Goodbye/Engagement Party

A dear friend of ours was kind enough to throw us a goodbye Portland and Seattle party/engagement party. It was a great time with a killer surprise ending: cupcakes (or Rudercakes) and champagne.
I was asked by Ruder to make biscuits and gladly accepted the challenge. I decided to go a different route with my recipe selection since my books were all packed up. I chose the Joy of Cooking Buttermilk Biscuit recipe, and must admit, was a little let down. The link to the recipe is from a blogger who also made them and seemed to have wild success. Jerk.

Mine were sort of flat and disc like. I had to take matters into my own hands and make up the rest with a box mix. This is not the last you have seen of BergerBakes, buttermilk biscuits.

However, my failed biscuits are not the most important thing here. Ian and I are so lucky to have such great friends and family to come together for such a special night before we left for Chicago. Thanks again Ian Ruder! And Ruder family!