When you need a night away from the kids.  An elegant wine and cheese party can be exactly the distraction you need.  When planning a fun wine and cheese event there are a few different ways your can pick your bottles of wine.  If you know something about wine, go with that.  But, if you don't:  Choose the name or the shape that you like and every one will have fun.  Add some elegant harvest and cheese or wine appetizers like cream cheese and pumpkin bundles, Moscato wine cupcakes, crescent wrapped apple brie, and Parmesan mushroom caps.

Even a simple, family-only birthday needs to be celebrated.  This dinner was made more festive with a wonderful summer centerpiece of peonies, ranaculus, and calla lilies.  

Prepare a meal that is a outside of your normal box, like these easy vegetable and ground turkey stuffed bell peppers and your event will quickly be brought up a notch.  Add some quick rosemary bread from costco, a salad and you have an elegant up scale meal to better celebrate any dinner party.