A Garden Lunch For the Fam

The "Fam" came down last Saturday from the city

My brother, two of his three daughters, one of his three sons-in-law and two of his three grands

It was a beautiful day on the prairie

Husband Jim had spent the day before smoking a pork shoulder

And we set up the tables in the garden for lunch

The shade came before they came so it was pleasant to dine in the garden

Two round tables pushed together to make a table for eight

The Williams Sonoma yellow Provencal tablecloths

Bought just for the garden

A centerpiece of a terra-cotta pot with white geraniums

The blue Spode, the everyday cutlery and glassware

And what did we do with the pork?

Well, I made coleslaw with red pepper, red onion, carrots, cilantro

and a lime-cumin dressing

And Farmer's Market corn on the cob was cut off and red pepper and red onion and cilantro was added to it . . . so sweet

I like to take corn tortillas and dry toast them on a cast iron griddle to char them a bit

And . . . 

Those ingredients became pork tacos

Red and green salsa from History, Inc. at our Farmer's Market

And a pico which had more spice for those who liked a little heat.

We started with guacamole and chips from a local Mexican restaurant

And ended with chocolate layer birthday cake.

It's Thursday and I'm sharing our Garden Lunch with Susan at Between Naps On The Porch for Tablescape Thursday.