Lisa Jeffries Nobling – Raleigh, NC

Category: Entertaining

  • 2017 Holiday Gift Guide

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    ‘Tis the season for gifting and more often than not, many of us could use a little help in the inspiration department. Here are some of my absolute favorite gifts I’ve received and even a few items I’ve wish-listed for myself this year!

  • Manfriend Meals: Stuffed Flank Steak

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    Although I’m a vegetarian, I do still cook meat dishes for others from time to time. A few weeks ago, I treated my manfriend and Little Sister’s manfriend to a home cooked dinner featuring these Stuffed Flank Steaks: The grocery store I stopped at on the way home from work (Carlie C’s) didn’t have any…

  • Put the Boys to Work… at Hardly Working

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    I realize Thanksgiving has just come and gone, but Christmas dinner is right around the corner. I love Andrea Weigl’s suggestion of putting the boys to work! Thursday when I serve Thanksgiving dinner to a small group of friends, everyone will contribute. I will bake a pecan pie and a pumpkin cheesecake. My husband will…

  • The Good Stuff

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    Because my posts about booze, tailgating, and the like always get the most attention, I know you all will enjoy this budget-saving tidbit. Courtesy of local retail queen – Sue Stock – this is a mail-in rebate that basically hooks you up with… you guessed it… free vodka! And not just any vodka, but good…

  • “Home Made Simple” Looking for Some Raleighs

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    From the City of Raleigh eNews:Cable Network Television Show to Film Episodes in Raleigh “Home Made Simple,” a show on the cable television network TLC (The Learning Channel) is in Raleigh to film six episodes. Producers are looking for Raleigh residents to feature on the show. The show features three types of people: * Volunteers…

  • Super Bowl Recessionistas

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    Yup – just used another buzz word – “recessionistas”. This year we’ll be doing Super Bowl festivities with college friends at casa de Adrianne, Joey, and Sweetie… but not to the tune of $57.00/person! My word… apparently our manfriends could equally as well pull us out of a recession as we girls can spend money…

  • Southern Favorites: Cooking with Beer

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    I’m thinking this should be a perpetual recipe post as I know many of you include beer (either as a cooking aid to the chef or actually in the recipe) in many of your Southern concoctions.I literally laughed out loud when I read “Life is Reed-iculous”‘s post today which featured an Eastern NC favorite: Roasted…

  • CB Goes {Green}

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    I saw this featured on News14 – a woman from Carolina Beach has come up with a great fabric wrapping system for gifts (all shapes and sizes) that reduces your paper waste and can be used year after year – and even all year long!In all honesty, I can’t totally afford to do all of…

  • Some Good {Green} Tips from My City

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    I love Raleigh – email Chris Riley to subscribe to the weekly enewsletter.City of Raleigh Urges Residents to Reduce Waste During the HolidaysOn average, Raleigh residents produce about 3,000 tons of garbage each week. That number jumps dramatically to 3,750 tons per week during the holiday period, from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day. To reduce…

  • Super Addicting

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    From the folks who brought us TheKnot.com (don’t act like you don’t know what it is – that’s impossible if you’ve been exposed to any wedding in any way, shape or form, circa 2000 or later), they’ve now found another way to keep us connected at the hip: TheNest.com.Dear Productivity Gods – please don’t let…