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Yes -- this photo is focused on the bouquet of PRUNES! hahaha |
Baba turned the big 6-0 on the 15th. Tonight we had a party for him. When we asked him what he wanted to have for his party, he said "mashed potatoes". Man did we deliver!
The meal mainly consisted of a few different types of mashed potatoes (whipped potatoes, mashed potatoes with kale, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, and coconut mashed potatoes) and a ridiculous number of toppings: chili, cheeses, sauces, gravies, pickes/olives, salsa, nuts, veggies ... we may have over did it a little (and we pared down our list, I swear!). We also had salads, vegetables, potato buns, and roast beef.
I was heavily involved in the cooking/serving, plus nursing/changing/carrying Maeyer, keeping an eye out for Mak, and well, just enjoying the party! Which means, I somewhat shirked my duties of taking pictures (and sadly didn't get any of the potato spread ... it was quite something!)
Dessert was also mashed potato themed:
1) bounty bars (made with mashed potatoes, icing sugar, and coconut)
2) chocolate cake (with mashed potatoes and mashed potato icing)
3) sweet potato cheesecake
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Mak helping blow out the candles. |
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Mae visiting with Auntie Ruth. |
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Everyone deep in discussion over the "Menno quiz" questions. |