Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Beach Party: Clambake

During the warm summer months nothing beats a clambake on the beach.  Its nice to be able to take advantage of the nice weather, eat outside and look out onto the ocean. Today, I'm going to share with you some ideas for entertaining on the beach. the set-up for a dinner party on the beach can be extremely simple with a blanket and a few pillows and a candle or can be more elaborate and you can have a dining room table and chairs on the beach. I personally love the juxtaposition of the formal dining room furniture against the relaxed atmosphere of the beach. I have also included some clambake menu ideas: lobster, clams, mussels, potato salad and corn on the cob, all the best food combined into one meal, what could be better! I hope you are all enjoying the summer and that these pictures inspire you to entertain at the beach. You don't have to make an elaborate clambake, you can have a simple picnic with a sandwich and a bag of chips, no matter what you have to eat it's always nice to have a change of scenery and enjoy the beautiful weather while it lasts.

Middle Eastern Inspired Beach Picnic
Photo courtesy of: Inspired by This


Gorgeous dinner on the beach. I love how the little pillows add a pop of color


Dining room furniture on the beach! I love the candelabra and the string of twinkle lights
Photo courtesy of: Style Me Pretty

How great is the white picnic bench and the colorful floral print pillows and of course i'm a sucker for a chalkboard menu
Photo courtesy of: Imprintables

Cute nautical themed party decor. How cute are those lobster sugar cookies!
Photo courtesy of: Juneberry-lane

I absolutely love the lanterns! They look amazing against the sunset and the ocean!
Photo courtesy of: Mod Vintage Life

Cute Clambake Table Set-Up


Clambake Chalkboard Menu
Photo courtesy of: Inspired by This

Menu:


One option is to do a One-Pot Clambake
Photo & recipe courtesy of: Bon Appetit

Second option to do make lobster on it's own. This is grilled lobster with Cilantro- Chile Butter
Photo & recipe courtesy of: SAVEUR

Potato Salad
Photo & recipe courtesy of: Beachpeach



Cilantro-lime grilled corn 
Photo & recipe courtesy of: Greens & Chocolate


Grilled Clams with Garlic Drizzle
Photo & recipe courtesy of: Primal Palate

Grilled Mussels with Herb Butter
 Photo & recipe courtesy of: The Bitten Word


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