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Prep- Started with\u00a0 a healthy Mediterranean inspired spread which included the chopped salad I make all the time (6 cucumbers, about 14 small tomatoes, 1 large red onion, 3 TBSP fresh mint, lots of lime juice, about 1\/4 cup olive oil and 1\/4 cup red wine vinegar) a little salt and pepper.\u00a0 Chop and mix all ingredients, soooo good and very healthy! Here it is being made-<\/p>\n
Getting my items ready for the movie room…a huge bowl of popchips (guilt free but truly tastes like popcorn) a small tiered server of Skinny Cow chocolates (great when you want to give into a craving for chocolate) and for those who want to be bad- a bowl of minis of the all times faves, and a bucket filled with beverages….<\/p>\n I LOVE my new three tiered wooden server (on my shop click here)\u00a0<\/em><\/a> what a great piece! I think I will be using it all summer long…amazing for any kind of spread and I like that it’s an all in one serving piece, no platters, bowls,etc…in this case I made a Mediterranean inspired spread which included humus, spicy feta, eggplant spread and a mix of olives. On top were assorted vegetables and on bottom half pita bread wedges and half Stacy’s pita chips….<\/p>\n All the top ingredients getting ready to be used-<\/p>\n And the assembly begins….<\/p>\n Add the spreads to my darling Juliska bowls-<\/p>\n And voila!<\/p>\n We held this get together in our newly finished lower level (not calling it a basement) I love this space and seriously think I could live down there….call it a lady cave:) It is a really great space with high ceilings and natural sunlight so it does not feel at all like a basement, we have the movie room next door which is awfully convenient- (if you missed my post on finishing our lower level, click on part 1 here<\/em> <\/a>and part 2 here)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n The lower level is the perfect place to use my chinoiseie “looks like china” melamine.<\/em><\/a>..no one can believe they are melamine!<\/p>\n I have a few beverage tubs that I like to fill with drinks and ice…always looks pretty (was from an old vendor but they do not make this anymore)<\/p>\n One of my favorite drinks plus its light! Take one part light dry Rose wine, one part Pellegrino and one part Apricot\/Peach sparkling (0 calories) mix together and add a little ice…makes such a delicious, light and refreshing drink plus its pretty:) I like putting it in a beverage dispenser, extra points for presentation!<\/p>\n Spruced up the powder room with my favorite Antica Farmacista products, an orchid and a monogrammed towel<\/p>\n Dinner is served…have a GREAT Persian restaurant near our house which serves the best kebobs…. did a combination of two types of steaks, fish and chicken with 2 types of rice and my salad…yum!<\/p>\n And so happy my friend got these pics below with her phone…..these are easy and always a huge hit. Oatmeal cookie ice cream sandwiches….I used to bake the cookies but rarely do anymore. Just get a soft good sized oatmeal cookie, I wrapped up about 14 of them in aluminum, put them in an oven for about 15 min on low (a little secret) Earlier in the day I got a large tub of Haagen Daaz vanilla ice cream (if you are going to have ice cream you need to go all the way)!<\/p>\n Let it thaw and spread it out onto a large pyrex or simliar dish. Put back in freezer. When ready to assemble the sandwiches, take a round cookie cutter, cut out “circles” of ice cream, place between two cookies and voila you have yourself a mighty tasty dessert (and easy to eat)….suffice to say there was not one left (but I was good and pretended my carrot stick was an oatmeal ice cream cookie (which let’s be real…there is no comparison).<\/p>\n And at this point we moved onto the movie room to watch a movie, a new release that a friend brought over and\u00a0 obviously none of us had seen. I cannot say I would\u00a0 necessarily recommend The Adderall Diaries, it was interesting but dark and somewhat twisted (unless you like that genre,\u00a0 I prefer light,pretty movies lol)!<\/p>\n Great cast though- James Franco, Ed Harris, Christian Slater and Amber Heard. And that my friends was a wrap….by around 11:30 the movie was over and off I went for a much\u00a0 needed nights rest:)<\/p>\n Thanks for stopping by, wishing you a wonderful day. Until next time……<\/p>\n PS Don’t forget to take my readers poll and enter your name for 2 giveaways (winners to be announced tomorrow, click here to enter)<\/em><\/a> and all chinoiserie tole is 20% off until tomorrow night! Click here to visit<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n