You all know I love to host!
On my long list of hobbies its definitely one of the top!
The cooking, the baking and ESPECIALLY the dinnerware, placemats, candles and entertaining pieces!
It's all an excuse to get delicious cheeses, aromatic wines and beautifully sparkly decor pieces! This was a small dinner party for 4 but boy did it pack a punch!
marble plates . marble glasses . beaded placemat
Follow below for all the steps and recipes and watch the youtube video for visual inspo and glam aesthetics!
Appetizer
For these mini caprese, you'll need:
🖤party picks
🖤cherry tomatoes
🖤mozzarella cheese cubes
Use the bottom flat side of the cheese to gold the pick up and place on a beautiful long appetizer plate to present to your guests.
MAIN COURSE
Dinner consisted of stuffed chicken with spinach, feta, cream cheese, and parmesan cheese.
Use frozen not fresh spinach and season your chicken with salt and pepper.
Add any additional flavor you want but remember that the saltier the cheese the less seasoning you need.
🖤CHICKEN
🖤FETA CHEESE
🖤CREAM CHEESE
🖤SEASONING OF YOUR CHOICE
🖤PARM
For sides, I went with rice pilaf from the bag for the easiest dinner ever and candied carrots, they taste amazing, add a great balance of sweetness to this dinner menu, and they look fancy AF but take no effort!
DESSERT
And the star of the show is the cheesecake
recipe
🖤24 ounces of cream cheese
🖤4 eggs 🖤one egg yolk (for denser cake)
🖤1/2 cup of sugar
🖤pinch of salt
🖤lemon zest or
🖤2 table spoons of lemon juice
bake for 45 mins to 1 hour
(should have slight wobble in the center)
crust
🖤cookies
🖤butter
🖤1/4 cup of sugar
bake for 10 mins
topping
🖤can of cherry pie filling
🖤 1/4 sugar to taste
yum food
(tips)
if you want a lighter cheesecake, add 1/4 cup of sour cream
and wrap it in a water bath to assure the cheesecake doesn't crack!
