2023 Neighborhood Christmas Party was a SUCCESS!
Hello Friends ...
Oh what fun we had this past Sunday when we hosted our annual neighborhood holiday party. Sadly there were a few missing due to illness but the 29 that were here had a great time catching up with one another and enjoying all the food & goodies Mark & I spent 2-3 days preparing! YES, it's a lot of work but we so enjoy doing this for our friends & neighbors that we too look forward to it each year.
If you don't follow me on Facebook, here are a few photos to show you our good time as well as I'm sharing a list of the food we made (won't find that on FB lol).
Now for 'some' of the food . . .
Here's the entire list (some missing from the photo) ...
MAIN DISHES
Bar-B-Q Meatball
Hot & Mild Sausages w/pepper & onions
Pasta similar to Lasagna
SIDE DISHES
Christmas Deviled Eggs (candied carrots in center of one dish & Piccalilli in other dish)
Mushroom Salad (with Heart of Palm & Artichoke Hearts)
Shrimp Cocktail
Dried Beef Dip
Hummus & Pita Bread (thanks to Arabic neighbor Hala Zawahri)
Fruit Salad
Buffalo Chicken Dip
Cheese Fondue w/ various dippers
Chocolate Fondue w/various dippers
Various Meats/Cheeses & Crackers
DESSERTS (no photo)
Chocolate Brownie Toffee Pistachio Bars
Cranberry Eggnog Cheesecake
Nut Roll
Apple Strudel (thanks to son-in-laws Croatian Mom)
Peanut Butter Fudge
DO YOU THINK WE HAD ENOUGH FOOD?
If you left this party hungry, it was no one's fault but your own! LOL
Of course I can't let our guest leave without a little something to take home
so I made up these fudge plates for each family to enjoy.
Sadly there were a few friends who either left early or came late that missed being
in the photos but we had 29 friends/neighbors who were able to attend this year
and 10 who were not. Those who were ill we are praying will be able to
join in the fun next year!
Now to get all this party 'stuff' put back on the shelf for another year and move onto Christmas Day!
I hope you're having as much fun as we are this year!
Lord knows we all need time to be happy and appreciate our blessings!
We are certainly blessed with wonderful neighbors, friends & family!!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!
Wow what a feast! Love the fudge plates, yum. Happy Holidays!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful that you all put such a great spread on and can enjoy each other's company this time of year!
ReplyDeleteYou are both incredible to pull this off! All the food! If I was your neighbor I would definitely look forward to this every year!
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