we coincidentally ran into our friends from Church back home at Quincy Market yesterday! How funny. The highlight of our Boston trip!

Great dinner at Mare

For dessert, we went to Modern Pastry to get some sweets.

Chest bump?!

We had so much fun with them~

After lunch we went to our friends for some fun Easter activities.

Lunch with friends after Easter service. 🙂

We spent a beautiful day in Brooklyn visiting Winter flea + Smorgasburg in Industry city then catching up with friends over a delicious meal.

Kids sang during Sunday service today. 

I was asked to plan a very simple baby shower for a colleague at work so this is what I did. 

I love those giant balloons. 🙂

For dinner I made bruschetta with homemade herbed ricotta cheese (no picture), 

Roasted beet salad with truffle goat cheese,

Truffle tagliatelle pasta

Porcini mushroom and rosemary crusted beef tenderloin with port wine sauce

Another fantastic time with friends!

For appetizers, I had sliced salami, cheese, fig jam and crackers in one plate and dates & gorgonzola cheese drizzled with honey on the other.

Roasted butternut squash salad with warm cider vinaigrette

Cowboy rubbed rib eye with chocolate stout pan sauce

The rub recipe was amazing.

penne cauliflower and cheese

8 adults, 4 bottles of wine… I say we had a good time. 🙂

I’m getting ready to host a dinner party tomorrow. When I’m planning a party the first thing I do is buy fresh flowers and set the tables. Nothing transforms the room and gets me in the mood for party like beautiful floral arrangements.