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Kabobs, Sangria & Cupcakes

June 24, 2011 by Ericka

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One of my absolute favorite things ever is kabobs on the grill in the summertime. So, how happy was I when I skipped just 1 mile down the road to Tabitha & Lyndsey’s house for a cookout — and they were MAKING kabobs! Kabobs with carmelized onions, juicy cherry tomatoes, crispy chargrilled chicken, crunchy peppers and amazing steak. Add a side of quinoa & chickpea salad, a glass of sangria and one of the best cupcakes I’ve ever had in my life and you have a darn good night of food and good company!

It was a perfect, humid summer night (I actually love humidity for some odd reason) and we had a deck, pretty food and good conversation. George and Emily brought a huge batch of cupcakes from Alexandria Cupcake (1 million x better than Crumbs, btw). They were so good I had to sneak one home for Rick!

Let’s just say today was a little indulgent. After work, I came home for a pre-dinner snack of my leftover cheese plate from Cheestique last night (post coming soon on that amazing meal!) Then I had a much bigger dinner than my appetite called for but in this instance, I really loved the food I was eating and it was worth the extra calories. I sware the frosting on that cupcake seriously unlocked a moment of joy in my mouth.

Click below the fold to see more photos of the delicious evening:
Vodka-infused w/ lemon, lime & sugar:

My definition of heaven on a summer night:

Who doesn’t love some deviled eggs?

The amazing quinoa & chickpea salad:

My plate (second serving that is!):

Lyndsey demonstrates the art of the kabob:

One of the top 5 cupcakes in my life:

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  1. meg says

    June 24, 2011 at 5:49 am

    Cute pic of yourself, red looks good on you. You're missing one detail, what flavor was the cupcake?? Looks delicious either way.

  2. Ericka Andersen says

    June 24, 2011 at 9:06 am

    thanks! Yes, I know, it was more delicious looking in real life. It was actually a dark chocolate cupcake with vanilla frosting. SOOO good!

  3. meg says

    June 24, 2011 at 10:49 am

    Cute pic of yourself, red looks good on you. You're missing one detail, what flavor was the cupcake?? Looks delicious either way.

  4. Ericka Andersen says

    June 24, 2011 at 2:06 pm

    thanks! Yes, I know, it was more delicious looking in real life. It was actually a dark chocolate cupcake with vanilla frosting. SOOO good!

  5. Stephen gutowski says

    July 2, 2011 at 4:58 am

    This party was awesome. I loved those deviled eggs! Also this blog is wonderful. It has a clean & professional look. Very nice.

  6. Stephen gutowski says

    July 2, 2011 at 9:58 am

    This party was awesome. I loved those deviled eggs! Also this blog is wonderful. It has a clean & professional look. Very nice.

  7. Ericka Andersen says

    July 2, 2011 at 3:33 pm

    Thanks Stephen!

  8. Ericka Andersen says

    July 2, 2011 at 8:33 pm

    Thanks Stephen!

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