January Dinner Party: Apres Ski
One of my goals this year is to host a dinner party every month. My family loves to ski and for my January theme I thought it would be fun to lean into winter with an apres ski fondue dinner party. It’s the perfect time of year for a cozy meal!
The joke’s on me because I had fun planning and of course my family and I got sick the week of, so I sadly had to cancel, table set and all! I didn’t want to waste what I got for my dinner party, so when everyone was feeling better, I repurposed to a family fondue night after my kids got home from ski school. Not the exact vision I had in mind, but still apres ski!
Menu:
The menu was pretty simple to plan, since the focus was fondue. I’m always for making things easy and my lovely husband picked up pre-made fondue from the grocery store. This is the way to go if you are having fondue because all you have to do is heat it up.
To pair with the fondue, a french baguette, broccoli and cauliflower are musts.
I also planned to serve tenderloin with the fondue, but I had to pivot at the last min and instead sauteed chicken sausage we had on hand.
Grab some cornichons as a little pickled side.
For dessert, I wanted something on the lighter side, so I got fresh strawberries and Swiss chocolate truffles (milk and dark).
Tablescape:
I knew the fondue pot would be the centerpiece and I wanted to use pops of red.
I found the perfect fair isle paper placemats from Hester & Cook and paired these with their kraft paper runner. What’s great about Hester & Cook is that their paper pieces are disposable, which makes cleanup easy without sacrificing style.
I pulled the rest of my tablescape pieces from the hosting essentials I have on hand.
I love using my Nora Fleming serving platters (I used the large serving platter for bread, large serving bowl for veggies and small serving tray for meat) and had a ski charm, champagne charm and red wine charm to tie in the theme.
To add a special touch, I ordered Swiss chocolate bars and tied red satin ribbon around them as a little table gift.
Cross your fingers we’re healthy for my February dinner party and stay tuned for Galentine’s ideas!
Happy hosting!