With cheese fondue, luscious scorching chocolate, and après ski vibes, this Alpine Christmas Celebration is palms down certainly one of my favourite vacation celebration concepts to this point. What’s higher than bringing a little bit of mountain magic to your private home for the vacations? Particularly in the event you reside in a sunny state like me!
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I used to be going for an après ski environment so I served scrumptious mountain resort dishes and even performed video games by the fireplace! With scorching chocolate in hand, a glowing Christmas tree, and a roaring hearth, I undoubtedly felt like I used to be at a glamorous ski lodge at Christmastime.
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The Desk
I’m obsessive about this straightforward desk! I actually wished a easy, timeless Christmas desk. I made a decision to let my stunning wooden shine, opting out of a tablecloth in favor of a stunning purple plaid runner paired with glamorous gold cutout placemats, Christmas greenery, and my tree trunk candleholders adorned with pillar candles.
The Place Settings
4 of the place settings had been positioned on fabulous gold placemats and the 2 ends had been positioned on the runner. I used my Emma plates from Pottery Barn and cream linen napkins tucked into silver reindeer serviette rings (solely $9 for six!).
The Ambiance
Christmas celebration ambiance is all the time my favourite as a result of not like lots of my dinner events, my total home is adorned for Christmas! For my Alpine Christmas celebration, I swapped out a facet desk in my eating room with a superb flocked Christmas tree and swapped my paintings out for a serene snowy scene.
I additionally adorned the eating room with a tree gentle on the wall and LIVE tabletop timber from Jackson & Perkins. These are such candy Christmas presents to ship to your family members as a result of they’ll truly plant the timber after the vacation! You may even use the code ROSETABLE15 for 15% off your order.
I wrote “Après Ski” on my chalkboard with a snowflake Hidden Mickey and hung Christmas garlands throughout. I even pulled in a fluffy white rug I’ve had for 15 years so as to add slightly snow to the ambiance and photos.
The Style
The gown code my Alpine Christmas Celebration was après ski stylish. I wished everybody to seem like they had been contemporary off the slopes! I wore black pants tucked into fabulous snow boots, a unfastened white cable sweater, fabulous fingerless gloves, and a white fuzzy hat. My finest accent although is all the time my canine, Henry!
The Drink
How may I probably have an Alpine Christmas Celebration with out champagne? There’s simply one thing about bubbles and fondue! If you’d like a champagne cocktail as an alternative, I extremely advocate my French 75. The dessert, as you’ll see, was additionally a drink! Extra on that later.
The Meals
Leaning into the après ski vibes, I served hearty snacks that you simply may discover at an opulent ski lodge or Alpine bar.
Alpine Christmas Menu
Christmas Charcuterie Board
Smoked Salmon Crostini
Finest Ever Cheese Fondue
Alpine Sizzling Chocolate
Peppermint Snowball Cookies
Cranberry Pistachio Shortbread Cookies
Christmas Charcuterie Board
With festive flavors like cinnamon, cranberry, and rosemary and touches of purple and inexperienced touches, this Christmas Charcuterie Board is ideal for vacation entertaining! Get the recipe right here.
Smoked Salmon Crostini
Initially served at my Frozen Disney Dinner Celebration, this smoked salmon crostini solely takes 5 minutes to make and is all the time a success! Get the recipe right here.
Finest Ever Cheese Fondue
You may’t probably throw an Alpine Christmas Celebration with out fondue! I upped the lovable issue by serving particular person parts in these fabulous mini fondue pots. I served the fondue with Kielbasa sausage, roasted potatoes, broccoli florets, mini pretzels, and cherry tomatoes. Get the recipe right here.
Alpine Sizzling Chocolate & Sizzling Chocolate Bar
The final word ski resort dessert! I served extremely wealthy scorching chocolate with selfmade cinnamon marshmallows, vanilla whipped cream, and an entire scorching chocolate bar (get the tablecloth right here) with peppermint sticks, cookie stirrers, cinnamon sticks, vacation M&Ms, vacation sprinkles, and extra. Get the recipe for this good scorching chocolate right here.
Cranberry Pistachio Shortbread Cookies
Alongside the recent chocolate, I served my Cranberry Pistachio Shortbread Cookies. These savory cookies pair completely with the richness of the drink and are simply certainly one of my favourite vacation cookies. Get the recipe right here.
Peppermint Snowball Cookies
One other incredible complement to the recent chocolate was refreshing Peppermint Snowball Cookies, that are additionally nice dipped in your scorching chocolate and even espresso! Get the recipe for these buttery balls right here.
I hope this offers you inspiration in your very personal Christmas celebration! Wish to see extra concepts for vacation entertaining? Take a look at my Cozy Christmas Brunch, Christmas Dinner, Mele Kalikimaka, and Frozen Dinner Celebration!
Merry Christmas,
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