Dinner for Ten

16 years ago

Here are the pics of my table from Saturday night's dinner party. We had the best time. The menu started with spiced pecans, spinach/artichoke dip, venison summer sausage and cheese, a marintated shrimp tree, and dates stuffed with pecans and wrapped in bacon. We served a layered salad, rolls, smoked pork loin with cranberry relish, twice baked potatoes, oyster/wild rice casserole, glazed carrots, spiced peaches, and pickles. Dinner ended with coffee with Godiva white chocolate liquer in dark chocolate cordials and caramel flan with with white chocolate petit fours. I sent everyone off with a goody bag which included spiced peaches, gingerbread man cakelets, home-made pickles and a hand made ornament. DH and I make everything from scratch, but it is so worth it. I'm afraid the table scape paled in comparison to the food. I do like my new square plates I got last year and I found the holly napken rings a TS last week all for a quarter, the mercury glass pine cones came from the TS also. We love entertaining and had a blast.

Syble

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luvstocraft
16 years ago
Wow! Your menu sounds wonderful, and all those neat goodies for the guests to take home! Your table looks just perfect and so festive--love your new plates too! I'm so glad you had a fun time, and I just know every guest loved it all! Luvs
jeannespines
16 years ago
Wow! You certainly "aced" this dinner party! The food description is scruptlous...and the table is gorgeous! Your dining area looks so festive! Love the square plates also...and your "deer" centrpc...with shining balls on antlers! TFS! Wonderful! Jeanne S.
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judithva
16 years ago
Your table is lovely, I am definately coveting those green glasses. I like that you used the croceted (spelling) placemats. The holly dishes are great too, it is such a timeless pattern. And of course, last but not least the food sounds wonderful, I am drooling here!
bonnieann925
16 years ago
Beautiful! What a wonderful way to treat your guests to a scrupmtious meal in a festive setting. The goodie bag was frosting on the cake. Love the green tablecloth and goblets, a nice change from the typical red.
bettyd_z7_va
16 years ago
Syble,

I'm so jealous!! You have the prettiest dishes and Y'all cooked all of those goodies, too? What a party!!

Love the whole room! Wish I had more time to drool!

Betty
sunnyca_gw
16 years ago
Lovely table, the square plates really make it beautiful! Menu sounds wonderful!!I love dates & pecans!! Bro. sent me 22 quarts of pecans last yr. I better love them!! He has property in Tx. he bought & was surprised to find it had 3 pecan trees 1 kind short nuts & fat nutmeats, 2nd regular type, on it. Trees are close to water so he doesn't even have to water. Jan
phonegirl
16 years ago
Syble,
You must love to entertain and I'm sure everyone loves coming. Everything looks beautiful and I love your square plates. The green dessert cups look great with them. TFS Punk
plainjane425
16 years ago
I agree with everyone. What a fabulous menu and a beautiful table setting to go with it all.
Your friends must have felt so honored with all the love and care you put into everything right down to the wonderful goodie bags.
I definitely would have loved to be one of your friends
sitting at that table and enjoying that meal!!

jane
luckygal
16 years ago
Menu, tablescape, goodie bags, everything looks and sounds fantastic! I'm sure all your guests were very happy and contented. Thanks for the inspiration.
Purplemoon
16 years ago
I'm glad the others posted so well, cause I'm just flat out speechless over it all.

hugs, Karen
jaybird
16 years ago
Oh MY!!!!! That is beautiful and I think I gained 10 pounds just reading the menu!!! Gorgeous, gorgeous!!
Thanks for posting!
J
kathleen_li
16 years ago
That looks beautiful! I love those green compotes..and the food sounds delicious.
Your tree looks so pretty in the background too!
yachter123
16 years ago
Everything goes very well, very pretty & festive! Bet your guests really enjoyed all your effort!
garden2garden
16 years ago
What a beautiful table! The snowy white crocheted placemats and napkins so Christmasy against the dark green tablecloth. The forest green glasses look so pretty on the holly plates. Such classic beauty, they will never go out of style. The holly napkin rings are darling! The gold flatware and chargers really lend an elegance to the table.

I like the fluffy white garland on your tree. It looks like snow piled on the branches.

Your menu sounds delicious! The goodie bag a nice idea, and I really love that you made everything yourselves.
excessfroufrou
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks for all the sweet comments. Garden2, that fluffy white garland on my tree is just fine tulle netting that I draped and stuffed in it.
Syble