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A Birthday Party Menu

    A three-tier tray with fruits such as pineapple, strawberries, and blackberries on it

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    When I asked what you wanted to see more of on my blog, quite a few of you requested menu ideas. I heard ya!! Last week we celebrated my darling niece’s first birthday. Here are some shots of the amazing food and party-goers.

    Appetizers: 

    1. Bread (If you are hosting a party for Slavic guests, you have to serve good bread). Before we got married, there were two things we emphasized to our caterer; to make sure we don’t run out of bread and potatoes.

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    2. Costco salmon sandwiches with a plain cream cheese spread. I think Costco has the best smoked salmon (I’m just bummed that it went up in price!

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    Salads:

    1. Look familiar? Strawberry, Snap pea and mixed green salad with a Pomegranate Vinaigrette; don’t worry it only sounds fancy, but it’s EASY!

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    2. A party isn’t complete without this classic: Olivye (aka Olivier)

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    3. The Easy Peasy Cabbage and Cucumber Salad (It’s very similar to this salad except there’s no purple cabbage here and the cucumbers are sliced differently).

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    Meats:

    I am not a vegetarian. Sorry. I’m very much a  meat-n-potatoes kind-a-gal. About an hour or so after I had dessert, I snuck another piece of meat.

    1. This was just a simple s&p chicken thighs marinated in BBQ sauce and BBQ’d.

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    2. Homemade sausage. WHAT??!! This stuff is the bomb. I need to do a tutorial. Yeah. That would be good.

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    3. Smoked trout. I’m craving this just by looking at the picture. My parents smoke their own fish. Beware, once you’ve tried this, it’s the stuff that cravings are made of.

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    4. Slow Cooker (Fall apart) Pork with mushrooms and carrot. My sister shared her recipe with me and it will be posted soon. Can I get a what what?? I don’t know why I keep saying that (not just on the blog), “can I get a what, what?” Where did that even come from? What does it even mean?

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    The Potatoes. I mean, the Alfredo Potatoes; ’nuff said. These might make you cry.

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    Dessert For the Sweet Tooth:

    1. I’m very proud of the display I put together 🙂 I think I need a cute little stand like that. It’s my sisters; maybe I could just borrow hers 😉

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    2. Mom’s Waffle Cake; such an easy dessert to throw together and loved by all ages!!

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    3. By my sisters special request: Moist Chocolate cupcakes (egg free!) with the perfect cupcake frosting. I made one with extra frosting for the b-day girl. These roses are so so easy too. Do you all want a little video tutorial?

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    First birthdays are amazing because several generations can celebrate together. P.S. I love cute Ukrainian grandmas 🙂

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    Me and my sweet, sweet man. He looks younger and studlier every year. I think I look a little tired. Oh I know what it was; I actually forgot to put on Mascara that day. Oh well.

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    P.S. I had no idea there was a bow on my head. My son must have pulled a fast one.

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    And the birthday girl. Happy Birthday and God bless you little darling!

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    Natasha Kravchuk

    Welcome to my kitchen! I am Natasha, the blogger behind Natasha's Kitchen (since 2009). My husband and I run this blog together and share only our best, family approved and tested recipes with YOU. Thanks for stopping by! We are so happy you're here.

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    • Alina
      October 26, 2016

      Is there any way u can post a recipe on homemade sausage please!!

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      • Natasha
        natashaskitchen
        October 26, 2016

        Alina, I actually have one in the works 😁. I’ve been tweaking the recipe for the past couple weeks so stay tuned.

        Reply

        • Alina
          October 28, 2016

          Thanks! 🙂

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