N's Fantasbulifferous Bridal Shower

Well, we finally pulled off N's bridal shower (and how!) Almost 20 girls descended upon Fort Mason yesterday for a really fun afternoon of eating and chatting.

Blogger stopped cooperating with me just as I was loading the last two photos, so I don't have a shot of the gorgeous venue. N's sister works at a nonprofit in Fort Mason, so we were lucky to have the use of a cotttage with a yard over looking Muni Pier and Ghirardelli Square. The setup was adorable. And here's the food table! Let's see some close ups.

Prosciutto wrapped breadsticks; simple but delicious. Who doesn't like prosciutto?

Endives filled with cherry tomatoes and microgreens, served with some Italian dressing. Tomatoes this time of the year are a great idea. We ate an entire bowl of them, plain, after the shower.

Chicken salad in puff pastry. Maybe I was starved for salty food after baking desserts for two days straight, or maybe this was just that good. I think it was my favorite thing all afternoon.

Cucumber sandwiches and smoked salmon sandwiches. It's hard to tell, but they are cut in the shapes of acorns and squirrels because there's a running joke that N loves squirrels (and scampers about and nibbles on her food like one).

Now, to all the sugar. I fried up Earl Grey doughnuts, which for a first try I have to say turned out pretty darned well. Mmmmm....doughnuts.

Plate of scones, both chocolate chip and currant.

Devil's food cupcakes with marshmallow fluff frosting. The cupcake recipe is courtesy of Martha Stewart; the frosting recipe is from Trophy Cupcakes in Seattle, which is one of the better cupcake shops sweeping the nation.

N's younger sister made these tasty apple galettes. It's scary how thin, fruity desserts encased in pie crust tend to just disappear into everyone's stomachs. Yum...pie crust...

Aha, something colorful and healthy--melon balls! There were also two bowls of mixed berries, which mostly ended up in everyone's champagne.

There was also a lovely cheese plate and mini skewers of mozarella, tomatoes, and basil. Everything was delicious, and the presentation was too adorable for words. N's sisters drove themselves half mad making sure all the decorations were set up, inside and out, and scouring second hand stores for shabby chic mixed china. I think everyone was very impressed with the entire soiree.

My plate. I know I cast a photo over it when I took the photo, but I was too hungry to care. Time to eat!