Welcome to "Tablescape Thursday," hosted by the Hostess with Mostess, Susan, at Between Naps on the Porch.
Happy Spring y'all! Springtime is the perfect time to plant some flowers in your garden, bring out the birdhouses, and welcome those sweet little birds back...or maybe even organize your Spring wardrobe!
Last year at my Mississippi home, I hosted a Luncheon with a "Ladies Who Garden" theme. If I were to host this event today in my Florida home, it would be a "Ladies Who Need to Garden" theme.
For the tablescape, I coordinated my Franciscan "Ivy" china with some Majolica "Green Leaf" pieces; then, I tied in the garden theme by adding a birdcage, bird's nests, and some ivy.
Menu
Cream of Carrot Soup
Bird's Nest Egg Salad*
Fresh Tomatoes, Cucumbers & Sliced Onions
Tomato Basil Beer Bread
Herbed Mint Iced Tisane
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Aunt Gladys' Lace Cookies*
Lemonade
Bird's Nest Egg Salad*
Fresh Tomatoes, Cucumbers & Sliced Onions
Tomato Basil Beer Bread
Herbed Mint Iced Tisane
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Aunt Gladys' Lace Cookies*
Lemonade
Ladies Who Garden Luncheon Tablescape...
Bird's nest place card holders and flower seed party favors carry out the garden theme...
Sweet little bird's nest holding the place card...
Sweet little bird's nest holding the place card...
Birdcage as the centerpiece...
Bird's nest under the cloche...
Luncheon Menu...
Bird's Nest Egg Salad...y'all, the noodles are crispy, not wet!
*Recipe for Bird's Nest Egg Salad
1 egg
3 cups chow mein noodles
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
Egg Salad:
4 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup finely chopped celery
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1 1/2 teaspoons ground mustard
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
In a small bowl, beat egg. Add chow mein noodles and garlic salt; sir to coat. Drop by 1/3 cupfuls onto a greased baking sheet. Using your fingers, shape each into a nest, making an indentation in the center of each. Bake at 350 degrees for 11-13 minutes or until set. Cool for 2 minutes; remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
In a bowl, combine the first eight egg salad ingredients; mix well. Just before serving, spoon 1/4 cupful into each nest. Makes 6 servings.
1 egg
3 cups chow mein noodles
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
Egg Salad:
4 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup finely chopped celery
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1 1/2 teaspoons ground mustard
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
In a small bowl, beat egg. Add chow mein noodles and garlic salt; sir to coat. Drop by 1/3 cupfuls onto a greased baking sheet. Using your fingers, shape each into a nest, making an indentation in the center of each. Bake at 350 degrees for 11-13 minutes or until set. Cool for 2 minutes; remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
In a bowl, combine the first eight egg salad ingredients; mix well. Just before serving, spoon 1/4 cupful into each nest. Makes 6 servings.
Tomato Basil Beer Bread...
For a light dessert, I served lemonade and some of my "Aunt Gladys'" Lace Cookies.
Light dessert stand--Aunt Gladys' Lace Cookies with Lemonade...
*Aunt Gladys' Lace Cookies
1 egg beaten
1 tablespoon flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup melted butter
1 cup cooking oats
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Combine all ingredients. Drop a very small amount of dough (1/4 tsp., as it spreads thin) on greased and floured wax paper-lined cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for about five minutes until slightly brown at edges. If underdone, the cookies will not come off the paper. Allow cookies to cool on paper before removing. Makes 80-100 cookies. Cookies look like beige bits of lace. (Okay, Miss Janice's cookies look like brown bits of lace.)
Don't forget your party favors y'all! An easy party favor for this event...packets of flower seeds on a bed of moss, wrapped in cello with an ivy print bow.
1 tablespoon flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup melted butter
1 cup cooking oats
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Combine all ingredients. Drop a very small amount of dough (1/4 tsp., as it spreads thin) on greased and floured wax paper-lined cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for about five minutes until slightly brown at edges. If underdone, the cookies will not come off the paper. Allow cookies to cool on paper before removing. Makes 80-100 cookies. Cookies look like beige bits of lace. (Okay, Miss Janice's cookies look like brown bits of lace.)
Don't forget your party favors y'all! An easy party favor for this event...packets of flower seeds on a bed of moss, wrapped in cello with an ivy print bow.
I decided to give out the seed packets as my March "Friendship Gift." This is a very inexpensive small token of love to give to those who visit your home!
My "Friendship Gifts" for March...
Ye sleeping buds, break
Open your green cerements, and wake
To fragrant blossoming for His sweet sake.
~Margaret French Patton
I'm so happy you stopped by for a visit. Enjoy the Springtime y'all and remember to Make it Southern...Make it Memorable!
My "Friendship Gifts" for March...
Ye sleeping buds, break
Open your green cerements, and wake
To fragrant blossoming for His sweet sake.
~Margaret French Patton
I'm so happy you stopped by for a visit. Enjoy the Springtime y'all and remember to Make it Southern...Make it Memorable!
So beautiful!!
ReplyDeletewhat a fabulous luncheon - love the menu cards - I find guests love to take them home as mementos and they make great bookmarkers
ReplyDeletetablescape is lovely and egg salad birdnest makes me hungry - it's lunch time
Sooo beautiful! I love this theme and what cute gifts!
ReplyDeleteOh my Miss Janice, :)
ReplyDeleteEverything you create is divine.
I am so very grateful you have a blog and are sharing all the beauty and details with us.
I am so inspired every time I read a new post from you.
~Gorgeous tablescape.
Happy Spring to you!
~Melissa :)
I simply adore this! It looks like something I would do...gardening is a fav of mine. You have presented a very nice and relaxed atmoshphere in which to enjoy friendship and the return of spring! (I'm sure it is different to garden in FL than MS) Maybe I will host a "party" like this this spring...it's not here yet...sigh.
ReplyDeleteThe gift bag is a perfect touch.
I did it again. I posted under my Hubby's account. The above comment is mine.
ReplyDeleteShell
Lovely lovely...such a lovely way to live! Sigh....you're just the best!
ReplyDeleteI am loving the garden theme! The tablescape looks beautiful and I sure do love a good egg salad sandwich, even better on the birds nest.
ReplyDeleteYou do a fabulous luncheon! I know that your guests feel like queens!
ReplyDeleteThat egg salad nest looks wonderful! You always make everything so lovely. Thanks for sharing. Esther
ReplyDeleteI love your luncheon! The menu cards, the seed packs!! The table is just lovely! I love the lace cookie sign! Great way to serve egg salad!
ReplyDeleteperfect! I copied the lace cookie recipe. I just got a silpat and am needing recipes to use it!
ReplyDeleteYou certainly thought of everything. I love the seed packets and the way you wrapped them. Lovely, lovely, lovely!
ReplyDeleteTweet Tweet girlfried.
ReplyDeleteTeresa Jane
Miss.Janice,
ReplyDeleteThe luncheon looked so beautiful. Thank you for sharing. Hugs,Bobbi Jo
Miss Janice,
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous table. Your friends must have felt so special and so loved.
You are so clever! I love the chicken salad in a bird nest idea and the bird nest place cards! Everything is so lovely. Your mix of china is perfect. :D Jewel
ReplyDeleteOh Miss Janice! Perfect to the last detail as usual! I am sure your friends enjoyed themselves immensely!! I hope you are having a great week!...hugs...Debbie
ReplyDeleteIt's all wonderful, Miss Janice! Beautiful table and delicious menu!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty and the menu looks yummy, love the white rooster
ReplyDeleteThis is so fresh and springy! I'm love the majolica, too.
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you for the bird's nest with egg salad recipe. We are doing a salad bar this weekend for my church's ladies' group and we have bird's nest/houses and spring for a theme. I'm going to make those!
Miss Janice, What a lovely Garden Luncheon Tablescape! I'm lovin those recipes too! Your tables always look so lovely! I love the idea of using the little birds nest to hold the namecard. Very sweet! ~CC Catherine
ReplyDeleteYour luncheon for gardeners is so special, Miss Janice! Everything is so lovely and the menu looks so good. I just found something we have in common. We both have homes in FL and MS!...Christine
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely garden luncheon!! Thank you for sharing it with us and for sharing the recipes as well.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Sher
W-O-W!!! That tablescape is perfection! From the bird's nest salad, to the lemonade stand, the wrapped presents! Brilliant, luv it! Now that's inspiring!
ReplyDelete-marie
Hello Miss Janice, your spring tablescape is adorable and elegant and the food looks delicious, perfect. Kathy.
ReplyDeleteThis was such a very enjoyable post. I loved everything about it. Your menu cards and bird's nest placecards were my faves. How fun! Thanks so much for sharing with us. Blessings, Barb
ReplyDeletethat was delightful! loved all your little touches, very sweet~
ReplyDeleteHi Miss Janice! This is so beautiful. I love the lemonade server and cookies. Deb
ReplyDeleteSo very pretty... thanks for sharing. Lovely menu! ~Katy
ReplyDeleteLove the garden theme... and of course you didn't leave out any detail! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteVERY lovely! I love to garden and this would be a perfect theme for some of my gardening friends. Thanks for the idea.
ReplyDeleteabsolutely wonderful! love the theme too!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great garden party. Love the simple but fabulous favors. Can't wait to make the nesting salad, so perfect.
ReplyDeleteTa-Ta, Candy
Miss Janice,
ReplyDeleteI ADORE your tablescape this week. I couldn't help but notice your birdcage as a centerpiece. I love it. I collect birdhouses and I love to use them in tablescapes and other decorative ways. The favors of flower seeds are perfect for your garden luncheon and the menu sounds delicious. I will try the Bird Nest's Eggsalad. Every detail is perfect!
Warmly,
Alisa
A pretty table -- and what a great luncheon -- I'll hae to try the bird's nest chicken salad this spring! Loved your favors as well.
ReplyDeleteMiss Janice, How I wish I still lived on your side of the state. I would be begging you to let me come for tea:-) As it is, at least I'm still in Naples and found the wonderful tea house you told me about. I love everything about your blog...even your list of likes and dislikes. Keep living the beautiful, gracious life...and please keep blogging about it.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Suzanne
That was just delightful!
ReplyDeleteThe menu, the table, the take homes..all lovely!
Lovely. I have been so hungry for egg salad lately. Your beautiful garden luncheon has inspired me to go makes some and get it to chilling for a late lunch. I love how you are serving your salad on the noodles.
ReplyDeleteHappy Tablescape Thursday.
Hugs,
Sue
Love it! Everything looks so wonderful. I love all the little touches you added, like the seed packets, the buffet, the food that matches your theme... I could go on and on forever! I loved your little chalkboard stand, so cute. Excellent tablescape!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post. Thank you for the recipe as it looks like such fun and your table is lovely.
ReplyDeleteHave a Thankful Thursday
from the Raggedy Roberta Anne
Hi Miss Janice...you have the luckiest friends that get to attend your beautiful parties! Thanks so much for the recipes too. Your blog header looks so springy... This was another amazing tablescape! ;-) Bo
ReplyDeleteMiss Janice, I am honored for you to give a Tea for Two for my Birthday. Thank you so much for joining me on my Birthday.
ReplyDeleteWow...what an amazing post Miss Janice. The bird theme is adorable !
ReplyDelete....from the dishes , to the little birds nest ...and your blog banner .It's all adorable !
You've outdone youself as usual!
Take care !
Bre
Miss Janice,
ReplyDeleteAs always you are the hostess with the mostest. Loved everthing and I am very anxious to try those recipes. Have a great day,
Maryrose
I would love to come by and have tea (goodies)with you and talk decorating at least once a week if i lived in your state. lol. Thank you for making me feel good about my home. Mishelle
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful party to go to! Wow! I love TT and all the gorgeous ideas that fill my head including yours today!
ReplyDeleteI posted about my VERY FIRST St. Pat's table!
I love everything on your table! Happy Thursday to you!
What a pretty tablescape! Thank you for the recipes.
ReplyDeleteLovely as always!
ReplyDeleteFabulous as always! I am so in awe of you southern gals. I wish I had 1/10th the knowledge of entertaining & etiquette that you seem to have. I will forever be a student.
ReplyDeleteOh, I just loved this. The table looks delightful, the menu, delicious and I love the menu cards.
ReplyDeleteJust perfect!
What a divine garden luncheon...I love the bird nest egg salad idea!
ReplyDeleteI love your new springy header, too!
Happy Spring!
;-D
Thanks for stopping by my tea party!
Hi Miss Janice, Thanks for taking a look at the patio. I've found some new cushions, now for the painting and planting! Your tablescape is beautiful!! Love the bird theme. The bird's nest salad sounds wonderful, I am defintily going to try it! Kristen
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty. I love those little bird nest place card holders. and the Ivy china and the Leaf china just look so pretty together. Love the idea of the seed packets, and they look so pretty all lined up in the basket, ready to send home with a friend. I am laughing about your "Ladies Who Need to Garden" remark! Too funny! I'm copying your recipes. They both look great! I enjoyed this post. laurie
ReplyDeleteYour tablescape is just lovely. I love the beautiful green dishes and how creative to use the birdcage and the nests. The menu and the recipes sound so good. Thanks for sharing, I will try some of them. Hugs,Marty
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, if the table weren't beautiful enough, the dessert table presentation just put it over the edge!!!!!!! That was so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLoved the part about the ladies who "need" to garden. I am still laughing about that. The birds nest, the theme, the pretty menus, the place cards. You thought of absolutely everything.
I think if I lived closer to you, I might have to be a "luncheon crasher" (kind of like the wedding crasher...tee hee). This was divine.
Like a breath of fresh air. Beautiful. Love the term 'friendship gifts'.
ReplyDeleteI just had the best time at the "Ladies Who Garden Luncheon".
ReplyDeleteThe menu looks so yummy. The dishes were just perfect for the occasion and I love the take home gift, and the fact you are giving that away to visitors this month. Such a fun idea.
I liked the menu cards too.
Beautiful, beautiful table! The gardening theme is so lovely, and you pulled it all together with such amazing attention to detail, right down to the nests! Love the "goody bags" for the guests!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing... Cass
Beautiful, just beautiful. I love the little bird nest place card holders. Everything flows together so well!
ReplyDeleteValerie
Morning Miss Janice! I really miss having the time to visit more often!! I've missed your helpful, pretty posts! What a great idea the seed packets are and they make such a pretty spring time gift in their packaging!! I love egg salad and now I must have it for my lunch today! To answer your question, I picked up the "G" at Kohls the same day as my black/white purchases at Walmart. And although I have been wanting to post a refrigerator redo I haven't yet; I'd love to see the one you are questioning if you remember who it was!lol Seems going back to work 3 days a week has cut into my "puttering" more than I expected!!!lol Hope you have a fun weekend! Take care, Jeannette (Oh I love your new header picture!)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post. I love everything and you've given me some wonderful ideas. I'm going to do the menu cards for OnlySon's Rehearsal dinner.
ReplyDeleteThe egg salad birdnest is on my list of things to try. I love that!
JudyBug
Yes, that was a thanksving I will never forget. YOu luncheon is awesome. How thought for the guest gift. I always try to do that even if it's just my daughters. Lovely dishes and tablescape
ReplyDeleteGoodness Miss Janice, this is another beautiful luncheon! You are so gifted!
ReplyDeleteWe must admit that despite the fact we just enjoyed lunch, we are now hungry with a hankering for any/all of the delicious offerings you shared!
Thank you for the recipes, they have been copied and printed already!
Have a splendid weekend,
tp
What a beautiful table setting and the lunch menu sounds wonderful! Thank you for sharing your recipes.
ReplyDeletePenny
Yet again Miss Janice- a total show-stopper! Looks divine!
ReplyDeleteAnd I must say that I'm glad you're now a McShamrock Shake fan- a fun guilty pleasure :)
Happy Spring
kHm
Miss Janice,
ReplyDeleteI loved this post, the table setting and the recipes. I can't wait to try the egg salad birdnest.
I was a little hesitant to post the Maxine post, I'm so glad that you got a laugh from it.
'D'
Miss Janice, the whole luncheon looks like it was wonderful! Everything about it is perfect. I just love the friendship gifts. What a sweet idea.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a party you must have had. The favors, centerpiece and all are so pretty!
ReplyDeleteJanice...I am soooo happy you are a Southern girl...'cause you sure do make me proud every single time I read one of one post! You truly represent all the very best of the south. Everything you do/create is soooo beautifully done! Those little egg salad birdsnests look sooo yummy and adorable! Your table is lovely and I just love you dessert buffet! Thanks for a great TT! Susan
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this post! What a great theme idea! And I love the birds nest egg salad--what a neat idea! You are so creative and talented.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Sheri