Thursday, January 9, 2014

Real Simple - dinner party Iyalian style

Penn and I love to entertain!  From simple dinner parties to cocktail parties we are all about sharing good food and our home with friends.  So a key to entertaining is to have an easy menu so you aren't in the kitchen all night and instead are able to mingle with your guests.  I always am searching for new and easy menus and I stumbled across this menu for an Itslian style dinner via Real Simple. I love that magazine - everything they feature is actually simple... So nice. Their menu includes an antipasto platter, salad with Parmesan cheese, mushroom and spinach lasagna, garlic bread and for dessert olive oil cake with fresh oranges. Does that not sound fabulous?!?!  I am especially interested in the dessert... Sounds very interesting!

For the recipes visit their site via the link below:
http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/recipe-collections-favorites/italian-menu-00100000076106/index.html#8

You will also need a beautiful centerpiece, cool untensils/stem wear, and fun music.

I love this rustic table and chairs...  The green moss centerpiece is simple but effective- it's all over the design world right now!! If you don't have some you need a little pop of it somewhere.
http://www.vivaterra.com/pls/enetrixp/!stmenu_template.main?complex_id_in=482007.484184.907971.2724571.page

And these are just too fun for water or wine glasses!
Www.retroartglass.com


love the bamboo flatware and the white napkins with charcoal trim.  Simple yet elegant and both are on sale right now at Crate and Barrell!!  (Another favorite of mine)


Lastly turn up the tunes!  I love Pandora and for dinner try Nina Simone (piano jazz musician with a smoky voice - amaz!!). And for after dinner drinks my tried and true - Bruno Mars.
Happy Entertaining!!

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