Homemaking Deep Dive | Holiday Hosting with Melissa Austin-Weeks

Send me a text about this episode! Holiday hospitality doesn’t have to mean elaborate menus, a perfectly decorated house, or an exhausted hostess. Today, I’m joined by Melissa Austin-Weeks, who provides all the hostess wisdom over at Home with a Twist,  and hosts The Sentimental Twist Podcast with 2-time art of home guest, Brittany Shepard.  Similarly to Brittany, Melissa believes in the power of sentimentality to make a house into a home. She is best known for sharing her favorite recipes and hostess skills that she learned from watching her mother, Ernestine’s life-long practice of the art of hosting. While holiday hosting is our focus, we talk a good deal about welcoming people with intention rather than trying to make an impression.  From her simple 3-2-1 menu method to preparing for last-minute guests and sharing the work of holiday traditions, Melissa offers practical ways to make hosting feel lighter, leaving more space for you to connect with the people you are welcoming into your home this holiday season. EPISODE NOTES Full show notes will be on the blog. Click the link or go to theartofhomepodcast.com/blog and search "HolidayHosting". Connect with Melissa Instagram | @homewithatwist Website | homewithatwist.com Podcast | The Sentimental Twist | Spotify | Apple Get Homemaker's Journal vol.2, Fall/Holiday 2026!! homemakersjournal.com Support the show HOMEMAKING RESOURCES Homemaker's Journal, AoH Seasonal Magazine Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide SUPPORT & CONNECT  Review | Love The Podcast  Contact | Text/Voicemail-use the link at top of description | Website | Email   Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support DISCLOSURE **Buy | as an Amazon affiliate, AoH receives a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use our links to purchase items we recommend AI Content | Portions of this episode’s copy and/or show notes may have been drafted with the assistance of AI and then reviewed and edited by a human, Allison Weeks.