A whirlwind weekend!

Phew! What a crazy weekend! It felt nice after a long lull of nothing going on, but I don't know where to begin... Pampered Chef party, taking in a new kitty, Polish-American Club dinner, shopping, a documentary interview, Daytona 500.... I guess I'll just give a quick overview.

At the Pampered Chef party on Friday night, the [awesome] representative made Artichoke cups that were divine, and super chocolaty gooey caramel brownies. I made a wonderful warm spiced Sangria that was a huge hit (recipe here), served the usual finger/snack foods, and had BBQ and Buffalo wings in the crock pots. I ordered some new nifty kitchen ware I can't wait to use... I have their garlic peeler/mincer and use it constantly as it is, so I can't wait to try out the new stuff.
That morning I was interviewed for a documentary on one of my friends seizure disorder. We'll wait and see what happens with that, but it was a good interview -even if I wasn't thrilled with the camera angle I was filmed at.

The next night we went out (after a fun time shopping in JoAnn Fabrics) to a Spaghetti dinner that the local Polish-American Club sponsored, having a wonderful time. I even won the Polish flag blanket I wanted so badly in the raffle! As you may have implied from the dinner name: spaghetti, red sauce, and meatballs were served. They also had a garden salad, garlic bread, and different types of cakes for dessert. It was all quite yummy, and hit the spot.

Next up: Daytona 500. I just made a veggie platter and beer bread with different dips to snack on while watching the race. We stayed in to watch it (Holy crashes, huh?!?) as our good friends came by with their kitty for us to adopt him. The two girl kitties we already have are making the slow adjustment to having a boy kitty in the house; though he seems utterly nonchalant, happy, and at home already.
The morning of Daytona we had a decent brunch. It's something I used to make while living on my own quite often -usually for dinner. It's kind of a personal quiche I made up. Check out my next post for the recipe and pictures.