Looking for some good stuff around the web? Here are some links to get you started:

Free Stuff and Giveaways:

• Print off pages for a Household Planner (from Household Notebook)
• Women’s Day Magazine always has monthly giveaways. Head over and register for your chance to win.
• Kraft Foods has an amazing FREE magazine. You can sign up to
  receive it in the mail here, or view it online here. Either way, be
  sure to check it out. Great recipes and gorgeous photos.

   

Fun Stuff:

• Ever heard of geocaching? It is becoming a huge global hit. All around the world, people have buried little treasures. Get the locations on this site and put it into your handheld GPS and start hiking. Kids are fascinated by this sort of real life treasure hunt. All you need is a GPS and some hiking boots. Google geocaching to find out more.

Good to Know:

• Do you sell on Etsy? Be sure to read this Tax Guide posted on the Etsy forums
• I don’t know about where you are, but in Tennessee, today is the
  opening day of Spring Turkey hunting season. So I am what is known as a
  hunting widow for the next several weeks. Are you a hunting widow? If so, you may enjoy wearing one of these shirts found at Cafe Press:

Do you know of something fun, useful or exciting going on around the web? Email Karla and let her know so she can share it here.

I was over 30 before I had a dining room.  Until then, we tucked a small round table in the kitchen or a corner of the living room.

That entertaining excuse was one of my favorites:  I can’t possibly have people over.  They don’t even have a place to sit down and eat!

Then I checked out a ’60s party book from the library.  The bohemian author described huge bashes squeezed in a NY studio, with drinks served in the bathtub and inventive buffets laid on the bed. 

(Get your mind out of the gutter!  It was not that kind of book.)

That’s when I learned the magic of One Fork Entertaining.  If the food doesn’t need to be cut, your guests can comfortably eat anywhere: the sofa, chairs, or even big floor cushions.  No table required.

I use this strategy whenever I have more than 8 guests for supper.  Here are some guidelines:

• Main dishes that don’t need to be cut:  casseroles or stir fries with cubed chicken, ham, or beef; quiches; short pastas instead of long spaghetti strands.
• Salads that are already mixed and chopped:  Cobb salads, cherry tomatoes and mozzarella chunks, couscous with roasted vegetables.
• No-drip foods: soups, cobblers, and ice cream are better eaten at table. 

You won’t have an elegant four-course dinner, but you will have a house full of happy guests in a relaxed and comfortable setting.  Bonus:  If you’re short on silverware, pick up an assortment of vintage forks at the nearest Goodwill.

Head on over to Blissfully Domestic Living to chat about your favorite One Fork Dinner!

Monday - Grilled Portobello Sandwiches with Herbed Mayo (Vegetarian) (@ Divine Domesticity)

Tuesday - Chicken with Shallot Apricot Sauce (@ Apartment Therapy)

Wednesday - Steaks with Mushroom-Madeira Sauce (@ Gourmeted)

Thursday - Skillet Goulash (@ Divine Domesticity)

Friday - Half-Hour Chicken Gumbo (@ Sweetnicks)

Saturday - Italian Nachos (@ Divine Domesticity)

Sunday - Chicken with Cherry-Ginger Chutney (@ Yumsugar)

*For the printable version of the Weekly Menu Plan with recipes included, click here*

Do you have recipes to share? Join us in the Blissfully Domestic Living forums!

Alert for all of you America’s Next Top Model fans!!!!  Seriously.  Listen up!  Host Tyra Banks is possibly on the outs, or maybe not???  (photo source)

Gossip Girl’s Chace Crawford and American Idol winner Carrie Underwood have broken up.  I was unaware they were even dating.  Was anyone aware?

It pays to have wealthy a BFF.  Oprah has purchased a $7.1 million penthouse in Manhattan for her long time BFF, Gayle King.  To do list:  Schmooze and become best friends with a wealthy woman.

John Mayer writes from the heart on his blog, and reminds us that he is no different than the rest of us and just wants to look back and realize how good his life was.

She must have a soft spot for fellas named Mario…Dancing With the Stars, Karina Smirnoff was spotted kissing her current dance partner Mario and is rumored to be romantically involved with former dance partner Mario Lopez.  Naughty, naughty!

Come on over to the Blissfully Domestic Forums to dish about your favorite celebrities!

How cool is this pendant? I love the funky rustic quality of it - and it’s made entirely with items from the hardware store! Simone at Crafty Daisies shares the tutorial HERE.