Housewarming Party

This past Saturday J & I hosted our first family party together. It was our Housewarming Party. We invited all my family from Tampa. It was a good time full of food, drinks & laughter. My sisters got here early. Dani wanted to use the stand mixer & Booty was cooking. Booty was cooking!
The menu:
Mini Pork Tenderloin Surprises.... J's mom's recipe. My dad went crazy about them.
Mini Meatballs in BBQ... so easy in the slow cooker.
Caprese Salad on a Stick... spinach (I know it's supposed to be basil), mozarella & cherry tomatoes on a toothpick, because J could only manage to go to the convenience store for party supplies. We won't even talk about the no name ranch he tried to serve with the wings.
Chicken Wings... from BJ's at a Dani's request. Though J forgot the sauce and the ranch. Still they were all gobbled up.
Greek Potatoes... another one of J's mom's recipes. Not as good as I was not as liberal with the garlic powder and parmesan cheese as I should have been. And I made WAY too much.
Salsa...with fresh veggies, of course
Spinach Artichoke Dip... which was also a favorite.
Pepperoni Cheese Puffs... made by Boots. Completely from scratch. All by herself. She was disappointed with the tasteless results, but everyone else liked them.
Carrot Cake... by Dani. Another from scratch recipe. Came out AMAZING. Even non carrot cake lovers were raving.

Everything was made from scratch. Minus the wings. When I put out the meatballs someone asked what brand they were. I don't do frozen food for guests. Today the only remaining food is the salsa dip & spinach artichoke dip. I made plenty as we are big chip & dip fans. And now pictures....

The customary made by Dani Sangria. This drink's theme is the Gators. She called in Sangrigade (like Gatorade). It's Blueberries & Oranges. You can't see it but there's an alligator hanging on the other side. It was the cutest and most delicious thing.

Booty cooking! Crazy. She's my baby sister. And she's cooking.