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Winter tablescape idea for Southern Entertaining

Sharing your home with others is what Southern hospitality is all about. Inviting friends, neighbors, and family in for a hot meal, a cocktail, some lovely conversation, and camaraderie is the stuff of life.

On P&P I love to share gracious Southern entertaining tips, tablescapes, party ideas, and recipes.

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Tablescapes

Katherine pours tea

A Splendid Spot of Tea for Valentine’s

a bold Christmas tablescape set with a William Morris print, centerpiece of white roses and magnolia, polka dot placemats, and layered pink and green china

Set a Bold Christmas Tablescape in Pink & Green

Al fresco Thanksgiving in Blue Ridge Mountains on Christmas tree farm. Set a rustic Chinoiserie Thanksgiving table for 2019 with toile, colorful china, dahlias, and brass.

A Rustic Chinoiserie Thanksgiving Table

A Southern autumn table set with Mason's china, monogrammed napkins, fall florals, and trellis runner

The 5 Essentials of a Southern Autumn Table

Monogram blue and white napkins add the preppy touch to this summer table

5 Summer Table Styling Tips

An Easter brunch table in pretty pastels with bunny placemats, antique china, etched stemware, and vibrant floral centerpiece

An Easter Brunch Table with The Knoxville Flowerpot

A feminine spring table setting with blue lace Mottahedeh china, rattan charger, and pink gingham napkin with pearl ring

Spring Table Setting in Pink & Blue

Winter tablescape tutorial for a frosted forest tablescape in green, gold, and white with poinsettia, snowflakes, birch, and cedar garland

Frosted Forest – Winter Tablescape Tutorial

Cocktails

Top view of coupe filled with pomegranate gin cocktail for the holidays

A Pomegranate Gin Holiday Cocktail

Bourbon and bitters pairings to serve at your next winter party

Bourbon & Bitters

A bubbly apple cocktail in champagne coupe with green apple slice held in front of striped shirt

A Bubbly Apple

blueberry lemon mint fizz cocktails on a tray with peonies and patchwork quilt underneath

Blueberry Lemon Mint Fizz

Build your own Southern Bloody Mary bar

Build Your Own Southern Bloody Mary Bar + Recipe

Lemon berry tea hot toddy in blue and white china on a blue rattan bar cart decorated for Christmas

Lemon Berry Tea Hot Toddy + My Holiday Bar Cart

Savor the tastes of spring with a Pimm's & tea cocktail. #cocktailrecipes #drinks #cheers

A Pimm’s & Tea Cocktail

This apple cider hot toddy is perfect for those cold, blustery days when you need something to cozy up and warm your insides.  Made with pineapple, bourbon, and moonshine you are sure to get a toasty feeling!

Apple Cider Hot Toddy with Pineapple & Bourbon

Recipes

Autumn

Antique white tureen filled with roasted brussel sprouts for a delicious Thanksgiving Side Dish

Thanksgiving Side Dish: Brussel Sprouts, Sweet Potatoes, & Beets

Strawberry champagne trifle cake

Strawberry Champagne Trifle Cake

The perfect spring quiche: Herbed lemon quiche with chicken and asparagus a lovely entree for a spring meal

The Perfect Spring Quiche Recipe

Brine a turkey for the perfectly cooked Golden turkey with moist, tender meat and delicious taste

How to Brine a Turkey for Thanksgiving

Fall table with sausage stuffed portobello mushrooms for dinner. Delicious fall recipe!

Sausage Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

Jar of cinnamon ginger applesauce with grapes and cheese on gingham plate

Cinnamon Ginger Applesauce Recipe

Woman carries pesto tortellini salad to summer al fresco dinner

Pesto Tortellini Salad with Salami & Peppers

Looking for a quick, light and healthy week day meal? Try these incredibly simple but oh so tasty tuna avocado open face sammies with pickled onion and almonds!

Tuna Avocado Open Face Sammies