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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I know there are women who thrive over a hot stove while the doorbell rings, and I think that is wonderful. Truly.
But after 40 years of gathering people around my table, I have learned that the last thirty minutes before guests arrive are not for cooking. They are for lighting the candle. Pouring yourself something cold. Standing in your own doorway and actually being ready to welcome someone in.
The meal matters. But so does the woman making it. And she deserves to greet her people without a timer going off behind her.
Give yourself that. The recipe can be simpler. The evening will be better for it.
What is the one dish you finally gave yourself permission to stop making? 👇
Comment BOOKS and I`ll send you my favorites.
You have shelves full of beautiful cookbooks, yet at 5 pm you find yourself scrolling Pinterest through pop-up ads just to figure out dinner.
Somewhere along the line, we traded the quiet joy of reading a cookbook for endless digital noise.
Those spiral-bound church collections, Junior League volumes, and stained recipe cards tucked between pages hold recipes people actually made, loved, and served around real tables. They work because they were tested in real home kitchens, not staged for an algorithm.
This weekend, pull two or three off your shelf. Make a cup of coffee or tea, sit in a quiet chair, and actually read them. Let them remind you that feeding the people you love was never meant to feel frantic.
Then, tell me 👇👇 what`s cookin` for dinner this week. You might just inspire me!
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Behind this closet door is 40 years of gathering, collecting, and inheriting.
My grandmother`s Johnson Brothers Friendly Village soup tureen lives in here.
Give your heirlooms an everyday job.
Your grandmother collected these pieces so they would be loved, not locked away in the dark.
What vintage piece in your home is overdue to come off the shelf? Tell me below 👇
Comment FLOWER and I will send tutorial on how you can create a centerpiece using something you love.
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After 40 years of gathering people around my table, I can tell you that most hosting stress comes from overthinking, not a lack of skill.
Your guests are coming for an escape and a warm welcome, not a white-glove inspection. When you stop treating party prep like a performance, hosting becomes something you actually look forward to.
Follow along for my Cottage Coaching launch on October 5! Your first stop for Hosting mentorship.
Save this checklist for your next gathering. 📌
Which of these 4 questions do you stress over most? Tell me below! 👇
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