Life is a Party—Celebrate! A Well Crafted Party is a lifestyle blog that features easy-to-make recipes, DIY projects, home decor, and home-entertaining tips.
If there is a dessert on a restaurant menu that has lemon or citrus in it then it is a dessert that I will end up ordering. I am obsessed with lemon curd. So, when I received some gorgeous Cara Cara oranges and grapefruit in my Imperfect Produce order I knew I needed to make …
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Every Spring I get overly excited about eating artichokes. These slightly intimidating vegetables are just so good and really not too difficult to make! I’m always doing things like steaming, grilling, or roasting my artichokes. But, when hosting a party where people aren’t easily able to eat and dispose of the artichoke leaves, a great …
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Do you like leeks? Have you tried leeks? What feels like a thousand years ago, but was sometime in the last decade, I tried leek for the first time because it arrived in my CSA box. I had never had a leek in anything and had no idea what to do with the long white/green …
Rain or shine, I’m excited about Spring, especially when I get to use it as an excuse to have a dinner party. I partnered with Macy’s Backstage, Macy’s new off-price store within their department store, to redesign space and celebrate spring. We were challenged to create a new space using $200 or less! Challenge accepted. …
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Every March I’m excited that I live in Portland for the beautiful Spring trees in bloom, restaurants opening putting out menus with fresh seasonal items, Portland Dining Month, and the view of Mt. Hood. However, this March, I have one extra reason to be excited March is here: TOAST! The Oregon Distillers Guild is bringing back TOAST …
