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Home » Uncategorized » What’s Cookin, Chicago Annual Holiday Party 2009

What’s Cookin, Chicago Annual Holiday Party 2009

December 23, 2009 · WCC Administr@tr · 3 Comments

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It was yet another fun annual holiday party with my friends of What’s Cookin, Chicago. We had a great turnout and our holiday table was filled with all sorts of wonderful eats. I prepared a table of appetizers and desserts while my friends brought some of their favorite holiday main and side dishes to the table. Here are pictures of the appetizer spread I prepared…

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Vegetable Crudite Platter

Assorted Crackers & Fresh/Dried Fruit

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Bruschetta Topped with Balsamic Tomatoes & Parmesan
Bruschetta Topped with Pesto, Goat Cheese & Tomatoes

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Buffalo Chicken Cheeseballdsc_1204-5167131
Gorgonzola and Toasted Shallot Cheeseballdsc_1203-3312481
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Spinach & Artichoke Fondue (seen below)
Traditional Swiss & Emmentaler Fondue (seen below)
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Even after the appetizer spread I put out, there was still a long table of main and side dishes my friends brought in to enjoy! There were just so many items that it’s probably easier to provide a slide show of our feast than to post each dish individually. Here’s a slideshow of all the amazing eats my friends filled our holiday table with!

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As if there wasn’t enough food, we couldn’t forget about dessert. I didn’t make quite that much but everyone was still able to satisfy their sweet tooth with the offerings I had including…

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Mini Pecan Pie Poppersdsc_1209-4850821
Mini Caramel Apple Pie Poppersdsc_1208-7935000
Cupcake Tree:
Red Velvet
German Chocolate
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.. and an Eli’s Cheesecake Tower:dsc_1206-7586486Turtle Cheesecake
Sticky Toffee Cheesecake
White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

After our buffet dinner, we all gathered for our annual ‘white elephant’ gift exchange. Friends all brought in a kitchen or food related item they already had at home, which they no longer wanted or needed. Each item was wrapped and brought to the party for us to exchange. It’s the highlight of our party that was full of laughs! Some gifts were funny, random kitchen/food items and others were considered ‘prize’ gifts that many coveted. All in all, it was a fabulous night of friends, food and fun.


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Here’s hoping your holiday with friends and family was memorable this year!

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    January 3, 2010 at 4:38 pm

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    January 4, 2010 at 11:22 pm

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    January 10, 2010 at 3:22 am

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    Steve

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