Another festive lunch! We hosted Aunt Becky and Uncle Cory along with Karen.
On the menu:
- Baked Potato Soup served in Homemade Bread Bowls
- Mixed Greens Salad with Tomatoes, Strawberries, Feta and Homemade Croutons
- Fruit Tart (Karen’s contribution)
I set the table with my grandmother’s English Woods Ware china
Complete with a and matching soup tureen (who ever would have thought I’d find a time to use this!?)
Silver soup spoons (look at me in the reflection!!)
A crystal bowl full of salad (which was a wedding gift). I tossed the salad in the lemon olive oil and fig balsamic vinegar Larbs + Matt got us for Christmas. I couldn’t have dreamed of a more perfect dressing.
I nibbled on a smoked salmon crostini while we prepped
The bread bowls rising
And ready for eating!
Soup toppings
My bowl topped with some bacon crumbles, cheese and lite sour cream
Salad (I had seconds too)
The bowl remains. Guess who was the only one at the table to devour his entire bowl (and some of mine!!?)
Sweet ending
I submitted my Banana + Barney Butter Breakfast Sandwich to Tastespotting and made it on today!! (Hope you can see it before it’s lost in the mix): Tastespotting.
Study time needs to begin ASAP. See you for a late low-key dinner.
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Oh my gosh, what a tasty time you had! And have fun today studying!
I see you taking the photo in the spoon!!
Congrats on Tastespotting! And your spread looks delish… oh how I would love to tear off a hunk of a homemade breadbowl! Yummm!
Good eats, Kath! I saw the sandwich on tastespotting – pretty cool!
Good luck with the studying!
Kaneil, balanceisbest
PS: You can link to yourself if you want, even though it’s not quite as exciting as seeing it in the mix: http://www.tastespotting.com/detail/33591/Bananas-and-Almond-Butter-Breakfast-Sandwiches
Love the soup tureen!
The bread bowls look awesome! You’re lucky to have such an amazing baker for a husband
OMG those soup breadbowls are amazing! I l want them now!
I love bread bowls! Especially when the outside stays crispy and the inside is soggy – yum!
Beautiful china too – I am sure your grandma is happy to use it!
Congrats on Tastespotting! I’ve tried a few things but haven’t made the cut.
Amazing! This is such a beautiful lunch, I love every detail. I am so, so impressed. Homemade bread bowls?! Can I come over for lunch next time?!
Congrats on making it on Tastespotting. I finally got a picture through last night (homemade pasta-I am proud)…they can be awfully picky!
Good luck studying the rest of the day, I should do the same.
Kath your entertaining skills are second to none! Beautiful lunch spread with your Grandmother’s china!
I hope you all finish off your bowls (eating them that is)
you always do the best place settings! it’s so exciting when you have the perfect occasion for using family heirloom dishware
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those bread bowls are clever. and fruit tart is my favorite dessert — go karen!
Kath,
Soooo wonderful. You deserve to be TOP SPOT at tastespotting.
I wanted to tell you that I loved that you just ate and sorta kinda picture journaled last night. I think it would be cool for you to do a whole day of just shooting some of what you eat, no real description, and leaving the rest to our imagination. It showed a easy going attitude about enjoying our food, not having to keep track (even via pictures) of everything we eat. I LOVED IT! XOXO
and yay for massive bread eater hubby! I am married to one of those…
XOXO
Yum, I love bread bowls! I would’ve eaten all of mine, for sure! No bread goes left behind here!
Love those serving plates/platters and the gorgeous serving utensils! Congrats on the TS gig!
(I’m off to check. . . )
Haha, carbs in carbs, love it! So creative, who were you catering for?
Wow what a GREAT lunch idea!!! Bread bowls are seriously awesome. The husband is the bread gobbler. haha.
Congrats on tastespotting…I’m going to see it now!
homemade bread bowls? Now I really want soup.
What a lovely meal!!!
Congrats on making it on Tastespotting!!!!!
Hostess with the mostess!
I love tastespotting!!
Wow!!
The china and silver are gorgeous and the eats sound fab!
I am SPEECHLESS over the food on that Tastespotting website.
And, I am a Barney Butter convert, thanks to you. YUM!
Amazing soup! I love the concept.
I almost wanted to start waving and yelling “HI, KATH!” at the spoon haha
Your grandmother’s china is *beautiful* and the meal looks scrumptious!
What a fun way to serve lunch! Love it!
You guys are quite the entertainers. You like to party like its 1999.
Bread bowl and soup – can’t get much better than that
LOVE the bread bowls!
Oh WOW – Great Lunch Kath – I would have devoured all my bread bowl
Homemade bread bowls…fancy stuff Kath! Beautiful lunch.
Beautiful table set up. Everything looks yummy!
The Tastespotting site is so neat. It took me a bit to find your banana bread but it sure looks good. For anyone wanting to know, it’s number 33591 and I also found it on your profile there http://www.tastespotting.com/profile/katheats
Have a great week!
Prettiest soup spoons ever!
Oh my goodness…everything looks fantastic!!!!
You are an impressive hostess! All your ‘get togethers’ look so classy!
what an absolutely gorgeous and elegant table setting!
yum on the soup & soup bowls!!!! LOVE IT.
Wow, this looks AMAZINGLYYYY DELICIOUS!
Great meal!
And those breadbowls look awesome, and homemade??? YUM!
Great blog! I’m new to the blog world…PeaceandPeanutbutter!
That loosk wonderful. I love bread bowls!
Everything looks perfect!!
I don’t know how you do it all but I envy you! lol
Everything looks amazing!
ooooh ANOTHER fun party! Look at YOU mrs hostess! Btw – can I just say that I TOTALLY pink puffy heart all your servingware. :::faints at it’s fabulousness:::