Simply Hosting-- A Success!

Mom's Resource held their first conference this past Saturday at Oakcrest School. Simply Hosting was an event designed to bring the art of entertaining to the tangible reach of all those who attended. With about 50 people in attendance and a group of dynamic speakers and topics, the group of women who worked hard to produce this conference can rest easy that their first conference was a job well done.

The conference began with Elegant Entertaining in the Home by Martha Humler, a woman who is well versed in service, etiquette, and culture. Her talk focused on the time line that should be followed to put on a successful event. Her mantra of plan ahead, do ahead and keep it simple served as the basis for all her pearls of wisdom.

Patricia Fernandez de la Cruz, a collaborator on projects such as the cookbook Tapas: A Taste of Spain in America and the PBS series Made in Spain, followed with an Appetizer Demonstration and Tasting that focused on bringing the delicious flavors of Spain to much appreciative audience. Accompanied by her very capable helper and surprise guest Chef Jose Andres, together they made Gazpacho and Pan con Tomate y Manchego for the audience to taste. Both dishes can be found at Chef Andres' restaurant, Jaleo.

Lourdes Arguello ended the conference with a presentation on Throwing a Child's Birthday Party. Full of creative, logical and time-tested advice, she inspired the audience to take birthdays to the next level. Organization, planning ahead, simplicity and the spirit of service are the key ingredients for success. Her presentation culminated with a wonderful slide show of all the parties that she has put together demonstrating to the audience that her advice will result in successful parties and very happy birthday boys and girls. Some of her party themes in past included: art, baking, Lego, Medieval Times, Olympics, butterflies and much more. We also saw her beautiful cakes that she learned to make from the Wilton Cake Decorating class she took at Michaels.
Thank you to all who attended. Stay tuned for more Mom's Resource events in the future.