Have I told you how much I love my sisterhood? We have been getting together about once a month for the last 2 years (or has it been 3?) to cook up a storm and eat together. We've cooked Julia Child - ok, so no, we haven't cooked Julia Child, but her recipes; we've done Alton; we've made Greek, Italian, French; we've had artichokes more than we can count; we always have bread (usually homemade) and salad. And we're often too full to eat dessert, but we usually make it anyway!
Well...my sisterhood...my peeps...my main posse...threw me the BEST par-tay a 50 year old girl could ever have wanted! I wasn't surprised by the party itself, but that doesn't mean there weren't wonderful surprises. Like faces of friends I didn't know were coming - just about the best surprise ever! And like cookies from a friend who has started selling beautiful yummy Italian cookies from her Nonna Vincenza! Here's a pic of the cookie tray full of amarettis and biscottis and fig delicacies next to the lime sherbet punch...so pretty!
The food was outstanding! The sisters went above and beyond and made me lots of my favorites. I don't have pictures of everything, but enjoy what I do have...
Look at the cheeses...ah...cheese, glorious cheese!
Each one of those toasted raviolis were made with love as well as the stuffed shrooms...
And look at the gorgeous cakes my daughter, the new bride, baked for me!
I love this! My oldest son paid me a lovely tribute and everyone sang me happy birthday - they eventually all got to the same key even...I'm almost sure of that.. Oh! And I got to hold a brand-new little girl only 2 months old! How cool is that??!!! As I said the best party a 50-year YOUNG girl could have ever wanted!!!
Thank you, sisters! You are simply da best!!!!!
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