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Blood Orange Champagne Sparkler

Blood Orange Champagne Sparkler
Blood Orange Champagne Sparkler

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Have you seen those memes where someone jokes about having OCD because they organize their grocery list or evenly space their ornaments out on a Christmas tree? And have you seen the ensuing discussions about using the term OCD as a joke in this way? If you haven’t, it usually goes something like this:

Person 1: I’m so OCD! I have to color code my grocery list. LOL.
Person 2: Hey, that’s actually not OCD; OCD is a disorder that I have. Using the term as a joke makes people confused about what it really is, and less likely to take it seriously, and that bothers me.
Person 1: Ugh, everyone is so offended by everything these days! Lighten up! It was a joke. Relax!

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Sparkling Mulled Wine

Sparkling Mulled Wine
Sparkling Mulled Wine

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I’ve got the best idea ever and I should charge a bajillion dollars for it or copyright it or just, uh, actually do it myself. But I’m too lazy for all that. So I’m just going to blather it into the interwebz and hope you all use it. And invite me. Here’s the best idea ever: a cozy, sparkly winter drink party!

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Hot Buttered Rum

Hot Buttered Rum Recipe
Hot Buttered Rum Recipe

I wrote this post as part of the Plugrá Butter Brigade. Thanks, Plugrá, for sponsoring this post and for making my favorite butter!

It’s after Thanksgiving so it’s time for AGGRESSIVE HOLIDAY MUSIC (not that I haven’t been listening to it since before Turkey Day. I do what I want.) I thought I’d create a little hall-decking song playlist for you to enjoy, but that turned out to be a lot harder than I anticipated.

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Salmon Tzatziki Canapés

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Remember that time I was Ina Garten’s BFF? Well, the time I was invited to her house for a cookie swap, anyway. It was basically the coolest thing that’s ever happened to me. And the one thing I wanted to ask her was how she manages to host a million dinners and cocktail parties and breakfasts without breaking a sweat, all in a gorgeous white blouse without so much as a hair out of place. Right?! She’s magical.

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Maple Cream Snickerdoodle Bars

Maple Cream Snickerdoodle Bars
Maple Cream Snickerdoodle Bars

Halloween costumes are one of those things that I can’t make myself do. I love the idea of Halloween costumes. I love how other people look in Halloween costumes. I think I’d even love how I looked dressed up like Amelia Earhart or Maleficent . . . if it were a matter of just snapping my fingers.

It’s the effort though. I just can’t.

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