Jeanne Benedict

The Academy Awards Party Ideas from my NBC Chicago Segment (Video)

One of the best parts of watching The Academy Awards is hanging out with friends at home party where everyone votes for their Oscar Winner favorites. This Academy Award party segment I did on NBC Chicago is packed with fun ideas from food to drink for a Hollywood A-list party in your living room. Click […]

February 8, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Access Hollywood Live Holiday Party Segment with Jeanne Benedict (Video)

Here’s a clip of my Mad for Plaid Holiday Party Segment on Access Hollywood Live. Happy Holidays!

December 21, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Honeybaked for the Holidays

Honeybaked stops people in their tracks. Seriously, even the UPS guy had a 10 minute long conversation with me at 8:30pm during the holiday season about a “Honeybaked moment” as he was delivering boxes of their offerings to my doorstep for a party. Honeybaked for Holiday Parties Twas the night before….well, let’s just say it […]

December 15, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Mad for Plaid Holiday Party Brought to You By RumChata Cream Liqueur

RumChata liqueur, with its delicious blend of real Wisconsin dairy cream, cinnamon, sugar and vanilla perfectly balanced with five times distilled Caribbean rum, inspired this Mad for Plaid Christmas Party theme! The name “RumChata” comes from the fact that the liqueur is essentially horchata, a Latin sweet rice beverage, with rum. The horchata keeps the […]

December 4, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Santa Hat Macaroons Christmas Cookies

How cute are these Santa Hat Christmas cookies!!! I made them for a party recently, and my guests loved them! The macaroon recipe could not be easier. It takes a bit of time to apply the red chocolate hat, but the festive results are totally worth it! 1 (14 oz.) can Eagles Brand Sweetened Condensed […]

December 3, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Marble Chocolate Fudge Recipe

I confess, I made this homemade fudge recipe kind of backwards, added some ingredients to smooth it out, and it turned out to be the best fudge recipe I have ever made! Most recipes for chocolate fudge call for similar ingredients: milk, sugar, butter, chocolate. Home made fudge is one of those “my grandmother made […]

November 13, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Toffee Candy Recipes

Toffee is the golden chalice of candy and a great idea if you are one to make home made Christmas candy! Years ago, I attended a party where someone had brought homemade toffee. It was so tasty, I thought about it for years hoping I would run into the same woman and get this amazingly […]

November 12, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Christmas Tree Shaped Hard Boiled Eggs

This idea could not be easier and it is spectacular for a holiday open house brunch or a Christmas Breakfast. All you need to know is how to hard boil eggs or rather how long for hard boiled eggs to cook depending on what is perfect for you! I have been thinking about unique and easy […]

November 10, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Plaid Marshmallows

Made em’ love em’. Wrap plaid edible wafer paper from FancyFlours.com around a marshmallow, insert a fruit twig, and serve with hot cocoa. Simply stunning.

November 7, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Venetian Christmas Cookies

For the longest time growing up, I didn’t know what these cookies were called; I just knew that I adored them. Traditional Venetians have brilliantly layered colors of red, yellow, and green. For the holidays, I decided to go with green and red layers to create exquisitely cute Christmas cookies! There are a few steps […]

November 6, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

White Pumpkin Thanksgiving Table Decoration Ideas

Just a little Thanksgiving table decoration inspiration using mini white pumpkins, wheat stems, flowers and the gorgeous botanicals of Fall.

November 6, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

White Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

An upscale rendition of the classic peanut butter cookie, these sweets are great for a cute Christmas cookie collection. 1/2 cup margarine, room temperature 3/4 cup crunchy peanut butter 1 cup granulated sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 cup white chocolate chips Preheat oven […]

November 5, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Wheels for Humanity

Imagine that you are a 7-year-old kid living in Africa, and you’ve been outside of your humble abode only once that week (or month) because you can not walk. Then, someone gives you a wheelchair and you are suddenly part of the the world, nature, play, the sun going up and down; normal life. This […]