At Home with Kim Vallee

ENTERTAINING, HOLIDAY entertaining | October 29, 2009

Elegant Red and Black Candy Apples

The partner of food blogger Matt Armendariz of Mattbites made the most stylish candied apples I have ever seen. Matt qualified the result as pure magic and he is right. While you get the recipe take the time to check the beautiful still life picture he made with black wine goblet from Juliska that I introduced last [...]

CAKES and baked goods, ENTERTAINING | October 16, 2009

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Craving for delightful candies

I was out of luck to find a candy maker in Montreal who creates delightful candies like those. I am so jealous of people living in New York and California as they get an array of high-end products for throwing a party. I know that it is a question of market size. If I am wrong [...]

ENTERTAINING, HOLIDAY entertaining | October 9, 2009

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Cat Theme for a Kid-Friendly Halloween Party

I recalled my excitement as a kid for Halloween. Going from house to house for treats was fun. But having a fabulous party at home with your friends is also great. Here a few craft ideas I gathered from Martha Stewart’s Halloween central. They will come handy for the school Halloween treats that your kid [...]

CAKES and baked goods, ENTERTAINING | September 17, 2009

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How to Create an Amy Atlas-inspired Candy Shop Table

Amy Atlas has made a name for herself in a niche market. She specializes in dessert and candy tables. I am not alone to love her sense of style. With Halloween in 6 weeks, it is good to review what you need to set up an awesome candy table. Therefore, I read Amy Atlas’ interviews and [...]

ALL occasions, ENTERTAINING, GIFT IDEAS, HOLIDAY entertaining | October 1, 2007

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Make your own Happy Pills Candy favor for a Mad Scientist Halloween party

I have been obsessed about the Happy Pills Candy shop since this morning. It gave me the idea of a DIY party favor to seal trendily my Mad Scientist party. It is trivial to give candy party favors at Halloween, so be original with the containers. What do you need for this [...]

DINING, DISHING tips | October 1, 2007

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3 blogs and a mood board – 2007.09.29, part 2

Maybe being interviewed by a journalist about party ideas for the upcoming Holidays put me into the Lucite and glass mode, but these pictures inspired me. Plexiglas and glass containers are hot to serve food in the catering industry. My mood board reads like a chronicle: the wedding party, the after party treats and the new [...]