ByCourtney Whitmore
Green Outdoor Dinner Party
No real surprise I love GREEN! I also happen to have a huge design crush on the quatrefoil shape seen above so when I discovered this fun fabric months ago – I snagged it up for a party design! Hosting dinner parties is one of my favorite ways to celebrate so I designed a green outdoor dinner party with this fabric and touches of Easter/Spring decor. Hope you love it as much as I do!
It isvery easy to set up a beautiful and simple dinner party design! I used plain white dishes fromPier1 (these are such a go-to for me, every hostess should own a great set of white dishes because they can be incorporated for almost every occasion). Next, I pulled some white candle sticks right off a bookshelf I have them on. Don’t be afraid to pull from pieces you already own around your house for a party display! Especially simple candlesticks + dishes paired with a vibrant patterned fabric as the tablecloth.
Simple white tulips are the perfect flower for a spring soiree! On the simple theme, a lot of people might wonder about wine, champagne, co*cktails. Does every party have to have a “signature co*cktail“? No, of course not! Don’t feel like you have to get overly fancy with a party. My “go-to” beverage to serve is Prosecco because I find that lots of wine/champagne drinkers really like it. Pair it with a delicious recipe + you’re good to go!
I love artichokes so I thought they were a fun display. Ironically, March 16th (the day before St. Patrick’s Day) is National Artichoke Day! There are dozens of healthy and delicious artichoke recipes out there. I think stuffed artichokes make for a tasty meal and beautiful presentation.
Stuffed Artichoke Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 jumbo artichokes
- 1 cupmayonnaise
- 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/4 fresh black pepper
- 1/4 cup bread crumbs, dried
- 1/2 teaspoontarragon, dried
- 2 tablespoons chopped scallions
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley leaves
- 2 teaspoonslemon juice
- 1 teaspoon grated lemonzest
- 1 cup crabmeat
Directions
Lightly oil baking sheet with olive oil and place in the oven to preheat.Trim and clean the artichokes by removing the lower 3 to 4 rows of outer leaves, and leaving 1/2-inch of stem. Trim the sharp tips off the remaining leaves with kitchen shears.In large pot,boil or steam artichokes 30 to 45 minutes, or until knife easily enters the base of the leaves. Remove from pan and let cool.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.In medium mixing bowl, mix mayonnaise andWorcestershire sauce. When smooth, season with salt and pepper, to taste. Mix in bread crumbs, tarragon, scallions,parsley, lemon juice, lemon zest, andcrab meat until well blended.
Remove leaves from cooled artichokes, and scoop out choke inside. Generously fillartichoke with crabmeat mixture (approximately 2 to 3 tablespoons per artichoke), until a small mound is present in each,Drizzle each lightly with olive oil.Bake stuffed artichokes for 20 minutes, or until tops are lightly browned.Serve immediately.
Image via Suzanne Brown – Recipe via Foodnetwork.com
Enjoy a dinner party with friends this month!
If you are looking for some FABULOUS St. Patrick’s Ideas, you must check out the Memories in Motion Community over on The Blog Frog where we’re chatting it up about some clever cupcake ideas & decor!
– Courtney
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I adore the pattern and the colors!
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Loving the outdoor touch – and the white tulips too!
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Love this! It is so fresh and springy plus that artichoke looks divine!
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I like the simple and yet beautiful way that those nests look inside the glass stands.
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LOVELY! That fabric is my FAVORITE, Courtney. You did a beautiful job!
Remember our Fall Harvest? That pattern comes in the burnt orange! GREAT JOB!
XOXOReply
I absolutely love this… love the printed tablecloth, all the greenery, the texture of the artichokes!! Perfection!
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This looks amazing! I’m excited to try the artichoke!
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This is lovely Courtney! I want that green charger!
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Where did you get that fabric? I’ve been looking everywhere for something like that.
Diana
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Green is my favorite color, and I have an obsession with quatrefoils! I love this!! Please tell me that fabric is still available somewhere.
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I love artichoke! I have never made one before but my friend told me it was really easy! Now that I see this recipe for the stuffed artichoke, I am going to have to do something new! I can’t wait to try this! Thanks :)
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