Besides snow and lights and family and friends, one of the other things there is a lot of at this time of year is holiday parties. Most people I know go to a lot of them, but this year, I went to just one, my sister’s annual Christmas party. She’s held it every year for the past several years, with the exception of last year, because it fell a couple of weeks after my niece was born.
This was the first time she and her husband were having their party in their house – when they lived in a condo, they would still host about 15-20 people, which was VERY cozy! So this year, there was plenty of room for decorating, eating and enjoying each other’s company.
She decorated the table with the food with this cute little tree
There was TONS of food, but I snapped only a few pictures:
Her famous bruschetta
Pigs in a blanket
And this yummy spinach dip!
The party was a big hit, and the food was great – too bad I didn’t snap any pictures of all the desserts she had for us too!
Continuing with the food theme (I’m hungry today!) – the following day, we celebrated my baby sister’s birthday (she’s 24, so not really a baby, but always to me!). My dad put together a delicious tea brunch, complete with mini sandwiches and scones (he’s English, so you know they’re official).
We had cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches
Ham sandwiches with butter (my favorite, just like my granddad!)
Egg salad sandwiches (not for me, I'm not a big egg eater)
And scones - we added clotted cream and either strawberry or raspberry jam to them - mmm!
Lots of good cooks in my family! Are any of you hosting holiday parties this year?
