July 14th 2010 Bastille Day
Bastille Day Decorations
Salute to your love of the French. Bastille Day , enjoy a chocolate eclair, crepe and French wine with friends and family. French National holidayCelebrate the day with French foods including crepes, pastries and baguettes.Decorate your house in red, white, and blue streamers and balloons. Drink some french champagne or red wine with a baguette and some french onion soup with friends. Put on a brightly coloured beret, stick up a French Noir poster Decorating the house for Bastille Day can be done with specific decorations, or by using things you have around the house. You can bring out a white table cloth and use plates and napkins to decorate in red and blue. Plastic plates are a cheap and easy option, however you might want to wander the antique and op shops to find some plates and napery with french charm.Decorate with some vintage French , French flags , French Noir poster , or Louis XVI from eBay.
"Let them eat cake".
It is incorrectly stated that on the eve of the French Revolution Marie Antoinette said, regarding the lack of bread for starving peasants, "Let them eat cake". It has, in recent times, been more accurately attributed to a queen 100 years beforehand, however the attitude of the French towards the Austrian Queen was so harsh that it became easy to believe and another reason to despise her and
Bastille Day Menu:
As it is winter in Australia a Bastille Day meal is more common indoors than as an outdoors picnic.
- French Onion Soup with large cheese topped croutons.
- Quiche Lorraine, beef stew, roasted tomatoes.
- Chocolate mousse, creme caramel, pastries, and brioche.
- Cheese and crackers
- Coffee and madeleines
Or you can choose some frogs legs and snails if you're feeling game. To help you find some recipes to not only make a delicious French meal for July 14th, but every day of the year find some bargains on French cookbooks at eBay here .Bon Appetite.
Decorate for Bastille Day Parties
Decorate with red, blue and white balloons, find mini flags to put into croissants, eclairs, cheese, vol au vents and more.
Laurent (Bakery) Boulangerie Patisserie usually celebrates the day with some generous samples given away with purchase.
