Say so long, to summer…with an easy, YUMMY, Labor Day picinic!
Grab an inflatable buffet bar…and pack it with picnic essentials,
like: a cute picnic basket, ice bucket and fresh blooms!
Tuck utentils and salt & pepper packets into fun paper napkins and then
create simple but delicious fresh dishes that will stand-up to –
the late summer heat, like a simple but beautiful, heirloom tomato salad.
I like to tuck in a few fresh basil leaves and add a hint of chopped jalapeño
plus a sprinkling of lemon zest and a drizzle of pesto – (See below)
Next, create colorful salad jars, by layering in:
roasted red peppers, pearl couscous,
pickled cabbage and red onion, arugula
and a dollop of homemade basil, parsley pesto and voila!
To make the pesto ~
Add a nice handful each of:
fresh basil leaves, Italian parsley, and toasted hazelnuts – to the bowl of a food processor
. Throw in the zest of one small lemon, a sprinkling of nutmeg, a clove of garlic and a teaspoon each, of salt and pepper.
With the machine running, add extra virgin olive oil, until the mixture forms a paste – And done!
For dessert, make a quick, sheet-pan mixed berry pie,
topped with pie-crust stars!
(Find the recipe on my Instagram @monicahart1)
Wash it all down….
Photo – Rodrigo DeMedeirson, 425 Magazine
with a gorgeous, butterfly pea blossom – Gin & Tonic,
made from Empress Gin!
Find the recipe in my August Invite for 425 Magazine!
Photo – Rodrigo De Mederious, 425 Magazine
Cheers…to savoring these last days of summer!