The Before's and Afters...

So our fabulous cocktail party is done.  The leftovers have been put away, the kitchen has been cleaned, and our house is back to normal.  But if this ding dang fog-of-a-hangover doesn't go away, there's going to be an issue!

I wanted to show you all pics of the preparation for the party, how the buffet table turned out, and how the buffet table ended up!

Let's start with the deviled egg preparation.  My deviled eggs are really simple... the filling is just paprika, mustard, mayo, relish, garlic powder, onion powder, a touch of hot sauce and a touch of champagne vinegar.  Yeah I said it, champagne vinegar!  It's my new found friend in the flavor world.

Hardboiled egg whites and yolks, separated and waiting to be filled.

 The completed Product!

Here are some pics of what the buffet table looked like.  It ended up looking pretty good!

The buffet pre-food

The side-view of the table

 The cheese platter... don't those strawberries look good?

 Mini quiche and crab salad in endive

 Crab salad tea sandwiches, mushroom crescent rolls, deviled eggs and BBQ chicken wings

At the end of the night...  food was slowly starting to move from the table... it seemed that everyone really enjoyed the vittles that were offered!

Folk, they were a-eating!

But the one thing that folk tend to shy away from... is that damn veggie platter.  It took people getting a little drunk to start eating the veggies... LOL...

The veggie platter...

Onward and upward...

-Vince