Party Food Archives - De Su Mama

Spinach Pesto: Summer Salad Pesto

May 20, 2013 By Vanessa 2 Comments

Summer Salad Pesto Holy summer salad, I am on a roll in the kitchen these days! Sometimes I can't stand the thought of it, but the last few weeks I wake up excited to get in the kitchen and try my hand at something different. With it being Mediterranean Diet Month (and getting super hot here in Vegas), creating simple additions to a light summer salad has been on my brain. And as always, trying to sneak in some healthy leafy greens into our diet is a good thing too. I love making this cilantro pesto - it's great on just about anything - but this time I whipped up a spinach pesto using … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Traditions Tagged With: Food Memory, Healthy Foods, Party Food

Pesto Pasta Salad Recipe

April 12, 2013 By Vanessa 2 Comments

I've had two babies turn one, and with each first birthday party I've made an orzo pasta dish. With Alina, it was a garlic roasted vegetable orzo pasta salad that was dripping with a balsamic dressing - so yum! But since Sebastian's first birthday Very Hungry Caterpillar party was on a much warmer day, I just didn't feel like turning on the oven to roast veggies. So, I decided to make a Pesto Pasta Salad using orzo instead. This Pesto Pasta Salad is very easy to make and could be altered to fit your particular tastes any number of ways. You could even try it with my Cilantro Pesto … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Traditions Tagged With: Birthday Traditions, Food Memory, Party Food

Sebastian’s Very Hungry Caterpillar Party! {part one}

April 8, 2013 By Vanessa 6 Comments

Over the weekend we hosted some of our friends and family at our home to celebrate Sebastian's first birthday with a Very Hungry Caterpillar party. I am not a party thrower professional, and tend to get stressed out, but my sister and step mom helped me out and I think we came up with a cute party for a favorite little boy. And, it was so much fun! Totally not the stress I'm used to when it comes to party throwing. Many many thanks to those who showed up to give my boy sweet love on his first birthday party! You guys truly made the day special! We ordered a bounce house for the kids (and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Parties, Party Food, Sebastian, Very Hungry Caterpillar Party

Birthday Traditions: The Birthday {Pan}Cake

January 16, 2013 By Vanessa 2 Comments

Sunday Pancake Breakfast is a tradition in our home. It's one very close to Daddy D's heart, as his own Dad used to make them for him every weekend. Daddy D has told me how Grandpa Bell would make extra large pancakes, taking his time while a young, little D waited anxiously at the table. They would chat about their week, my father-in-law molding my husband into the extraordinary man he was destined to become. With Alina turning three this week, birthday traditions have been heavy on my mind. Grandpa Bell and Alina's wonderful Daddy are the foundation of the birthday {pan}cake, a tradition I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Traditions & Legacy Tagged With: #BuildYourLegacy, Family History, Party Food, Traditions

Holiday Traditions: The Gingerbread House

December 11, 2012 By Vanessa 2 Comments

Alina is at the most incredible age and to say we are establishing our family legacy and holiday traditions would be putting it mildly. We continue to enjoy the toddler activities from our Advent calendar, which for sure will become one of the holiday traditions we do for many years to come. On the 8th day of Christmas, while Dad was away playing a round of golf, Alina and I invited a special pair of friends over to help us start this tradition. Holiday Traditions made Easy! I'm a hard core Fresh and Easy lover. They are a specialty grocery market that is the most amazing mix of high … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Traditions Tagged With: family fun activities, Holiday Traditions, Party Food, Traditions

Alina’s First Dr Seuss Party

January 10, 2012 By Vanessa 3 Comments

I cannot even believe my baby girl is about to turn TWO next week! And in a few short months I will be a mother of TWO! 2012 is all about the number two, I suppose. Sooo, even though I wrote this Dr Seuss party post of Alina's first Dr. Seuss birthday party, I had just started blogging and actually wrote the post without many images, not realizing that people {including me} really just wanna see pictures! Today's post will be the second in recapping my first child's first year...complete with a gazillion pictures and quick descriptions of all the fun details. Enjoy {because I sure did...what … [Read more...]