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How to Plan a Romantic Dinner Date at Home

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With the current pandemic in place, going out for dinner dates seems near to impossible . Candlelight dinners a great way to spice up the love between a couple. However, these blissful moments are not only restricted to restaurants but can also be celebrated in the quaint solitude of your home as well. Here are some great ideas to set a memorable candlelight dinner for your partner and yourself.   1.  The Trail Of Love The thing about fancy restaurants is that romance is filled in the air. Encapsulating that romantic atmosphere into your home requires nothing more than fresh flower petals and several candles. Surprising your loved one with a trail to the dinner table, will show much they mean to you. The trail doesn’t merely have to be a rose-petal walkway; you could make a whole experience out of it. Adding love notes, candles, and even a couple of pictures could help bring back memories and build up the excitement for the dinner table date. This will make your partner feel more speci

The Stress-Free Guide to Hosting Your First Dinner Party

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Dinner parties are great ways to bring friends together and enjoy the weekend after a tiresome week of work. While guests may seem to enjoy socializing the host has a truckload of responsibilities which makes the entire process extremely stressful. Here’s how you can plan your next dinner party while reducing or eliminating the stress factor. Step 1: Decide a Guest List   Since this is your first dinner party, we suggest starting small. Six to eight guests will be manageable and will allow you to prepare with ease. Choose your guest list wisely, inviting people who don’t know each other might get awkward, start with a group of friends of couples so that there is a smooth flow of conversation, and everyone is comfortable with each other. You can start calling to invite your guest a week or two in advance and send out a reminder three days before the party, just for additional confirmation and no last-minute back outs.    Step 2: Plan Your Food Menu Now that you have your guest list in p

Spicing Up Your Life: What Are the Benefits of Eating Spicy Food?

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Not everyone has a taste for spicy food, especially if you’ve grown up unfamiliar with a lot of spicy cuisines and foods. It can be hard to acquire a taste for it, but you'd be surprised at the benefits of eating spicy food! Not just in terms of flavor and texture, but also in terms of your health, there's a lot that common spices used in various cuisines can do. From peppers to chilies to all sorts of spices, there are several ways to enjoy foods that pack a punch. But what are the benefits of having spicy food and adding spices to existing recipes and meals? Let's go over a few: You could be burning more calories. Spices boost your metabolism. A key compound present in chilies and peppers, capsaicin, has incredible health benefits  such as fat burning and boosting metabolism. This means you’ll likely see your waistline shrink, and guiltlessly enjoy flavorful, healthy food such as grilled chicken, because spices tend to be low-calorie. With a metabolism like a revving engi

4 Tips For Throwing an Iconic Post-Lockdown Party

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It's been a grueling few months since the start of 2020, with the COVID-19 outbreak limiting mobility, social life and making things quite challenging for most people across the world.   With strict measures and recommendations to avoid socializing, being in public has come with a lot of emphasis on social distancing. But with the situation improving and many of us learning how to safely socialize with friends and family , it’s the perfect time to host your post-lockdown party with your favorite people!   If you’re not sure about how you’ll host them, here are some fool-proof tips and tricks: 1.  Make sure to curb the guest list at a safe number. Remember that it’s still not completely safe, so you shouldn’t be partying like it’s 2012 yet. Keep your guest list to a few people you love and trust —people who've been practicing social distancing, avoiding large crowds and have not recently been exposed. Also, be sure there's enough space in your home for everyone to distance t