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Making meal seem 'special'
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Shaped plates can make a big difference. My mum has a 'thing' about tableware and has all kinds - round, square, deep pasta dishes, long serving platters, etc.
It's funny how it can make things seem different just by what they're served on - e.g. this beef bourguignon is simply served on a rectangular plate, yet to me it looks more appealing because of it!
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Or if you want something a bit more of a feature..bread bowls?
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Some very good ideas thank you everybody / rhai syniadau da iawn diolch i bawb. Merch o Bowys0
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Although I'm a Welsh learner so not always 100% correct
Da Iawn am dysgu cymraeg. Mae'n neis i weld i gweud y wir
To make things seem special I think I would decorate the table, dim the lights and light some candles. mmm... Beef. serve it inside a yorkie pudding?Back in the red :mad::mad:
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It's a bit hard to advise as I'm not sure how you'd normally present a dish.
We have a beautiful, walnut table so I use tablemats rather than a cloth and my lace ones come out at Christmas all freshly starched! I'd definitely say go to town on laying the table and have napkins as part of it. If they're not people you'll see on Christmas Day then why not have crackers too?
But I'd definitely echo the ideas for chopped herbs on top (parsley?) and side dishes for people to help themselves too and nice wine glasses and perhaps water glasses too.
I was wondering whether to echo the French theme in the side dishes and do potatoes dauphinoise?
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Dauphinoise is always appropriate - especially if you're in the adding garlic camp.
There's nothing more lush than creamy, garlic laden potatoes and it goes with everything - chicken, duck, pork, beef, fish, on it's own straight to the mouth from the serving dish with a serving spoon...
Diolch HappilyMarried2013 - mae'n anodd goiawn ond werth yr ymdrech."We always find something, hey Didi, to give us the impression we exist?" Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot.
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OMG - Dauphinoise potatoes. 'nuff said.Back in the red :mad::mad:
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