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Frose (my favorite summer drink, one fresh grapefruit, ice, peach seltzer and Rose all in a blender..yum)!<\/p>\n
I served these amazingly good super healthy crostinis (below)\u00a0 and a bowl of strawberries when they arrived<\/p>\n
Lunch-<\/h3>\n
Chicken Paillard with arugula salad<\/p>\n
Grilled asparagus<\/p>\n
Fresh tomato, cucumber and corn salad (all bought from the farm that morning)<\/p>\n
Dessert-<\/h3>\n
A fresh fruit tart<\/p>\n
A big bowl of fruit<\/p>\n
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And here is a peek into the afternoon-<\/h3>\n
The setting was my covered porch, it was a a beautiful summer day so it was the perfect spot…<\/p>\n
And let the prep begin-<\/p>\n Simply drizzled olive oil over the asparagus, a pinch of sea sat and\u00a0 pepper then threw them on the grill for about 4 minutes<\/p>\n Her gifts waiting to be given<\/p>\n Love any excuse to use my labels:)<\/p>\n Wrapped the little myrtles in green burlap and gingham ribbon<\/p>\n Chicken pounded out for the Chicken Paillard<\/p>\n Crostini prep<\/p>\n We are lucky and have two amazing Italian bakeries within 10 min, this bread was still warm:)<\/p>\n Sliced on the diagonal and placed on one of my favorite thick trivets, these are so great for crostinis<\/p>\n Here is the recipe from Pinch of Yum (click here to see it in its entirety)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Artichoke white bean basil toasts-<\/p>\n And the fun part….the tablescape- (for these pics brought out the big guns….my Nikon camera:)<\/p>\n This arrangement and the mini myrtles were my starting point….<\/p>\n Gotta love the mini white foo dogs, so cute:)<\/p>\n The charming little myrtle topiaires were a hit<\/p>\n The overall tablescape<\/p>\n Love my John Robshaw custom made tablecloth and matching napkins<\/p>\n Used my oversized silver planter as an elegant beverage tub and the big spray of hydrangeas are from my yard<\/p>\n And the cake is served:)<\/p>\n Birthday cake time! This was a slightly less guilt inducing cake than something chocolatey and decadent….everyone had a few bites<\/p>\n And lots of fresh fruit…. love figs when they are in season plus they are so pretty!<\/p>\n And of course another perk is having flowers from the day before to play around with plus the beautiful gifts brought over-<\/p>\n Isn’t this Mottahedeh tureen gorgeous next to these two jars with my hydrangeas from the lunch!<\/p>\n I was brought these gorgeous flowers…<\/p>\n Thankfully I always have lots of blue and white vases at the ready!<\/p>\n And love this beautiful dish that a friend brought from Ben’s Garden, went right into my powder room and filled it with soaps<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n\n
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