Last night’s Birthday bash was a good time! I was a bit slow moving when I got up this morning, but it was nothing a little juice, water, hot yoga, and Union Square Café Bar Nuts couldn’t fix…
Eric asked me to make the famous Union Square Café Bar Nuts -a double batch! Everyone always raves about them and they make the house smell intoxicating…a great appetizer. I followed the recipe to a tee, except substituting the butter for Earth Balance.
Karly, Dan, Jesse, Zac, Jaime, Henrick, Steve, Ange, Nienke, Preena, Morgan, Sarah, Adam, Lisa, Nicole, Blake, Stephanie, Ricki, Cameron, Nancy, Jen, Eric and I made up the group. It was a full house!
We had a few organic red and white wines, Corona, Organic Mill Street, Sangria, and some hard liquors for the alcoholic bevs.
And some Kombucha, pop, and juice for those not drinking.
The potluck was a success…so much good food! Lots of vegan and gluten-free options as well.
On the menu:
- Mediterranean Salad
- Kale salad
- Scalloped Potatoes
- Chickpea sunflower burgers
- Edamame Caviar
- Lentil Stew
- Fresh-inspired layered spinach salad
- Red hot chips & salsa
- Homemade Edamame hummus and veggies (I used my fav hummus recipe and added 1 cup cooked edamame)
- Samosas
Ange’s Whole Foods Re-Creation, Edamame Caviar:
Check out the sweets! Everything was vegan and a lot of it was also gluten-free.
The desserts:
- vegan chocolate cake
- raw cookies
- Raw crepes with berries & cream
- Happy Hemp Two-Bite Brownies
- Lemon poppy seed Bundt cake
- Raw triple berry fruit crisp
Also, check out the vegan chocolate cake from Whole Foods that Karly brought. It was absolutely delicious. Moist and super chocolaty. :) I had no idea that Whole Foods made vegan cakes!
I was birthday song serenaded. :)
Raw crepes from Lisa:
I will be hounding her for the recipes and making these crepes stat!
I also got spoiled with thoughtful cards and gifts. :)
After beer, wine, and Sangria last night, I was not feeling so hot when I woke up this morning!
I made myself a big juice to start the day off right…
About half hour later my headache was gone. It’s a miracle. Then I had a breakfast of leftover raw crepes with fruit crisp, water, and finally, hot yoga late morning. I almost bailed on yoga, but I was glad I went because I felt human afterwards.
Today, was more prep & cleaning and then potluck #2 with family. We were celebrating Mother’s Day, my FIL’s birthday, and my birthday. May is a busy month!
We kept it simple with salads, a BBQ, and a few leftovers from last night.
Shout out to my BIL, Dave! (He reads my blog every day) :)
I had 3 more glasses of wine tonight…hopefully I won’t regret this tomorrow. ;)
I had a veggie burger, Ezekiel bun, ketchup, BBQ sauce, and a few salads all mixed together.
[Do you notice that these photos are a bit fuzzy? I wasn’t using my tripod…it makes a big difference.]
I had some leftover vegan chocolate cake & a brownie bite for dessert. :) There is one slice left and I’m hoping Eric doesn’t bring it to work tomorrow…
Well, after a fun weekend, I need to rest up for my Birthday tomorrow.
Hmm, it looks like someone has already beat me to it…
Happy Birthday, Angela! Here’s to a healthy, happy, fulfilling 28th year =]
You know you’re at a blogger bday party when there’s wine AND kombucha on the table. ;)
haha yes!
Happy Birthday. Looks like lots of fun.
It was a great party–so glad to have been there! And if you get that crepe recipe, you have to promise to share ;) Sounds like the celebration is going to just keep on going. . . my kinda birthday! Happy, Happy birthday to you! :D
Happy birthday! That vegan chocolate cake looks so good!
Happy birthday! It looks like you celebrated the best way possible: with friends, awesome food, laughs and your glow!
I’m glad you had a great (early) birthday Ange!! I think 3 birthday celebrations is the way to go. It sounds like potluck round 2 was just as delicious as the first. Have a fab dinner with Eric tomorrow night! :)
Yes I do (well almost every day)
Happy Birthday Ang!!
hehe…there is always room for improvement I guess! ;)
I love that vegan chocolate cake from whole foods! SO much good food in this post! Happy Birthday!!
HAPPY BDAY!!!!!
My 10 year wedding anniversary was May 14. I posted all about it. How cool that your bday is either the 14th or very close to the 14th.
And wow, the food. Oh yes! The edamame caviar salad, the last pic with all those condiments on one bun (love!) and all the desserts…from brownies to raw crepes. Holy awesomeness!
And the bar nuts. Ok must make those too!
What a lovely awesome bday celebration! And you don’t look a day over 21. Are you sure no one carded you with the sangria, wine, and beer?
:)
Happy Anniversary Averie!
Haha, so funny about not using the tripod. Sometimes I do that if I’m in a hurry and end up getting frustrated. :) It looks like both parties were a huge success. I’m so excited that you got some chill time with friends + family. I so wish I could have been there to help celebrate!! The food + desserts looked outstanding. I wouldn’t have known where to start! You look beautiful, per usual. Love the shots of you + Eric. Tell him I said hello!! Miss you!! xo
wow what a crew, that looks like it was a lot of fun! thats not a typical spread at a birthday party haha, it all looks so delicious especially those raw crepes wow! happy birthday!!!
Happy birthday!!
We have the same birthday btw :)
Happy birthday!
happy birthday the food looks amazing as does your party im jealous of the desserts too… hope your 28th year is the best yet!
It looks like you had a fabulous birthday weekend! Happy early birthday and hope it’s an amazing one tomorrow! =)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Your birthday menu sounds so exotic and unique! Chickpea burgers and raw crepes sound amazing :)
Happy Birthday! It looks like you had a great time, and the food looks awesome.
Happy birthday Ange :) It looks like a fantastic weekend and I hope your Monday is just as good. Have a great day xx
Looks like it was all a blast!!
Hope you wake up feeling fab tomorrow!
Looks like so much fun!!
Happy Birthday!!! :D