Today we celebrated a baby shower for my niece, Taylor Webster, and her partner James Manion using my favorite style of party, the Yankee Pot Luck. First off a humble brag: I made the following in less than a half hour, and it was delicious. We have a tossed salad, a bruschetta, and not one, but two fruit salads. I’m fucking awesome. (maybe not so humble).

And then the food kept rolling in. That’s what I love about the pot luck, each new guest brings new stuff.

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This is the perfect way to welcome new life into this world. “It takes a village” as the saying goes, and it really is magic when everyone works together. It was a great day and I have two wonderful families to thank for it. And Taylor looked absolutely beautiful.