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Saturday, April 9, 2016

Easter Table

Easter Table

Goodmorning!

Between an early Easter and family birthdays, my Easter postings are late, my apologies for my tardiness! Easter is probably my favorite holiday because, no gifts to stress over, and it affords me the time to be creative . I enjoy making individualized baskets, making chocolates, which this year has just become a little business!! Stunned over the fact that friends want to purchase them! what?!

The more the merrier! As the number of last minute friends with no plans grew, and a mix of tableware and placemats had to be changed. The table was simple this year. made yellow stripped napkins and yellow dotted hot pads then added a solid yellow paper napkin as well.

Happy Birthday Roger & Happy Easter 2016!

March 27

Bunny Bellinis

Baked Ham Sammies

Macaroni Salad

Spice Pasta

Fresh Veggie Platter

Devilled Eggs

Ambrosia

Rosemary Chicken Salad Croissants

White Raspberry Cake

Butter Finger Pie

Table set ! Menu , served buffet style is:

Added flower mini lites to center piece

Tiny lites are buried in wreath to pop at nite.

waiting for the deviled eggs..

Tweetie suckers on the table, Easter baskets are hidden...

for all the family and friends

Bunny Belinis served...

making Bunny (peach) Bellinis

Pitcher: Glasses with Bunny Peeps (Bellini is much like a Mimosa)
1 Bag Frozen Peaches,
1c canned or fresh peaches
1 grated lemon skin
11/2 c Peach Schnapps
2/3 c simple syrup vanilla flavored
1c crushed ice blend til thick.
place a couple T. to bottom of glass, add Prosecco, or any sparkling wine.

Posting with my faves....

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Piggy Bread Easter/Spring

Piggy Bread!

Piggy Bread!

Piggy Bread, my version of an idea featured on Stehanie's fun blog: Girl Vrs Dough seen on Pinterest. Creators of the piggies come from blog PASS THE COCOA (Caroline and Monica)They are stuffed with either a piece kielbasa or Italian sausage. Check out the real piggies on at either blog. Ladies: Thank you from my whole family!!

Purchase Rhodes Frozen dinner rolls. Coat muffin tin with Pam and place one roll in each muffin slot , cover with damp towel, let rise apx 1 hr. Once risen, set aside apx two rolls to make the eyes, ears, and tail.
Take 1 dough ball, pat in palm of hand add a piece of precooked sausage to center, then wrap up to close in the sausage. Place on greased cookie sheet , belly side down. cover body in a light egg wash. allow egg wash to dry a couple minutes. Next cover again with the damp towel so that the dough does not dry out.
Begin shaping the snout, ears, and tail. Push
peppercorns in dough to set the area for the eyes. once snouts are made hold in place with toothpicks.Shape triangle ears ,add a curly tail. Bake 350 degrees for apx 12 minutes . Below I followed the Pinterest instructions and baked for 15 minutes but they were a bit dark in my oven, so I lessened the time to 11 minutes. (second pic below) The piglets are hard on the outside and so tender inside!

This was so easy and fun! Coarse they look like the "home" version of what we see on Pinterest lol!

Easter Table: This year's table was a mix of "treasures" I've collected.

Mix and match table..

Green water glass and egg holder found at closeout store.

Aren't the bunnies sweet?

Mikasa French Countryside is topped with stripped plastic plates , topped by egg plates, topped by tiny bunny plates. all but the Mikasa were found at closeout stores and craft shops.

Like the show says..From Trash to Treasure!

Linking with some of my faves:

Saturday, June 14, 2014

Brunch with Friends

Inviting friends over for Brunch is just what we needed and admittedly, I love to do it. Over the years we morphed from a book club to the group we seem to be now, "the Spa Girls" We try to get together every 4-6 weeks for giggles and sometimes tears. Often the good local spots are crowded, making conversation a challenge, or wait to get a seat or are hustled out once the fork hits the table. Home entertaining is perfect.

I chose Blue settings for sense of peace the color emotes, since it was close to Memorial Day, a splash of red
with Poppies, and the cute pinwheels are just fun,

We celebrated one friend's birthday and another who had accepted a new, important position.The frame was a present for her new job.

The menu: mini artichoke quiche, with field greens, fillo filled tastings, yogurt with granola and raspberries

Making lists, prepping, and mis en place makes for a hassle free time for the hostess.

Below fillo cups filled with: 1) chicken salad, 2)hazelnut cream cheese topped with apricot jam, and 3) blackberries atop a dollop of light whipped topping.