Lauren's Kitchen: Ladies' Brunch

Monday, March 30, 2009

Ladies' Brunch

For the third time, some of the ladies on the cooking message board got together for some food and fun. This time, we met at my house, and though we missed Jenn and Katie, we really had a blast.

(Out of the following pictures, only the one of the table, the French Toast, and the 4 of us are from me; the rest are courtesy of Colleen, who I hope doesn't mind that I pilfered her photos.)

Our spread:

Brooke made her delicious pasta salad:

Colleen brought some rolls and made a delicious chicken salad, which she brought in this beautiful bowl for ME! :)

Sarah made this awesome salad, and I can't even tell you what was in it - but it was GOOD:

And I made a stuffed French Toast:

Can't wait to do it again in May...!

5 comments:

ColleenMarch 30, 2009 at 9:32 AM
Yay! The French toast was DELICIOUS! And your pics are WAY better than mine - especially side by side here - I like how you have just the front in focus with the nice soft white background - you will have to teach me how to do that! And thanks for hosting!
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AnonymousMarch 30, 2009 at 9:40 AM
Sounds like a wonderful brunch! Yeah for girlfriends!
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JennMarch 30, 2009 at 9:47 AM
Everything looks so good. I'm so sad I missed it.
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AnonymousMarch 30, 2009 at 10:12 AM
What fun!
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AnonymousMarch 30, 2009 at 5:55 PM
Aww, looks so fun! I wish I lived nearby so I could play too :)
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Lauren 101

Before my wedding in 2003, my idea of cooking was Kraft mac and cheese. My mother and my mother-in-law even left me several boxes of the blue box on my counter the day we returned from our honeymoon. I believe a few showed up in the wishing well at my bridal shower, too.

Once I became a Mrs, however, I figured I'd need to step it up in the kitchen.

I rarely prepared anything from scratch, though; it was frozen stuff chicken and rice in a pouch all the way.

About a year (and 20lbs) later, I decided that something needed to change in the kitchen. I went on a diet and lost the weight, but knew I needed to lose the habits too.

Armed with Rachael Ray cookbooks and the internet, I slowly began to expand my repertoire. I joined an online cooking forum and subscribed to about eleventy billion cooking blogs.

Cooking remains a challenge, however, as two sweet little boys joined our family over the last few years. Coupled with my full time job, I look for meals that are healthy and easy.

I also discovered a love for photography along the way, and while I'm about as unprofessional behind the camera as they come, I really enjoy honing my skills on my dinner - mainly because it can't run away like my two wild boys can.

I love maintaining this blog, and I hope you like visiting.