Sunday, April 25, 2010

Game Night

We did a fabulous Game Night cocktail party for a couple moving to Las Vegas. We wish them all the luck in their new city!

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

More from the Academy Awards Party

Sweet potato chips and carrots in a mini martini glass full of honey blue cheese dip and caprese skewers with an herb focaccia bread

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Red Carpet Academy Awards Party

We had a night full of glitz, glamor, and fun at the Academy Awards Party in Castaic, Ca. The menu included a white tuscan bean soup with rosemary croutons, a scallop in pesto sauce, and mini sliders with sweet potato fries and chipolte ketchup. Thanks for a fabulous time ladies!

Tea Party

For a local Chatsworth, Ca birthday tea party, we made individual caprese tea sandwiches, salmon and chive tea sandwiches, a 4 cheese quiche, and three other salads including a melon, mint, and prosciutto salad. We also baked a dessert bar full of sugar cookies, apricot almond bars, and blueberry biscotti. The day was absolutely fabulous!

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Happy Valentines Day!

Chocolate-Cherry Cola Cupcakes
makes 24 cupcakes

  • 1 jar (10 oz) maraschino cherries, drained, 1/4 cup liquid reserved
  • 1 box Betty Crocker ® SuperMoist ® devil's food cake mix
  • 1 cup cherry cola carbonated beverage
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 container (12 oz) Betty Crocker ® whipped vanilla frosting
  • 1 cup marshmallow creme
  • 24 maraschino cherries with stems to top, well drained, if desired (we used cinnamon lips instead)
instructions:
1. Heat oven to 350ºF (325ºF for dark or nonstick pan). Add paper liners to cupcake pan. Chop cherries; set aside.

2. In large bowl, beat cake mix, cola beverage, oil, eggs, and 1/4 cup cherry liquid with electic mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minuets. Stir in chopped cherries. Pour in pan.

3. Bake 22 - 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

4. In small bowl, mix frosting and marshmallow creme until smooth. Frost cake. Top each cupcake with cherries.



C & K Wedding Candy Bar

Bags compliments of the Bride and Groom

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Longaberger Luncheon


Holiday Gingerbread Decorating Party

All of the little kids of our family came together and spent some time on christmas night decorating these little gingerbread men. The Williams-Sanoma® gingerbread men pan has become one my favorite gifts of the year.