Mint Juleps, Magnolias & Pearls: GARDEN LUNCH

February 15, 2016

GARDEN LUNCH

GARDEN LUNCH
Entertaining
A Beautiful Spring Garden...

...sets the Inspiration for an easy
Garden Lunch!

    Using a cherished heirloom table topper
on the patio table makes a picturesque
          area to serve your guests
         an easy, yummy light lunch...
“When tea becomes ritual, it takes its place at the heart of our ability to see greatness in small things. Where is beauty to be found? In great things that, like everything else, are doomed to die, or in small things that aspire to nothing, yet know how to set a jewel of infinity in a single moment?” ― Muriel Barbery, The Elegance of the Hedgehog:

“When tea becomes ritual, it takes its place at the heart of our ability to see greatness in small things. Where is beauty to be found? In great things that, like everything else, are doomed to die, or in small things that aspire to nothing, yet know how to set a jewel of infinity in a single moment?” ― Muriel Barbery, The Elegance of the Hedgehog:

Beginning with a Tarragon Pasta Salad...

QUICK TIP:

Make your family's fave

Pasta Salad Recipe, then

Sprinkle fresh Tarragon Sprig Confetti over the top.

(Fresh from the garden, of course!)

Garnish with rough chopped

Petite Heirloom Tomatoes and

a couple of the fresh Tarragon Sprigs,

and then ENJOY!

ZsaZsa Bellagio: Flower of the Day: Beautiful Blue!:

Enjoy an Outdoor Garden Setting...

Or you can create a beautiful, garden-like setting, like these from Carolyne Roehm,
that any guests would enjoy! Mint Juleps, Magnolias & Pearls:

       Another Quick and Easy Luncheon
          or Light Dinner Entrée is this
             Beautiful Tuscan Chicken
                 Entrée/Centerpiece
    made with a Deli Rotisserie Chicken!

     TUSCAN CHICKEN will quickly become
your go-to meal for impromptu entertaining!
     (Really familiar with this one!)
Soooo easy and yummy,
     your family and friends will want more...
           (not to mention your secret
    for making this meal so impressive!)
Mint Juleps, Magnolias & Pearls:

            HERE'S WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
**ONE CHILLED ROTISSERIE CHICKEN from the deli
**ROSEMARY SPRIGS freshly cut from your window box herb garden (or your neighbor's)
**PETITE HEIRLOOM TOMATOES cut in half
**AVOCADOS (2-3) Sliced Lengthwise
**ZESTY LIME VINAIGRETTE drizzled over entire platter after all items have been placed on a Mediterranean Style platter.
SERVE with a Crusty French Baguette.
    Assorted olives make a great appetizer for this cool, refreshing, light summer meal.
    (TIP: I especially like the garlic stuffed olives packed in Napa Valley Chardonnay by    Mezzetta.)
Great use for a garden urn.:

Our Friends at Food & Wine
suggest these wines:
**White Burgundy:
2012 Delaye Saint-V'eran Les Pierres Grisses White Burgundy
**Sparkling Rose:
NV Gruet Rose'
**Orange Wine:
2013 Lo Zerbone Vino Bianco Le Ghiare
http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/50-wines-you-can-always-trust
Lunch table setting:

              This simple table, from Aerin Lauder,
                      is another fun example of
            dining al fresco in your garden setting.
              Let your creativity flow, as you enjoy
                          the wonderful Spring
                      into Summer Weather ideas
             for your Garden Lunch Entertaining!
                                 Blessings,
                                                   Margie
Blue & White: