A perfectly cool and healthy treat for this warm summer weather.
Couscous chopped salad,….left over couscous from the night before mixed with chopped up vine-ripened cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, kalamata olives, grilled chicken, and a handful of feta cheese, seasoned with a bit of kosher salt and freshly ground pepper.
A nice light lunch on this warm sunny day.
A homemade brownie with a single scoop of vanilla icecream and chocolate syrup drizzled on top for J…
For me, make it 2 scoops and add some salted caramel in the mix…
But for Ruby,…her special request,… a “pink” brownie.
Some pink sprinkles were added,…such joy from one little girl for her dainty “pink” brownie.
I love little girls!
Delicious Cocoa Brownie recipe by Alton Brown. Check it out,…my opinon?? They were even better the NEXT day!
Fresh figs, sliced in half, with bleu cheese crumbles and honey drizzled on top.
Divine and SO delicious.
Thanks to Candice for the delicious recommendation!
The food…
Of course there were cupcakes for the birthday girl…
We ordered Ruby’s cupcakes from the same local bakery we used for Ruby’s first birthday. Delicious cupcakes, great price, and simply cute.
And then there were the appetizers and kid friendly snacks… I’m sad I didn’t get a photo of the table fully filled with food, but this photo will have to do (thanks for snapping it, Candice!!).
For the kids there were fruit kabobs,…
watermelon butterflies (cut out by my lovely husband with a butterfly cookie cutter!),
butterfly cream cheese sugar cookies (best EVER recipe for sugar cookies,…handed down to me by my mother in law), and an assortment of goldfish crackers, honeywheat pretzel sticks, cheese sticks, pigs in a blanket, and juice boxes (all not pictured). I arranged the cocktails cups for the kids with the pretzels and goldfish, like last year, in little cupcake liners.
For the adults, we had a mixture of appetizers…simple to make, but still delicious!
Pioneer Woman’s jalapeno bacon poppers,… SO GOOD!
Pioneer Woman’s crab dip served with warm toasty bread and pita chips,…
An antipasto platter,…
and a raspberry lemonade punch for ALL!
YUM!
Thanksgiving Day was fun,..
Fun to set the table.
Fun to make place cards for each guest (excuse the two napkins at Grandma’s place, I was trying to figure out where to place them and I’m completely indecisive…)
Fun to create special place mats for the little girls…
Fun to see the cousins together.
Fun to cook and fun to eat!
