"After the Maid"

My "after the maid" service is my unique service. I do not know of anyone doing this. I come preferably on the day the maid comes, bring dinner for the family, something to drink when you arrive, and a snack. I can have everything ready to warm, time it so that it is ready to eat when you arrive, or have ready in your frig to finish baking. I give you menu choices and work with you to make it "kid friendly" if need be.

At this home, I made a chicken tetrazzini, a green salad with pears, feta cheese, and candied pecans, my Zuni dense no flour chocolate cake, and chocolate covered strawberries.

Even if you do not have a maid, you will enjoy this service. We aim to please.

Wedding Shower of Josh & Josie

The Menu:

Petite Ham Sandwiches
Chicken Salad Sandwiches with Walnuts & Grapes
Greek Egg Salad Sandwiches
Cucumber/Cream Cheese Sandwiches
Tuna Salad Sandwiches

Relish Tray
Potato Chips
Home Made Salsa & Tostitoe Chips

Sparkling Cranberry Juice
Red Velvet Cupcakes (by Melissa's Cupcakes)
Coffee

Color Scheme:
Pink/Red/Ivory

Theme:
Floating Candles/ Rose Petals/ Crystal

Guest enjoyed home made sandwich fillings with fresh breads, some from Central Market, Houston. To add to the romance of a wedding shower, we chose floating candles and lots of votive candles with rose petal sprinkles of red, pink and ivory.

One focal point was a place for guest to leave a "Recipe for a Happy Marraige" coupled with hand made cookbook covers to reflect the bride and groom.

Special party favors were pretzels dipped in
white chocolate and drizzled with milk
chocolate and special tags honoring the
wedding date of Josh & Josie.

Click on each pic to enlarge. More pics can be viewed on my website soon. donnamadden.me

Baby Shower

The Menu:

Sausage Cheese Egg Casserole
Fresh Fruit
Sparkling Fruit Juice/Starbucks Coffee
Shower Cake

Theme:

Baby Birds

Color Theme:

Pale Yellow and Teal

My inspiration was a really beautiful napkin. Loved these colors. I felt that the decor for the shower would be a little less unexpected to use baby birds and nests rather than the typical baby stuff.

The house was packed with 30 plus guests, but everything went very smoothly. As guests arrived, we had the sparkling fruit juice, followed by the light breakfast plate. The shower time was 11 a.m. The large floral arrangement housed 4 baby birds in the branches. We chose very "naturey" type flowers to showcase the look.

Christmas Candy Recipes

Just click on the recipe to open each. Enjoy!

2 Minute Microwave Fudge	5 Minute Fudge	7 Layer Bars
Aaron's Buttery Cashew Brittle	Almond Bark	Amanda's Peppermint Creams
Ann's Cream Nut Candy	Bavarian Inn Peanut Bars	Beth's Delicious Fudge
Brownie Fudge Dessert	Buckeyes	Buckeyes
Butter Toffee	Candied Yams	Candy Bar Brownies
Candy Cane Brittle	Candy Cane Fudge	Caramel Krispie Treats
Caramels	Carmel Corn	Carol's Christmas Treats
Chocolate Almond Bars	Chocolate Balls	Chocolate Billionaires
Chocolate Chow Mein Candy	Chocolate Covered Cherries	Chocolate Covered Nuts
Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Balls	Chocolate Covered Pretzels	Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Chocolate Covered Pretzels	Chocolate Nut Caramels	Chocolate Popcorn
Chocolate Silk Bon Bons	Chocolate Truffels	Christmas Candied Walnuts
Christmas Crackle Candy	Christmas Mice	Chunky Mallow Candy
Cinnamon Hard Candy	Cinnamon Popcorn	Cranberry Nut Fudge
Cream Cheese Candy	Creamy Chocolate Truffles	Creamy Microwave Pralines (Texas Stye)
Crispy peanutbutter balls	Dark Chocolate Fudge	Deborahe's Holiday Chocolates
Disappearing Marshmallow Brownies	Dish of Dirt	Divinty
Dorothy's Peanut Butter/Butterscotch Noodle Cookie	Dreamcicle Fudge	Easy Candy
Easy Divinity	Easy Divinity Easy Divinity Candy	Easy Fudge
Easy Granola Candy	Easy Microwave Carmel	Easy Microwave Fudge
Easy Pecan Logs	English Toffee	English Toffee
English Toffee Bars	Fabulous Fudge	Fake Brittle
Fantasy Fudge	Festive Chocolate Truffles	Five Minute Fudge
Fool-Proof Fudge	Frosted Pecans	Fudge
Brownies	Fudge for One
Fudge Puddles	Georgia Nuggets	Grandma Donna's Nummies
Grandma F's Delicious Fudge	Grandmother' s Holiday Fudge	Hard Candy
Hard Tack Candy	Hazelnut Fantasy Fudge	Ho-Ho Hash
Holly Confection	Honey Comb	J & D's Peanut Butter Balls
Jeanne's Tiger Butter	Jen's Chocolate Meringues	J's Cream Fudge
Kim's Famous Cashew Brittle	Magic Marshmallow Fudge	Mama's Fudge
Maple Rum Balls	Margie's Best Candy	Martha Washington Candy
Martha Washington Mounds	Marzipan	Melting Moments
Melting Moments	Memaw's Reese's	Meme's Best Ever Peanut Butter Fudge
Meringues	Micky's Mints	Microwave Peanutbutter fudge
Microwave Pralines	Milk Fudge	Milky Way Bars
Million Dollar Fudge	Mimi's Famous Fudge	Mocha Truffles
Mom's Mints	Mr. Monroe's Famous Fudge	Mrs. Eisenhower's Fudge
Never Fail Fudge	Never Fail Fudge	No Bake Rum Balls
No Cook Peanut Butter Fudge	No Fail Fudge	Novia Scotia Treats
Nut Mallow Goodies	Nutty North Pole Fudge	Orange Balls
Orange Glazed Pecans	Out Of This World Fudge	Oven Carmel Corn
Peanut Brittle	Peanut Brittle	Peanut Brittle
Peanut Brittle (Microwave)	Peanut Butter Balls	Peanut Butter Balls
Peanut Butter Balls	Peanut Butter Bars-An Elve's Favorite Treat	Peanut Butter Candy
Peanut Butter Candy	Peanut Butter Cups	Peanut Butter Cups
Peanut Butter Fruit Squares	Peanut Butter Fudge	Peanut Butter Fudge
Peanut Butter Fudge	Peanut Butter Snowballs	Peanut Clusters (mircrowavable)
Peanut Krispies	Peanut Patties