SHEentertains Fall 2015

FALL 2015

NO-BAKE

FALL

RECIPES

FALLING FOR

COLOURS WITH

TIFFANY PRATT

SPOOKY KID’S PARTY

ON A BUDGET

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Elle Daftarian

MANAGING EDITOR Oleena Mak

PHOTOGRAPHY Jerald Bezener Elle Daftarian Dela Kumapley

STYLING Dela Kumapley Elle Daftarian

“TRY TO BE A RAINBOW IN SOMEONE’S CLOUD.”

-MAYA ANGELOU

NOTE FROM ELLE I cannot express my excitement when it comes to Halloween. The little kid in me comes out and if you would let me, I would have four costume changes the day of. I’m not a big, spooky Halloweener, but rather more of a fantasy, eye-popping, jaw-dropping funny one. If everyone reading this magazine at some point in life has not thrown a Halloween party, I say why not?

It’s a theme that is so beyond easy and fun that no matter what you do, you cannot go wrong. Having a Halloween party means you get to bring out the crazy, scary, kooky, wild and dreamy side in you. You know, the side we all just tuck away because life says we should.

On that note, I want to introduce to you our SHEentertains, glitter girl of the issue, Tiffany Pratt.

I have had the pleasure of meeting some extremely interesting individuals in my life, from celebrities, to athletes, to philanthropists and fashionistas, but no one as kind, colourful and true to who they are as Tiffany and it shows in everything she touches. This issue is perfect to who she is; creative, wild, I’m sure at times kooky and definitely a dreamer who never has to wake up because she’s living her dream to the fullest everyday. So what are you waiting for, let your imagination go wild and let’s get this party started!

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A SIMPLE TWIST ON A CLASSIC FAVOURITE Donuts are one of our favourite classic childhood desserts. A great and simple way to dress up plain store bought donuts and bring them to life is by sticking these fun, edible googly eyes on these sugary treats. How cute are these little guys? You almost don’t want to eat them! The eyes can be bought at any bulk or specialty store.

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“Thanks Bob! Glad you had a good time!”

Hey Michelle, your party ast night was pretty sweet!”

“Oh, quit your whining Tabitha!”

“I think I ate too much!”

“Ahh! I see dead people!”

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BEET BEETS&&GOAT GOAT CHEESE CHEESE SALAD With Fall and Halloween being the theme of this issue, I pulled out a simple recipe that I love to make when entertaining my guests; goat cheese mint and beet salad. An easy way to prepare this is to pre-make everything and serve them on these black Japanese porcelain spoons. Fun and bite-size, I think everybody should own at least 30 of these sleek and stylish spoons to make your appetizers look fancy as you serve them to your guests.

WHAT YOU NEED

SERVINGS: 30 6 Beets 3 Tbsps Olive Oil Chopped Mint Salt and Pepper to taste Goat Cheese Optional: Caramelized Walnuts

THE RECIPE 1. Fill a pot with water and boil over

cooled, gently peel the skin off. Beets can be made and prepared a few days in advance. To store it, simply place in the refrigerator to cool.

4. Once you are ready to serve, take

the stove. Lightly scrub the dirt off the beets and trim the ends of each side. Once the water is boiled, place the beets into the pot.

the beets and chop them into the cubes. Beets will stain your hands red, so be sure to either wear gloves or prepare in advance before your guests arrive!

2. Finely chop the mint.

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Using regular or flavoured goat cheese such as blueberry, gently tear the cheese into pieces and toss all the ingredients together into a bowl.

Drizzle with olive oil and add salt and pepper for taste.

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3. Once the beets are tender and

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Serve by placing the chopped beets into the spoons and topping it with your bowl of goat cheese and mint.

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GET FUN AND COLOURFUL FOR FALL When you think of entertaining, what’s the first thing that pops into your mind?

“What has never been done?” is the question that I usually ask myself. I like to remake the wheel as much as I can.

Showing people a textural experience or using things one would never imagine is usually my speed of WOW factor. But, the most important thing that lingers is: who will cook or cater? I do not do well in the kitchen!

If you could have anyone as a guest at your party, dead or alive, who would it be?

Iris Apfel. I love her.

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What do you enjoy better, planning parties for others or yourself?

By far, planning parties for others. It gives me a chance to do different things all the time. I like variety! If I was to plan for my own parties all the time I might as well start my own circus!

Favourite colours to use for Fall?

Dusty rose or mauve mixed with brights.

What is your go-to Halloween costume? What will you be dressing up as this year?

I am going to be Sonny and Cher with my Fiancé this year. I love a chance to wear a wig!

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,,,Let the good

times roll and if all else fails, play a board game.

What simple party dish reminds you of Thanksgiving at home?

My mother’s stuffing by far!

What could we expect to see at a Tiffany Pratt party?

Glitter somewhere.

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Do you have any do’s or don’ts when throwing a fabulous soiree?

What are some tips for people DO: Play great music. throwing DIY parties?

DON’T: Force fun.

Try not to over think it, stay up late every Let the good times roll and if all else night and make as much as you can. Use fails, play a board game. scraps from around your house and put What does your sweet tooth always juxtapositions to play with paper plates and real silver cutlery. Have fun and wear crave?

Turtles. Mmm...I love turtles. a MOU MOU!

FALL FAVOURITES hot chocolate

marshmallow cookies

milk chocolate

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chocolate smores

raspberry chocolate marshmallow

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SWEET COCKTAILS These two cocktails have become our ultimate favourites for Fall.

Nothing speaks to us better than chocolate and delicious Autumn fruit. We hope you enjoy making these cocktails as much as we did!

THE RECIPE

WHAT YOU NEED 11 oz Nutella 11 oz Milk 9 oz Heavy Cream 1/3 cup Sugar 3 oz Pure Grain Alcohol

Place a pot on the stove on low heat.

Add milk, Nutella, sugar and heavy cream. Stir with a wooden spoon until the Nutella melts and reaches a boiling point. Remove the pot from the stove and allow the mixture to cool. Add the grain alcohol and pour in a glass of wine or liquor bottle. Refrigerate for 24 hours and serve to all your guests!

This past summer while planning my beautiful cousin’s wedding, I had the pleasure of spending quality time with her mother-in-law, Lucia who shares the same passion for cooking, baking, crafting and cocktailing as I do. She shared with me a cocktail recipe that I just could not keep to myself. It is so simple and delicious, it’s like drinking a dessert! Hope you enjoy it.

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NUTELLA LIQUEUR

FIG SANGRIA

THE RECIPE WHAT YOU NEED

Servings: 6 1 cup Pomegranate Seeds 1 Large Apple, cut into thin wedges 5 Figs, cut into quarters 1 Bottle Chilled Prosecco 1 cup Brandy 2 cups Pomegranate Juice

In a large pitcher filled half way with ice, add in the pomegranate seeds, apple wedges and figs.

Mix in the pomegranate juice, Brandy and chilled Prosecco and it’s ready to be served! How easy was that!

A nice Fall sangria says let’s have a party! It’s always a good time mixing some delicious Fall fruits together and adding a dash of alcohol. This sangria can be made in advance, just like our other cocktail and stored in the fridge to chill until the guests arrive. I always like to make enough cocktail so that each person can enjoy at least 3 drinks; yes I like to get my guests nice and loopy so they can let their guards down and have fun!

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TRICK OR TREAT GIVE ME SOMETHING GOOD TO EAT

KID’S PARTY

Throwing a kid’s party doesn’t have to break the bank. You can still have a fun and crafty party that the kids will love on a budget. With just $150 and 5 kids, we were able to transform our home into a sweet DIY and sugary Halloween party for everyone to enjoy! Take a look at how we did it!

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CHOCOLATE GRAVEYARD BARK

One of the easiest Halloween desserts to make is a deliciously sweet, chocolate graveyard bark. Not only is it spooky and fun, but it’s also super easy and requires no baking at all. Just gather all your favourite treats and sweets and add it into the chocolate bark! chocolate is still warm. You can add in Take your milk or white anything you’d like; Oreos, pretzels, chocolate baking chips and place into chocolate chips, Reese’s Cups, a microwavable bowl. Microwave at 30 sprinkles and even edible googly eyes second intervals and stir until to make it spookier! chocolate is smooth and fully melted.

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Let the chocolate sit and cool for 2. With a sheet of parchment paper, 4. several hours until it is hardened. To pour the melted chocolate over and spread it evenly with a spatula.

3. This is where the fun begins! Start adding in your sweet treats while the

speed up the process, place it into the fridge. When hardened, take the sheet of chocolate and break it into pieces to serve.

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ME O W

Dressing up doesn’t have to be difficult. For our Halloween party, we decided to make it a kitty theme with all the girls dressed in black. We painted on adorable little whiskers and noses and cut the cat ears out of black Bristol board paper that we glued onto a dollar store headband. Simple, low-budget and super meo-WOW!

GETTING CRAFTY

Every kid loves to get their hands dirty, which is why a great kid’s party is never complete without a fun and simple arts and craft activity. The pretty pink crafting paper we used isn’t just for decoration, it’s to let the kid’s get a little messy with their paint so you won’t have to worry about being left with a huge mess in the end. Not only is arts and craft fun for kids, but it’s also a great way for parents to let their inner child out! It’s a simple and easy cleanup, and what’s even better is that all supplies can be purchased at your local dollar store!

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DIY WATERCOLOR TOTE BAG

There’s no better way to prepare for this Halloween holiday than making DIY trick or treat bags. It’s a simple, easy and fun way for your kids to get crafty by making these personalized watercolour tote bags that are not only perfect for Halloween, but also great for everyday use.

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To prevent paint from bleeding through the fabric, insert a non-porous surface into the bag before painting. Keep paper towels on hand while you paint.

The food colouring paint will go on light, so you will have to go over areas you want to be darker with more paint.

Dilute food colours of your choice with water in glass containers to create the “watercolour� paint.

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Clean your brushes with water and dry with paper towels before painting with a new colour. Allow paint to dry before proceeding to next step.

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Download graphics to trace onto bag or sketch out your own design on a blank sheet of paper.

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Place paper inside of bag. You will be able to see the design through the bag. Position graphics and trace the graphic with a fine tip fabric marker.

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Tips: Protect your workspace the dye will stain everything (including your hands). A hair dryer will speed up drying time.

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HAVING FUN WITH FLORALS Halloween is my favourite time of year to have fun, be silly and do things I normally wouldn’t do. It’s very easy to find household items and dress them up to entertain your guests, kids or yourself. Here’s a great DIY that can make a simple vase look a little spooky and a whole lot of fun! All you have to do is cut or print out some fun faces on sticky vinyl paper and apply it on the vase to bring it alive!

TIPS

When buying hydrangeas from the store, always place them directly into water immediately. To make them last longer, cut off all the leaves from the flower and trim the stem on a diagonal under cold running water. This will allow for more water to be absorbed. To prevent the water from getting drawn to the head of the flower, dip the stem into boiling hot water for 30 seconds.

When preparing to put the hydrangeas into the vase, use room temperature water and add two drops of mild dish washer soap and a teaspoon of sugar. Be sure to change the water every 2-3 days.

Having beautiful, long-lasting flowers is all about maintenance, so be sure to take good care of your hydrangeas to get the most out of them!

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hole punchers

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CAN YOU GUESS THESE SWEET D EASIEST TO

WHICH ONE OF DESSERTS IS THE O MAKE?

ZABAGLIONE CREAM TART

For those of you who are not bakers, but love dessert, here’s an easy recipe that you can serve your guests that requires no baking, yet it is so tasty that it could have any sophisticated palette fooled into thinking that you’re a professional pastry artist!

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THE RECIPE WHAT YOU NEED SERVINGS: 30 6 Egg Yolks 20 oz Cool Whip

8 Tbsp Marsala Wine 6 Tbsp Sugar Shell Tarts

1. Place a pot on the stove on very low heat.

2. Combine the egg yolks, Marsala wine and sugar together into the pot.

3. Mix the ingredients together over the stove until it becomes fluffy. It will take approximately 15 minutes.

4. Set the mixture aside for an hour to cool off.

5. Add the Cool Whip and mix together. Store the cream in the refrigerator for 2 hours.

6. When you’re ready to serve, take the tarts and spoon or pipe in the cream. Make it extra sweet and top it off with some fruits or berries.

Recipe by: Lucia Cimorelli

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