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Thursday, November 14, 2013

~Outdoor Fall Party and Simple & Sweet Fridays #89~

We invited some neighbors over for a Fall Dinner Party.
The weather was perfect to eat outdoors.
I found this tablecloth at our favorite store,
Home Goods. It was a perfect pattern for a Fall Party.
I love using burlap in the tablescape.
It gives it that harvest look.
I have two of the prettiest chandeliers over the tables.
 Autumn is one of my favorite seasons.
I added my pumpkin plates my friend, Linda gave me.
It added the Fall touch to the table.

My friend, Margie made these delicious Spice Mini Cakes.
I had to make a couple of loaves of bread.
And of course,
some pomegranate martinis.
We all had such a good time visiting.
A special night and a 
surprise cupcake for the birthday girl.
A Wonderful Fall Dinner Party!





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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

~Autumn Inspiration and Simple & Sweet Fridays #86~

I love this time of year, especially in the garden.
Decorating with rich seasonal shades.
Create the perfect centerpiece using flowers, pinecones and
~Cabbages~
Adding height makes it a stunning tablescape. 
A beautiful purple cabbage makes a delightful focal point!
Fresh picked flowers from the garden.


Surround your centerpiece with gourds, pumpkins and squashes.
Your table will have a luscious palette of Fall colors.
I finally tried a recipe I've been wanting to make.
~Ricotta Stuffed Squash Blossoms~
I harvested the blossoms from our garden.
The filling is ricotta, zest of lemons and zucchini.
The batter is flour and buttermilk.
It's a delicious Fall appetizer!
One more week till Halloween!!


Looking forward to all your creative things you've been working on this week!!






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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

~Woodland Birthday Party and Simple & Sweet Fridays #82~

I wanted to share with you photos of my birthday party
 that my girlfriends gave me.
The theme was a "Woodland Garden Party".
They know I love to garden.
 Linda Harding hosted the party at her beautiful home.
The appetizers were served on a 
beautiful burlap garden print tablecloth.
Virginia made the cutest place setting name tags.
She used pails with chalkboard tags and added flowers and birds on top, so creative!!
The appetizers were:
~Strawberries stuffed with Cream Cheese, Rosemary, Honey & Pistachios~
~Garden Dip (Artichokes, Garden Peas, Mint and Feta Cheese)
served with a Fresh Baguette~
~Roasted Beets stacked with Goat Cheese, Cinnamon Apple & Spinach~
So Delicious!!
We ate lunch outside on her patio, the table was set so pretty. My chair was decorated with a beautiful red sash, hydrangeas and bow.
A burlap tablecloth, ornate candlesticks and grapevines
 were used as the centerpiece.
 Just Gorgeous!!
Mark, Tami's husband, cut all the wood to make chargers for the table. Linda placed flowers in between the clear plates.
It looked so pretty!
Virginia, Mary, Me, Tami, Yuri and Linda.
The Birthday Garden Wreath was made by Virginia.
For lunch Linda made
~Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Garam Masala and Garnished with Pepitas~
~Asian Spice Chicken 
with a Blackberry Gastrique~
~Quinoa with Parsley Butter and Dried Blueberries~
~Arugula Salad with Blueberries and Nasturtium on top.~
Drinks were:
~Prosecco with Chamboard~
&
~Rosemary Lemon Drops~
It was a Fantastic Meal!!
Mary made a "Tree Stump" cake. It was a Chocolate Nutella Cake decorated with Wafer Paper Butterflies and Meringue Mushrooms.
Spectacular and oh so good!!!
If you'd like to see more photos go check out Mary's blog,
La Bella Vita Design & Inspiration.
Linda also made Miniature Lemon Cheese Cakes
Just the right sweet bite!!
After lunch, we all decorated birdhouses.
We painted them and then added
 pebbles, moss, corks, 
and other goodies.
It was a very fun project!
I received so many wonderful gifts.
I love them all!
A little surprise visitor, in the photo, Dougal.
Thanks girlfriends for throwing the best birthday party ever!
Cheers to You!!

Let's see what you've created this week!




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