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Fast,
Easy and Fabulous Holiday Decorating
One
winter, I attended a cooking class, titled ‘New Year’s
Eve Party’. I was expecting a buffet full of recipes that
I probably wouldn’t be able to eat. With a few exceptions,
my assumptions were correct. The chef prepared an incredible amount
of food in just two hours. One way he was able to do this was
to use processed food products to create his dishes. This of course
left me out of the game as far as sampling his food or to being
able to re-create it with gluten-free products. So what did I
get out of this class? The best ideas I have ever seen on how
to decorate a holiday or special occasion table in 15 minutes
or less!
This
is so easy and impressive when done, you won’t know why you
didn’t think of it yourself!
Here’s
what you’ll need:
- Table
cloth
- An
assortment of cardboard boxes in various sizes. All the sizes
should fit in the middle of your table and be big enough to
hold individual serving dishes comfortably. Choose squares,
rectangles, a variety of shapes and sizes. Remove all the lids
or top flaps.
- A
large piece of see-through, lightweight, ‘fancy’ fabric;
silk, toole, lightweight satin, chiffon.
- A
strand or two of small, white Christmas lights
- Optional:
Two elegant candle sticks with candles, a flower arrangement
in a large, beautiful vase.
To
assemble:
- Cover
your table with the tablecloth.
- Arrange
the boxes, upside down, in the center of your table, next to
and on top of each other. Example: place a smaller square box
on top of a larger rectangle box. A medium size table can hold
about 5 boxes.
- Place
the Christmas lights around the bottom of the boxes in a random
pattern. Make sure the plug ends up in a place where you can
conveniently plug it in.
- Cover
the boxes and lights with the fabric. Buy enough fabric so you
can make folds and loosely cover the arrangement.
- You
can add candles or a flower arrangement at this point.
- Plug
in the lights.
- When
you are ready to serve, place the food on serving dishes on
top of each box, creating a multi-level masterpiece!
Your
family and friends will think you’re a genius, and at the
very least, an avid reader of Martha Stewart.
–
Glutenfreeda
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