Richmond Shower

Britgirl outdid herself on the food!


It's a decoration and it's a gift!


He wanted to be in on the action!


MMH and SM


It's always fun to open a big gift!




J9 with 11 week old, MMH at 34 weeks and Meg at 25 weeks"

Atlanta Baby Shower

MAT, MAH, MTH's Mom, my Mom and SM threw a wonderful shower for me in Atlanta a few weeks back. As I mentioned in a previous post, I had two expert photographers. ETK has beat 2.718 in uploading her pictures so here's a few from her set. The shower was a lot of fun. It was catered by none other than MTH's brother, Chef H and his girlfriend, Lotusluna (or EH). The menu included mini Beef Wellington, portobello mushroom sandwiches, tuna salad sandwiches and a caprese salad. It was all delicious. We had a nice punch made by MAH. And, of course, we ended with dessert - CAKE!

One of the Fabulous Planners
Originally uploaded by ET K

MAT, One of the Fabulous Planners of the Shower

Grandma M to Be
Originally uploaded by ET K

Grandma M (to be)

The BEST Present EVER
Originally uploaded by ET K

MTH's Diaper Bag - isn't it cool?

Diaper Cover
Originally uploaded by ET K

BlondiePi knitted these really cool diaper covers.

MIL
Originally uploaded by ET K

Grandma H (to be)

Sister
Originally uploaded by ET K

SM - Great picture by ETK

Foooood
Originally uploaded by ET K

The food was awesome! Catered by MTH's little brother, Chef H.

Cake (The Reason to Live)
Originally uploaded by ET K

The cake was great!









ETK caught me :)

Game Playing
Originally uploaded by ET K

3rd Annual H Christmas Party

For recipes of items mentioned here, check out my food blog, food for my life.


Note - everyone is around the dining room table - where all the food is.


Not many people in the front room - where all the decorations are!


Fondue and cookies for dipping are in the lower right corner.


Cheesecake brought by one of the guests on the lower right corner and my homemade marshmallows in the bottom middle.


Close up of the cookies - Mexican wedding cookies, orange sugar cookies and pecan mandelbrot - along with the chocolate fondue. It's a beautiful Bodum fondue pot compliments of my Turkish friend, EE

One last view of the table - on the far end are cheeses including manchego, garrotxa, brie and cheddar. In the middle are deviled eggs and sandwich rolls. These were such simple but popular items!

3rd Annual H Christmas Party Eve, Pre-Cooking

I'm off from work today in order to get ready for our Christmas party tomorrow. I'm back from the grocery store and now need to start cooking. I'm planning to take some pictures of the preparation.

Upcoming 2nd Annual H's Christmas Party

This Saturday night we're going to have our 2nd Annual Christmas Party. It will be a night of food, fun and friends. I'm definitely looking forward to it. I have so much vacation left at the end of this year, that I'm taking Friday off to get ready for it. I'm looking forward to baking lots of cookies and other goodies. I'm planning on giving each guest a goody bag of cookies before they leave. The menu will probably include dark chocolate fondue with orange sugar cookies, homemade marshmallows, pecan brittle and fruit as dippers. There will also be lit'l smokies in bbq sauce, interesting cheeses and olives. I'm still thinking about whether or not to make a few other things like meatballs, some type of bacon wrapped hors d'ouevres and other types of cookies. I'll let you know after the party what ends up at the buffet.