My Mom turned 88 on Saturday ! She's a very spry 88 and can run circles around me backwards any day of the week. Of course that meant we had to throw a party !
Can't have a party without some birthday napkins and colorful eating utensils.
A little fun decor here and there to make it look festive.
No party is complete without a long desert bar. Start here first, because when you finish eating the normal food, you are going to be too full for sweets. LOL !!!!
What is it "they" say?? Life is uncertain, eat dessert first !
My niece made this fun confetti cake. They had no idea how many would show up and heaven forbid we run out of dessert. Even though it was just my family, Mom, her kids, their kids ... and THEIR kids were invited it can still be a crowd. Something we haven't done a lot of since covid.
My sister make a pound cake in a fun bundt pan. There were sugared strawberries and homemade whipped cream to go over it, but I somehow didn't get a photo of those. Use your imagination here a little... ok?
...and a fresh apple cake.
My grown niece Miranda wanted to take the helm of what we would have to eat at the party. The party was mid afternoon, not really lunch or supper. She called it a pecking platter because she knew my Mom likes to go through and take a bite of this and then a bite of that. I called it a Grazing Bar ! LOL It started with an amazing assortment of breads. You could make a sandwich if you wanted, but it was more meant to be smaller (not too small) pieces of multiple kinds of bread with your choice of toppings and foods.
I LOVE bread, but with diabetes, I try not to have a lot of it. Of course, self permission granted for parties. There were about 6 different loaves and one un-honorable mention of some blueberry cornbread (OH YUK !)....ha ha
Indulge me though, while I post too many photos of bread. I'll just let you gaze on some for your visual enjoyment
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I love them all but my personal favorite for the day was this Rosemary Parmesan.... OH to the yummy yummy
Did you want a piece of fun cheese on yours?
...or maybe some jams or preserves.... or some bread dip with spices in good olive oil?
A few good nuts on the side? Yes Please....
How about a spread? .. .chicken salad, veggie spread, pimento cheese.... spinich dip?... or some homemade egg salad? How do you make up your mind ???
A little close up of two. Those fun speckled bowls belong to my niece. She's a bit artsy like her aunt.
There was also some nice fruit....
...and some veggies, crackers, pickles and dips for the veggies.
Then there was the birthday carousel fail.... ha ha.... It was supposed to come open like a lotus flower kind of thing and there were candles on it that would turn while the birthday song played, but.... it didn't open on time and the fire got bigger and stayed hot too long, so when someone finally got it to open, the petals were melted together and it slowly turned while dropping melted plastic and wax on the apple cake..... everyone was just watching and laughing ! ...till I said with authority... BLOW IT OUT ! ...and the two closest to it did. It was funny since we didn't burn the house down.
We had great fun ! Believe me when I tell you though, all of you could have come and ate with us and there would have STILL been leftovers !
I didn't bring a lot home with me, but just a couple of pieces of this and that, but I enjoyed those fine cheeses so much that I included several different kinds with my grocery order that was delivered to me today. It makes me want to make a small "Pecking Platter" for supper every night... on a MUCH smaller scale of course...and without bread (wah).
Hope you are all doing well and that your hearts are happy.
