Wedding at Marvimon

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We recently catered a wedding at Marvimon House, providing a full sit-down style dinner. Our professional wait staff dressed the tables and handled the details. The floral arrangements were provided by Flowers by Felicia. Congratulations to the bride and groom! Here are a few photos from the reception:

 

When Summer Gives You Lemons….

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….Make some lemonade! Here’s 5 different ways to spice up your favorite summer drink!

 

Just… Lemonade!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 2 cups fresh lemon juice
  • 1 gallon cold water
  • 1 lemon, sliced
  • Mint sprigs, for garnish

Directions

In a 1 gallon container, place sugar and hot water, and stir until sugar dissolves. Add lemon juice and cold water to render 1 gallon. Stir until well mixed. Pour lemonade over glasses of ice, squeeze slice of lemon on top of each, and garnish with a sprig of mint.

 

 

Strawberry Lemonade

Ingredients

  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
  • 4 1/2 cups water
  • 1 (10 ounce) package frozen strawberries, partially thawed

Directions

  1. In a large pitcher, mix together lemonade concentrate and water. Stir in strawberries.

 

 

Blueberry Lemonade

Ingredients

  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 to 1 cup lemon juice, depending on tastes
  • 2 cups fresh blueberries
  • water

Directions

  1. Combine 1 cup water, sugar and 1 cup blueberries in a small saucepan.
  2. Simmer over low heat, stirring often, until sugar is dissolved and blueberries start to soften and leach their color.
  3. Strain blueberries and cool the sugar water mixture.
  4. Combine lemon juice with sugar water and add enough water to make 2 quarts of lemonade.
  5. Serve with the extra cup of blueberries for garnish.

 

Ginger-Honey Lemonade

Ingredients

3 cups water

Directions

Bring 1 cup water, honey, sugar, and ginger to boil in heavy medium saucepan over high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Boil 5 minutes. Cool. Strain syrup into pitcher. Mix in lemon juice and remaining 2 cups water. Fill pitcher with ice. Let stand 5 minutes. Fill 4 to 6 tall glasses with ice; add lemonade.

 

Limoncello Lemonade

Limoncello, an Italian lemon flavored liquor.  Same recipe as above…just add some fun!

 

Elegant Garden Wedding

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Photo Courtesy of Signature Sasha

Spring is in the air at Rise and Shine Catering. Spring and summer weddings are booking up fast! Our wedding planner division, Abbey Road is already hard at work. You don’t want to plan too small for the biggest day of your life!

 

Check out our Website for menu and ordering information, RiseandShine Catering.com

Valentine’s Day Cupcake Decorating Cheat Sheet

Cupcakes are a lot of fun to decorate. Here’s a Valentine’s Day Cupcake Decorating Cheat Sheet to help you choose your perfect cupcake! Never fear, with time and and a little love, a determined cook can make anything!

The great thing about all these recipes is they can be easily made with a standard box of cake mix. Chocolate works for most of these but feel free to experiment!

Peanut Butter M&M

Effortless and cute!  Get some Peanut Butter frosting and Valentine’s M&M’s. Frost and sprinkle on top!

Candy XOXO

It gets a little harder now! Vanilla frosting works best to help the design stand out. Get some small red candies and gently place them in the wet frosting in X’s and O’s.  Just make sure the frosting hardens with candies already in so they stick!

Frosting Swirl

Simple. We promise! Just put two colors of frosting, unmixed, in a frosting tube and frost! DIYers can use a Ziploc bag, and cut off the tip. Squeeze gently, the key here is to keep the frosting as unmixed as possible.

Heart Shaped

These are easier then they look! You just need the secret ingredient!

^ Here’s the trick!^  Fill cupcake cups and cake mix and put them in the pan, then get a marble and place it between the cup and the metal pan creating an indent.

Powdered Sugar Hearts

Okay, your getting a little creative here. Here’s the key to this effect, cut a heart shape out of wax paper or card stock.  Use both the heart cut out and the remaining sheet to cover the cupcakes and sift the powdered sugar over top to make your heart topping. Do an even number of each and place them in an alternating pattern for effect.

Strawberry Puree Inside

There’s some skill level in this one. Use strawberry jam and a cupcake filler, Target and Bed, Bath, and Beyond will usually have one available. When you’re done frost as normal!

Cut Out Hearts

Your really going for it now! Cut the tops off chocolate cupcakes, added a layer of pink frosting, punched a heart shape using a cookie cutter, then replaced the top onto the cupcake.

Roses and Ribbons

Wow Master Chef! I’m impressed! Frost you cupcakes with white frosting to help the roses stand out. Use fondant to make the roses, color it, rolled it flat and then cut into uneven strips 3/4 inch strips. Then, start at one end and roll them up. Tie a ribbon around for extra effect.

We are the ultimate romantics at Rise and Shine and we enjoy helping love to blossom in any way. You’ll have to find that special someone on your own, but with our event planning and location scouting services, you’re sure to fall in love!

 

Check out our Website for menu and ordering information, RiseandShine Catering.com

 

Join Us! Sept. 14th Open House and Catering Tasting

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You Are Invited!

Rise And Shine Catering would like to invite you to an Open House and Catering Tasting. Free Lunch and Appetizers!

Date: Wednesday, September 14th
Time: 11:00AM – 2:00PM
Address: Turner Center
8946 Sepulveda Eastway
Los Angeles, CA 90045

Come enjoy a FREE lunch on Rise And Shine Catering as we introduce a new location available to rent as well as food tastings from our corporate menu.

Rise And Shine Catering is working with the Los Angeles Turner Center to make your next event exceptional!

See Full Invitation Here!

 

 

Please RSVP if you will be attending:

 

E-mail: info@riseandshinecatering.com

Include name and number of attendees.

Please respond by September 8th.