Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Outdoor Dinner Party Dining

Dinner Party Talk has an exciting GUEST POST today! Arcadian Home has offered up their design sense to share with DPT readers some fantastic outdoor hosting ideas!!
 
(the sunny yellow bistro chairs below are just divine!)
 
TAKE IT AWAY JOANNA! ---- >
 
Hello, everyone! It's Joanna from Arcadian Home blog, a fantastic online place to find lots of interior design inspiration, including ideas for decorative accessories, wall art and wonderful light fixtures from stunning foyer lighting to ornate wall scones for the powder room. I’m so excited to be sharing a guest post about dining outside here at Dinner Party Talk today.

For your party planning and design inspiration, I’ve brought along eight images of outdoor rooms and tablescapes. Please enjoy!


Outdoor Dining

Black and white stripes look chic on toss pillows and the piping detail on gray cushions in this deck dining space. Potted greenery is a great accent, while the tablescape would be just as perfect in the dining room as it is here.
Outdoor Dining

A trio of modern pendant lights hangs low over this outdoor buffet table. Dining outside offers a great opportunity to use a lovely combination of contemporary and rustic furnishings, decorative accessories, dishes and serving pieces.

Outdoor Dining

What a stunning place to dine outside in the city. Sunny yellow bistro chairs surround the table, with a backdrop of gnarled wisteria vines and an awesome view.

Outdoor Dining

Planning a coastal vacation? This nautical party setting is dining down by the sea at its best. How perfect for a Fourth of July get together with family and friends!


Outdoor Dining

Fresh Georgia peaches on the table evoke memories of lazy summer days gone by. What a pretty vignette for lunch with the ladies!
Outdoor Dining

This ethereal outdoor dining space is lit by a modern pendant light covered in tiny branches—a very clever idea. Green and white always works as a color palette for a celebration outside.

Outdoor Dining

With a lovely view of San Francisco, this balcony dining space is covered by a canvas canopy with an ornate chandelier hung from the center. It's such a festive look in lime and orange.

Outdoor Dining

We leave you with this amazing curved outdoor space. It would work beautifully as a setting for a quiet evening for two or cocktails for twenty. The use of wood and tiles to form gathering areas makes for an awesome view from above. Images 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

What do you think of these outdoor dining spaces? Leave us your comments below and be sure to stop by our website for more home decor, lighting, and interior inspirations!

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Dinner Party Cocktails

WHAT TO DRINK
 
I stumbled upon this Rum Float and had to share with Dinner Party Talk's readers
 
Here is what you will need:
  • 1 shot of rum
  • 2 small scoops vanilla ice-cream
  • 1 shot of cola
  • sunshine and a straw :)
Pour the rum in first, the plop the 2 scoops of vanilla in, pour cola last, ENJOY!
 
CouldIHaveThat: RumFloat
 

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Spring has Arrived - What to Wear

Spring has officially Sprung!
 
Check out a few of my
DINNER PARTY GLAM
Pastel, Spring Inspirations below...
 
 
 
Peonies
 


 
Polka Dots
 
 
Pink Lemonade
 
Kate Spade
 
 
 
Pink Floral
 
 
Mint Green Pastel
 
 
Coral Me Crazy...
 
 
 
 

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Hostess with the Mostest

OKAY,  How adorable are these floral centerpieces?!
 
First of all, I LOVE the white and yellow combo
 
Second, who doesn't love a little fresh citrus?!
 
Such a great, easy way to SPRING FORWARD and maintain your Hostess with the Mostest status...
 


Friday, March 8, 2013

Dinner Party Glam - What To Wear

Currently Coveting

Constellation Earrings
 
 

And Half Knuckle Rings




I know, I know, I'm drooling too
riiiight?!
 
Super Obsessed....
 

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Dinner Party Recipes - Breakfast for Dinner!?

Sometimes
eating the wrong foods at the wrong time = eating the wrong foods at the RIGHT time.
 I feel like such a badass when I eat breakfast for dinner... anyone else?
 
Well, with that said, let my sassy self tell you how to make my most favorite breakfast meal, the EGG MCMUFFIN, AT ANYTIME OF THE DAY I WANT, booya
 
forget McDonalds and their "breakfast only 'till 10:30" rules
 
 
Ingredients for 1 breakfast sandwich (vegetarian style):
  • 1 english muffin
  • 1 MorningStar veggie sausage patty
  • 1 slice sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1 egg
  • a little salt and pepper, if desired
This is a very simple recipe, but you want everything hot and fresh or it won’t taste as good as it should. So take all the ingredients and cooking utensils out to start so that the timing works out perfectly.
 
- split the english muffin in half and put it in the toaster (don’t start toasting it yet)
- take out small-medium skillet and spray them with cooking spray. Preheat them at medium heat.
 
- Start frying the egg
- Cook the egg thoroughly.  The egg should have no more wet yolk. 
- Once the egg is about ready, Start toasting the muffin now so that it’s lightly toasted (not brown).
 
- take sausage and microwave for 1 min.
- And while the muffin is toasting, melt the cheese by putting one slice of cheese on top the sausage patty, (move to skillet ) then put the fried egg on top of that slice of cheese.   Let them cook together for a minute  til the cheese starts melting.
- The muffin should be ready right before the cheese melts. The sandwich is already ready to be formed so just remove the sausage/egg/cheese stack and put it in between the two muffin halves and it’s ready to go. Enjoy!
 
 
p.s. I got this wonderful idea from one of my FAV food bloggers/skinny biaches So Delushious 

Friday, March 1, 2013

Weekend Wishful Thinking...

Happy Friday Readers!
With the weekend soon upon us (literally counting down the minutes)
 I am caught day dreaming of a break from normal life, vacations and getaways.
 
My boyfriend and I have been talking about our next trip... "Where To!?"
 
 
I really want to add Paris to my passport soon (swoon)
 
 
 

Where do you want to go on your next trip?