Christopher Robin Tea Party
Have you ever attended a tea party before? This weekend I had my first tea party experience and I am completely hooked. Aside from being an amazing blogger, my friend Becky is also an urban beekeeper, and Disney asked her to host a tea party in honor of the Bluray release of the movie Christopher Robin. The tea party was held at Tonia’s Victorian Rose Tea Room in the heart of downtown Rochester, and presented the cutest location for the event. Each table was adorn with mismatched tea cups and teapots, earl grey cookies to look like Winnie the Pooh characters as well as sugar cookie balloons. The teas at the table were earl grey and passion peach (my favorite). Becky spoke about beekeeping, which I found to be absolutely fascinating. So what do you have with tea? Sweet and savory items of course! We had ham and cheddar (cut out like a rabbit – so cute!) as well as cucumber tea sandwiches and spinach quiche. For the sweets there was an English scone shaped like a honey pot, dark chocolate raspberry torte, lemon curd tart and fresh fruit. All-in-all I had an absolutely amazing time at my very first tea party.
Friendsgiving
When it comes to the holidays, getting together with family and friends is something I always look forward to. Plus, it provides the perfect opportunity to attend pretty parties. Recently, Anne invited me to attend Friendsgiving at her house. Anne lives in a beautiful (serious house envy) old stone house that presented the most gorgeous location for a Friendsgiving get-together. The dining table was beautifully set with coordinating dishes and stunning tablescape made with items found at Hobby Lobby. Anne even wrote each of names at our place setting. The whole design was chic and rustic. There was a bar cart with a spiced wine (I don’t drink – but everyone said it was amazing). Now let’s talk about the food… ham, mac and cheese, green beans and sweet potatoes were provided by Honey Baked Ham. A delicious salad came from The Big Salad and dessert was from Nothing Bundt Cakes. My favorite part of the meal was the smashed sweet potatoes, oh my word so good, aside from the yummy cakes of course. The Friendsgiving was sponsored by Novi Town Center, and all the food and tablescape pieces were courtesy of stores in the Novi Town Center.
Five Things
{Attended a beautiful friendgiving party.}
Happy Friday, loves! Hope you had an amazing week, mine has been jam packed with plenty of emotions, work and events. A lot of changes will be taking place in my life within the coming weeks, fingers crossed that the changes make a positive impact and everything turns out for the best. Here is a peek at some of my favorite moments from this week.
{Jackers spent plenty of time tromping through the leaves}
{Went to see the Nutcracker – the costumes were GORGEOUS}
there is about five minutes of ballet, so if you\’re looking for traditional Nutcracker this is not it at all.
there is about five minutes of ballet, so if you\’re looking for traditional Nutcracker this is not it at all.
{Obsessed with Pumpkin Pie Spice Happy Girl Granola}
{Hot cider from my favorite place}
Nutcracker Mouse King
On Friday, Disney released The Nutcracker and the Four Realms – as someone who loves the Nutcracker I was beyond excited for this release, and couldn’t help but make something in honor of the Nutcracker’s main antagonist the Mouse King. These little Mouse King cheesey crackers are ridiculously easy to make, and look absolutely adorable.
Ingredients
Round crackers
Babybel cheese wedges (any white flavor)
Cheddar cheese
Peppercorns
Red bell pepper
Almond slices
Chives or green onion
1. Open cheese and place it on a cracker.
2. Add two almonds for the ears.
3. Add the cheddar cheese crown.
4. Add the peppercorn eyes.
5. Add the red bell pepper nose.
6. Insert the green onion whiskers.
Seriously how cute are these?
Squeaky Pops
I received Squeaky Pops to review – all thoughts and opinions are my own.
As someone who has a sit down job, I typically find myself wanting to snack on anything and everything while I am at work. Sure I bring apples, string cheese or nuts with me so I can keep it healthy, but sometimes I just want chips. I recently had the opportunity to try Squeaky Pops. Squeaky Pops are chickpea chips that are non-gmo, gluten free and made with real ingredients. Did I mention they are less than 90 calories per single serve bag, oh and they’re AMAZING. Honestly I was skeptical about apple cinnamon chickpea chips, but to my surprise they actually taste like apple cinnamon and have no chickpea flavor to them at all, which is nice. Not only are these chips great for adults they’re healthy enough for children as well. You can find Squeaky Pops on their website or Amazon as a pack of 12. Squeaky Pops are not sold in any grocery stores. If you are looking for a snack for you or your children I highly recommend the Apple Cinnamon Squeaky Pops – I take them on road trips with me, and you can always find them in my gym bag. What’s your favorite healthy snack?
Fashion meets Food 