{Recipes} Fancy Pants Signature Cocktails

In order to not spend too much money we asked guests to bring beer, wine, or their favorite liquor to the party. We supplied some jubelale (from Deshutes Brewery), white wine, red wine, and two signature drinks. In my “pays me money” job I’m a bartender… so, creating these drinks was nearly as much fun …

{Recipes} Fancy Pants Desserts

Now, a good party can’t just have good drinks and snacks. It also has to have some amazing desserts (in my opinion). And, a birthday especially has to have some amazing desserts.  I really wanted to try the balsamic pears with marscapone recipe that I saw on a food video once. I couldn’t figure out …

{Recipes} Crostini Appetizers Pt. 2

This is part three of my many recipes from my Fancy Pants Birthday Party. I wanted easy to make, or make ahead, tasty appetizers to searve at the cocktail party. So, with the help of Martha and a post on Eat Drink Pretty I came up with some filling crostini appetizers. I created 6 simple …

{Recipes} Crostini Appetizers Pt. 1

I’ve said it before. I love food. And, I think a good party must have some good, good food. So, at my party I wanted a wonderful menu that took very little time to prepare. I didn’t want to be in the kitchen the entire night of my party! So, with the help of Martha …