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Candle Centerpieces for Dining Tables
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Candle Centerpieces for Dining Tables

They’re capable of elevating even the simplest of atmospheres. Whether you’re after a moody ambiance…
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How to Do Date-Night In
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How to Do Date-Night In

If you’ve been coupled up for a while now, you may have gotten good at the practice of doing date-ni…
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How to Host a Valentine’s Day Brunch
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How to Host a Valentine’s Day Brunch

And while the holiday can seem daunting, there are so many types of love to celebrate–in ways that g…
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Setting the Table for At-Home Date Night
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Setting the Table for At-Home Date Night

Read on for our ideal date night agenda–from setting the table to setting the menu and beyond.
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The Ultimate Dinner Party Menu for Dietary Restrictions
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The Ultimate Dinner Party Menu for Dietary Restrictions

Same. While we applaud the vegans and feel for those with allergies, hosting for the whole group can…
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Your Five-Step Fall Hosting Checklist
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Your Five-Step Fall Hosting Checklist

One of the best ways to ensure you have just as much fun in the fall? Upping your tablescape game. I…
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Halloween Hosting Basics
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Halloween Hosting Basics

It’s chaotic and stressful in major cities, and largely kid-driven in smaller ones. But we’re here t…
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How to Write a Thank You Card
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How to Write a Thank You Card

Here at Casa de Suna, we wholeheartedly disagree! There’s nothing better than receiving–or writing–t…
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Our Go-To Hors D’oeuvres for Easy Entertaining
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Our Go-To Hors D’oeuvres for Easy Entertaining

For whatever reason, many of us have it in our heads that dinner parties are easy to mess up and dif…
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Recipe Round-Up: What to Make This Labor Day
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Recipe Round-Up: What to Make This Labor Day

And we totally get it if you’re tired of cooking up a storm–but we’re here to convince you that it’s…
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Recipe Round-Up | BBQ Season’s Last Licks
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Recipe Round-Up | BBQ Season’s Last Licks

We’ve rounded up our favorite summer recipes for our like-minded readers looking to fire up their gr…
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How to Host Al Fresco Like an Italian
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How to Host Al Fresco Like an Italian

When it comes to expert tips on entertaining al fresco, it’s hard to beat the advice of Donna Lennar…
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Ask Coco: What’s Your Go-To Meal for Easy Entertaining?
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Ask Coco: What’s Your Go-To Meal for Easy Entertaining?

Easy entertaining. I promise it’s not an oxymoron. I have a few kitchen staples that I always keep o…
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Recipe Round-Up | A Fourth of July Fête, CDS Style
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Recipe Round-Up | A Fourth of July Fête, CDS Style

If not, we don’t blame you. It’s one of those holidays that seems to sneak up on us every single yea…
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How to Celebrate Summer Holidays
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How to Celebrate Summer Holidays

But we also love the few special days each summer that give us a little something extra to celebrate…
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Decoding a Dress Code
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Decoding a Dress Code

And, as people who prioritize entertaining above all else, we absolutely love it. But it also can’t…
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Recipe Round-Up: A Memorial Day Menu, the CDS Way
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Recipe Round-Up: A Memorial Day Menu, the CDS Way

It’s a holiday that holds great significance and offers a perfect opportunity to gather with l…
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Memorial Day: Origins of the Holiday & Ways to Celebrate
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Memorial Day: Origins of the Holiday & Ways to Celebrate

As a country, the United States has been celebrating Memorial Day in some form for almost 150 years,…
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A Playlist for Every Occasion – and A Scent to Match
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A Playlist for Every Occasion – and a scent to match

In fact, we’d argue that a dinner party–or even a casual hang-out session with friends–is incomplete…
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How to Set a Table
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How to Set a Table

But with every great dinner party comes a great responsibility: making sure your table manners are o…
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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo
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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

Fun as the celebrations may be — sometimes, a little bit too much fun — there aren’t many people who…
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The History of Passover
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The History of Passover

But in Judaism, there’s an equally important holiday that happens around the same time every year, a…
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Recipe Round-Up | An Easter Menu, the CDS Way
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Recipe Round-Up | An Easter Menu, the CDS Way

It’s one of those holidays that involves religious significance and delicious food–and we’re here to…
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Cold Weather Sunday Funday
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Cold Weather Sunday Funday

But we firmly believe it doesn’t have to be that way. And while it’s not always easy to motivate peo…
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Valentine’s Day Recipe Round-Up
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Valentine’s Day Recipe Round-Up

Most people either love it, and really go all out, or simply refuse to engage, whether they’re coupl…
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How to Celebrate Valentine’s Day with All Your Loved Ones
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How to Celebrate Valentine’s Day with All Your Loved Ones

While we’re all for the love that this holiday brings each year, it’s also a time that can feel excl…
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How to Date Night at Home
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How to Date Night at Home

And, if you had to quarantine with your S.O., you can probably attest that it wasn’t all roses. But,…
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Valentine’s Gifts You’ll Actually Want
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Valentine’s Gifts You’ll Actually Want

Some view it as a celebration of love in all forms and others simply consider it more of a marketing…
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How to Host New Year’s Eve at Home
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How to Host New Year’s Eve at Home

It’s the last night of a year gone by and the perfect opportunity to have fun before starting fresh…
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Set Your Cocktail Bar (& Entertain With Ease)
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Set Your Cocktail Bar (& Entertain With Ease)

It’s equal parts fashion and function, adding character and convenience to any space. And, it’s quic…
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How to Build the Perfect Charcuterie Board
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How to Build the Perfect Charcuterie Board

Whether you’re a consummate carnivore or a health-conscious vegan, there are ways to find a board th…
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Holiday Traditions From the Casa de Suna Team
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Holiday Traditions From the Casa de Suna Team

We soon found ourselves laughing about our favorite (and very quirky) traditions, discussing our uni…
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Anything-But-Basic Holiday Parties
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Anything-But-Basic Holiday Parties

Summer ends, we blink, and, all of a sudden, it’s time for the gift-buying and party-hosting extrava…
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Holiday Movies We Can’t Wait to Cozy Up To
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Holiday Movies We Can’t Wait to Cozy Up To

Here at our household, we make a whole thing of it. With holiday cocktails and lots of snacks, we’re…
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Easy Games to Play When Entertaining
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Easy Games to Play When Entertaining

It’s such a fun way to extend leisurely dinners or to just bring people together. Plus, everyone lov…
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Host a Pie-Making Party (Trust Us)
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Host a Pie-Making Party (Trust Us)

And, there’s no better way to kick off the start of the holidays ahead of Thanksgiving than with a p…
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The CDS Guide to Weeknight Entertaining
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The CDS Guide to Weeknight Entertaining

From rescheduled weddings to all of the trips we’ve been waiting years to take, we hardly find ourse…
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Celebrate Halloween (Like An Adult)
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Celebrate Halloween (Like An Adult)

It’s the precursor to the holiday season, and it happens during a time when the weather is perfectly…
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How to Celebrate the Jewish Holidays
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How to Celebrate the Jewish Holidays

Read on for our top tips on hosting a Rosh Hashanah party or a Yom Kippur Break Fast. We hope that–w…
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End-of-Summer Entertaining, the CDS Way
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End-of-Summer Entertaining, the CDS Way

Our favorite way to fête summer’s final weekend is with an outdoor cocktail bar–and we’ve got all th…
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How to Host the Perfect Labor Day Party
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How to Host the Perfect Labor Day Party

With Labor Day around the corner, it’s hands down the perfect opportunity to do just that. And we’re…
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How to Set a Dinner Party Table for Less
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How to Set a Dinner Party Table for Less

There’s nothing worse than spending hours perfecting your roast chicken only to realize, when the gu…
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Impromptu Dinner Party? No Problem
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Impromptu Dinner Party? No Problem

Since we’re firm believers that a little spontaneity makes for the most special memories, we always…
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A Different Take on a Summer Party
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A Different Take on a Summer Party

It also offers endless opportunities for creativity when it comes to summertime soirees. Say goodbye…
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Host Happy Hour at Home
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Host Happy Hour at Home

So why not have an at-home happy hour? It’s a super easy – and low-lift – way to host with your inne…
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A Guide to Planning the Perfect Picnic
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A Guide to Planning the Perfect Picnic

But one of our absolute favorite summertime signatures is the afternoon picnic. There’s nothing bett…
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