Housewarming.

It finally happened:

Caz and Mike found their dream hope.  The furnitures moved in and the boxes are unpacked so let's celebrate.

Caz and Mike invited family, new neighbours and friends over to make the house a home with a canapes and cocktail housewarming party.

The house certainly heated up.  It was such a beautiful day with temperatures in the 30s.

Caroline got the party started with maximum fun and minimum fuss.

Having just returned from Majorca she added a shot of Spanish style with Hugo cocktails.
A beautifully fresh and summery tipple.  Delightfully refreshing with fresh mint, elderflower, Proscecco (although in Spain they use Cava) and sparkling water!  (Gently rub the mint leaves together to draw out the flavour, then place in the glass.  You can either remove the leaves from the stem or keep them on.   Then add elderflower syrup in sparkling water (Waitrose sell), Prosecco and a slice of lime and serve on ice).  The whole thing just makes you feel so cool and chic.

She also added a shot of style with satay canapes.  So easy - spoon a little ready make satay sauce into a shot glass and add a ready made chicken satay and serve cold.  Delicious.  They also went well with the spicy prawns and mango.  And the children loved the cut up Watermelon.

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And, of course, no party is complete without a cake.

Many thanks to Jo for bringing this delicious cake as a housewarming gift.

The Sweet Sorrel Bakery

Vanilla sponge, white chocolate ganache and raspberry filling.  Swiss meringue buttercream frosting with raspberries and white chocolate shavings.  It was so good and there was none left over.

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It tasted as good as it looked!

Congratulations on your new home!!  Wishing you all the very best settling in and making it your own.