Party with the Wu Family!

Welcome to a very late weekly blog.  Victoria and I have been taking some time off to send time with our other sister Charlotte (yes, there are three of us!).  She lives overseas, so we don't often have the whole clan together.  She came into town with her family and we have been having a load of fun.  If you can't tell from our personalities, the Wu family loves good food and desserts.  So what better way to celebrate than a big Welcome Home Party?!?!?!  We decided to take things a little easier and have all the catering (food, beverages and pastries) done by one of the best places we know - Cakes by Happy Eatery!

We came up with a nice summer menu that had items to suit food lovers of all types.  Our starters included our fabulous cheese puffs (gougeres), crab stuffed mushrooms, coconut shrimp, paper wrapped shrimp, chicken cordon blue, our brand new hot dogs baked in a bun, and some fruit.  For the main course we had roasted rib eye with a beautiful mushroom gravy, BBQ ribs (really tender and flavorful), potato salad, broccoli salad, green beans, mac & cheese, asparagus in a citrus sauce, wild rice pilaf, herbed chicken in a cream sauce, and more. 

Once we had the menu set, we had to make a gorgeous display.  Victoria wanted something with vivid colors, and as we were sitting at the dinner table at our mother's house, it came to us.  Our father planted a hydrangea bush in the backyard that was in full bloom.  It was absolutely breath-taking with blooms of different hues of purple, ranging from a lavender to a regal purple to a deep blue.  We set out our purple pintuck tablecloth with a lavender overlay.  We then asked Sher (Flowers by Sher) to borrow a tall vase to showcase the beautiful flowers from the garden.  We layered clear and purple crystals in the vase and topped it off with the dark purple hydrangea.  The table looked fantastic.

Now a party wouldn't be the same without desserts from our favorite bakery!  We chose to keep the dessert menu simple this time and highlight some of the popular trends right now - cupcakes and cake pops.  Our kitchens were busy making dozens of miniature cupcakes in assorted flavors, which included classic chocolate, dulce de leche, red velvet, lemon raspberry, mango mousse, simply strawberry and more.  We have also added cake pops to our dessert line.  We made red velvet, birthday cake (vanilla chocolate marble cake), death by chocolate, vanilla and more.  And we couldn't forget our popular fruit tarts - a true summer treat!  They were a fun addition to the party and many of our guests were walking around popping the mini desserts as they visited with everyone.

So don't forget about us the next time you have to plan a party.  Our catering menu is fantastic and our food is all made to order.  Come visit us in either Centreville of Manassas for a cake pop on us through Sunday, July 10 when you mention our blog.  Until next week!