Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Merry Post-Christmas Everyone!



So it's the day after Christmas today. Did you have a great day? Eat lots of food? Get what you wanted from Santa?

Our hosting went very well if I do say so myself! We had a total of 9 people and enough food to feed 20!! It was the first time I did my own honey glazed ham and it wasn't as intimidating as I had feared.



Cooking!


PHEW! This is hard work. ;)




Appetizers:

- Fruit Salsa w/ Cinnamon Chips
- Assorted Hummus & Pita Chips
- Hot Artichoke Dip w/ Bread
- Candied Pecans
- DRINKS! (J was the bartender for the evening.)

(Click to enlarge)




Dinner:

- Glazed (by me!) Honey Ham
- Homemade Cranberry Sauce
- Sweet Potatoes topped with Marshmallows
- Winter Fruit Salad
- Smashed Potatoes
- Sauteed Broccoli
- Deviled Eggs
- Rolls
- Corn



















Dessert:
- Almond Cheesecake

Misc Photos:



FIL & BIL


Me, Mom, & Bro


SMIL


J, SIL, & BIL


Thor just had to snuggle!

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Cheese Tasting GTG

16 of my friends and I got together in November at Angela's house in Vallejo for a yummy cheese-tasting, wine-drinking, dessert-eating get together! Here are some photos of the food and festivities:







I brought the 2 kinds of Gouda shown here:


We made these by hand! (see below)










Before the actual tasting, Joann, Tiffany & I went to Sarah's house to make tortilla chips to bring along!! With Sarah's hubby, Zak, supervising... We managed not to burn down the place. :) Who knew he was an expert in all things fried??







Vince the Prince supervised, too!


Oh and we can't forget when Dan and Nacho (the doggie) dropped Char off for the carpool. How cute is little Nacho puppy?!