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.
I’m going to be moving into a new apartment in the next month and these would be so great to have!
WOULD LOVE THE RED
I love those platters! I would keep them out all the time and use them to hold all the garden produce so I can see everything at a glance.
I would love to add the 3 tiered stand to my collection for entertaining! Love it!
I love the three platter set. It would be lovely on the buffet table for Easter.
I’m always entertaining! I would go crazy for this set. Those pasta bowls are amazing! Thanks for the chang
The Heritage Pasta Bowl, I’ve always wanted and needed a really large and attractive pasta bowl, we are a large family, I have always had to put pastas in two different servers.
I love the platter set! It could not only be used for food, but for displaying and decorating!
Pasta Bowl or Soup Tureen
I love the platter set.
The pasta bowl would be perfect for serving pasta and so many other things!
I love ALL these pieces, as I love entertaining and making people feel like they’re honored guests when they’re at my house, even if it’s just for a simple meal. :)
All the pieces are lovely but I especially like the casserole.
I love this brand, want ’em all
My head says the platter set, but my heart is in love with the casserole!
All of them; but I’m really partial to that caserole!
I love the 3-tier stand for entertaining!
You picked a gorgeous color. I could use more color in my life :)
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the BLUE!!!!!! LOVE LeCREUSET! Very versatile pieces.
They are beautiful, the platter set would help out a great deal. I love it all wonderful colors. Thank you for the giveaway.
What a wonderful giveaway! Would be wonderful to have these for a nice summer get together :)
I love the casserole dish – how beautiful. Although, all the pieces are lovely!
I love the cooking, menu planning, etc, but I’m seriously lacking motivation in the ambiance (other than mood music – I love a good play list). These would help!
Platters would be great for me, I love the way food looks displayed on them!
Oh my goodness, I really need that pasta bowl! I could see myself using the platter set a lot too.