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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

A Night In Paris ~ Joyeux Noel


A Night in Paris ~ Joyeux Noel




 A friend and I hosted a holiday

dinner party for our Mah Jongg group.





Some of you may remember

that I spent two weeks in France last fall.

One of my friends joined me when I arrived in Paris.

While there, we began planning a 

special dinner party for

A Night in Paris.





The table featured our own

La Tour Eiffel

complete with sparkling lights   .   .   .





Atop a Champ de Mars

of fresh greens and fragrant rose petals.





Une Magnifique Soirée!





There were twelve of us,

so we set another small table to the side.





While in Paris last September,

we dined at Auberge Bressane,

one of my favorite restaurants which offers

an authentic traditional French cuisine.
In anticipation of our dinner party,

our waiter let us buy some of the restaurant's napkins

to take home as souvenirs of our trip.
Dinner plates 

~ Spode Christmas Tree ~





We brought back these

adorable trays for each of our guests.





They served as perfect 

bread plates for croissants and butter.





Wrapped packages for 

each guest were sparkly Eiffel Tower

ornaments to hang on their own tree

and a copy of 

THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS IN PARIS.





Brie En Croute and champagne to toast

the evening while lively French music filled the room.

We had a local restaurant make our main course,

authentic savory French crepes ~ The Eiffel and The Bruni.

You can see a complete menu for Café Crepé here.

Haricot Vert and fresh tomatoes

 topped with a special vegetable mixture.

Dessert ~ Créme Bruleé, bien sur!

Sadly, no food photos ~ too busy!

 Bonne Année 2015, Mes Amis!
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Let's Dish ~ Christmas in July



Christmas in July

with the 

Cowgirl UP Group.




Just take a look at this list of talented ladies.  


These Texas girls are hosting this event all week.   

Each day is a new idea to get us ready for Christmas.  





 I reached into the archives @ 

HFTS and pulled out some Christmas table settings, 

some here at HFTS and others from friends' tables.

Hope they inspire.



A bowl of fresh fruit and magnolia leaves 

makes a stunning centerpiece.



A beautiful table set with Spode Christmas Tree,

a pattern that was first introduced in 1938.

No doubt it is one of the most recognized of any Christmas china.







Though the borders may differ on Spode's Christmas china, 


the central motif has remained true to the original 1938 design.





Vietri's Rosso Vecchio Dot charger is a perfect pairing,

especially when used with these cheerful winter bird placemats.





Hand painted napkins ringed with 

tiny sleigh bells add a festive touch.




Individual holiday treats to take 

home make each guest feel special.



This holiday table is set with Fitz and Floyd's 

St. Nicholas pattern which was introduced in 1987.




An old world Santa in his sleigh among 

a forest of mercury glass trees and candle holders 

decorates the center of this elegantly set table.




Shiny red glass ornaments hang 

from the brass chandelier above.



Individual small bouquets of red carnations 

studded with rhinestones are party favors for each guest.



Antique figural silver napkin rings from the 

hostess' collection hold Christmas plaid napkins.




Though we don't have Christmas themed china 

here at HFTS, we pull in other elements 

to make our holiday tables festive.   




Here we paired our wedding china, 

Richard Ginori's Palermo Brown, 

with MacKenzie-Childs' Courtly Check 

chargers atop beaded green placemats.




Party favors for this meal were green 

Christmas tree balls ringed with gold glitter garlands.




With place cards attached they also

directed each guest to their place at the table.




Red plaid swags rim these plates by Queen's China.  

To add more Christmas color, I used a stack of chargers:

Zrike chargers in forest green and 

white Ambiance Vintage Garden.




Christmas red tassels ring the linen napkins and 

echo the tassels on the swag borders of the plates.




Petite boxes of spiced pecans do double duty 

as both place cards and individual gifts for guests.




This hostess likes to end a dinner party 

with coffee and dessert in her living room.




Ole St. Nicholas in his sleigh . . .




Delivers sweet treats for all.





Who could resist these late night snacks 

served up on cheerful Mary Engelbreit pottery?



My tip for this week's 


Add whipped cream with bits of peppermint candy

to those holiday cups of hot chocolate.


To view my other Christmas in July post click here.


Party List






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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

We Pardoned the Turkey




We pardoned the turkey here at HFTS.

Rack of Lamb is on the menu.


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