Garden Party 2010 II

Hubby and I had main course for this year's Garden Party. I think main course is the easiest for me to cook except for one biggie, the timing. It is hard to time while we are gone for the first course. Granted we get a 10-15 minute head start back to our place but it's hard.

We like to try something new. The Plum Wine Buerre Rouge called for two pounds of butter, added one tablespoon at a time. It was a bit time intensive. Hubby chopped everything for the Pineapple Salsa and for the rice pilaf. I don't have the patience to chop that small and uniform.

We put the rice pilaf in our rice cooker, hit start and left the house, hoping for the best. We put our fish in the oven when our guests came on the yard.



I wanted a lot of texture and layers on our table. Since we had our dinner later than usual I was able to use dahlias. I get my dahlias from Mr. & Mrs. Heeringa on the Birch Bay Lynden Road. I love their flowers.


Sheryl gave me the orchids from the wedding, I repurposed them by hanging them upside down from our tent. I added a few white dahlias to fill in the top. Or bottom, depending how you look at it.


Next up, dessert at Vern and Shelly's farm. I wish I had some right now.
Stay tuned...
IF you are visiting from Tablescape Thursdays, please note that the appetizers are back one post and dessert is ahead one post. This is all part of an annual progressive dinner party with friends.