As Vbar mentioned in her posts, we had a bit of a celebration this past weekend! In honor of she and her ManCrow’s engagement, we had a bit of a party. And by bit of a party, I mean one hell of a drunken summer festival. By virtue of a strong willing of the gods, and a little luck from Lady Weather, Saturday went of with only a few minor hitches. No one died. There were only a few battle wounds to attest. All-in-All a great success. How many ways can I say I had a blast?!

In true Crow fashion, there was way to much food. It is always better to have too many with leftovers, than not enough to feed everyone. Although, one day it will be nice to figure out exactly how much food 20 people will eat over the course of a night of casual munching, being left with loads’o'leftovers at the end of the evening is still okay in my book.

For Holly’s & my contribution, we decided to honor our great Sicilian lady friend with an antipasto platter, and a grilled fennel & herb salad.

Here is the lovely spread! Below you can see the close-ups of our veggie & meat platters

On the platters:

Olives
Marinated Mushrooms- store bought and jazzed up with fresh herbs
Fresh summer Tomatoes
Balsamic Marinated Onions
Roasted Garlic
Roasted Peppers
Pickled Peperoncini w/parsley

Hard Salami
Genoa Salami
Provolone
Prosciutto
Holly’s mega-homemade mustard

I think we are getting the hang of this cooking thing!