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Easy, Elegant Recipes for Entertaining

She Keeps a Lovely Home is all about delightful, easy-to-make recipes and creative, affordable home entertaining. Browse beautiful appetizers, artfully garnished cocktails, decadent entrées, and more!

4 pesto crostini with prosciutto roses on a wooden board.

Tomato Crostini with Pesto and Ricotta

This recipe includes fresh, homemade pesto and pretty prosciutto roses! It’s a gorgeous and delicious appetizer for Mother’s Day or a perfect addition to any spring or summer brunch buffet!

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Summer Fun!

A few of my favorite bright, colorful, tasty summer recipes!

  • A bowl of Italian 3 bean salad in a bowl centered, beside flowers.
    Italian Bean Salad
  • A bowl of brightly colored corn salad with little flowers.
    Summer Corn Salad with Feta
  • A cilantro lime salad with assorted vegetables on a set table.
    Cilantro Lime Shrimp Salad with Avocado
  • A bowl of colorful gnocchi with tomatoes and spinach in a bowl.
    Tuscan Gnocchi with Spinach and Cherry Tomatoes

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Trending Posts

Enjoy these recipes for picnics, BBQs, garden parties, rooftops and pool-side entertaining. Cool off with a cocktail, enjoy a spicy side dish, serve a brightly-colored dessert and enjoy all the flavors of summer!

  • A deviled egg on marble, garnished with 4 stars made of red peppers and cheese that's both blue and white.
    4th of July Deviled Eggs
  • 3 different kinds of meat, vegetable and fruit skewers on newsprint paper, with rosemary in the tops.
    Barbecue Skewers – 3 Ways!
  • A bowl of dill potato salad centered on a table beside flowers.
    Dill Pickle Potato Salad
  • 3 coconut shrimp tacos on a plate with pineapple salsa beside 2 lime slices, on a lace tablecloth.
    Coconut Shrimp Tacos with Pineapple Jalapeño Salsa
  • A bowl of chicken salad, topped with dill beside a vintage tea towel.
    Easy Rotisserie Chicken Salad with Dill
  • A cucumber mint margarita, garnished with small flowers and mint, on a table lightly sprinkled with salt.
    Cucumber Mint Margarita
  • A coconut cheesecake slice garnished with coconut and flowers on a plate.
    No Bake Coconut Cheesecake
  • 9 strawberry crostini on marble.
    Crostini with Balsamic Strawberries and Ricotta

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A Few Lovely Ideas

From elegant entertaining to creative home decorating. Simple ideas to make parties special and spaces tasteful.

  • A bowl of gnocchi with a title that says "A Lovely Tuscan Lunch."
    A Lovely Tuscan Lunch
  • An image of pink deviled eggs with a title that says "20 Lovely Bridal Shower Recipes."
    20 Lovely Bridal Shower Recipes
  • 5 lamb skewers on a platter with a title that says "A Lovely Lamb Dinner."
    A Lovely Lamb Dinner
  • An image of ornately garnished appetizers and a title that says "10 Fancy & Frugal Recipes."
    10 Fancy & Frugal Recipes!

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Fancy a Cocktail?

Elegantly crafted, fashionably garnished, seasonal, and timeless cocktails for every occasion!

  • A piña colada in coup glasses, garnished with a lime and flowers on a table.
    Easy, Creamy, Frozen Piña Colada
  • A cocktail in a coup glass, garnished with a cucumber slice, lemon, and wispy flower on a table.
    The “Four Leaf Clover” Mimosa
  • 1 cocktail, garnished with a cucumber, leaf and small flowers with flowers at its base, as well as napkins.
    Sparkling Pink Grapefruit Cocktail with Cucumber
  • A Lemon Drop cocktail, garnished with a lemon slice and 3 small daisies on a table, with a bouquet in the background.
    The Simple Lemon Drop Cocktail

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Did Someone Say Deviled Eggs?

Deviled egg recipes for every occasion, from classic to couture. Elegantly garnished and expertly spiced – my deviled eggs are always the prettiest appetizers at the party.

  • 3 deviled eggs garnished with tiny bacon roses, oregano leaves and a sprinkle of poppy seeds.
    Deviled Eggs with Bacon Roses
  • 3 deviled eggs with spiced rims, garnished with olive slices and flowers.
    Spicy, Smoky Deviled Eggs
  • A salad with 3 small deviled eggs in a white bowl.
    Easter Salad with Deviled Quail Eggs
  • 6 deviled quail eggs garnished with flake salt on a marble table with baby's breath flowers in the corners.
    Adorable Deviled Quail Eggs

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My name is Genevieve, and I'm just trying to be a little fancier today than I was yesterday. Sharing recipes for the creative host or hostess that are simple, elegant and colorful too!

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A bowl of pasta with spinach on a lace table cloth beside flowers

Creamy Tuscan Pasta

An appetizer tier on a tray with lace, holding scones and cucumber sandwiches, surrounded by cocktail glasses and flowers.

A Few Fancy Picnic Recipes

4 barbecue sliders on a cutting board above a lace table cloth with garnishes in the background.

Beyond Meat Barbecue Burgers

A cilantro lime salad with assorted vegetables on a set table.

Cilantro Lime Shrimp Salad with Avocado

A silver bowl full of pesto farro with assorted vegetables.

Farro with Pesto and Zucchini

Antipasti skewers garnished with flowers and rosemary stacked on a plate.

Mini Antipasto Skewers

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