Celebraciones!!!

My goodness where did the weekend go???? It was chock full of parties and activities. I have to say- that I wish I could clone myself so that I could be in more than one place at a time....(I'm sure my kids would definitely NOT appreciate that tho!)

I had two big events for Saturday evening- and they overlapped- so I sadly couldn't make both- so I have to give a big hug and a congrats to my friend Ms. A.H. who will be getting married soon- I'm sorry I couldn't make your party as well- but I have a sassy gift waiting for you here! Hope you partied like a rock star baby!!! xoxo D

These are shots from the fiesta across the street at our friend Jorge's place. It was a massive celebration of birthdays, a welcome to their daughter, announcing someone else's pregnancy, and celebrating the finalization of another's messy divorce....

Jorge is an amazing cook- and the guys did the grilling and cooking, the ladies chased the kids, everyone was sipping and loving the jalapeno margaritas- and loving being together!

We all so enjoy each other's company- it was great to just laugh and catch up and of course enjoy Jorge's cooking- it was so amazing..... even the kids were slurping up clams at 10pm!

These are my little contribution to dinner- chocolate dipped strawberries.....mmmmmm so pretty to look at, wonderful to taste and an absolute breeze to put together! I also threw together the blueberry tarts at the top of this post. The tarts were a last minute decision as I realized the berries were going to be gone in a flash.

I pulled some pre-made pie crust and cream cheese from the fridge and some frozen blueberries from this last summer out. Made little cone shaped crusts and dropped into buttered muffin tins. Took flour, sugar, cardamon and ginger- mixed with a fork, dropped in the berries and coated with the dry mixture. Scooped a canal of cream cheese and dropped into the pastry shells and topped with the berry/flour mixture. Covered and baked for 20 minutes, pulled foil and baked for another 20-25- let cool and top with powdered sugar. I figured they would either totally rock- or we'd have to toss them. It was a great gamble- tart, sweet, savory and buttery all in one- they were a hit!