this woman’s work

I told Pennie to send me the planned-for-menu so I could post it here. This is for Madison’s birthday party (copied and pasted as she wrote it with some commentary by me):

mini sandwich platter: mini buns [which she will be making because, as she said when I murmured that this was too much, "Dawn, I took a baking class and I'm going to use it!"] turkey, ham, roast beef, chicken salad, swiss, america, provolone,

star shaped pb+j sandwiches

fruit salad

green salad asst. dressing and accompaniments

scallion cream cheese and lox profiterols w/ fresh dill

Mini eggrolls- (veg) shredded cheese, mash potatoes, black beans and cilantro

marinated chicken skewers-asst. sauces

mini mac and cheese cups

hummus

salsa

white bean spread

tortilla chips and flatbread

oh and the paula deen is cheesy fisher cheese ball 86 the swine ya dig!! [Pennie has issues with Ms. Deen but grants that she makes a fine cheese ball and is substituting pig bacon with turkey bacon]

and cake [she is making a castle shaped cake -- if all goes well, expect pictures] and ice cream

and I might get my pastry on to, possibly mini chocolate cups with orange pastry cream and white chocolate
or heart shaped eclairs??

She has put me in charge of paper goods, drinks and finding the material for crown-making. Did I mention that on Madison’s second birthday I made a lovely cake but left out the baking soda? It’s in the archives if you don’t believe me. Our new system clearly has a lot more going for it.

I wish I could invite all of y’all but there are going to be lots and lots of people here so even some of our bestest people had to be left off the list. Life isn’t fair, I know. But Pennie is available to cater your affairs! (Seriously. I can hook you up!)