TimBec2 Custom Catering

06/01/2025

Happy New Year, Friends! Hope y'all are hunkered down enjoying all this white stuff . . . Yesterday's view out the catering kitchen windows was a white out and it is pretty this morning with the shiny coat - so glad we don't have to get out though!

We're hunkered down just snacking life away - the most time we've been in the kitchen the last couple weeks was making "snow day snacks" yesterday (and it's been fabulous!).

We currently don't have anything booked in Jan but are going to update the program we use for recipes, groceries and pricing. I truly dislike "her" and call her ugly names, but she's Tim's bestie and she makes our life easier. And it's recipe testing season - that part I do like!

Anyway, pics today are of snow and snacks . . . Feel free to share some of yours with us!

My North Carolina genes came out pretty heavy - homemade pimento cheese & smoked bologna on saltine crackers with a little sweet tea on the side! Feel like a kid in my mamaw & papaw's kitchen 😋

01/01/2025

Thanks for helping make our 2024 shine . . .

24/12/2024

From our family to yours . . .

21/12/2024

Aaaaaand, that's a wrap on our 2024 season 👏 🙌 We're a tad tired but only a wee bit cranky (that would be Kaity) and emotionally unsettled (me, you know that's me) but we finished up strong this week . . . a retirement lunch, early morning breakfast delivery and then two holiday party dinners, plus a small birthday bakery order 😮

Tim was back in the kitchen all week for that good stuff only he can do - the brisket, the roast beef & gravy, the grilled chicken halves, those pumpkin rolls and any buttercreams or dessert fillings (yeah, he's a multi talented, bib wearing kinda guy 😉

Small photo dump of the week . . .

09/12/2024

I'm so excited - I can do a post with current pics of what we did last week! We rolled into the holiday season like a freight train - it was a bit crazy, especially without Tim, but we jumped in and got it done!

Thanks to Culbertson Mansion and Harrison County Arts for having us! We love doing events with you both!

HUGE props to our DIL Ashley Suddendorf-Riley for being on that freight train with us - she's uber efficient, and a new set of eyes helps us see what can be done differently. Plus, she's a lot of fun! Her & Kaity pretty much handled the teas when I was down a couple days . . .

Speaking of Kaity Riley - she put together another BEAUTIFUL setup for Saturday's event, we received so many compliments on our presentation. She 100% got the creative gene from her Nana, who would be so proud of her!

It takes a village y'all, and our village includes our favorite sisters, Breanna and Brittany (we call them our extra daughters!), who joined us on Saturday - we couldn't have done it without them - and Matthew working behind the scenes all week, keeping everything moving.

Menu highlights for the week include our holiday Red Velvet & White Chocolate Trifle (so tasty and so pretty!), a couple new cakey cookies (Chai Spice and Cherry Garcia - no words, just YUM!), and a couple new dips (Cranberry Salsa and White Bean w/Caramelized Onions - double YUMS).

Fan favorites were the White Wedding Cake Snowballs and Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Shooters ☺️

Up next is the Veteran's Luncheon on Saturday, a quick breath on Sunday, then a very full week before Christmas . . .

29/11/2024

The Harrison County Arts Holiday Fundraiser is next Sat, Dec 7. This is a wonderful event and we're so excited to be part of it again! I had to pull up pics of last year's setup so we can mock up our table set up this afternoon . . . and of course, I just had to share some of my favorites again 😊

Tickets are still available - you should come!

Art, music, food, and it'll be fun! Plus you can do some holiday shopping 😉

We'll also be at Culbertson Mansion next week for their annual holiday teas.

Tis the season 🎄

28/11/2024

With the head cook still hobbling I have no food pics to share, sooooo . . .

Y'all have a wonderful Thanksgiving! We're so thankful you're part of our TimBec2 family 😊

11/11/2024

10/11/2024

WHEW . . . It's been a week, Election Day on Tuesday, and the Veteran's Gala last night. We've made SO much food, but I believe we left a bunch of happy people along the way 🥰

Menus were fairly simple and sometimes simple seems to be the favorite . . . Tim's Roast Beef & Gravy is as simple as it gets, but people were raving over it. It smelled fabulous, and before dinner, I heard several people asking, "What smells so good?!"

We brought out our Chicken Fajita Bowl for dinners on Tuesday. It's also a fairly simple dish, but my gosh, everyone loves it!

Sticking to our simple theme, desserts this week included banana pudding, cherry delight, neopolitan mini cakes,
our amish sugar cookies and mini pie desserts (triple chocolate, coconut cream and a new one - caramel apple cheesecake 😋) The girls couldn't get them out quick enough last night and then, P**F - they were gone!

Up next, two of our favorite events, Holiday Teas at Culbertson Mansion and the Holiday Open House at Harrison County Arts . . . We've got a few open spots left in December, give us a call if you need us!

I probably won't post the next couple weeks - gotta switch hats and try to be a compassionate and loving nurse 🤪 Tim's usually a pretty good patient but my nurse skills are definitely lacking!

05/11/2024

Sun coming up over New Middletown this morning . . . folks lined up voting at the firehouse when we blew past, go get your voting done before it sprinkles ☔️

Breakfast delivered in a timely fashion, lunch prep is underway . . . so far we're all still speaking to each other at TB2HQ 😉

02/11/2024

"Pour some QUESO on me" sings the Chicken Fajita bowls . . .

Tis a beautiful sight 😍

01/11/2024

Happy Friday, Friends! Did anyone else eat the candy you bought for trickortreaters, knowing you wouldn't have any? Hmmm . . . me neither 😉

We've had a fabulous October -
Wilstem, Seymour Ocktoberfest, St Meinrad, Monkey Hollow and Winzerwald Wineries, beautiful country drives, and our last camping trip this year - sometimes keeping the schedule a little lighter is a necessity!

Kaity put together the cutest little charcuterie boxes, as well as some adorable mini cakes and cookies for Glasstoberfest.

We wrapped up wedding season on the 26th - Tuscan Chicken on the menu for a lovely reception at The Barns at Marengo Cave. It's a fairly new venue, and it's stunning (and that kitchen 🥰)

Box Lunches for our friends at KentJava Bar last week and then this week two days to Nova Parke in Georgetown for training workshops. Those loaded brown bags stretched out on our window counter always make me smile 😃

Lastly, Tim Riley got the bestest TREAT yesterday when his new commercial fridge was wheeled in . . . he's had a hankering for one since we started catering full time, and the time finally came. Try to picture him all giddy - it was priceless 😄

We've got Election Day and the Veteran's Gala next week then we're off until December - Tim's having another knee replacement on the 14th (he's gonna be our own version of the Bionic Man soon 😉)

15/10/2024

Tuesday, today is Tuesday - I've told myself that 100 times this morning while trying to organize my week . . . We get a little busy spurt and I seem to lose days!

Over the weekend we had the pleasure of doing breakfast for some guests at the Kintner House. We had fun and it's nice to do something in a different environment/pace. We did get to practice Kaity's recipe for Egg Bites - they looked pretty and I'm told they were yummy (I wouldn't eat an egg if you paid me to!).

On Monday we had lunch for our friends with the Harrison County Public Library. I believe this is the 3rd year we've done this one and it's always a good time - super nice folks who enjoy our food.

Pics were taken, but barely - it gets kinda hectic when we overlap!

Dropping off some goodies for the Glasstoberfest crew later this week, then we'll have a few more slow days before the next spree . . . Y'all have a good week!

01/10/2024

What do y'all have with HAM & BEANS, besides cornbread? Do you make a side to go with it?

What about CHILI? Is there something besides a peanutbutter sammich???

Help a girl out, give me some ideas . . .

30/09/2024

Good Monday Morning Foodie Friends!

I know you all have heard me mention Box Lunch or Dinner Deliveries . . . Just wanted to give you a bit more info about that since we've had several inquiries.

When our schedule is a little lighter, we do offer box lunches delivered to businesses in the immediate area. They typically include an entree, two sides and a dessert. We've done everything from a heavier meal (pastas, chicken dumplings) to lighter options (salads, wraps) and everything in between (bbq, fajita bowls, seasonal options). I send out an email in advance letting you know when our next date is.

Dinner Deliveries can also be set up for businesses or groups in the immediate area (we just did pasta dinners for teachers working during conferences last week). We do have a minimum of 15 for these and we will need a little notice so we can get them on our schedule.

Kaity would love to offer a breakfast option - a box of goodies (muffins, breads, pastries) or even a "meal" - our breakfast casserole is quite yummy and we do a mean biscuits & gravy 😋 If you'd be interested in letting her test this out, let me know (somebody's gotta be the first!)

As always, we appreciate your support of our little family business. If your business or group is interested in getting on our email list or scheduling, feel free to reach out via messenger or email . . .

25/09/2024

What's it Wednesday TimBec2 Edition . . . OMG it's a MINI CAKE!

It's technically a Neopolitan Mini Cake - our White Wedding, Triple Chocolate and Strawberry Supreme cake dollops topped off with some absolutely delightful buttercream swirls 😋

Kaity Riley and I have this thing for cute little desserts - like not a total obsession but we do send Pins back and forth so fast there might be a little smoke . . .

Pretty sure Tim Riley 'bout stroked when we told him about these and made him do the math for those precise little dollops (fun fact - he actually likes fractions 🙄) I think he was pretty impressed though with the end result!

We dropped off some pasta dinners for our teacher friends at South Central and Heth Washington yesterday, now we're done until Oct 14 . . . headed out this morning for some camper therapy and we're already setup creekside at one of our favorite spots 🙌

22/09/2024

Our last Taco Bar wedding reception of the year last night . . . And it's a good thing y'all have seen pictures of it before because we didn't get a single one 🙃

It was a lovely wedding, albeit a tad warm, Congratulations again to Dylan & Kimberly ❤️

Someone did snag some pics of the cupcakes and small cake we made for them to cut for their pictures . . . I was a tad worried about the icing melting but other than needing an engineer to put the cake box back together, everything went well. (And we love seeing our cupcakes on these stands Tim made from wood he salvaged from our old house roof!)

We've got a couple dinner deliveries on Tuesday then we're off for a few days . . . Just started raining a bit over here so it's "go sit on the front porch" time! We'll talk to you later . . .

15/09/2024

Wedding #8 yesterday was all about the pastas - lasagna, chicken alfredo AND spaghetti w/meatballs - along with both our strawberry spinach salad AND our Italian salad, plus both breadsticks AND those garlic biscuits . . . Everyone loved the menu and they ate it up!

We were back at the lovely Merry Ledges - as always, its just a pretty place with a good vibe. We'll be back at East Ridge next weekend then weddings wrap up in late October with a reception at a new venue in Marengo. We've put the miles on the TB2 travel convoy this year!

Thinking about using us for a WEDDING or BIG EVENT? Let's talk about it and get it on the calendar - we've already got several things scheduled for the next couple years (and I still can't believe y'all are booking us that far out!)

Here's a little glimpse of our prep & setup . . . Have a good week, friends!