Nov. 19, 2022 - Friendsgiving

roserichardson63
Nov 20, 2022
2 min read

The Spread:

-Pigs in a blanket: lil smokeys, pillsbury rolls. I wrapped them earlier in the week and froze, baked before people came over (350, 25ish minutes)

-Pasta salad: https://ellerepublic.de/en/autumn-pasta-salad-with-roasted-butternut-squash/ Pretty good. It was pear and butternut squash, arugula, pasta, sauce. I think if I did it again I'd do whatever roasted veg I have around and maybe not pear. I doubled the recipe and now we have soooooo much.

-Mashed purple sweet potato with coconut milk. I did 2 bags of sweet potato, 1 can of coconut milk and it worked out perfect. They have purple sweet potato at Target and Wegmans.

-Baked camembert: https://whatsgabycooking.com/thyme-garlic-baked-camembert/

I got so excited reading the recipe for this that I called Janty and asked him to pick up another cheese because I didn't want to not have enough. Turns out just one would have been perfect, but now I get to eat the leftovers hehehe also the crackers on the left one are blue diamond nut-thins and I really like them.

-Pesto pinwheels: Claire brought them. Pesto and roasted red pepper. Yummm

In the crockpot: buffalo chicken dip that Janty made

Salad from Hannah, Salad from Cara. This was a very veggie-heavy gathering, which is extra nice since we have so much leftovers so it's not like we just have to eat junk the rest of the week

This is what my plate looked like. Rebecca brought the mac and cheese, Hannah did the roasted veg at the bottom of the plate

This is a pic of the cheese. Those are little garlic slices and thyme stuck in it

I made this cake as a little birthday surprise for Janty. It says 30, not 3D or Om. It's yellow box cake with lemon buttercream frosting. https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/lemon-buttercream-frosting/ I didn't really measure the lemon juice or zest I used, but I think I used a little bit more than the recipe called for.