try a new recipe for the first time at one of my...
How to Plant a Cocktail Garden
Let me paint you a picture. It's a Saturday afternoon. Guests are arriving in an hour. Instead of rushing around a grocery store looking at sad, plastic-wrapped herb bunches, I'm barefoot in my garden, scissors in hand, snipping a sprig of mint here, a handful of...
Porch Swing Banana Pudding
Mr. Twist had a craving for banana pudding, and I remembered I had a great recipe. Years ago, my mother's best friend, Margaret, gifted me a tiny little spiral A Little Taste of Texas cookbook. It still has the label from Sample House on it. On the back it says......
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...
The Easiest Way to Host? Invite Someone for Coffee
There’s a reason coffee has always been an invitation language. Come by for coffee. Let’s catch up over coffee. I’ll put a cake on and make a pot. No one hears those words and imagines perfection. They imagine warmth. A lived-in kitchen. A chair pulled close....
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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Who decided that every dinner party requires the good china?
Don`t get me wrong—I love a beautifully set table. Give me layered linens, pretty plates, flickering candles, and a reason to pull out the heirlooms. But somewhere along the way, many of us started believing that "real" hospitality only counts if everything is perfect.
I don`t buy it.
If using paper plates means you have the energy to invite people over, sit down at the table, and actually enjoy your guests, then use the paper plates.
The goal was never the dishes.
The goal was always the people gathered around them.
Hospitality isn`t measured by what you`re serving on. It`s measured by how welcome people feel when they`re with you.
So if paper plates make gathering easier, consider this your permission slip.
The memories will last longer than the good china.
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In my early hosting years, I let perfection drive my decisions. An unfamiliar menu. A spotless house. Details no one would notice.
But by the time my guests arrived, I was too tired to truly enjoy myself.
Hosting isn`t about the perfect plan. It`s about being present to enjoy the people.
What`s one thing you`ve stopped stressing over when you have people over? Tell me below 👇
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