E.S. Ivy

author of middle grade books for children

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Ms. Ivy’s Guide to Basic Table Manners

19 March, 2013 by ES Ivy

You are Hereby Cordially Invited to Dinner with the Queen – Don’t Panic! has been getting a lot of interest over on Miri Attwater’s World.

Apparently there are people getting dinner invitations that are a lot more exciting than the ones I get. Who’s been invited to dinner at the White House? Come on, spill! I want to hear all about it!

Some people seem to be finding that post when they go in search of guides on manners. So what do you do when you get a nice dinner invitation. How do you act? Maybe I can make a little series of posts out of this.

First, let’s start with some basic table manners….

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Quick Heart-Shaped Thin and Crispy Mini-Pizzas for Valentine’s

14 February, 2013 by ES Ivy

mini-pizza hearts sizedLooking for a last minute Valentine’s Day snack or even a light but festive meal? Here’s a recipe for quick heart-shaped thin and crispy mini-pizzas. You make the crust out of flour tortillas so you won’t even have to mix the dough!…

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Super Easy Strawberry Heart Valentine Cookies

13 February, 2013 by ES Ivy

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching! I don’t know about you, but every year I have plans to channel my inner-Martha Stewart and make heart shaped sugar cookies and decorate them with royal icing. Or maybe Pecan Linzer Cookies with Cherry Filling! Yes! They are gorgeous and I bet they taste even better. And I’ll make my own marshmallows and cut them in the shape of hearts and float them on top of hot-chocolate made with real milk on top of the stove!

Sadly, I disappoint myself often. Sometimes, life just gets in the way. I need to remind myself that it doesn’t have to be an all-or-nothing approach!

Stawberry Heart Cookies sizedSo, here’s an idea for those of you who ran out of time or are always more realistic in your expectations! 🙂 These are super easy. And they have fresh strawberries and so they’re healthy. Okay, maybe just healthi-er….

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Everything in the Dishwasher

30 January, 2013 by ES Ivy

Our Christmas table.

Our Christmas table.

One of my pet peeves is the articles in magazines that to advise you to let go of the stress of the holidays don’t do anything to make your dinner special. Just use paper plates and eat frozen pizza!

Really? I mean, I know all about stress at the holidays. Just ask my hubby, I can definitely set out to tackle too much.

But you can make some concessions without out going as far as paper plates and plastic forks that break. The secret? Everything possible goes in the dishwasher!…

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Recipe for Easy Roast Beast – er, I Mean Roast Beef!

16 January, 2013 by ES Ivy

The roast beast, I mean beef, at our Christmas dinner this year.

The roast beast, I mean beef, at our Christmas dinner this year.

Okay, so it’s not really roast beast, but roast beef instead. Like I said, I decided I was tired of having turkey twice in a row every year and wanted to mix it up a bit for Christmas dinners.

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