Well with St. Patrick’s Day coming up, who could resist setting up an all green table? Not I, so here I went…
As usual, with the intent to avoid the expected, which in this case would have been four leaf clovers and leprechauns, I opted to concentrate on the color green. Low and behold I found this holiday tablecloth and napkin set which I had purchased at Crate & Barrel a few years back.
So now I had the base and inspiration for my setting. I continued with the all green theme by using a fern as the centerpiece, Granny Smith apples as the “place cards” and finally, moss green taper candles.
To continue highlighting the green, I used glass tableware which would allow the pattern of the cloth and napkins to seep through and only contrasted with the silver of the silverware, chargers and candle sticks.
The napkin fold can once again be found on my favorite site, thenapkinfoldingguide.com
I did have actual guests, my parents, so I decided to go with comfort food, starting off with;
Ina Garten’s Roasted Leak and Potato Soup;
Irish Stew served on a bed of mashed potatoes (not shown here);
And delicious Cinnamon-Applesauce Cake by Williams-Sonoma drenched in Irish Cream Icing;
Irish or not, I think this meal is fit for any lucky guests!
