We had SO MUCH FUN tonight thanks to our fun group of friends – new and old!
Matt and I got to our spot around 6:30 and cracked open the wine – one my dad gave us that was awesome
Then Diana arrived to take our photograph!
Soon after everyone else arrived to make the night a memorable festive event with a fun assortment of goodies –
Gazpacho
with homemade croutons (good bread tossed in EVOO and salt and cooked at 350* for about 20 minutes)
Caitlin’s couscous caprese salad
+ Kelsey’s pasta salad
+ biscotti and Sun Chips + pita chips + sopresatta + provolone + gorgonzola spread
Matt and I shared a gazpacho cup
And we shared this plate of salads – no clue how much I ate. We had seconds. I probably had half of this?
What was REALLY exciting was that I went over to the Sonny Side Up spread to check out their picnic. Tonight was the Italian picnic and these folks went ALL OUT!! We thought we had a chance of winning the picnic contest for wearing green + red. Um, I don’t think we had the slightest chance!
And they even promised me a slice of this to-die-for cake!!!!
I went back to our blanket and had more wine
And Conor brought out the Italian donuts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He is in culinary school at Johnson & Wales and made these from scratch this afternoon – including the three dipping sauces: raspberry, spicy chocolate and raspberry ganache.
I had to try each, but I split a donut in half to do so. The donuts were amazing – light as air (and I think their name means that?)
Delicious enough to lick the plate! What would my mom say!?!?!?
And you bet I went back for that cake!!!!! The Sonny Side Up group was so generous to give me a slice and a half, which I shared with my group. I ate all of the icing off of the slice. (FYI, Matt has interrupted this post twice to say “Why are you smiling!?” as I type – I guess I just love blogging about cake!)
Unfortunately Thankfully Caitlin and Jason – our new friends fresh to the Carolinas from Boston – brought an extra bottle of wine (Italian!!) that saved us from being dehydrated 😉
One more splash – x2!!
And I can’t say my hand didn’t dip into these
It was an awesome summer night and I’m so sad the Summer Pops are over till next year 🙁 Thanks to all of our friends for coming!!
Off to chug water and snuggle with my guy!!
OMG!
What kind of cake is that?????
Holy Deliciousness!!!
p.s. you looked great in the pics . . . green is def ur color
What a fun night!!!!! I really wish we had something like that near us… that couscous salad looks really yummy… looks like tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, and basil in it, perhaps? Donuts, cake, wine, yum!!
Oh yeah!! That cake looks goooooood!
This picture of you licking the plate made me TOTALLY laugh! My parents taught college Sunday School and whenever we had them over for Sunday lunch, my mom would take her dessert plate and say “If you weren’t here I would lick this clean!” So funny!
What a great evening!
Is your top from Old Navy? I bought 2 just like it there a few weeks ago in blue and purple and I love them.
Even with all that great food, I couldn’t have resisted sunchips either. They’re the bomb.
That sounds like such a fun night. A perfect way to kick off the coming week. Enjoy!
fun and yummy, Kath! mmmmm cake blogging 😀
xoxo
Looks like an AWESOME night! I love the picture of you licking the plate – we all do that once in a while 😉
OMG, how much fun is that?! Looks like an awesome time with awesome food! Yumm
Jenn
That spread looks amazing and that cake looked FABULOUS. I love picnics in the park…i think that is a must on the list a place has before I will move and settle there 🙂
Haha, I come from a long line of plate lickers too! I say its totally ok since you are outdoors 😉
what kind of cake is that? it looks amazing
what a fun fun evening! food, friends, entertainment, and atmosphere – i’m pretty sure that equals perfection.
What a wonderful evening, and just look at that delicious spread! You guys sure know how to plan a picnic! Glad to hear that you enjoyed your evening… guess you really did get to have your cake and eat it too! 😉
That sounds like the perfect end to a fun weekend. Glad you had a great time with great food!
What a spread! I am particularly envious of that gazpacho & homemade croutons!
What a great community you live in. Shame the series is already over. It seems like you started blogging about the Summer Pops symphony not too long ago.
Sounds like a great night! All of the food looks good, especially the donuts and cake!
red wine..all the better for droggin’ 🙂
OMG–what kind of cake is that?! It kind of looks like german chocolate or maybe something with coconut?!
That cake looks awesome!! I can’t tell if it is carrot cake or german chocolate. What kind is it?
The doughnuts look wonderful too!
Looks like a great night…awesome spread!! The doughnuts look fabulous! I need a friend in culinary school! Have a great week!
I love that you guys bring real wine glasses, what a nice touch!
what a fun night!! everything looks so delish!!! 🙂
Looks like you had an awesome time with some great food and friends!
I also wanted to let you know about my Gracie’s Gear Giveaway – Check it out – http://lovejackson.blogspot.com/2009/06/gracies-gear-giveaway.html
What an AWESOME spread!! Those dougnuts…omg…
Hahaha, who wouldn’t smile when blogging about cake? 😛 Especially one that looks that good!!
Your food is all red and green too!
What kind of cake is that….it looks amazing!
Fun!!! This post makes me want to go on a picnic ASAP.
Cake… and donuts… mmmm
that looks like a hummingbird cake to me…. my FAVOURITE.
What a fun, fun day!! 😀
Hi Kath. I’ve seen you get asked lots of questions about tracking food and exercise and I was wondering if you would mention my Flog giveaway (http://eatventures.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/welcome-to-my-1st-giveaway/) to any readers who ask. The book is more detailed than what you (or I) use, but I think it could be helpful to some.
such a fun night – and DELISH looking food – my goodness!
Guys, given the Italian theme of the buffets, it is obviously Italian Creme Cake. 😀 Italian creme cake is a vanilla cake made with coconut, pecans, and cream cheese frosting. It is also frigging DELICIOUS.
“Why are you smiling” hahah! Glad you guys had a great time!!
Jen ,
No idea on the cake – all I know was it was delicious with pecans and coconut!!
Daria (Summer of the CSAs),
Yep!
[email protected],
They are plastic from World Market!!
emmy ,
Looks like a pretty cool journal. I would have loved that 3 years ago 🙂
Kath
I love going to outdoor concerts. I haven’t been to one yet this summer but your post is making me want to go like NOW!
Do you bring that cute little table with you? I love it!
Yum!
What an awesome picnic! Maybe the sonny Side Up folks will give you the recipe for the cake, and you could make it healthier for us? 🙂
It looks like you had such an amazing evening and that cake is the definition of what a slice of cake should be!!! WHat kind of cake was it??
that cake looks fabuloso!! 🙂 mmm.
Any chance of getting that Couscous caprice salad from Caitlin? Looks so light and delicious – perfect for summer.
looks like you had a great time and ate some terrific food. wish the weather down here was nice enough to enjoy a picnic outside. you’d get eatin alive by bugs first. haha
Looks like a great picnic! Love those donuts too!
Is that a Crate & Barrel table? I just picked one up yesterday. Some friends of mine shared theirs with us at a recent concert in the park and it was the perfect hight for blanket sitting.
Love how into the theme everyone gets!!
So glad you had a fun night with fun eats!