Today is Cuisine Kathleen's
and this month’s special theme is
*Good Earth*
My table represents all the wonderful bounty
that comes from the *Good Earth*.
Starting with the centerpiece of
GREEN GRASS
that comes from the *Good Earth*
behind the garden gate.
That cute little gate container was a gift from
my older sister, Fritzie…Thanks Sis!
It contained these gorgeous ROSES
grown in her own garden,
in the *Good Earth*
I ♥♥♥ that CORAL COLOR!
My salt & pepper shakers are replicas of
ARTICHOKES that are
grown in the *Good Earth*.
The pitcher & matching glasses
are from Turkey & are hand painted
with FLOWERS
that grow in the *Good Earth*.
I thought they echoed the FLORAL motif
(from the *Good Earth*)
of my new placemats that
I found at Old Time Pottery
for $1 each!
I ♥♥♥ those scalloped edges!
Each place setting has either a PINK or GREEN
FLOWER (from the *Good Earth*!) pot with
a candle, as a take-home favor,
along with a pair of gardening gloves.
(which I tied with PINK ribbons AFTER these pictures)
The FLORAL (from the *Good Earth*)
napkins are by April Cornell®,
which I've used before and I
was thrilled to see how well
they matched the new
FLORAL placemats.
My dinner plates & matching
napkin rings are the Mikasa pattern,
"Silk Flowers" (from the *Good Earth*)
The CABBAGE (from the *Good Earth*)
shaped salad plates are by Bordallo Pinheiro
The coordinating pretty PINK CABBAGE bowls
(from the *Good Earth*)
are also by Bordallo Pinheiro.
I served homemade
Slow Roasted Tomato Basil Soup
(recipe HERE)
with ingredients of garlic, tomatoes & basil
(all from the *Good Earth*)
I used two of these large CABBAGE
(grown in the *Good Earth*)
shaped serving bowls,
one to hold a salad & one for the
side dish of four cheese RICE.
(also grown in the *Good Earth*)
My stemware markers all represent
items either grown in or used to dig & play in the
*Good Earth*
Dessert was pistachio muffins,
chosen to looked like GREEN GRASS
from the *Good Earth*.
Topped with DumDum sucker FLOWERS
(from the *Good Earth*)
You just fold a cupcake paper liner
into fourths & then cut a
curve into the top edge.
Poke the sucker stick into the middle &
it turns out looking like FLOWER PETALS!
(from the *Good Earth*)
If you recall, I have
I thought the small nut cup sizes
looked the cutest.
I served ice cold Crystal Light®
Peach (from the *Good Earth*) Bellinis.
It is one of Crystal Light's® two newest flavors,
the other being "Margarita".
We liked the Peach Bellini much better
than the Margarita flavor!
There is still some left over...wish you could
stop by for a cool glass.
Our garden gate is always unlatched for YOU!
Thanks for stopping by The Gazebo House today.
Along with Cuisine Kathleen's Let's Dish,
I'm joining
Susan's Between Naps on the Porch for
Tablescape Thursday as well as
The Tablescaper for Seasonal Sundays.
Oh & be sure to stop by on Friday
to celebrate the launch of
Michael Lee West's new book
"A Teeny Bit of Trouble"
where I'll share the recipe for
the entree I made...
*So Sue Me Grilled Garlic Shrimp*
