Valentine’s Day Cookie Decorating Party
As a professional event planner, I get to be apart of some very fun parties. Today, I had the chance to work with Karen Wade from the Velvet Crumb Bakery. Â She baked all the cookies, using her special recipe, assembled bags of icing and shared her techniques for...
Creative Uses for an Armoire
My friends at Chairish asked me if I would come up with ideas for creative ways to use an Armoire. That was a challenge I happily accepted!  I love re-purposing furniture and coming up with new ways to take something traditional and put a modern twist on it....
Dress it Up — Using Amy Howard Chalk Paint
This is the before photo of a nice looking dresser I purchased a few years ago from Pier 1. Â It had a minty green paint with red stripes and brass, ordinary knobs. Over the years, I have transitioned from my love of red to calmer hues of blue, grey and cream with pops...
Skillet Apple Crisp
We had company over for dinner on Saturday and I made a Tart Apple Crisp in my cast iron skillet. It was easy and the perfect winter’s dessert with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream and a dash of caramel. Filling: 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced (I cut...
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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Some of the most treasured recipes aren`t found in cookbooks—they`re tucked inside handwritten recipe cards, passed from one generation to the next, and seasoned with stories.
Today, I`m inviting you to share one of yours.
I`m creating a new series where I`ll step into my kitchen and prepare family recipes submitted by this wonderful community. But I don`t just want the recipe...I want the story behind it.
✨ Who shared it with you? ✨ When do you make it? ✨ Why does it still have a place at your table?
I`ll choose recipes to recreate, share your family`s story, and give you full credit when I feature it on my Instagram and Home with a Twist.
If you have a recipe that`s become part of your family`s legacy, I`d be honored to help preserve it.
I can`t wait to read your stories and bring them to life—one treasured recipe at a time.
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Hi, I`m Melissa 👋
I`ve spent 40+ years gathering people around tables, and somewhere along the way I learned the secret: it was never about the china pattern or the perfect recipe. It was about making someone feel like they belonged at your table.
I mix Dollar Tree finds with my grandmother`s dishes. I use grocery store flowers and light a candle and call it done. I created a whole room in my house just for puzzles and cocktails and long phone calls with girlfriends.
If you`re the person who WANTS to host but keeps waiting until everything is perfect… pull up a chair. That`s exactly why I`m here.
I`m here to help you host with ease and confidence. Follow along for heirloom recipes, real hosting tips, and the occasional cocktail before dinner because… why not?
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I`ve hosted gatherings for 40 years and I have come up with a Dinner Party planner that works! It takes everything spinning around in your head and puts it on paper.
💫 menu planner
💫 who to invite
💫 grocery list
💫 what you`re going to wear
💫 my Porch Party playlist
💫 my how-to video on a floral centerpiece
💫 my top ten tips on how to host with intention, not perfection
Let me help you host with ease and confidence.
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My job here is to HELP YOU host with ease and confidence. I have so many tips and tools to coach you including my Hurry Up and Host box.
Keep it stocked with non perishable snacks, sips and cheeses for the fridge. At a moments notice YOU can be the host who`s ready to greet guests and not feel frazzled.
Comment HOST and I`ll send you my FREE Summer Entertaining Guide with a shopping list and easy appetizer recipes. Plus my Porch Party Playlist!
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