Le Creuset Serveware {Giveaway}
Spring will be gone before we know it, but that doesn’t stop the warm sunshine, entertaining and get-togethers with friends, brunches, dinner parties, and alfresco dining. This week I set my table with Le Creuset Caribbean Blue dishes for a lovely dinner party. But there’s more … keep reading, because today I’m hosting a Le Creuset Serveware Giveaway that you are not going to want to miss out on!
Planning a party.
Planning a party for me is fun if I’m organized and have a goal. My planning involves deciding who to invite, coming up with a menu, delegating dishes, and thinking ahead to what my table will look like. My organizing involves having my dishes in one area, napkins pressed, and candles, flower vases, and table decor in one place for easy access! I don’t usually spend too much time on the table, even though it’s one of the funner elements of planning a party.
Caribbean blue.
Colors are important, and I recently changed out my almost 20 year white {chipped} dishes for these gorgeous Le Creuset Caribbean Blue sets. I’m very excited to come up with some new creative color combinations for tabletops here on RE with this new blue. Stunning!
Here are some things to think about when planning a dinner party. And, this is where Le Creuset comes in!
What’s your style.
Since our house has a casual northwest feel to it, and is overrun by Haggis/Filly/Hobbes’ activities on a day to day basis, it’s more enjoyable to entertain in a way that makes sense for our daily life. We do not have a formal dining room, so our “great room,” so to speak, is the perfect destination area for entertaining. Le Creuset pieces fit in beautifully with our home’s colors and style!
Set the table.
Will guests gather their plates from a buffet area, or will you be setting the table ahead of time for a more formal ambience? Will you be serving the food family style, or will it be a sit-down dinner where you will serve your guests individually? Do you need a dinner plate and a salad plate? Are you serving soup? How can you dress up the table and make it festive for the season? Do you need water glasses only, or will you be serving wine or other drinks? Paper or cloth napkins?
Using serveware.
Once the menu is set, the next step is to decide how to serve the food at your dinner party! There’s nothing quite like pulling out beautiful serving dishes (just look at these vibrant colors!) to give your food a beautiful presentation. Serveware, such as platters, water pitchers on the side board, pasta bowls, 3-tier stands (I served my Lime Meringue Cups last week on my new yellow 3-tier stand), and casserole dishes – give hospitality such a festive feel.
Planning a party is just my favorite thing to do. Well, that and dishes. And Oregon sunshine.
Dishes and the flowers and extra things are an added touch, and are fun and inviting, but as I always say here on RE, it’s the people who come to our homes that make our lives richer and better. And that is what a successful dinner party is made of.
Now it’s your turn.
Choose your own colors!
One winner wins ALL of the following items ($315 value), and you can mix and match the colors! How awesome is that?
Platter set
Pasta Bowl
Heritage Casserole
Pitcher
**CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED! Winner has been contacted. Thank you all for entering!
How to win:
A winner will be chosen at random on April 24, 2014, and will be emailed with the details. USA residents only. Colors are subject to availability.
This giveaway is sponsored by Le Creuset who also provided me with product. Flowers are from my lovely friends at Penny and LuLu in Medford.
Definitely the platter set. In green–it’s calling my name! Thanks for this awesome giveaway :)
The 9 qt. French dutch oven would be a blessing to own and not only cook but serve with. Each Friday night we have anywhere from 6 to as many as about 17 people for our Shabbat/Sabbath dinner as well as again for lunch on Saturday. The dinner consists of many courses and also the fact that some of the people are vegetarian and some vegan along with those who will eat anything that we make. That takes up so many pots and pans as well as the soup pots and baking dishes. It would be nice to have something this large and attractive to be able to bring to the table and serve at least one course or part of it from it. Thank you for this opportunity.
I love the French oven!
Awesome giveway! One day maybe I’ll actually win one. LOL
All the pieces are gorgeous, however, the pitcher would be most helpful for me. I’m always struggling with something to put lemonade or tea in that isn’t too messy.
All of the pieces are beautiful, but I think the platter set would make hosting parties easier. Thanks for the opportunity!!
Do I have to choose? I want all of them! Although that pasta bowl is drop dead gorgeous!
I think the casserole would be very helpful. Thank you!
I love the platter set for entertaining!
The heritage casserole would be great
I kinda….no, I definitely, need that!!!
I love the platters!
I didn’t even know they HAD serveware but now I want all of it!!!
I really love all of them …..but the sunshine yellow platter set could be awesome for my backyard sumer intertaitment
Who wouldn’t want these?!
I want all of them!!
Swoon!
Le Creuset -What a Le Vey party idea!
The Platter set would be perfect for entertaining!
the 3 piece platter set would make my life alot easier for parties and get togethers
The heritage casserole would be awesome to have to go from oven to table while entertaining.
What a great giveaway! I currently have a few Le Creuset serving pieces and really enjoy them. I would be thrilled to add to my pieces if I won!
I love pitchers and have several. What a great one to add to my collection!
I love Le Creuset in red! Any and all are my favs!
I am in need of some serving platters in different sizes – these would be perfect!