A Little Food Porn

I was going to post the photos of the food at the Garden Soiree/Shower/Party, but I decided that it was so lovely that it needed its own post. Marilyn set up the buffet table with the garden party theme in mind.

In the photo above, there are some fresh purple grapes and these amazing sausage skewers (chicken sausage, cherry tomato, basil, and a kalamata olive on top). Delicious!

There are Michael's famous chicken wings with bleu cheese sauce and ranch dressing. And that colorful bowl on the other side of the table (to the right) is Christine's avocado, tomato, and mango salad (AMAZING, btw).

There's mom's delicious broccoli salad (complete with bacon, almonds, grapes, cranberries, golden raisins, and sunflower seeds) that I ate a boat-load of!

Mmmm... Marilyn's lemon pepper shrimp was so tasty!

If you've never had Ellie Krieger's zucchini rolls, I would highly recommend them!

This is my dad's famous corn salsa (black beans, fresh corn, tomatoes, cilantro, and lots of other goodies!).

Marilyn made homemade spicy pita chips and served it with guacamole and spicy chipotle hummus (from Earth Fare)

This is another Ellie Krieger recipe - Devilled eggs... with tofu!

And there is some delicious pasta salad with asparagus and cherry tomatoes!

Quite a spread, huh? It was all so delicious that I thought you might enjoy seeing it all!

~ Mari

April Garden Soiree

Ryan and I had our first couple's wedding shower/party - hosted by Marilyn Anderson. It was such a blast and the weather couldn't have been more perfect. They predicted rain all week... and then it was sunny, beautiful, and cool. Perfect weather for a garden party!



Look familiar? This is what I made the rosemary lemonade for! I also mixed it with some sweet tea and made "swamp water."

Did I mention we had a GARDEN soiree? And what a gorgeous garden to have it in! One day Ryan and I will have a yard like that... one day.... :)

The wedding is so close now! I can't believe it! I hope there's not a let-down afterward... I've been planning so much and putting so much of myself into getting ready for the actual event. I'm sure it will be great, though. I'm not worried. Even if it rains, we'll have a good time!

~ Mari