Posts from — February 2015
Cocktails & Cupcakes Bridal Shower
All week I will post photos and recipes from Megan’s bridal shower.
How cute is the invite?!? Laura ordered them from HERE on Etsy.
Megan is Laura’s daughter. Laura is my best friend from high school. She was my maid of honor and I was a bridesmaid at her wedding. Laura is Marissa’s godmother and I am godmother to two of her sons. So, yeah, we have lots of loving ties to each other.
Three generations of beautiful women! Laura’s mom, Coleen, the guest of honor, Megan, and my dear friend, Laura.
The theme may have been cocktails and cupcakes, but the shower began at 5:00, so dinner was on the menu too!
Megan’s Bridal Shower Menu
The Appetizers
The Cocktails
The Savory
- Build Your Own Nià§oise Salad
- Cheese Board
The Cupcakes
- Mini-Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Curd and Lemon Buttercream Frosting
- Toffee Crunch Mini Cupcakes
- Maple-Bacon Mini-Cupcakes
- Stout and Irish Whiskey Mini Cupcakes with Bailey’s Irish Cream Frosting
- Mini Strawberry Margarita Cupcakes
I had a lot of inspiration from my wonderful neighbors, Cindi and Cheryl.
Cindi is the queen of hosting bridal showers! She has some really unique ideas to make bridal showers memorable. She took her daughter, Stephie’s, vanity out of the bedroom and used it as a champagne bar.
Cindi generously offered the vanity for me to use. But I had already used Marissa’s mirrored vanity.
I moved it downstairs and outside and used it to serve the Maple Old Fashioned drinks. Such a glamorous look!
Cindi also loaned me a wedding dress that she used as the front door decor. Doesn’t it look fabulous on her gorgeous front door?!?
Not quite as impressive on my door, but the guests still thought it was beautiful, of course, they didn’t know any better! Since I have the double doors, I had to somehow balance it out, so I used the vintage window frame/chicken wire frame that Peggy made for me.
It’s pretty darn cute!
Lastly, Cindi loaned me big “diamond” ring napkin rings. Not the best photo of them, but they were darling. Thank you Cindi for all your help and inspiration. xoxo
Now it’s time to share the inspiration from Cheryl. Do you remember this photo from back in December? This is what she made for her annual Ornament Exchange and I’ve been dying to recreate it ever since! As you’ll see in the recipe below, I copied Cheryl’s salad down to the order in which the components are placed on the platter. No need to mess with perfection! Thank you, Cheryl! xoxo
February 9, 2015 4 Comments
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February 6, 2015 3 Comments
crab cakes for the Patriots
I made a themed dinner for Super Bowl Sunday. Crab cakes for New England and coffee ice cream for Seattle. To be honest, I didn’t make the ice cream, I bought it but it’s the thought that counts and you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who doesn’t think “coffee” when the think Seattle!
In the recipe, I give you instructions on how to smoke tomatoes on an outdoor grill. I actually used an indoor stovetop smoker that I own and love.
If you like to smoke a variety of foods, it’s a pretty good investment. You can find it HERE. If not, just keep using your grill.
February 3, 2015 No Comments
lazy Super Bowl snack
Did you enjoy the Super Bowl? It was very low-key at our house. A few weeks ago, Dave and I received an invite to a party, but we turned it down because we didn’t want to leave Connor and my dad hanging out to dry.
A few days ago I talked to my dad and was asking what time he wanted to come over and he informed me that he was going to a Super Bowl party! How do you like that? Too funny really. So it was just the three of us chilling at the house all day.
I had some chips and salsa on hand, so that was snack #1. I needed something more but I had no intention of going grocery shopping, so I came up with this tasty treat.
I’d baked a few potatoes the other night and had two left. Plus there was leftover prosciutto and cheese from last weekend’s bridal shower. That’s all it took!
The recipe made 16, I ate 2 of them, and the rest quickly disappeared, so I guess the boys really like them!
Prosciutto Wrapped Cheesy Potato Wedges
- 2 baked potatoes, cut into 8 wedges each
- 16 pieces of Port Salut or Brie cheese (cut into 2-inch long sticks)
- 8 thin slices prosciutto, cut in half lengthwise
February 2, 2015 1 Comment
