Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Dinner Party 2008

By the time you look at all these photos you are going to feel like you were there. We started with Champagne Cocktails and Sparkling Cider.

Our table had an ice skating theme with four cloches with miniature ice skaters, ice skates and greens on the napkins and fur topped ice skates on the menu/name cards.

Festive guests!

More festive guests!

Max and Auntie Shelly trying to "eye" a photo shot.

Ice skaters' wintery scene.

We made our dinner rolls as individual loaves in ramekins and then tied ribbons to match the menu cards. Idea from Matthew Mead's new book.

Glittery skaters.

Main course, not a good photo but you get the idea. Garnish is cranberries and rosemary trees.

Lots of laughs.

Dessert was sooooo good! Pretty too.

Handsome guys!

Wintery scene.

Our menu, if you click on it you may actually be able to read it.

I hope you enjoyed the dinner party!

9 comments:

jkluginbill said...

Fantastic! I love the wintery scenes...I was looking forward to seeing the ice skating theme...

I love that you and Max do this together. What a fun tradition. :)

Shelly said...

Oh, you got such a great shot of the dessert...it was all so beautiful.
A big thank you from one of the lucky guests.
S~

Janice said...

Can I pay to come to a dinner at your house Martha - oops I mean Tami! :-) It looks beautiful! I see Shelly brought Prawns Tropaz. Is that like the Prawns tropaz at the Black Forest? I would LOVE to have the recipe!! Merry Christmas Tami - enjoy having all your chicks home in the roost!

Anonymous said...

Looks awesome - you and Max are great hosts!

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful table and food looks soooo good!! I would love to have all the recipes. The boys look very handsome. What a Merry Christmas season it was!

Mindy K said...

To die for. Looks like a very festive dinner party. How fun!
Mindy

Printersdevil said...

Oh, thank you for stopping by and linking to this wonderful holiday table and party. I hope we get more to join each week for my Christmas in July Tablescape Party.

Cindy (Applestone Cottage) said...

This is absolutely gorgeous!! My daughter was a figure skater for 12 years, so this would be perfect for me ! thanks for the inspiration too and I love stone houses! Cindy

Denise Marie said...

Wowza!! gorgeous party. You should link into the Cloche fall party and share your beautiful skaters idea.

Love your menu, scripture, place card, skate...all in 1 sheet!!