Theme: Patriotic
Occasion: Lunch
Style: Country, Informal
Color Scheme: Red, White and Blue
Flowers: Country Field Bouquet
In honor of today’s inauguration of the 45th president of the United States, I’m going to post a luncheon setting I had actually prepared for July 4th of last year.
Obviously, the first thing that comes to mind for any patriotic celebration are the colors of our flag. Then, to establish the relaxed, country feel, I placed the woven runner and place mats.
For contrast, a blue denim charger anchors the white main plate and then another contrasting denim blue salad plate. This set of dishes I had purchased years ago at a Mikasa outlet in Sawgrass Mills, Sunrise, FL.
The cloth napkins I used actually belong to a holiday tablecloth/napkins set I also displayed in my “Valentine’s Day Informal Setting” blog. I love to repurpose my items as much as possible. I then used the woven napkin rings to match the runner and mats.
The glassware with the blue rim and the “stars” cocktail napkins add to the color coordinated finishing touches of this patriotic lunch.
The appetizer salad was a roasted pears with blue cheese recipe by Ina Garten.
And the main course was chicken cutlets with asparagus spears wrapped in prosciutto.
Lastly, and the one to steal the show, was the berries trifle dessert, a delicious color coordinated finale to this joyous occasion!
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