I'm No Sandra Lee
you can't really see the detail, like the dragon fly napkin rings, or how the placemats compliment each other, or the very cool little centerpiece that featured a black ceramic rectangular tree with three tealights surrounded by flat, red marblethings you buy at pier one (we got them on sale).
anyway, i think it would be tre cool to have a job where all you do is set tables for fancy meals, or theme dinners, or whatever, because it is fun. i am just not sure such a job exists. but i gotta say, it's a blast.
the problem with wanting to do something spectacular every time we have guests is, it usually involves $$ toward something we may not use again, and we are quite full up on plates (four sets including china) and silverware (two full sets, plus our every day stuff). if it was up to me, we would have like 20 sets of plateware. but then the adorable one would kick me to the curb. and life as we know it would be over.
anyway, next time i'll provide closeups. because it's all about the details people!
i am not a fan of "semi homemade cooking with sandra lee" on foodnetwork (although i worship paula dean and the barefoot contessa. that lollipop head, giada de laurentiis is alright, but she always goes overboard pronouncing mozarella and ricotta. the horridly annoying rachel ray we'll save for another post, to be sure.).
oh, once in a great while, i'll stop to see what corners she's cooking and occasionally think, "that looks kinda good." but on the whole, i am not one to take shorcuts, especially when cooking. anyway, i will say this for sandra, she can seriously set a table scape. oh my goodness, no matter what the occasion, she can make a table, really an entire room, look really cool for whatever theme she's demonstrating. halloween was pretty amazing, as she did an entire house for this big ass party. makes you wonder what her hubby does, you know?
anyway, i have to confess that i have a serious obsession with the whole table setting thing. and i wish we had the digital camera for thanksgiving, new year's, and even the recent chinese food palooza meal, as i went all out on decorating the table.
tonight, we hosted my folks, so i did something relatively simple.
oh, once in a great while, i'll stop to see what corners she's cooking and occasionally think, "that looks kinda good." but on the whole, i am not one to take shorcuts, especially when cooking. anyway, i will say this for sandra, she can seriously set a table scape. oh my goodness, no matter what the occasion, she can make a table, really an entire room, look really cool for whatever theme she's demonstrating. halloween was pretty amazing, as she did an entire house for this big ass party. makes you wonder what her hubby does, you know?
anyway, i have to confess that i have a serious obsession with the whole table setting thing. and i wish we had the digital camera for thanksgiving, new year's, and even the recent chinese food palooza meal, as i went all out on decorating the table.
tonight, we hosted my folks, so i did something relatively simple.
you can't really see the detail, like the dragon fly napkin rings, or how the placemats compliment each other, or the very cool little centerpiece that featured a black ceramic rectangular tree with three tealights surrounded by flat, red marblethings you buy at pier one (we got them on sale).anyway, i think it would be tre cool to have a job where all you do is set tables for fancy meals, or theme dinners, or whatever, because it is fun. i am just not sure such a job exists. but i gotta say, it's a blast.
the problem with wanting to do something spectacular every time we have guests is, it usually involves $$ toward something we may not use again, and we are quite full up on plates (four sets including china) and silverware (two full sets, plus our every day stuff). if it was up to me, we would have like 20 sets of plateware. but then the adorable one would kick me to the curb. and life as we know it would be over.
anyway, next time i'll provide closeups. because it's all about the details people!
posted by the princess at 1/29/2006
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