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...
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...
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...
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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SAVE this for your next fall gathering.
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Handing guests a drink the minute they walk through the front door sets the tone right away. It frees you from playing bartender all evening, and serving a mocktail makes sure every guest feels welcomed from their first step inside.
And this Sparkling Cider & Maple Mocktail is so good anytime YOU want a party for yourself.😊
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SAVE this reminder before your next dinner party. Comment HOST and I`ll send you my FREE Dinner Party Planner.
I know the deep love that goes into standing over a hot stove all afternoon. Pouring so much effort into every detail, making sure everything is warm and ready. Cooking for people is pure hospitality.
But, when that doorbell rings, the cooking part is done.
Your guests came to be with you. They want to hear your laugh, sit across from your face, and feel welcomed the second they walk through your front door. An empty living room while you stay trapped at the burners cheats both of you out of the gathering.
Give yourself permission to turn the heat to low fifteen minutes before they arrive. Take off your apron. Wash your hands. Pour yourself something cool and meet them at the door unhurried.
The meal is a wonderful gift, but your presence is the whole reason you opened your home.
What is the hardest thing for you to step away from before guests arrive? I want to know more 👇👇
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SAVE this reminder for the next time you talk yourself out of having people over.
Every excuse keeping you from hosting is sitting right here in my living room.
Cat-scratched sofa arm, torn carpet fibers, and a rug spot.
We convince ourselves our homes must look like pristine showrooms before we can open the door.
Nobody who loves you is auditing your upholstery. They came for the conversation and a warm welcome.
If you wait for perfection, another season slips by with an empty living room.
What home flaw have you been using as an excuse not to invite people over? Share it below 👇
You want to have people over. But somewhere between choosing a menu and deciding whether your house is “ready,” you talk yourself out of it.
You don’t have to figure it all out alone.
My Cottage Coaching is personal, judgment-free support to help you rethink what hosting can look like—and leave with a plan that fits your home, your life, and what you actually enjoy.
Imagine feeling excited to invite someone over instead of relieved you didn’t.
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