Happy Birthday To Kona!!
This afternoon I enjoyed a nice yogurt mixed with a Mussleman’s applesauce and some Galaxy Granola (my last bit!) while READING. It was joyous.
The I rounded up the troops and we headed over to Kona’s house
It rained on the parade, but the keg was still happy and full of Sam Summer!
I wasn’t in the biggest drinking mood tonight, but I sipped off some of Matt’s brews
And made a mocktail with Sprite Zero and cherries to drink with dinner
Schmooze
Shortly some DOGGIE guests arrived!!
Scooter!!!
Kona greeted each guest warmly
Kona and GILBERT had quite a rough greeting, but were friends in the end.
Foodz! Many of the guests tonight are RDs that work with Caitlin (and me!). The foods were all great –
Caitlin made a Cooking Light White Bean Dip with Rosemary Olive Oil that was awesomely good!!!
I think I ate too much bean dip ’cause I was too full for dinner!
Kehaulani made Ina Garten’s Panzanella Salad!
More snax
Bayley brought a Mexican cheesy dip!
Taylor’s Alton Brown Homemade Mac n Cheese!
Matt and I brought a bunch of veggies to grill with the burgers
I got a petite burger
And filled the rest of my plate with some panzanella, mac and veggies. However, I could barely finish half of this! I’ve never been one to leave veggies on my plate, but I was getting full FAST and couldn’t even finish those. Strange for me. I think it was all the bean dip!!
Cutie pie!
C+J have been making these PB&J martinis and had the set up to make them tonight. It’s a blended chocolate liquor base and then the rim is crushed peanuts, peanut butter and strawberry jam!!!!!
I only had room for a shot’s worth, but MY was it delicious!
More PB&J in the form of a bar!!! Shared this bite with Matt
PUPPY CHOW made by Kate!
And this beautiful Coldstone Strawberry Red Velvet cake was a big hit.
Matt and I shared a small piece – I liked the icing the best!
Thanks to Caitlin and Jason and Kona for the fun night!
runnerforever says
I love everything about this post, can’t go wrong with doggie photos and you got some seriously awesome pics 🙂
Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg says
Cute sweater!! And oh my GOSH, I want that dog! Although my husband would say we don’t need a third 🙂 What does he know?
Lisa says
Those pictures of the doggy birfday are adorable! What a fun night and the food looks delicious.
Jil @ Peace, Love & Munchies says
Omgoah Kona is adorable (and so well behaved…my dog would have demolished anything dangled so close to her face! haha)
Jessica @ The Process of Healing says
That looks like a lot of fun! And that cake looks to DIE FOR!
Camille says
Awwm this is so cute!
I have never had a doggy birthday party… but puppy chow is one of my addictions!
Stacey@http://stacey-healthylife.blogspot.com/ says
That is too cute. I love the dog getting his cake with a candle. Those recipes look like they were delicious.
I always fill up on appetizers, usually hummus and then ruin my appetite for dinner, so I understand.
Beth @ Beth's Journey to Thin says
Ahh potluck style is the best! Its so fun to see what everyone brings to the table… and Cooking Light has some awesome recipes! I’m going to try out that bean dip.
Christina says
Aww the birthday girl is adorable! It looks like she might have skipped blowing out that candle and went right for the cake.
I love Cold Stone! That cake sounds amazing.
Jenn (www. j3nn.net ) says
Awww, cute puppies!! 😀
That cake looks SO good! 😯 Your outfit was really cute, Kath!
Jenn
Cynthia (It All Changes) says
Birthday parties for dogs seem like such a fun reason to get together with friends 🙂
Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run] says
Aw, a dog party. Reminds me of Dr. Suess! Sounds like a fun summery night. I was def in the mood for a bbq. That bean dip sounds yumm-o!
Shannon (The Daily Balance) says
what a fun celebration! those dogs are doggone adorable! sorry, couldn’t resist 😉
Midgetkeeper says
What a fun party!
Coco @ Opera Girl Cooks says
Hah, birthdog! Looks like a delicious spread!
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
Haha fun night! Great excuse to have a party!!!
Courtney @ Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life says
Wow, that looks like one delicious mix of party food! And that little Scooter is just adorable! 🙂
Lyn says
I love it! What a great reason for a party!
Run Sarah says
What a fun night – love all the pup pics too!
Annie@stronghealthyfit says
How cute are those dogs! What a fun party. Looks like some good eats!
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is says
Ahhh I LOVE Coldstone Cake!
Wei-Wei says
Kona looks ADORABLE! …and so do you! That colour looks gorgeous on you 🙂
What was Kona’s cake made out of? All of the (human) food looks deeeeelish 😀
Have a great Sunday! 🙂
Wei-Wei
Kath says
Thanks!
Kona’s cake was a dog cake, but we don’t know what it was made of.
Amber K says
Looks like a total blast!
linda says
omygosh is scooter a pug or mix?
Kath says
Not sure!
Jen says
He’s a pug! And he’s mine. 🙂
Hannah says
That looks like the perfect mix of healthful and fun foods – which is really the most “healthy” thing, ultimately, I think 🙂 And thanks for the links – that bean dip looks amazing!
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
yay dogs. i’m hanging out with a bunch as i type, but we could all use some puppy chow.
Sarah Snacks says
CUTE!! I love the idea of a doggie bday party!
Brittany says
What a fun dog birthday bash! I love puppy chow, but those PB&J Martinis sound amazing. I love your shot version.
Stephanie says
That spread looks amazing, especially the white bean dip! I’ll need to try making that. How fun to have a birthday party for a dog! I’ve never thought of having one for my own, but I love a reason for a get-together!
Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run] says
Hi Kath =)
This is a little off topic, but I was wondering if you could share with us how you organize your photos on your computer since you seem to take a lot (…of great pics). Nerd KERF perhaps, or just some simple tips?
Thanks!
Kath says
Yes, I can try to do that. It requires a different computer, so that’s kind of a pain – maybe I can do a photo clip?
Basically I use Windows Live Gallery. It’s a great photo organizing program. I upload my photos to a folder and then immediately resize them all to 600px into one big folder called UPLOAD. Then I work from there to copy and paste them into my post.
Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run] says
Ok, well no worries if it’s too difficult. I use Windows Live Gallery too and love the simplicity.
*I’d love to know how to resize them all at once though because that step always takes me lots of time 🙂
Kath says
You can easily with WL Gallery! Just select them all and go to File–> Resize. That’s the main reason why i got it
Michelle @ Give Me the Almond Butter says
Aww what a fun night. My mom used to throw birthday parties for my dog when we were little 🙂
Mastering Public Health says
Great balance and fun tonight. 🙂
PS- I agree with Hillary; would be great to learn your photo-sorting technique — that’d be an informative post.
Freya @ Brit Chick Runs says
Ha, a party hosted by RDs..no wonder the food was so good!
LOL at that little pug dog!! His face made me properly laugh out loud 😛
Glad you had fun 🙂
Anne @ Food Loving Polar Bear says
Everything looks so delicious and those dogs are super cute 😀
Allie says
delicious looking party food. i would love one of those pbj shots! i agree, that color is perfect for you!
Ann @ Appalachian Appetites says
Love that shot 🙂 Yummy!
Glad it’s still the weekend!
Shawna @ Balancing Me says
OMG, so cute! That Scooter is one handsome little devil. He makes me miss my Harry so much. 🙁
Looks like you had a fun time and that shot looks sooooo yummy! Can we get the recipe for it? Pretty please?
Kath says
I google PB&J Martini and found it pretty quickly:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sunny-anderson/pb-and-j-choc-tini-recipe/index.html
Shawna @ Balancing Me says
Thanks – didn’t know if it was something they had made up.
Erin (Travel, Eat, Repeat) says
This looks like such a fun spring gathering. All that good food–yum!
Danielle says
That looked like a really fun evening. Yummy food, too!
Louise says
Oh my god, i think i have just fallen in love with dear little Scooter! he is so cute! 🙂
all the food looks FANTASTIC, too! 🙂
Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down) says
Happy Birthday to Kona! I love doggy birthday celebrations. My black lab adored his birthdays too because it always involved trips to the petstore, new toys and birthday cakes (which were always sweetened with bananas. )
Looks like you guys had fun! 😀
Gena says
Love the shirt 🙂
Megan @ The Oatmeal Diaries says
I LOVE that first picture! It looks like you all had a great time. And Puppy Chow might be one of my favorite splurges ever!
Lindsay says
small world Kath! Caitlin went to undergrad with me at ECU, but graduated a year or so ahead of me.
Kath says
It love it when that happens 🙂