An Italian style eggplant sauce with sweet and sour aspects that’s perfect as an appetizer (with crostini), a side or tossed with pasta for a meal!
Grandma's tried-and-true desserts will be your go-to for your next church potluck.
This Hungarian comfort food classic features tender chicken and a savory paprika cream sauce. Serve with egg noodles, mashed potatoes, or spaetzle.
The perfect weeknight family meal or holiday side dish! This versatile classic is a favorite in our home and is loved by everyone who tries it.
Here's a free printable for playing the game musical pumpkin. It's a variation of musical chairs but without chairs or children getting put out of the game.
I put it on literally everything.
It's easy to make a library card notebook. All you need are my free printables, card stock, lined school paper, scissors, and a stapler.
This No Knead Olive Bread is crispy on the outside but warm, soft, and chewy on the inside. My grandma would call this “peasant bread" because it was so simple to make and required no measurements. Back home in Bulgaria, we made everything "to taste” or looked at the consistency.
Corn pudding with sweet corn and a custardy texture is the perfect addition to your holiday table. This easy casserole recipe bakes in just one hour!
Have you seen our paper plate dragons? My preschooler is currently on a dragon kick and we've been reading dragon books, watching dragon movies, and making dragon crafts... of course! If you have a dragon lover at home, then you'll love this craft too. I've even included a template so that you can easily make these paper plate dragons with your little ones too! Let's get making! Make these Colorful and fun paper plate dragons! This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! In case you've got a dragon lover at home.... here are our current favorite dragon books: 10+ Fun Dragon Picture Books + Easy Reads Tell Me a Dragon Have you Seen my Dragon Julia's House for Lost Creatures Dragon Loves Tacos Dragon Was Terrible A Friend For Dragon Me and My Dragon The Knight and the Dragon Not Your Typical Dragon There's No Such Thing as a Dragon Jane and the Dragon We've also been watching the How to Train Your Dragon movies and series on Netflix. (Looking over the craft now, I think that series inspired the design of these dragons!) Alright, let's make ourselves a paper plate dragon! (Psst- Don't have paper plates? You can still make a cute paper dragon. Find the directions and FREE printable here.) First I folded the plate in half and traced the body. (You can make your own design, or just use my dragon template !) Then, I cut out the head and tail pieces from the excess material. We also folded down our wings. Then, I slid the head and tail pieces between our body pieces and stapled everything together. Then, we went wild and used our favorite paints and Sharpie Markers to decorate our dragons! Here's the one that I made.... and here's the rainbow one that my son painted! More Dragon Crafts.... And if you're looking for more dragon crafts, check out the links below! Dancing Chinese New Year Dragon Puppet Two Chinese New Year Dragon Crafts Make and Ride a Hockey Stick Dragon Toy Let's keep in Contact! You can always find more fun ideas on my Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter accounts! (Or subscribe to my email mailing list by filling out the pink bar at the top of the screen. Happy making, friends!
The perfect weeknight family meal or holiday side dish! This versatile classic is a favorite in our home and is loved by everyone who tries it.
I could not be more excited to share Disney Dinners: Indiana Jones with you! Indy is one of my brother’s favorite series of all time and he helped me plan this one. Just do me a favor and play the sweeping John Williams score while you read this. Here’s everything you need to know to …
This Long Island-style grandma pizza features a homemade savory sauce and cheese topping that's a great alternative to delivery!
Posts on www.ratherrudecards.co.uk contain affiliate links. For full disclosure, click HERE Here are tons of DIY fun, unique and super special birthday party ideas for older women, perfect for your Grandma, Mum or Mom, Wife, Partner or Auntie! Here you will find best birthday party themes, games and activities for senior citizens, for your Grandma, Granny or Nan, plus birthday decor ideas she will love. Here are birthday party ideas to celebrate turning 70, 80, 90 and everything in between! We also included some amazing 60th birthday party ideas for her (even though we know that's not old!) and we hope these ideas will inspire you! Revealed: our favourite EVER gift for older ladies (65+)! 1. Novelty diamond ice cubes for drinks 👈🏻 These are a must to try to make drinks extra fancy and wow your recipient and guests alike! 2. Make some shimmery cotton candy cocktails 👈🏻 Make some candyfloss cocktails, where candyfloss is placed in the cup, flute or glass, then drink poured over the top to dissolve the candyfloss within the drink. These look so glamorous and fabulous, the most magical drinks to try that are perfect for your special occasion! Adding edible shimmer will make them breathtaking. 3. Opt for an amazing jumbo birthday cake topper These are amazing and are the perfect way to elevate the birthday cake for your recipient, something they will always remember! Happy Birthday Grandma jumbo birthday cake topper 👈🏻 Happy Birthday Nana Glitter Birthday Cake Topper 👈🏻 Happy Birthday Granny Birthday Cake Topper 👈🏻 Happy 60th Birthday Cake Topper 👈🏻 Happy 70th Birthday cake topper 👈🏻 Happy 75th Birthday cake topper 👈🏻 Happy 80th Birthday cake topper 👈🏻 Happy 90th Birthday cake topper 👈🏻 4. Decorate with some personalised face party bunting 👈🏻 Why not theme your party decor after your recipient! 5. Set up a 50's style dance Such a special idea, this makes for a wonderful party game and you could even hold a dance contest! The perfect chance to try out retro dances such as lindyhop! 6. Create a photo memory wall Filled with photos of your recipient and your loved ones and family! You could even create some photo memory letters, by creating plain 3d letters from cardboard or paper mache, spelling her name or 'nan', then covering them in tons of special photos you printed out. This would make such a beautiful party table centerpiece! 7. Opt for eco friendly confetti balloons 👈🏻 The zero waste and zero guilt way to celebrate a birthday in style, now there is no need to compromise style and decorative flair when it comes to decking out your party using eco friendly decor! These balloons are eco friendly and biodegrade at the same rate as a leaf, making them perfect to enjoy guilt free at your party - and even more reason to blow up more and fill whole rooms with them! 8. Make some memory milestone bunting 👈🏻 This is a wonderful way to share memories and old photos! This makes for such a special birthday party decor idea for your nan, mum, grandma or auntie! 9. Edible gold flakes for their birthday cake 👈🏻 10. Edible diamonds for their birthday cake 👈🏻 11. Theme it after their pet There is no cuter theme! Why not theme it after their furry best friend and even dress up their pup for the occasion, so they can take part and share their birthday! 12. Play an amazing personalised game of bingo Why not play bingo with a twist! Replace numbers with special items or memories that are precious to your recipient, to celebrate their special day. It's a great way to rediscover old memories and moments that they didn't realise they had lost. It's also a wonderful way to celebrate your recipient! 13. Gift her a special cookie card (so affordable!) 👈🏻 Super classy and fabulous plus you can personalise it and tailor it to your recipient! 14. Create an indoor 'drive thru' set up to show home movies Watching home movies and videos together is a wonderful way to celebrate her birthday and will be bound to result in hilarity and smiles all round! The drive thru element brings a retro feel, ten points if you also have popcorn, milkshakes and delicious snacks on hand! 15. Some gorgeous personalised party table confetti 👈🏻 To deck out the party table perfectly! 16. Set up a gold custom personalised number pinata 👈🏻 No one is ever too old for a pinata, whether your recipient is 10 or 100! They are so much fun and sure to result in a lot of hilarity, especially when played properly with a blindfold! 17. Set up an afternoon tea themed spread The best birthday treat at home! 18. Send funny and charming invitations You can personalise these with your recipient's photo and name to make an adorable invitation! Hello 60 personalised birthday party invitation 👈🏻 Hello 70 personalised birthday party invitation 👈🏻 Hello 80 personalised birthday party invitation 👈🏻 Hello 90 personalised birthday party invitation 👈🏻 18. Display cupcakes in a number formation To make a beautiful statement display! You could even make a cupcake pull apart to spell the age of your recipient, cupcakes lined up in a number formation, with icing or frosting joining them together, to spell two digits. This will make the perfect statement centerpiece for your party and be sure to be the main attraction! 19. Some beautiful edible photo cupcake toppers 👈🏻 This is the perfect way to delight your recipient and charm them no end! Why not decorate their cupcakes with memories - these personalised polaroid edible cupcake toppers are so perfect! 20. Make sugar cookies of her face with this personalised photo cookie cutter 👈🏻 This is possibly the coolest thing ever! A cookie cutter that you can personalise with your recipient's face, based on a photo of them! You can now make sugar cookies of your recipient, perfect for their birthday and sure to amaze them and make them laugh in equal parts, so perfect! 21. Best Grandma Ever fondant press 👈🏻 To make adorable party treats! 22. Try a special message plate surprise This is such a good trick! Get your hands on a plain white plate or dish and some plate decorating pens or paint - even the kinds kids often use to decorate a plate for Grandma. You can create a really cute design - and then be sure to follow the instructions to let the paint or ink set - it is often recommended to pop in the oven for a certain time. Once it is completely dry, you can set about preparing a meal or party spread and dish it out on to the newly decorated plate. You could even cleverly cover each section of the plate with a different food - just make sure every bit is covered with food so that it looks like an every day white dinner plate. Wait til your recipient starts eating to reveal the cute surprise! They get to keep the memory and relive it every time they use the plate for a meal! It's such a cute surprise idea and you can get really creative with the design and message you choose to give. 23. Gift her a fabulous birthday sash 👈🏻 To make her chuckle and feel fabulous on her special day! Golden 70 and fabulous birthday sash 👈🏻 Rose gold birthday queen sash 👈🏻 24. Gift her a five senses gift These gifts are extra special and make for the most memorable gifts! 25. Ask each guest to choose an outfit she's worn over the years and dress up as her This is such a beautiful party idea for older women, as she is sure to have had some amazing and pretty iconic fashion moments over the years! Ask everyone to choose their favourite outfit of hers that she has worn, then cosplay as her. This is a wonderful way to celebrate your recipient over the years and cherish memories! 26. Play a funny game of consequences This is bound to result in hilarity and lots of laughter and happy memories, Consequences is a hilarious game where the players take turns in contributing sentences to a story. The final story is then read out, usually with hilarious results. Each player starts with a piece of paper. The players each write a phrase as the first step in a story, and then fold the paper to hide the phrase before passing it to the next player. The steps are as follows, where the things in brackets should be replaced by the chosen words or phrase: (boy's name) met (girl's name) in/at/on (where they met) He said (what he said) She said (what she said) He (what he did) She (what she did). The consequence was (what happened). When the players have completed all eight steps, the pieces of paper are unfolded in turn, and the players read out the completed, usually funny, stories. 27. Create flower infused balloon displays Entwine your balloons displays with pretty flowers for the most beautiful look! You could even opt for some gorgeous pearlescent eco friendly balloons or eco friendly confetti balloons to make a gorgeous statement! 28. Create a retro themed party table spread Filled with retro party treats harking back to their childhood! This will be sure to be a trip down memory lane for them and fill them with all kinds of delight. There is nothing like a nostalgic party tea spread, filled with treats from french fancies, sticky toffee puddings, treacle tart, anything from their past and from years gone by. If you liked these ideas definitely also check out these Best 50th Birthday Party ideas for Men and Best Creative Leaving Party ideas!
Edit: I'm adding this note to the original post which was originally published 12/20/13. Since then, I've shared this post a couple of times on the TGK fb page and it has been pinned on Pinterest so many times, I can't even believe it. Additonally, this post has been viewed about 7K times. I know Grandma would be thrilled beyond belief to be a "internet celebrity" no matter how minor. I've been thinking about my Grandma a lot recently. I think it is because it is the holiday season and that was when she was in her element. She loved to entertain; she was famous for it. She and my grandfather, Po Po, held a beyond fabulous cocktail party every Christmas Eve. Everyone from the closest of friends to the most distant relative was invited and all would stop in for a drink at the bar and a sample of the foods from the sumptuous buffet. As a child the anticipation of going there was immeasurable. I would dress in a one of a kind party dress made by my mother (a memorable one was floor-length plaid taffeta with an organza pinafore overlay); my impossibly long hair twisted into a bun on the top of my head or in the classic two-pony do. My siblings (older-than-I-stair-step-adolescents) would be dressed in some coordinated outfits (until they revolted against my mother). My glamorous mother would have her copper hair done up in some remarkable 70's do with tuxedo ruffled bodysuit blouse and floor-length velveteen skirt. My father, Honey, with his movie-star good looks would be in fabulous slacks and turtleneck (and in later years starched jeans and western shirt). Once dressed, we'd pile into the Cutlass Supreme and head across town with Christmas carols playing on the radio and the whole city ablaze with Christmas lights. We would arrive at my grandparents' house and be met by Grandma's flocked Christmas tree covered in red bows and jewel box birds in her front living room window. My grandfather, Po Po, would be holding court from behind the bar and ensuring that no one's glass was ever empty - especially his own.The sounds of laughter and music and merriment spilling out of the house and into the street. Mama circa 1971 - Christmas Eve getting ready to head to the festivities None of us, nor the lights of the entire city, could outshine the hostess. My grandmother exuded a joie de vivre that I covet - she never seemed to be stressed or under the gun, and always had a laugh and a smile on her lips. She was saucy and had a flamboyant elegance that could carry off the most dramatic of fashion choices: floor length velvet capes, a sheer jewel-toned peignoir over a solid silk gown, sequined tops with palazzo pants, and the shoes. Oh lord, the shoes. Always, always fabulous. This woman was not just a showpiece who hired everything done leaving her to flit around. She offered up quite a smorgasbord of items with no real rhyme or reason as modern party planning might require. She prepared every morsel herself as these were the days before one was able to buy a bag of pre-made meatballs or chicken wings at the local wholesale club store. Her most well-known items were Italian Meatballs, potato salad, pralines and pecan tarts. But, my particular favorite was the fried chicken drumettes. She would cut the wings and serve only that first joint that looks like a little drumstick. She saved the other two parts for chicken stock or some other preparation. The crispy crunchy coating was delicious and the diminutive size of the item made my child-mind wonder about what tiny chickens they must have been. My Grandma (note the cocktail in hand) & I circa 1974 (Santa brought that Rub-a-Dub Dolly (Grandma handmade it an entire wardrobe of mix & match clothes.) I'm sure one of my brothers is being ridic out of frame hence my side glance and smirk) Also note - the sofa in the background. A great story goes with it, but this caption is already far too long. I am lucky to have that Hepplewhite sofa in my home today.) Always on the table to go with that chicken and the ham as well, was a dish of one of my Grandmother's favorites and one of mine too. Until today when I was rifling through her recipe journals searching for things I can use at my own events this season, I had forgotten about it, but once I saw the name, Jezebel Sauce, this whole flood of memories were triggered and I went to researching the history of this sauce. According to Ned Hemard in Remembering New Orleans History, Culture and Traditions. "One might find it odd that this sauce is named after a headstrong woman in the Old Testament who was thrown out of a window and consequently eaten by dogs. Jezebel, a Phoenician queen, was as an assertive woman vilified for thousands of years because she did not let men dominate her. It was for this trait that a popular 1938 American dramatic film was entitled Jezebel. Perhaps the sauce was named “Jezebel” for being (like the headstrong New Orleans woman in the film) assertive, as well." While the earliest recipe in print for Jezebel Sauce was October 26, 1958, An earlier San Antonio Light article by Mary Lee Swan, May 21, 1939, mentions “Fruit Horseradish Sauce” but there is no description of the ingredients. In 1967 this recipe was featured in almost all the nation’s newspapers during the winter holidays. None of the articles offered a factual origin story. Fruity and sweet with a punch from both mustard and horseradish and punctuated with black pepper, it truly is a perfect accompaniment for chicken and ham. Additionally, you'll find it in many a Southern home as an hors d'oeuvre poured over cream cheese and served with crackers. It is easy to make and seems much more ambitious than it truly is. A quick sauce to make, it requires no canning/processing as long as you keep it refrigerated. It would be a perfect homemade gift to spoon into small jars and give as a hostess gift, etc. Grandma's Jezebel Sauce 1 18 oz jar apple jelly 1 18 oz jar pineapple preserves 2 Tbsp dried mustard powder 5 Tbsp prepared horseradish (yes, that's tablespoons - I wasn't kidding about this being assertive. If you prefer a less sharp flavor, cut this to 3 Tbsp) ~1 Tbsp cracked black pepper Put all ingredients in a bowl; mix well. Spoon in to (a) jar(s) and refrigerate until use. (This will make about 2 pints of sauce - which is enough for a little gift giving and saving some to go with your Christmas ham or to pour over that block of cream cheese!) See? Simple. What is so amazing about foods, and scents is how they have a special place in your memory bank and can elicit such a flood of emotions, hurtling you back in time and reminding you of the fabulous special people in your life and the fun times that you spent with them. My wish for you this holiday season is to create life-long memories with and for your family and friends. That's what I hope to do and will be sure to have some Jezebel Sauce in honor of my saucy Grandma to spice things up. Happy Holidays and Happy Cooking! sld Tweet
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