A Spring Garden Lunch for Six
The first warm Saturday of April. A long table on the lawn or the balcony. Linen napkins still smelling of sun. The menu is light because the air is light.
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Steps
- 01Two days before — order the chicken. Iron the runner.
- 02Day before — make the soup, refrigerate. Bake shortcake biscuits.
- 03Morning of — pick or buy the tulips. Set the table by 10 a.m. so you stop thinking about it.
- 04Hour before — roast the chicken. Open the wine. Light one candle in the kitchen so the cook stays calm.
- 05Hostess gift if invited: a small jar of homemade jam or three stems of the same tulips, wrapped in newspaper and twine.
Notes
- — Menu: pea-and-mint soup served cold, roast chicken with lemon, asparagus with brown butter, strawberry shortcake.
- — Drinks: a chilled rosé and a pitcher of cold mint water for those who don't drink.
- — Table: white linen runner, no centerpiece — three small jars of single tulips down the middle instead.