Any holiday or event is complete without a festive table. And it is very important that it be bright, beautiful, mouth-watering and unforgettable.
When decorating the festive table, any housewife tries to surprise guests with original decoration of dishes, a variety of snacks and goodies. This article will discuss how to properly arrange a table and decorate dishes.
Proper design
When preparing the festive table should take into account the basic requirements.
- Correctly arrange the tables. That is, they should stand in such a way that everyone is comfortable and comfortable. Typically, for large celebrations, tables are placed in a U-shape or T-shape. Or two tables are put together, at which 8-12 people will sit. At big celebrations, there are always presenters. It is important that everyone sitting and seeing them is heard.
- Dishes should be placed so that everyone can reach each of them. Therefore, the same dish is put in several places.
- Dishes should be the same and clean. People should not be allowed to have a plate of different colors. It will look ugly and unethical. This can only be allowed if very close people have gathered.
- If all the basic requirements are taken into account, you can proceed to decorate the dishes. This is done so that they look beautiful and appetizing. Each housewife has its own way of decorating the table. If this is a theme party, then you can decorate dishes in a certain style.
Theme decoration dishes
There are a lot of festive events. This is the New Year, and birthdays, and anniversaries, and professional holidays and so on. Each of them has its own theme, its own symbol. For example, the New Year is Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden, a tree and snow. March 8th - flowers, February 23rd - soldiers, military equipment.
According to the theme of the holiday, you can also decorate the table. For example, in the New Year, you can make salads decorated in the form of a Christmas tree or a snowman. March 8 is a dish on top of which you can put flowers made from olives and so on.
Each housewife tries to do something different, original. Do-it-yourself decoration of dishes will undoubtedly please all invited guests.
Dishes on the festive table
To surprise their guests, the hostesses do not leave the kitchen for hours. They prepare sweet dishes, desserts, several types of salads, meat and fish dishes, various pastries. On the table must be fresh and cleanly washed vegetables and fruits. Each dish can be arranged so that guests come to a state of amazement and delight.
It is very important that napkins are present on the table, which can also be creatively designed in the form of flowers, animals and other forms.
To decorate dishes (this is clearly visible in the photo), special tools will definitely be needed to make this or that form.
Canapé - a new kind of snack
At festive tables it has become very fashionable to exhibit various types of canapes. This is a kind of snack from various products that are put on skewers. Usually, the products are cut in the correct square or round shape. This is done so that decorating the dishes of the festive table with your own hands looked amazing and mouth-watering.
Putting on skewers is as follows: first a small square (or circle) of one product is taken and put on a stick, then a second product, and so on a few ingredients. The process of preparing canapes is simple, and the result will delight all guests. Canapé recipes can come up with a huge variety. For example, the option of sausage, cheese, lemon and olives is considered quite a popular snack. You can also use fish (canned or fresh fried), tomatoes, olives, different types of cheeses, fresh or pickles, a baguette with butter, brown bread, ham, different types of sausages, smoked chicken, shrimps, mushrooms and so on. The choice of products depends on the imagination and skill of the hostess or guest cook.
Ah, this wedding, wedding, wedding ...
For all people, such a holiday as a wedding is long-awaited and unforgettable. Therefore, it is not surprising that this day will forever remain in the memory of both young and guests of the celebration.
On this day, a large festive table is organized, which will "break" from various luxurious dishes and treats. Parents of the bride and groom are preparing a chic feast, so as not to "be dishonored" in front of the guests.
Decoration of dishes of the festive table is usually entrusted to the chefs who prepared dishes for many holidays. But if the parents of young people and relatives have a rich imagination and have good culinary skills, then the cook may not be needed. In this case, the money will be saved in favor of the future family.
An important attribute of a wedding table is, of course, a wedding cake. Decoration of a festive dish (cake), in this case, must be entrusted to a specialist. This is a very laborious and lengthy process.
Wedding cakes are usually made tiered (two, three, or even more). The lower tier is the largest (usually round, may be square), the upper is the smallest. The color of the future cake is selected individually. In most cases, it is white, but some choose scarlet, pink or blue tones. There are unexpected colors: bright red, blue, even black. But it depends on the taste and lifestyle of the young.
When the cake itself is ready, it needs to be decorated. For this, different forms of flowers are used, made from both edible and inedible products. In color and shape, they can be different. In addition to flowers, figurines of the bride and groom, two pigeons or swans (as a symbol of hearts in love), various beads, hearts, butterflies, bows and so on are used. You can make unusual beautiful patterns, and write the names of lovers and congratulations addressed to them at the top. In this case, it will be very beautiful to use dyes of golden or pearl color.
Equally important is the beautiful design of other dishes on the table.
For example, as a snack you can make tartlets with different fillings. This dish is one of the most desired on any holiday table. Each guest will definitely try them. The reason is that tartlets look chic and taste unique. Tartlets can be stuffed with tomatoes, cheeses, sausages, meat, cucumbers, shrimps, mushrooms and so on. From above, they are decorated with greens, olives, caviar or berries.
Salads are also an integral part of the wedding table. All the guests will be delighted to see the beautifully shaped cuts of salad products. The same goes for fruits. Just washed and sliced fruits look boring. And if you make different figures from them (for example, flowers), it will be simply divine.
Fish and meat treats are obligatory at the wedding table. Fantasy will help to decorate them in an original way. You can put large sturgeon whole on a large plate. This will give the table a chic, beautiful look. You can decorate the fish with herbs, lemon slices and olives.
Mouth-watering snacks
Decorating tables with dishes of various kinds speaks of the hostess's skill in culinary art. Usually on the table are a lot of different alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. They come with many different snacks.
Especially popular in recent years have become the so-called "snowballs". Cooking them is not difficult and does not take much time. The main ingredients are chicken fillet (boiled), granular cottage cheese and feta cheese. All ingredients are taken in about 200 grams. The cream (4 tablespoons) contains these ingredients, a little walnut (chopped), finely chopped pepper (Bulgarian) and 3 cloves of garlic. Everything is thoroughly mixed. Balls the size of a large cherry are formed from the resulting mass. The finishing touch will be the decoration of the dish. To do this, the balls fall off either in greenery (fine dill is good), or in paprika, or in sesame. A variety of "snowballs" will delight guests.
There is also a snack called "royal". She is very easy to prepare. First, the eggs are boiled. The lid is carefully cut off and the yolk is removed. We must try not to break the egg itself. Next, the yolks are rubbed and mixed with mayonnaise, paprika and mustard. You can use your favorite seasonings and herbs. The resulting mixture is stuffed with proteins. Sprats with caviar are placed on top. Do-it-yourself greens, sesame seeds and slices of cherry tomato are used to decorate the dish.
When preparing various dishes, one must take into account the fact that some guests may not be suitable for a particular treat. The reason for this may be allergies, age, certain life positions. Say, on the table at which some vegetarians sit, it is undesirable to put meat dishes. Or a Muslim should not offer pork. Otherwise, instead of a good pastime, you can get only a spoiled mood.
Fruits, vegetables, desserts
Special attention is paid to decorating vegetables or fruits. They are required on any table. Fruits on the table bring exotic freshness. It is very important to cut them correctly. Unusually look apples cut in the form of baskets, inside which you can put various types of berries, grapes, nuts.
Recently, some are fond of this type of needlework, like carving. With the help of certain tools, interesting flowers, bouquets of flowers, and cut figures are cut from fruits and vegetables. From a banana, for example, you can make a dolphin.
Canapes can be made from fruits and vegetables. Only you need to choose the right combination of tastes. An interesting taste is obtained by combining canned pineapple with a banana. Charming hedgehogs can be made from pears. To do this, attach a black currant to a sharp nose, and insert toothpicks onto the back, on which grapes are chopped.
You can also get a creative dish from vegetables. From carrots, flowers can be cut, after preparing the petals with a sharp knife.
Very beautifully obtained flowers from tomatoes. The most important thing is to choose hard varieties. But sweet bell pepper is simply perfectly created in order to make large flowers out of it. There is such a simple breakfast recipe (not necessary for the festive table) when flowers are made from pepper. Then they are laid out in a frying pan, an egg is poured inside. Everything is fried until the eggs are ready. This recipe is suitable for decorating children's dishes. It is no secret that many children are capricious, not wanting to eat. Such recipes will surely appeal to young children.
You can cut cucumbers in the shape of a fan or feathers to the festive table. You can cut into a thin long strip and twist it with a spiral, either in the form of petals or a cone. If beautifully chopped vegetables put on lettuce, it will also raise your appetite and will delight guests.
Decorating dishes with your own hands (photos are presented in the article) is a peculiar, time-consuming, but fascinating process. Each has its own taste and its own version.
Desserts, like fruits and vegetables, are required on the table. This is a cake, and sweets, and a cake. Of course, you can buy them in the store. But you can cook it yourself. Decoration of dishes (photos are presented in the article) of their own preparation is more trusted than store. After all, then fruits and berries from his garden will be used. In the manufacture of creams for the cake - its milk and sour cream. The products will be healthier and tastier.
Be sure to make light desserts. For example, milk jelly (panacota). For its preparation, gelatin, milk and sugar are used. All ingredients are thoroughly mixed. The resulting jelly is decorated with berries.
Delicious drinks
The table is decorated not only treats, but also drinks. Serve them not in ordinary cups and mugs, but in special glasses and wine glasses.
Drinks can also be decorated. Of course, if this is a glass of vodka, then you will not decorate it. Although you can add ice and a slice of lemon. But if this is an unusual fruit cocktail, you can add pieces of fruits and berries to it and serve with a straw. Usually, fruits are fixed on the edge of the wine glass, and an umbrella is put on the tube.
DIY festive decoration of dishes
Each parent loves his child and tries to make his life pleasant, like a fairy tale. Therefore, it is not surprising that many children spend their holiday - a birthday in chic cafes and restaurants. And their holiday is just as fun as adults.
Parents try to make the holiday as unforgettable as possible.
The very atmosphere of the institution where the birthday of the child takes place is carefully decorated with balls, signs, flags. Be sure to organize interesting children's games.
Particular attention is paid to decorating birthday dishes.
From different products you can make unusual animals, shapes. This is sure to appeal to children. For example, you can make fly agaric using tomatoes and eggs. You can make a snowman out of three eggs.
Fruits can be laid out like this: on a plate of chopped bananas, make a palm trunk. Leaves cut from kiwi.
Salads can be arranged in the form of a clearing, where carrots are flowers, peas are the middle of a flower, and so on. In the design of the holiday, the main thing is fantasy.
Conclusion
Any feast is complete without meat. It can be served chopped or whole. From ancient times, a whole fried milk pig was placed on the table in the middle. He was so rosy and delicious that he did not need to be decorated with anything else.
Currently, many bake a stately goose or a fragrant turkey (chicken). Usually they are cooked with apples, oranges and prunes. They give a unique taste and aroma. When serving, you can decorate with herbs, a sprig of rosemary or basil.
Usually the first dish is decorated with greens (parsley, onions, cilantro). The second is a sprig of greens, sauerkraut, semicircles of radishes or green peas.
On the New Year's Eve, gingerbread cookies in the form of a Christmas tree, a house or a boot, covered with white or chocolate glaze, look very interesting.
When decorating dishes, it is important that the decorating products are combined with the main course.
Making the dish even more beautiful and tastier is a real art. Everyone should strive for this and not be afraid to create. After all, this is important and necessary, first of all, for yourself. When you know how to do such incredible things, it is pleasant both for yourself and for those around you and loved ones.