What better way to ring in the New Year than with rich food, good friends and epic flowers? We celebrated by cooking an eight course meal with some of our nearest and dearest including florists Holly and Becky of Holly Flora. And here's a news flash: being friends with florists has its perks.
The plan was for each couple to cook two recipes from The Mozza Cookbook, which the six of us would enjoy together. I'll be posting sumptuous pictures and details about this sicko meal later in the week but for now, it's all about how flowers.
Holly walked in with two boxes filled with vases of brightly-hued poppies, ranunculus, and anemones and began laying them out on the table and around the house (yellow for the kitchen, purple in the bedroom). How gorgeous is this table? I've been friends with these ladies for years and I still can't get over it.
How did you celebrate this holiday weekend? Cook anything great, do anything great, see anything great? I've been seeing movies, watching Downton Abbey, knitting, doing yoga and generally staying off the computer, which has felt really nice. Hope you've had a good start to the new year.
20 comments:
What beautiful new years pictures!!
Those poppies are amazing!!! May I ask where you got that gorgeous table runner?
@katie: from Joanna WIlliam @Kneeland Co. http://www.kneelandco.com/
oh goodness- those flowers are out of this world. Having major envy as we have several months more to wait in the Pacific Northwest before we have any color of that sort. Can't wait to read about the food!
Gah, I can't get over those flowers either. The happiest, warmest colors. Really stunning. And I'm also loving that table runner. I need more color in my life.
Oh, and I made white bean puree inspired by Campanile, which was inspired by your rave reviews of grilled cheese night.
These flowers are stunning! These girls are wonderful friends and so talented. Happy New Year!
Iceland poppies are some of my favorite flowers - the sherbert colors, the crepe paper crinkles, and the soft fragrance as ethereal as their petals...
Many people don't know that you have to seal the cut end of their stems with a flame to seal in their sap and extend their life in the vase.
Such a lovely table can only be an auspicious beginning for your lovely household!
Seriously gorgeous flowers!
Does this mean that the next season of Downton Abbey has started??? Where have I been? Excited.
So pretty! And I'm so totally hooked on Downtown Abbey that I couldn't wait for second season to air on PBS-found it online and watched them all! Happy new year to you!
What beautiful flowers to usher in 2012...now, I'm looking forward to the food!
Oh goodness, I can't even tell you how happy these flowers make me!!!!!
@Rebekka Seale: I'm with ya!
This is so joyful! Thank you :)
These flowers are almost as beautiful as your cowl!! Happy New Year, cloz! Let's make this one amaaaaazing. xo
beautiful
i'm totally obsessed with DOWNTON ABBEY!!!!
i love love love !
it starts up again this weekend
i can't wait!
happy 2012
L
www.thepshinxandthemilkyway.com
The flowers are so vibrant and beautiful! Love the selection they chose for you~ what wonderful friends! :)
I can't wait to read about the food.
Happy New Year!
beautiful!
Gorgeous!!
gorgeous table
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