We had a perfectly lovely Easter Sunday,
blue skies, bright sunshine and temps in the mid 70s…
It was the perfect occasion to enjoy a charcuterie board on the patio
while we watched the bunnies hunt eggs
I told everyone to come hungry for our afternoon gathering
We nibbled on a Spring charcuterie board and sipped Mimosas
The charcuterie board was more of a charcuterie table,
or should I say
s p r e a d
The largest board I had was not nearly large enough
to hold all the goodies I wanted to serve
I did a mock up of the arrangement with PicMonkey
I love to have a “map” to refer to when I’m planning a buffet
The menu was simple and composed with old favorites
like Fleming’s Bleu Cheese Dip, homemade Pimiento Cheese,
and a new recipe,
Bacon Jam and Asparagus Rolls,
which I’ll share tomorrow…
A bountiful array of vegetables and fruit
AND
HHjr grilled “lamb lollipops”~
a rack of lamb cut into individual chops
The different foods were placed on a mixture of real and faux cabbage leaves
and in flower bowls
The bleu cheese dip is inside a hollowed cabbage,
surrounded by roasted broccoli, cauliflower,
radishes, snow peas and baby carrots
A stemmed glass holds bunny toothpicks for spearing the vegetables
An Easter egg bowl, left,
holds a pan of warm ham rolls with Mustard Butter
A carrot basket holds paper plates and napkins
Just before everyone arrived
I set out the food on the shaded table
Easy Lemon Tartlettes were topped with a sliced strawberry half
A Grande martini glass is full of kid friendly white cheddar cheese puffs
Later in the afternoon, HHjr grilled the lamb lollipops
They were a big hit with the kids and adults alike
The kids thought it was great fun holding the chop by the bone
and walking around eating their “lollipop,”
something I’d never let them do inside!
I surrounded the table umbrella with tulips
and a couple of little surprises
The 4 children found 96 eggs in under 10 minutes!
This was an easy party to clean up too,
paper plates were thrown away~
And very few dishes to wash,
since most of the food was served on cabbage leaves 😊
I hope you’re having a lovely April!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado Love Your Creativity Over the Moon
Between Naps on the Porch, Celebrate Your Story,
All About Home/ Common Ground Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Tasty Tuesday Oh My Heartsie Girl Turn About Tuesday
Full Plate Thursday Centerpiece Wednesday Creatively Crafty