by Jen
on January 6, 2014
One of the things that I love the very most about yoga is the community that it creates. On Sunday I had the honor of attending a baby shower for a fellow teacher. It was the biggest baby shower I’ve ever been to with over 50 teachers and students in attendance. It was a special day!
(photo Wanda Koch)
How fabulous is the diaper cake? Sweet.
Cupcake tower. I may or may not have brought four of these home with me! 😉
Butterscotch scones. PERFECTION! I had two!
I contributed two appetizers for the shower. The first was a feta dip that I served in individual cups with celery and carrot sticks and pita chips. I loved presenting these in individual servings instead of a big bowl of dip.
And these addictive and delicious little phyllo cups filled with pimento cheese and topped with pepper jelly.
They were a hit and I will definitely be serving them again and again for parties and showers. They were so easy and the presentation was cute. I think you could take them over the top with a sprinkle of bacon!
Here’s the recipe…it’s easy!
Pimento cheese…love, not so much or never tried?
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