Because I Love Her - Party Recipes

My daughter had a "Housewarming / Purse" Party a couple of weeks ago.

She and I both had been looking forward to her purse party. I had put off buying a new purse or even going to any other parties waiting for her to have hers…even though my purse was falling apart…I waited patiently.

I knew that she was excited about showing off her new house and the prospect of earning enough through her party to get herself a new purse.

So, I decided to surprise her by “catering” the party. I bought a Taste of Home Appetizer magazine in the market and got inspired. I went through and found several recipes that looked simple enough for me to make and I thought would taste good together.

I had told her a few days before her party that I was making food, but I didn’t elaborate on exactly what or how much I was making. All I told her was to make sure she had some room in her refrigerator.

I could tell she was blown away when I pulled up and we started unloading the car. It was a lot of food.

I had picked up some colorful serving trays from the Dollar Store to put the food out on and I am embarrassed to “toot my own horn” but it did look great. (She said she heard back from people after the party that they thought she had hired a professional caterer.)

And if you knew me, and how badly I normally cooked, you’d know how really funny that is :)

So, I’ll list the appetizers I made and provide a link to them from the Taste of Home web site. http://www.tasteofhome.com/ . (If they should remove them from their web site, I have PDF files of them I can email to you…just ask.)

BLT Bites
www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/BLT-Bites

Cheese Crisps
www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Cheese-Crisps

Crunchy Cucumber Rounds
www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Crunchy-Cucumber-Rounds

Cucumber Pita Wedges
www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Cucumber-Pita-Wedges

Olive Pepper Pinwheels
www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Olive-Pepper-Pinwheels

Spinach Cheese Mushroom Caps
www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Spinach-Cheese-Mushroom-Caps

Taco Dip Platter
www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Taco-Dip-Platter

White Bean Bruschetta
www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/White-Bean-Bruschetta