*830 - on a special day

An impromptu midnight Weggies run was long overdue. There's something quite thrilling about skidding happily down empty aisles and taking your time to sniff the cheese, peruse the cereal, and prod the avocados to your heart's content.

What began as a let's swing by Wegmans for some cheese and crackers to go with the wine became a full-blown $70 grocery trip! Which culminated in ...

A fruit-cheese-fondue platter with strawberries, grapes, crackers, brie, cute little marshies, and oozy melty chocolate



Mango salsa and guacamole dip: sweet, salty, and tangy all at once



Bruschetta with toasted tomatoes, a splash of balsamic vinegar and basil, and a generous grating of cheese



A pat of cream cheese covered with smoked salmon and topped with capers on a cracker



With some French chardonnay.

Decadent, really, for a 2 am snack. But everyone deserves a little indulgence on a special occasion, yes? :)

Results: round happy tummies, leftover ingredients for a ridiculously complex Sunday brunch, and a hankering for a better camera that would capture my culinary delights. Now for some more of those chocolate-dipped strawberries ...