Saturday, September 25th, 2010

A few of my favorite things…

These are a few of my favorite things.

This list is inspired by a little cocktail party I threw the other night that included a bunch of lovely ladies and a few things for the festivities that I love, from food to flowers (with the help of my decor-savvy mom):
1. Bellinis. For the evening’s “signature cocktail” I served this admittedly very girly but still delicious drink: pink prosecco mixed with peach puree (purchased at the over-the-top/fabulous/tr?s ch?re new Batali Italian food emporium Eataly in Manhattan…more on that situation later).
2. Hydrangeas. Bunches of mint green hydrangeas arranged in antique milk glass vases (a new collecting hobby of mine; not that I need a new collecting hobby