2012 Holiday Party Update

Another successful party!!! Thank you to our friends who made a donation to this year’s non-profit: Daybreak. Because of your generosity, we will be delivering $1900 to assist for runaway and homeless youth. This brings the total contributed to the Dayton community to $15,486 since December 2008.

Statistics:

• 83 guests
• 10 lbs beef and 8 lbs pork
• 18 bottles of champagne
• 7 bottles of white wine
• 8 bottles of red wine
• 23 bottles of beer

The Menu:

Goat Cheese with Spicy Raspberry Chile Chutney

Blue Cheese Crackers with Cream Cheese Chutney Roulade

Shallot Parmesan Party Ryes

Bourbon Bacon Toasts

Pigs in a Blanket with Chicken and Apple Sausage

Pancetta Gorgonzola Dip

Bacon, Leek & Cheddar Mini Quiches

Manchego Marinated in Olive Oil & Herbs

Marinated Kalamata Olives

Parmesan Puff Pastry

Figs Marinated in Port and Balsamic

Blue Cheese Apple-Walnut Tarts

Brie and Fig cups

Endive Stuffed with Smoked Salmon Mousse

Endive Stuffed with Fig Filling

Italian Sausage Dip

Spicy Grilled Shrimp

Chipotle-Spiked Winter Squash and Black Bean Salad

Brussels Sprout, Blue Cheese, and Glazed-Pecan Salad

Cranberry Rice Salad

Skirt Steak Marinated Asian-style

Marinated Portobello Mushrooms

Grilled Hot Oil Marinated Pork with Cranberry Chutney

Salted Chocolate Almonds

Meringue Snowballs

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2011 Smith-Roberts Holiday Party Summary

What a great time!!! Thank you for sharing it with us! I’m moving very slowly today as I expect are Becky, Dan, Karen, and Stacy. Without them this party would not  be possible!

And THANK YOU for your continued support for local non-profits. We raised $1910.00 for Classrooms to Crayons. This raises our 2011 total contributions to $3,865 and our total contributions (since we started this in 2008) to $12,461.00. We really appreciate that you give what you can. Special thanks to Elizabeth Wiley and The Meadowlark Restaurant for donating the Portobello Mushrooms.

The menu is available at noumena12dining.blogspot.com. And now for the interesting part…the SUMMARY.

Attendees: 117 (at least the best I could recount this morning)
Consumed: 10 lbs of skirt steak, 9 lbs pork, 6 lbs Chocolate Almond Bark, 45 Portobello mushrooms (that’s 3 cases)

Liquor	3487.5	ml
Beer	45	bottles
Red Wine	17	bottles
Champagne	19	bottles
White Wine	12	bottles
Pop	21	cans
Water	78	bottles

 

Have a safe and happy 2012!!

Ann & John

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2011 Fireworks Party Recap

Thank you for making another party successful! We had a great time visiting with friends and meeting new people…and our generous friends raised $1800.00 for CultureWorks. That’s a lot of toilet paper in the theater!

Special thanks to John who worked tirelessly behind the bar all night and truly earned his cocktail geek badge. The big hit was his Ginger Beer Mojito…enough of them to go through 4.5 liters of rum being consumed. In addition, we went through 3 cases of beer and 21 bottles of wine. And as usual, Becky and Sharon  made sure everyone was well taken care of. The menu and recipes are available at noumena12dining.blogspot.com.

Thanks to Wiley and the crew at Meadowlark for 6 lbs of SHREDDED cheese and providing the asparagus and mushrooms. Rob Leonard who played bar back and made sure there was wine available all night. David Strohscher for producing the ice shards…we are out now so can you please start production again. Dave & Lillian for providing MORE gin. Nik Hunt for bar advice and a great genever Negroni!

Thanks to Taylor Putney and Dan Hursh I actually got to see the roof through pictures. Thanks for the photos! I never remember to take them myself.

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2010 Smith-Roberts Winter Holiday Party

I'm late getting the post party update out...it definitely took me longer to "recover" from the party this year. Not sure if that was because I had such a good time or if it is age related. Thank you to Becky, Karen, and Dan!! This party is only successful because they make it so we all have everything we need through out the evening! Thank you!!

Here are the numbers! We raised $1296.00 for the Dayton YWCA Women's Shelter. Thank you for your generosity!!! That brings the total raised for 2010 to $3616 and the total raised since 2008 to $8516. It continues to amaze me how much we have been able to raise through our very generous friends. We love that we can all come together and make a difference.

In case you didn't realize because I certainly didn't, 100 people celebrated the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011 with us consuming 8 lbs of beef, 9 lbs of pork, and 8 lbs of shrimp. In addition, we went through 2918.75ml of liquor (seems low to me), 32 bottles of beer (and no they were not on the wall), 16 bottles of red wine, 10 bottles of champagne, 11 bottles of white wine, 23 cans of pop, and 80 bottles of water.

As always, here is the menu and recipes:

• Bacon Leek & Cheddar Mini Quiches
• Spinach-Boursin Quiche (Perfect Party Foods)
• Mango Chutney Dip
• Oregano-Flavored Feta Spread (Perfect Recipes for Entertaining People)
• Sun-Dried Tomato Spread with Fresh Basil (Perfect Recipes for Entertaining People)
• White Bean Spead with Garlic and Rosemary (Perfect Recipes for Entertaining People)
• Artichoke Dip
• Spicy Asian Lettuce Cups (Perfect Recipes for Entertaining People)
• Mini Crab Cakes with Tomato Ginger Jam
• Italian Sausage Dip
• Stilton Tart with Cranberry Chutney
• Jerk Pork
• Korean Barbecue Skirt Steak
• Marinated Shrimp
• John's Soba Noodles
• Roasted Squash Salad
• Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball
• Bittersweet Chocolate Bark with Almonds

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2010 Holiday Party Menu

It's final! Finally!!

• Bacon Leek & Cheddar Mini Quiches
• Mushroom & Sun-Dried Tomato Pockets
• Spinach-Boursin Quiche
• Appetizer Bar including Oregano-Flavored Feta Spread, Sun-Dried Tomato Spread with Fresh Basil, and White Bean Spead with Garlic and Rosemary
• Spicy Asian Lettuce Cups
• Mini Crab Cakes with Tomato Ginger Jam
• Italian Sausage Dip
• Stilton Tart with Cranberry Chutney
• Jerk Pork
• Korean Barbecue Skirt Steak
• John's Soba Noodles (shhh!! Don't tell Lillian...she'll eat them all)
• Roasted Squash Salad
• Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball
• Bittersweet Chocolate Bark with Almonds

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2010 Fireworks Party

Again, we can't THANK YOU enough for your generosity! We raised over $1100 for out new neighbor Good Neighbor House helping people in the Dayton area through tough times. I am continually amazed at how each of us giving a little can add up to make a big difference. Since December 2008, your support brings the total giving from Smith-Roberts parties to over $6000!

73 people braved traffic, parking, and 500 people in the Firefly Building to view the City of Dayton fireworks. John's cocktails were VERY popular! Now on to the damages! :) In addition to 6 lbs of me, 176 lbs of ice, and all the delicious goodies that you provided, we consumed:

	Used
Liquor	2575	ml
Beer	37	bottles
Red Wine	1	bottles
Champagne	4	bottles
White Wine	4	bottles
Pop	52	cans
Water	113	bottles

Special thanks go to Becky and Sherri for their help!

Thank you for helping us celebrate the 4th of July!

Ann and John

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2009 Holiday Party Revisited

Thank you for your generosity!!! Once again, you have contributed $1,395 to local non-profit organizations:
Clothes That Work $770
Humane Society of Greater Dayton $625

No one was scared off by the threat of snow, we had 112 attendees this year. While there were dire warnings about running out of food, there was a lot of salads left over. However, there was little left of the 9 lbs of pork and the 7 lbs of steak. The big surprise of the evening was when we had gone through ALL 14 bottles of red wine that I had on hand by 9:30pm.

Total Beverage Consumption

Liquor	7870	ml
Beer	55	bottles
Red Wine	21	bottles
Champagne	12	bottles
White Wine	11	bottles
Pop	33	cans
Water	48	bottles

Special thanks to Becky, Dan, and Karen!!! This party would not be a success without you!

Best wishes for a wonderful 2010!
Ann and John

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2009 Holiday Party Menu

Finally feeling well enough to finalize the holiday party menu. You'll see some of your old favorites and hopefully a few new ones to keep it interesting.

Baked Crab, Brie and Artichoke Dip
Cheddar Cayenne Chips
Chutney Cheese Spread
Curried Chickpea Dip
Fig and Walnut Tapenade with Goat Cheese
Gorgozonla Truffles
Mediterranean Spinach Bites
Mushroom Puffs
Spiced Lamb Bites
Sundried-Tomato Sausage Dip
Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

Sweet Potato Salad with Orange-Maple Dressing
Wild Rice and Roasted Vegetable Salad with Sherry-Thyme Vinaigrette
Brussels Sprout, Blue Cheese, and Glazed-Pecan Salad

Glazed Pork Loin with Cilantro and Garlic
Miso Marinated Skirt Steak

Something sweet for dessert!!!

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