Category — food

Seeing how Christmas is coming up, I have decided to start a wish list. And who better to start it off but Ms. Martha herself.

(here)

*Disclaimer: This is a wish list, as in I don’t really expect to get any of this. I am not a greedy person, just a compulsive shopper  With the economy the way it is (crappy) this Holiday season will be filled with family, love, great food, and handmade gifts Which I do anyways, except this year instead of looking cheap I will look like I am accommodating to these hard times very well

Happy Donut Friday

(found here, recipe here)

And this is my 200th post Who would have thought I’d become a blogger…

… than my mom’s homemade cookies  We will be giving them away as favors, and seeing how I won’t have anything to show you on them for at least another, well 8 months or so, I thought I would show you the basic idea :) 

Brown window bags we bought from PaperMart ($20 for 100!)

Plus grey and marigold ribbon I got from etsy:

Plus my mom’s cookies (sorry, no picture) and some creative gocco action, should equal something like this:

(from Martha)

I think they will turn out awesome, not to mention delicious!

Some awesome ways to display your cake:

(from here)

(the two above from here)

On to vendor two from the event last night. (Re-cap if you are just joining me, my good friend Lauren is engaged to an event sales manager for a catering company, and he got us into a ‘The Knot” sponsored vendor event last night)

This vendor is one of those “oh, if i had the money….” vendors for me. Lattes on Location.

Again a vendor serving Orange and Los Angeles Counties. These two women were great. Very speedy and they offered lots of different kinds of coffee drinks, of which I ordered a cappuccino, which didn’t require any sugar cubes! 

Plus look at how cool it is! A great way to continue to entertain your guests!

I may have said I had three vendors to talk about… if I did, i lied. The last one was going to be a limo company, but seeing how a limo is a limo, and there are a million limo companies, and I can’t really say anything about them, except that they were playing wedding crashers on the screens (which was a good choice, but who is going to be watching a movie when you just got married?!) I have decided not to revue them.  I know, don’t be mad :) 

Ok, so the first vendor I wanted to spotlight from last nights shin dig is ‘Thank Goodness it’s Sofia’ Catering and Event company.

This is a catering company located in Long Beach, but they serve all of southern california and further, i think! They provided all of the food at the event last night, and it was sooooo yummy! I love all things mini, so when we were handed things like chicken tamale popsicles (mmm) and club sandwiches 3 inches tall the diameter of a quarter, I was in love.  Seriously, small food is so much better than normal sized food! 

How good does that lettuce wrap look?! They are first and foremost caterers, but they have a team that will help you with all of your event needs including rentals and other vendors. 

Now, you may think I am biased since it is my great friends fiance who is the event sales manager at T.G.I.S., but I would not lie to people about food. It is too important. All I can say, is I can not wait until April 25th to go to their reception, cause I know it is going to be filled with lots of amazing mini food. MMM… Jeremy, if you are reading this, in exchange for doing your invitations (I know I said they were a gift but…) you can just supply me with some more of those chicken tamale popsicles and club sandwich skewers. Thanks  (I kid, I kid)

Need a caterer? Check them out!

Doesn’t that look delicious?! I’m sorry, I don’t remember where I found it so if it is yours let me know! It’s from Martha Thanks Kate!

So, last night my friend, bridesmaid and fellow bride-to-be- Lauren were able to go to a vendor party sponsored by The Knot! It was very cool. Lauren’s fiance is the event sales manager for a catering and event planning company in Long Beach, so he helped us get in. It seemed like a mini bridal-expo, with vendors like bartenders, cuban cigar rollers, dessert companies, caricatures, a band, etc. But apparently it is just for vendors to go to to stay up to date on all the latest and greatest trends. It was very very cool! 

We tried to play it low, so that no one would ask us where we worked (although I did have my business cards on hand, in case ) but then we ran into the coordinator from Cannons, where we are having our reception, and she called me out We didn’t do too much except eat the delicious food, drink champagne and cappuccinos and sit around and watch everyone, but I do want to spotlight a few of the vendors that were especially cool, so be on the lookout for a few posts on them this afternoon!

I made cupcakes last night for no reason… they were good I think this (above) is the biggest cupcake-cake i have ever seen! And sometimes, it isn’t as much about that taste as it is the packaging. Not to say that these (below) Sprinkles cupcakes don’t taste good, but they are like $3 a cupcake…  But when it comes all pre-packaged and perfect like that… it almost makes it worth the price

(pictures from here and from here)

P.S. Yaaaaaay for Pam and Jim! And poor Toby!

What my lunch breaks look like.

B’s cats. Bubs, who got caught trying to jump on the table, and Peets, just being evil.

Our new pan and new yellow Martha towels! (Thanks future in-laws!)

yummy lunch, with my moms homemade guacamole

Yummy candy colored popcorn from the Del Mar Street Farmers Market. 

We have an interview with a potential photographer tonight, cross your fingers for us!

Don’t these look delicious?

from here.