What to Fix?

Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Can you believe it? I still have my party hat on from New Years 2010. With Thanksgiving comes family, fun, naps and lots of delicious food. Sometimes I like having the left overs even more than the first meal but that may just be cause I am blessed with one of the best Chef's around as my mom, Show Food Chef's Cathy.
If you are looking to livin' up your annual menu or just want some food porn to get you through the day this is the place. Be sure to check out this Thanksgiving post cause there is a photo of me hiding in there among all the delicious recipe links.

Photo by Chef Cathy @ ShowFoodChef

I think you are ready for this Jelly

In honor of the holiday season fast approaching I thought it would be good to arm ourselves with some fun party food creations.

Jelly Shot Test Kitchen has blown my mind with it's inventive and delicious gelatin creations. Many are alcoholic but there are some that are kid friendly as well.

I don't know which I will try first.

Paloma Cocktail

Mimosa with Orange Flower Water

French 75

Candy Corn (non-alcoholic)

Thank god everything has been thought of

I am not good with numbers. When people say how many people are in that room I say "I don't know. Maybe 100?" And turns out to be 20. Me and numbers just don't match. So, when it came to buying alcohol for our wedding in 20 DAYS!!!! I was at a loss as to how much. Luckily everything has not only been thought of but it also has a website. Evite we all know but did you know they have a drink calculator? Just plug in your party length - type of drinks and what drinks and BOOM - you got your grocery list. brilliant!

Drink up little kitty

I don't care what this wine taste like and if I could find it it would be the only beverage to pass my lips from that day forward. How adorable would these bottles look on wedding tables? I guess that is a random question. You don't know what my wedding tables look like yet. but soon...
Potsch and I would love to include/give a nod to our precious kitzies at our wedding but we have not quite figured out how yet. any ideas?"Teusner Wines are a small boutique winery based in the Barossa Valley, South Australia. 'The Independent' is a brand conceived to sell in independent retailers and on-trade. We devised a packaging solution that features a portrait of a unique character we created. Playing on the 'Puss in Boots' theme, we used a cat head and tail (cats are independent creatures by nature), smug 50's business man (representing the winemaker as salesman), and gum boots (winemakers footwear). A stamp was created to retain Teusner's distinctive oval branding, but express it in a more interesting and independent manner." via here

Fourth of July

Hope you all had a happy splendid independence day this past weekend.
Potsch and I got to attend a classic BBQ at my friends Nicole and Cal's new place in silver lake. It was a super grand time full of yummy food and funny laughs. The ladies had a riveting conversation about the pros and cons of ingesting your placenta after birthing your baby. Though we laughed a lot I think we all let with some thinking to do.
Nicole, one of my best friends from High School and also the Baker of the soon to be Sweet Spot bakery and creamery, made some amazing white sangria and a Mud pie: almond cookie crust, espresso mousse cake, nutella (nutella from scratch! what?!) pot De creme. Coffee liqeur whipped cream to top it. It was a deliciously amazing day.












I don't have a photo of the White Sangria but you could have one. All you have to do is mix "chardonnay, brandy, yellow and white peach puree, mandarin soda and simple syrup.
grapes, mint and nectarine slices for garnish.
yummers... " nicole

Secret tip* soak your peaches in the brandy over night and then puree them or maybe throw a few chunks into the glass. yummy!

I am happy to serve

Who wouldn't be happy to serve if you could do it on these trays?! Sometimes I think if i had that something special I would entertain more. Potsch and I are looking for a house and we found one that was in a sketchy neighborhood but the backyard was this amazing zen garden that was completely landscaped and beautiful. I thought, " I would make more friends so I could entertain out here". The house was not worth it but that garden almost had me. These trays by Angela Adams are that special something. My key to social excitement. I want one for each season. Heck, I want one for every day.

Every thing has style

How much do these bottle openers rock?! Only $22. I want the elephant. I am developing a new crush on elephants lately.
I found these at Velocity, which by the way is an awesome store!

Nada nada horo

I am obsessed and I can not find them anywhere!!! Nada Horo tea pot. The colors are amazing and the shape is perfection. I am so tempted to take our honeymoon in Japan just so I can shop it up all over the place. If you have the time or the resources please give me a hand in my search.

Release the Kraken

I am not a huge drinker but I love a good drink. I also love a great package (ha wink wink). The Kraken looks to be everything a girl like me could want.
The website by the way is amazing. The graphics and the movies and commercials will keep you entertained as your thirst rises.
Yum.

How brilliant is that poster? Definitely frame-able.



I think this would make a great Groomsmen gift. Or gift for anyone really.