The wedding yesterday was beautiful. I was supposed to be at the reception hall to make sure it was open by 5:00 p.m. for appetizers and then the meal was to be served later. Hubby and I left the wedding immediately after and went home so I could put on flats and we could pick up ice and a few other items for the bride's mother and went ahead on over to the reception hall to turn on lights, make coffee and get things out ahead of time. I nearly died when we pulled in the parking lot of the reception hall and there were already 10 vehicles sitting there waiting to get in and it was just 4:00 p.m. I'm one of those organize freaks and I thought I was going to "stroke out" but hey, what are you going to do? So I opened the doors and put a lot of the women to work. I had one turn lights on, a couple of them light candles and others put out the food. I was nervous trying to give direction since I was winging it anyway; but it all worked out, things went smoothly and we served appetizers at 5:00 p.m. right on schedule!! Sometimes you just have to suck it up and roll!! By the way, the bride was gorgeous and the groom was noticeably in love. May they live "Happily Ever After".
I made Creamy Caramels today and they were a total and complete failure. Needless to say, it just made me sick. I also made Lemon Rosemary Cookies and Spicy Sugared Nuts. These both turned out pretty good. The cookies are not terribly sweet and are more like a shortbread cookie. These are something you would eat with a hot cup of tea or hot chocolate. Not a "wow" cookie but a nice little sweet bite that could also go well with a bowl of ice cream. The Spicy Sugared Nuts? EVERYBODY makes these!! Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without them.