Geek By Marriage

It couldn’t have been easy for the show’s producers to say goodbye this early in the season to a woman who was guaranteed to cook up a full plate of crazy on a weekly basis, but I’ve got to give props to the judges for once again carrying out their objective of finding an authoritative, charismatic host of a Food Network series, and not giving free passes to folks who make for “good TV.” I mean, in Alicia’s own words, her performance during this week’s dessert challenge was “horrifying” and “embarrassing.” The fact that she’d been to pastry school yet struck out not only on the aforementioned “team dessert” — which was tossed into the dumpster by party guests along with so many cocktail napkins — but on something as simple as a vanilla bean cupcake with a cookie dough center and a fondant star (her individual contribution) was a devastating blow to her credibility. (The full TKO for Alicia may have come when guest judge Duff Goldman couldn’t find said cookie dough in his dessert. Whoops!

Here are a few suggestions for easy decorations, cakes, activities and more.

The theme color is pink, so you can choose from a lot of pink streamers, balloons and dangles, plus there is a lot of other Strawberry Shortcake party supplies such as tablecloths, paper plates, napkins and cups.

Use Strawberry Shortcake Party Supplies to Decorate the Table

For the party table you can buy a plastic table cover and then add a pink Strawberry Shortcake fabric as the table runner. This is an easy way to have a little color without needing to spend a lot. You can also use a combination of Strawberry Shortcake motifs and pink party supplies for the plates, cups, napkins, cups etc.

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