You Had to Be There

My writing skills are just not able to paint the picture, capture the aromas, cast the characters from last evening. Celebrating Mark & Karen's new car with a "car warming" bucket of goodies, a champagne toast and gifts for the hubby and my 20th anniversary, stories and laughs, good conversations, over the top food, and a table that was eye candy. It was all there.





Appetizers, that I hope Shelly posts the recipes for on her blog. They were as good as they looked in the photo. Pretty presentation too.

My photography skills weren't able to capture everything though. The main course came to the table on fire. Yes, there were flames in the mushrooms. Presentation folks, the WOW factor! It was all there. Delicious. I am still reliving that steak. Potato balls, I have never met a potato that I didn't love and these were lovable!

I brought cheesecake for dessert with a mixed berry Chambord sauce and whipped cream. I'm not bragging but would like to note it had no cracks. Patience and planning made that possible. My twist on an old favorite is in the crust, I double the recipe, use brown sugar instead of white and add a bit of extra butter. In light of all the diets I used the 1/3 less fat cream cheese.
LOVE WEEK is over, but I still have the memories to savor. So blessed and grateful for the love. Oh, and I wore the shoes.