ELDERBERRY STREET: party

Monday, July 8, 2013

Favorite Hors d'Oeuvres

I came immediately home from a trip (again) to see my family into July 4th. I was also preparing for a wedding shower I threw today for approximately 40 people. So, there's been no blogging time in the last two weeks. Now, however, I have a lot of great recipes to share with you. You know how you shouldn't try new recipes on company. Does anybody really follow that rule? I always forget that. I tried a couple new things and some old favorites. Now I'm loving all of these recipes. See, I checked them out for you and now you can make them with no worries. I'm helpful, like that.

{Herbed and Spiced Goat Cheese Balls}

{Tomato-Basil Skewers}

On the left, Melon Balls and Proscuitto doesn't need a recipe. The combination is so delicious! My second new recipe is Crostini with Peaches, Blue Cheese and Honey. I didn't take a good picture. Maybe it was because I was busy eating them. Seriously good. I found some of these recipes on Pinterest. Maybe you should just follow my Recipes board on Pinterest. That's it!

This is a Raspberry Angel Food cake using a box mix. I definitely need to perfect the addition of raspberries to a mix. However, an amazing buttercream frosting covers up a lot of problems.

The engaged couple are serious hikers and fly fishermen. These fun little cupcakes were a perfect touch. Thank you Pinterest again for the frosting idea.

I made a Trail Mix Bar which was a big hit.

I borrowed my friend's beautiful crocheted tablecloth, used a few woodland type decorations and Farmer's Market flowers. The golden Butterfly Bush were a stunning accent against all the purples. Now I'm getting off my feet and saving these recipes for the next party!

Joining the party at: Between Naps on the Porch

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Super Bowl Prep

We've decided to host a Super Bowl Party at our new house this year. It is also going to be a farewell for a fun couple that are moving to Texas. Boo hiss! Well, back to the party. I've verbally invited several people, but have ordered these fun invitations.

Stacie has a lot of simple, cute products. You can visit her at her Etsy store.

I'm anxious to see how mine turned out.

Since the entertainment is provided, the next most important element is the food. I think I'm making tacos. I use a recipe I found YEARS ago from Flylady's website. It's a Crockpot recipe that you HAVE to try. It's amazing. I like it better with beef than chicken, Spicy Mexican Beef. It's not all that spicy. OH MY, this is fantastic. I will also make my homemade salsa, which is basically a Pico de Gallo. I'm sure my guests will bring lots of other foods, but I've found some fun ideas on Pinterest lately, when I should be doing other things. It just sucks me in. Here are some more ideas.

Individual Seven Layer Dips