Everyone is in entertaining mode this month! Lots of good food and table coverage from our home sites. One of our favorite posts this past week was AT:Chicago's post on Budget Buffet Basics.

Many of us are throwing party buffets this holiday, and the goods for those big dinners shouldn't have to cost more than the food. They give their top ten new finds for budget partyware, including CB2's Blossom Appetizer Plates, IKEA Tiered Serving Platter, and much more.

Click for more from our network home sites...

• Entertaining: Ice Cubes - Put mint and cranberries in your ice cubes. AT: Los Angeles

• Glass Pedestal Candy Jars at AT: New York

• Liquor Goes Local - Drink local with Death's Door Spirits! AT: Chicago

• Holiday Rituals: Picking Tangerines at AT: Los Angeles