Thursday, December 12, 2013

CHERYL SABAN'S "SOUL SISTERS" CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON




CHERYL SABAN TURNS HER PARTY PAVILION AT HER HOUSE INTO A CHILD'S PLAYGROUND FOR THE HOLIDAYS. WOODEN SOLDIERS GREET YOU ON EACH STEP AS YOU ENTER. BALLOONS ARE EVERYWHERE.

THE FIRST THING YOU DO IS WALK DOWN TO THE CRAFTS TABLES WHERE GUESTS ARE "PLAYING." CHERYL WAS MAKING A STYROFOAM CHRISTMAS TREE, CHOOSING APPLIQUES FROM A TABLE FILLED WITH GOODIES.






Happy Cheryl

Cheryl and her tree


THE NEXT AREA IS THE CARAMEL APPLE-MAKING STAND. YOU PICK OUT YOUR APPLE; THE HELPERS DIP IT IN HOT CARAMEL; YOU TWIRL IT IN ANY TOPPINGS YOU WISH!




THEN IT'S ON TO THE SCRABBLE ORNAMENT AREA. PICK YOUR TILES, PUT GLUE ON THE BACK; PLACE THEM IN THEIR STAND; LET DRY. TIE A RIBBON THROUGH THE EYE AND HANG. WHILE YOU ARE DOING ALL THAT, YOU ARE BEING SERVED DRINKS AND HORS D'OEUVRES LIKE LOBSTER FRITTERS, CORN FRITTERS, MINI GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES, SMOKED SALMON AND CAVIAR, TINY CUPS OF BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP. I HAVE TO SAY RIGHT NOW THAT I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN IN LOVE WITH THE KITCHEN FOR EXPLORING FOODS IN PASADENA. EVERY TIME THEY CATER A PARTY I KNOW I'M ROLLING OUT THE DOOR.





THESE BEAUTIFUL TABLES WERE SCATTERED ABOUT. ADMIRING THEM AND THE WHOLE PARTY WERE CAROL BIONDI, JENNIFER STALLONE, JOYCE ARAD, DAGNY DUBELKO, SHELLY CURTIS LITVACK AND MANY MORE PICTURED BELOW.

THE LUNCH SAVORY BUFFET



THE EGGNOG AND DESSERT BUFFET FEATURING COCONUT CAKE, ENGLISH TOFFEE PUDDING, MINIATURE CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKES, HOT CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOWS, TARTE TATIN--TOTAL HEAVEN.


IRENA MEDAVOY AND DEBORAH SHELTON
NADINE SCHIFF AND CYNTHIA YORKIN

MY FAVORITE SHOT--DAVID FOSTERS' TWO WIVES LINDA AND YOLANDA
FLORENCE SLOAN, CYNTHIA YORKIN, WENDY GOLDBERG, MARY PATTIZ.
AND CONGRATULATIONS MARY PATTIZ ON BEING THE CHAIR OF THE BETTY FORD CENTER!

WE ALL RECEIVED BEAUTIFUL SOUL SISTERS NECKLACES FROM CHERYL MADE BY MELINDA MARIA JEWELRY. I LOVE HER THINGS. THEN THERE WAS A TIN OF SOUL SISTERS COOKIES ON THE WAY OUT FOR EVERYONE.


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