this morning so we could exchange our gifts and while we were waiting for our food (they had "Christmas" french toast with a mocha and mint infused mascarpone spread and a drizzle of chocolate...it was AMAZING), I asked bff what she was bringing. She's contributing a mocktail of her own invention: Southern Comfort vanilla spice eggnog (non-alcoholic) mixed with Canada Dry cranberry ginger ale. I've tried it here at home...it's yummy! When I ran out of cranberry ginger ale, I mixed the eggnog with A&W cream soda and it was also yummy. Anyways, I mentioned I'd be bringing shrimp cocktail and bff said don't. She and her sister (and I) are the only ones who would eat it, AND bff's BIL's sister was just up for the holidays and brought a HUGE platter of shrimp cocktail that has barely been touched.
So after breakfast, I braved Trader Joe's and bought a rosemary nut mix, a tin of their "step up to the snack bar" snack mix (I can't handle the spice in the spicy version <g>) and a bag of mini pretzels in festive fun shapes. I'm going to toss those in three separate tins. Per bff's suggestion, I'm going to cook up some TJ's butternut squash phyllo cups and some Giant Eagle's chicken bacon ranch cups and hope they stay warm and semi-crispy on the drive over.
