Posts Tagged ‘birthday party’
Greek Sliders with Turkey Bacon Jam and Feta Tzatziki, Turkey Sausage and Spinach Bites with Honey Mustard Sauce, Apple Butter, Yellow Mini Cupcakes with Chocolate Latte Frosting
Cakes, Pies & Tarts • Tags: apple butter, bacon jam, birthday party, cupcakes
When a very close friend of ours, Dwayne, celebrated his birthday a couple weeks ago, he graciously asked us to lend a hand and prepare some dishes for his party. We’re always happy to oblige and feed our friends. For this particular occasion, we considered the foods Dwayne likes, and does not like, to create some original dishes. For one, ever heard of bacon jam? Well, it’s not as good as it sounds–it’s better! We made it with the intention of using it in the sliders, but it was so good you could eat it on its own with crackers or bread (or with a spoon if you’re Amir). Since Dwayne does not eat pork, we subbed in turkey bacon. It was still incredible folks! Plan to see another post in the near future with bacon jam (pork for sure). It was that good.
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Roasted Pepper Hummus, Spinach, Tomato and Goat Cheese Pizzettes, Honey Balsamic Chicken Wings, Sangria, Sugar Cookie Pops, Proscuitto and Brie Breadsticks, Almond Strawberry Cake with Whipped Chocolate Ganache
Special Events • Tags: birthday party, candied nuts, chicken wings, hummus, mini pizzas, proscuitto appetizers, strawberry, sugar cookie pops, whipped ganache
Birthdays come every year, and no matter what, they cannot be avoided. As we mentioned a few days ago, October is the favorite month for both of us for our own reasons. If you were to create a Venn diagram, you’d see one of the shared reasons is the fact that our birthdays are in October. (Not to mention several other friends as well.) First is Chrystal, then Amir, which makes us an interesting Libra/Scorpio pair, respectively. Very interesting! Never shunning an opportunity to cook, we threw the first party of the month with cake and cocktails of course. There’s no such thing as a birthday sans cake and cocktails. We are also responsible and do not want to send our friends out into the world on sugar alone, so we whipped up a few savory nibblets as well.
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