A whole lot...

In one post.

I have been severely lacking in the posts throughout the last month or so - allow me to catch you up to speed...

Victoria turned 16 and we had a wonderful time celebrating and dancing with her friends!

Soon after her party, it was time to celebrate Halloween.  With most of our friends choosing superheroes - I felt I was left no other choice than to be Mighty Mouse - in hopes of ridding our apartment once and for all of mice by making a joke of it...

The costume was a success (though ridding the apartment of mice hasn't proven as successful...). Nevertheless, Halloween was a good time this year - despite the random snow storm!  Here are a few shots from the night:

As November began, I started the think more and more about working on "opening" a catering company of sorts.  I love to cook and bake, I enjoy preparing food for friends and family and think that with a solid client base, I could really start something!  

So - Good Afternoonan Catering has been established, I created a business card, am working on trying as many recipes as I can and slowly but surely am getting the word out there that this is something I really would like to try.  

Here are a few "tah-dah" shots of some of the food I have been making:

Spaghetti squash with homemade sauce and chicken/spinach/onions meatballs

Side of garlic bread (naturally)

Homemade spring rolls

Pumpkin apple muffins

Oatmeal cookie sandwiches

I have had two clients so far - and hopefully will have more to come in the next few months!  Here are the trays I put together for one of the clients:

Spinach dip in a bread bowl with veggies and bread

Assorted cookie tray featuring
Italian cookies, Oreo truffles, sugar cookies, oatmeal cookies, and pumpkin bites

Know anyone interested in sampling some of Good Afternoonan Catering's food at their next event?  Send them my way - goodafternoonancatering@gmail.com !

In the spirit of Thanksgiving (and to rival my local Hoboken competition - the Cake Boss) - I gave it a shot at trying to make a turkey cake.  With a little help from some trusty toothpicks, we got Tommy the Turkey to stand and here he is:

Now - if that doesn't get you excited about Good Afternoonan Catering - well, I don't know what will!

Ah, scratch that - I will be posting pictures of my Christmas cookies soon - in case you have any further doubts!

So - stayed tuned for pictures of my first Christmas tree, a gingerbread house fit for a king (currently stored in the refrigerator so it is not home to a mouse) and Christmas treats galore!