Holly, Jolly, Merry & Bright – The Holiday Season’s Within Our Sight

 


It’s the most, wonderful time of the year here at Twelve Baskets Catering, we’ve been hard at work in our workshop to bring holiday magic & some of your favorite treats to you and your loved ones. We tinkered and toyed with our classic holiday menu by adding unique, seasonal items and crafted a brand-new holiday cookies and candies menu. Make your list, check it twice and submit an inquiry today! December is booking up quickly.

Santa doesn’t eat cookies without a glass of milk and you wouldn’t eat a Twelve Baskets Catering meal without a refreshing beverage. Our team has been concocting festive mocktails and cocktails to accompany and elevate your holiday gatherings. Our non-alcoholic Festive Pomegranate Orange Punch is the refreshment your party needs, and with the season of giving right around the corner, we’re happy to share it with you. See our recipe below!


Festive Pomegranate Orange Punch (8 Servings)

                                                      Ingredients:                                   – 4 cups pomegranate juice
–  2 cups orange juice
–  1/2 cup simple syrup
–  2 cups sparkling water
–  Garnish with dehydrated orange slices

Steps:
Mix the pomegranate & orange juice in a large container. Add ice and simple syrup to taste. Top with sparkling water. Garnish with dehydrated orange slices.


Dehydrated Oranges

Don’t have dehydrated orange slices on hand? No worries! With just a little time, they’re easy to make and versatile in many ways. Not only do they add color and texture to drinks, dehydrated oranges beautifully accent cheese & hors d’oeuvres platters and bring warm colors to a holiday winter wreath. Here is one of our favorite dehydrated orange recipes.

 


Vote for Us!

The holiday season also marks the end of the year; with things wrapping up, now is the time when local businesses are nominated and awarded for their annual accomplishments. We’re pleased to announce that The Best of 425 is back! Vote for Twelve Baskets Catering as 2022’s best caterer. Nominate & vote by January 6, 2023. Here is how to vote.


A Special Shoutout from Us to You

Looking back and reflecting on the past year, the Twelve Baskets Catering team realizes that we wouldn’t have another successful year in the books if it weren’t for you. To our loyal customers, past, present, and future couples, our corporate clients, and everyone in between, from the bottom of our hearts – we thank you. We wouldn’t be able to continue serving the Greater Seattle Area and doing what we love if it wasn’t for your continued support. We’re closing out 2022 the Twelve Baskets way – with quality, care, and kindness.

Our team looks forward to having a Happy Holiday Season & wishes the same to you.

Cheers!

The Twelve Baskets Catering Team


 

Experience Corporate Woodinville 2019

It was the second annual Experience Corporate Woodinville event this past Spring and we were thrilled to be a part of it again! Columbia Winery hosted us and the other awesome caterers on their exclusive list. Each section of the venue featured a different season, and we were lucky enough to be out on the sunny patio for the “Fall” themed area. Tolo Events designed and planned the theme and did a great job putting everything together. We got to work with a lot of talented event professionals as well and all the guests seemed to have a great time! Check our vendor team list at the bottom of this post. We hope you’ll join us next time in May 2020.



Our station highlighted some of our favorite cooler weather bites, which would be perfect for a fall or winter gathering or meeting.

Hors d’Oeuvres

-Bacon Wrapped Medjool Dates: dates stuffed with blue cheese, wrapped in bacon, baked and drizzled with a balsamic reduction
-Chimichurri Steak Skewers: seared seasoned beef tender with chimichurri sauce
-Pear and Gorgonzola Crostini: caramelized d’Anjou pear butter, gorgonzola crumbles and crispy sage served on a warm toast point











After enjoying a crisp fall setting on the transparent tent-covered patio, guests stepped into the beautiful “Columbia Room” which was fully decorated for winter with muted Christmas tones and lots of sparkle and flair.





Meanwhile, downstairs in the “Barrel Room” was a fun mix of spring and summer with lots of bright colors and pops of flowers and sunshine! As you can see below, LightSmiths did an amazing job bringing a fun atmosphere to the space. It makes you really see how versatile this room is and you can turn this blank canvas into any setting you’d like!






Amazing team of vendors:

Venue and Wine: Columbia Winery

Catering: Twelve Baskets Catering

Furniture: AFR Furniture Rental

Tent: Alexander Party Rentals

Linen Rentals: BBJ Linen

Transportation: Butler Seattle

Florals: Iris & Peony

Lighting: LightSmiths

Photography: Mike Nakamura Photography LLC

Planning and Design: Tolo Events

Photo booth: The SnapBar

Valentine’s Special Dinner Idea

If you, or anyone you know, are hosting a group around Valentine’s Day, we’ve come up with a fun menu with options that we could provide that could be perfect for your get together. Please give us a call at 425.576.1000 to discuss your party!

Hors d’Oeuvres — Pear & Gorgonzola Crostini or Herb Roasted Pork Tenderloin Crostini

Entree — Chicken Marsala with Pasta or Roasted Garlic Wild Salmon & Roasted Root Mash

Vegetable Side Dish– Brown Butter Broccolini or Grilled Asparagus

Salad — Mixed Field Greens or Winter Greens Salad

Dessert — Chocolate Dipped Strawberries or Flavorful French Macarons

Twelve Baskets Catering Salmon | Kelly Lemon Photography

Photo: Kelly Lemon Photography

 

Twelve Baskets Catering | Lorraine Fisher Photography

Photo: Lorraine Fisher Photography

Twelve Baskets Catering | Sasha Reiko Photography

Photo: Sasha Reiko Photography

Twelve Baskets Catering Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

Photo: Twelve Baskets Catering

 

Wedding Showcase and Tasting at Robinswood House Bellevue

Join us at Bellevue’s historic Robinswood House wedding and event venue in a beautiful garden and park setting. We will be sharing some bites and treats along with some other vendors at this Venue Open House. This event is free to all. Here is a link to information on their website.

Saturday, January 26th at Robinswood House in Bellevue from 10:30am til 1:30pm.

Hope to see you there! Feel free to give us a call to ask any questions you might have. 425.576.1000

Twelve Baskets Catering | Julianna J Photography Continue reading “Wedding Showcase and Tasting at Robinswood House Bellevue”

Winter Menus and Holiday Packages

Holiday Table

The holidays are just around the corner. Book your event now and you won’t have to worry about that aspect of your to-do list for the rest of the season! Take advantage of some of our delicious new menu items and old Twelve Baskets classics like our German and Scandinavian cookies and candies made from recipes passed down from our owners’ grandmothers. There is still a lot to choose from and your guests will be so impressed! Take a peek at our new menus and packages available and give us a call today to plan your social or company get-together!

Holiday Packages

Winter Dessert Menu

Winter Dessert Packages

 

Holiday Beverages

Weddings in Woodinville – Award Winner!

We were thrilled to hear that Weddings in Woodinville has received the award from Seattle Bride Magazine as the Best Wedding Show for 2016! We had such a wonderful time being a part of this awesome production. So many amazing wedding professionals in one place! We are so excited to be a part of the next one and hope you’re able to come to the tour in 2017!

We worked with some incredible event pros at The Woodhouse Wine Estates to create a PNW Chalet themed winter wonderland. Katie Slayton of Sprinkled in Seattle came up with the luxurious theme, and she along with some fabulous help, worked hard to put together this beautiful event!

Photography: David Cho

Floral Design: Studio 3

Catering: Twelve Baskets Catering

Rentals: Pedersen’s  and Grand Event Rentals

Specialty Rentals: Make a Scene

Calligraphy and Signs: Krisanna Elizabeth

DJ: Magnolia Rhapsody

Makeup and Hair: Anne Timss

Cake: Baked.

Valet and Transportation: Butler Valet

Photo Booth: Fun Frames

Reception Table: Seattle Farm Tables

Guest Accommodations: Redmond Hyatt House

 

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Jillian and Michael – February 2012

What a beautiful late winter wedding. Jillian and Michael were married at Clise Mansion last February and Kristen Marie Photography shared these sweet and lovely images with us,  perfectly capturing this adorable couple and their special day. They had a gorgeous modern winter color scheme of slate grey with accents of cranberry and teal, and all the desserts were hand made by family and friends!

Photographer: Kristen Parker http://www.iamkristenmarie.com/

Yummy Hors D’oeuvres buffet on the veranda!


Fresh and Marinated Vegetable Display

medley of crisp, fresh vegetables with marinated vegetables,

 served with our signature creamy Parmesan dip

Almond Chicken Salad Tartlets

mini flower pastry shells filled with fresh almond chicken salad

Chicken Satay

locally raised chicken breast on bamboo skewers with teriyaki glaze

Warm Artichoke and Parmesan Dip

served with sliced baguettes and our signature curried pita chips

Meatballs

served with our house BBQ sauce

Mini Burger Sliders

served with cheese, caramelized onion aioli, lettuce and tomato

Assorted Macrina Bakery Rolls served with butter