Cheese, wine and good friends and a baked brie recipe Tablescape

 

A Saturday evening

My husband's high school friends

Various cheeses

An assortment of wine

For Tablescape Thursday, I'm deviating from the normal table to share our buffet this past Saturday evening. I hope you enjoy the visit!

 Cocktail napkins - cool trick: take your stack of paper napkins, then with a glass held sideways, press down and turn the glass thus fanning out the napkins as you see above

Stacked "wine waiter" plates next to a bowl intended for fresh grapes, both green and red

Assorted serving pieces to place bread and cheese:

 

 

 Cheese server block with inlaid turquoise

The pieces of a "wine" fountain. Ordered from Steve Hawkins Metal in Dallas, Tx. Lubbock had a wine festival in 2009. Many moons ago. And we met Steve and saw his beautiful copper creations. This was our anniversary present to ourselves this past year. With or without colored water, the fountain is a veritable work of art. 

Our ever so expensive welcome sign: dollar store tray, edge painter-taped, center sprayed with a few coats of blackboard paint. 

Week 3 of tablescapes for 2011 and the TT bloopers continue - the apricot bread still has the covering on it.

Cast:

Wine waiter plates - purchased eons ago at Stein Mart

White pedestal bowl - purchased TJMaxx eons ago

Grapevine trays &; wine cork spreaders - World Market

Green marble spreaders - Unknown

Turquoise inlaid Serving block - Arizona wood crafts

Silver grape motif cheese board - International Silver

Tiered Serving station- Sam's Club

Wine Fountain - Steve Hawkins, Dallas Tx.

Burlap table covering - Hancock's Fabrics
Cheese leaves - Gourmet Pantry, Lubbock, Tx.

Linking up to Susan's (Between Naps on the Porch) Tablescape Thursday. Be sure to drop in on Thursday to see all the delightful tables set just for you.  Thanks so much for dropping in, I love your comments.

Baked Brie

Pepperidge Farm puff pastry

Brie wheel

Brown sugar

Chopped pecans

Brandy

1 egg

Roll out one sheet of the puff pastry to about 14" square.

Place a square of parchment paper in the center of baking sheet.

Place the rolled out dough on top of the parchment paper.

Place the brie wheel in the center of the square.

Add a mixture of equal parts brown sugar and chopped pecans (1 to 1.5 cups each) on top of the Brie wheel.

Sprinkle 2-3 tablespoons brandy over the top of the sugar/pecan mixture.

Bring the puff pastry up to the center being careful not to stretch the dough too thin.

Twist the pastry and pat down. 

Brush with a whisked egg/water mixture.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Bake 25 minutes or until dough is golden.

Let rest for 45 minutes (this reassembles the brie).

Serve with pear slices, apple slices or apricot bread.