Seriously. What IS a party without a potluck? A party that’s not as awesome that’s what. Just ask my friends, they know I love any excuse to do a potluck. Bringing things to a potluck, going to a potluck, planning one of your best friend’s potlucks—all little gems I thoroughly enjoy and don’t think I can ever get enough of. Yeesh, planning is my life. And this past weekend was one of my best friend’s Golden Birthdays, so obviously a potluck was to be arranged!
Ben and I decided to host the party at our new condo because it’s spacious enough for people to hang out, eat and (we now know) sleep! Because it was Jodi’s Golden Birthday (24 on the 24th—we celebrated early because parties on weekends are more fun) I decided to do a little theme (I love themes you have no idea). If her “Golden Birthday” wasn’t a big enough hint, the theme was gold! So, I bought lots of gold/yellow decorations for the condo. It was a pretty make-shift job at decorating, but I think it turned out great! I took some pictures so you guys could get an idea of what it looked like.
As for the potluck—another success! Because Jodi’s vegan, everyone brought a vegan dish. Jodi’s mom in particular brought enough to feed us for dinner and when we got back from downtown—delicious. I unfortunately forgot to take a picture of all the food everyone brought, but I did make sure to take a picture of my nut bowl from Anthropologie (see previous post haha). Which, I might add, people were eating from.
Just to give you an idea of how much food there was:
- brussel sprouts
- vegan egg salad on bread
- stuffed mushrooms
- vegan chocolate/cinnamon cake (to die for)
- pita chips and hummus
- rice chips
- chips and guacamole
- black bean, tomato and corn salad
- veggies and dip
- bruschetta on little baguette bites
- vegetarian chicken nuggets
- more pita chips and hummus
- vegan chocolate covered strawberries
- vegan Caesar salad
- roasted vegetables
- sea weed and tofu dish
- vegan pasta salad with sundried tomatoes, basil and hummus
- vegan mac n’ cheese
- vegan pesto pasta
- vegan black forest cake
- nuts from my nut bowl
- probably some other things I just cannot recall right now
Oh and for the birthday girl, we didn’t have time to make a dish, so Ben and I bought a pineapple and stuck a candle in it. It was yellow and vegan technically, so it went with the gold and vegan theme. Plus, I think people enjoyed the fact that she had to blow a candle out from a pineapple. You had to be there I guess!
Now, when can I start planning the next one…
Love,
Hannah
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