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Baby shower recipes

So a couple yummy food items stood out from Saturday’s shower. The pink/red punch, the garlic hummus, & the fruit dip. 

B used Macaroni & Cheesecake’s punch recipe: one carton of pineapple orange juice to half a bottle of grenadine. They left out the fruit but I think floating frozen pineapple slices would have been fun. I also think rum or champagne could be added for even more fun!

The hummus might be the easiest to share with y’all. Trader Joe’s basic Garlic Hummus. It was so good with pretzels & B’s slightly overdone baked pitas. 🙂

I quizzed Ashley for her toffee fruit dip recipe while the shower was going around us. I found a hidden recipe file Monday & realized I’d already saved this dip for future use. So that I {& y’all} will really remember it, here’s my noted recipe.

Ingredients
1/4 c sugar
1/4 c brown sugar
8 oz cream cheese
1/2 bag toffee chips

Directions
Mix together. The recipe {& Ashley} said you can add vanilla as well {maybe 1/2 tsp}. Depending on your taste, you can add more or less sugar. My recipe says serve with apples, but at the shower it worked well with strawberries too.

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A Whale of a Baby Shower

I was thrilled to be included in my friend & Chi O sister Kim’s baby shower in Charlotte this past Saturday. Beautiful Kim is happily awaiting the arrival of baby Jack in November after going through infertility herself. I’m so happy for her.

B, along with Sarah & Ashley, were the hostesses and matched Kim’s blue & red whale nursery theme with their shower decor. Kim’s mom, mother-in-law, sister, friends & neighbors {& Jack’s BFF-to-be Liam} enjoyed chatting & cake while Kim opened her gifts. I loved her comments & excited expressions. Kim's Shower Gifts

I loved celebrating Kim & catching up with my college friends with the uptown Charlotte skyline in the background. Great job hostesses. Congrats Kim! Can’t wait to meet Jack & see all your gifts in action soon.