Bridal Veil Falls Picnic Tablescape

Summer time has always meant picnics to me.

I grew up in Wisconsin and my parents felt very

strongly that we should see a lot of our state.

We often took weekend drives and brought

picnics.

Because it was the dairy state, our picnics always

had wonderful cheeses.  Often it was

just cheese and crackers and fruit.

My husband and I love to go on picnics too.

This spectacular waterfall is named Bridal Veil Falls. 

It is a double cataract falls that rises over 600 feet.

This is about ten minutes up the canyon from my home.

When we were first married, "many moons ago", we

would often take picnics up here.

This is by far a more elaborate picnic than we took when

we were younger.

Bridal Veil Falls Picnic Menu

Bow Tie Spinach Pasta

Crusty Baguette

Garlic Basil Olive Oil

Ripe Red and Sungold Garden Tomatoes

Lemon Cucumbers

Fresh Seedless Watermelon Wedges

Orange Passion Mango Italian Soda

Wicker baskets make a picnic seem more

like a special event.  We used two different baskets

to pack this picnic.

Line oriental takeout containers with parchment paper for

a great serving container on a picnic.  Add tissue paper for color.

 

Produce freshly picked that day is so flavorful

and is a treat in and of itself.

Lemon cucumbers are yellow and round shaped and

have a slight lemon flavor.  Give them a try.

The Bow Tie Spinach Salad is one of my new favorites.

I will be posting the recipe for it tomorrow.

 Orange Passion Mango Italian Soda is

refreshing and filled with such wonderful flavors.  You can

find this treat at Target.

  They have a whole selection of gourmet

sodas.  I had a hard time choosing.

The Garlic Basil Oil is olive oil infused with

garden herbs.  My instructions on how to make

your own herb infused oil will be posted

in a few days.

This oil is so fun to make and you can personalize it and

give it away as gifts.  Who wouldn't love to receive

flavored olive oil you made yourself. 

 

A fun red cutting board,

and portable knife with cover also in red

travel great on a picnic.

These can also be picked up at Target.

Of course with the home crafted watermelon tablecloth, we have to

include some wedges of fresh, cold, juicy watermelon.

Look in your fabric store for fun tablecloth fabrics.

If you can sew a straight line (or not so straight) you can

sew up some table linens.  Look for fabric specifically

designed for tablecloths with patterns on both edges.

This one was from JoAnn Fabrics.

We opted to mix both plastic and glass as we were

serving adults.

The pasta salad is great with the bread.  Just let everyone

tear a slice of bread off.  My children are sure the bread

tastes better this way.

The baguette goes great with the fresh tomatoes too.

Enjoy both the bread and tomatoes in the Garlic Basil Oil.

Sprinkle a little basil on top of the tomatoes.

Watch the bubbles rise as you pour the Italian Soda.

Passionfruit is one of those flavors that I

absolutely adore.  I would highly recommend this

Italian Soda.

What a great picnic with a fabulous view.

Wish we could have stayed longer,

but we will be back.

I can't thank my husband enough for going on this

picnic with me, and helping me set it up.

He did get a great meal out of it!

I have the great pleasure of sharing this at

Between Naps On the Porch for Susan's great

event

Tablescapes Thursday.

A big thanks to her for hosting this wonderful party each week.

I will also be sharing this on

The Tablescaper's

Summer Sundays.