My mom hosted a 31 party at our house on Saturday, and I thought it would be fun to share some pictures of the food we made for our guests!
I was in charge of the desserts (surprise.. ha) and Hannah and my mom made the appetizers.
I made:
–Mini pumpkin cupcakes with buttercream frosting
–Candied walnuts
-Fall snack mix
Hannah and my mom made:
-Fruit salad
-Veggie platter with dip
–Sausage dip (this was a hit and has only three ingredients!)
–7 layer dip
Mini pumpkin cupcakes with buttercream frosting
Spending time baking and cooking with my mom and sister was a lot of fun. I love them so much. The party itself was a blast, too. Our house was filled with women smiling, talking, and laughing. I enjoyed hanging out with friends and just having a nice time. It reminded me not to take life too seriously–something I tend to do 😉
What’s your favorite party snack?
Living My Full Life 
This party looks like it was so much fun! Even if I’m not the “life of the party”, I love being around people (esp. family) and just being around laughter and good conversation :). It’s a wonderful feeling,
I’m definitely not the “life of the party” either! You’re right–shy or not–it’s fun to be with friends and family!
It looks like you guys had a lot of fun preparing the snacks and having the party :). I really like anything baked or sweet at a party, but I also like those mexican style dips too!
Yeah, we had so much fun just relaxing in the kitchen and enjoying company! My sister and brother love the Mexican-style dips, but I’m into the sweets 😀
Oh, I love what you wrote at the end! Makes me miss cooking with my mom and sisters! SO many good memories! I’m excited for Christmas already! The holidays are really the only time we are all together to cook these days. Anyway, looks like you ladies had a great time together! 🙂
Awww, I bet you miss your mom and sisters SO much! I know I will miss my family when I move out. It’s all part of growing up, though 😉
I’m excited for Christmas, too! YAY!
It’s awesome when the preparation for a party is just as fun as the party itself. It sounds like you ladies had a really good time putting everything together. 🙂
I always gravitate toward the queso and the artichoke/spinach type dips at parties. They’re my favorite snack!
Agreed! My sister likes dips like that, too. I’m all about the desserts!
Gosh I just love party snacks! My mom had a Pampered Chef party at our house on Saturday and it was so fun to have a full house!
Me too! That’s so cool you had a party at your house, too! I love parties like that AND having a full house with delish snacks 🙂
My absolutely favorite party snack is dips! I love just dipping cut vegetables in a good homemade dip of some kind! I’m glad you had a nice weekend full of good food!
My sister likes dips, too! I’m ALL about the desserts haha!!
holy cow that candy corn mix, you are genius. pure genius
Haha, thanks Alex! I had a feeling you would appreciate my candy corn collaboration. HASHTAG YUM 🙂
Everything looks so good. I seriously would come to your house and parties all the time. You make the best food.
Hahah thanks, Hollie!! We would have so much fun 🙂
I love cooking with my mom – it’s one of the reasons I love the holiday season so much. 🙂
I feel the same way! I’m super excited for all of the holidays coming up 🙂
Candied walnuts… OH MY WORD. I definitely would NOT have been able to leave those alone! Such great food you made, and lovely decorations on the cakes too!
Yes, gotta love candied walnuts!! They’re just perfect!
Check out that SPREAD! Your mama went all out! 🙂 My mom doesn’t have a domestic cooking/entertaining bone in her body, so this NEVER happened in my house when I was at home. I do have to say, when I could eat them, I LOVED those pigs in a blanket. But now, I just like cut up Applegate Farms hot dogs, lol! 🙂
Yeah we did go all out. It was a blast, too!! I’ve never tried the Applegate Farms hot dogs… I need to get on that!
how tasty does all of this look?? nom nom nom 😉
Aww, thank you!! It was all very tasty indeed 🙂
Ah that first pix made me lol and I really needed a laugh today. When I was a kid my favorite snack was cheese doodles.
Ali of Dressing Ken
Well, I’m glad the picture made you laugh!!
I like the candy corn and M&M’s. I love candy corn because it reminds me so much of fall. I have even thought about having my nails look like candy corn. Your blog is always a fun read.