A Teeny Bit of Table Inspiration

Michael Lee West has cooked more delicious fun in

 A Teeny Bit of Trouble, the second installment and follow-up to Gone With a Handsomer Man!

Lately I’ve been reacquainting myself and

Tasting with Teeny Templeton!

Since I’ve been following Teeny’s troubles~ I’ve been engrossed by Peaches, Red Velvet Cakes, a Bulldog named Sir, and lethal and imaginary recipes.

I’m reposting a table, from last year, inspired by

Gone With a Handsomer Man~

I hope you don’t mind a second helping :)

 

A Teeny bit of table inspiration from

 Gone with a Handsomer Man by Michael Lee West~

Besides some table inspiration, GWAHM provided me with lots of laughs from the cast of quirky characters, along with some major food cravings~

Teeny Templeton, is an out of work pastry chef who cuts her own hair, does her own nails, and prefers cotton over silk.

She sets the table with some blue & white floral dishes, which had me promptly reaching for a set I received as a gift.

Teeny:

“I set the patio table with blue-and-white floral dishes, added a vase filled with hydrangeas. . .”

There are no hydrangeas at my table, but my peonies have just begun to bloom~

Villeroy & Boch “Switch 3” Dinnerware, a mix and match collection, allows you to combine patterns to personalize your table~

 

The Cordoba dinner plate has a bird and flower design, reminiscent of Portuguese tiles~

 The Castell salad plates have a checkerboard motif,  a pattern perfect for the countryside, or lakeside~

I added hobnail glasses to the table that Teeny’s Aunt Bluette might have served Iced Tea in~

Iced Tea that a girl from a Peach Farm would love~

Summer Peach Tea Punch~

~made with tea, peach nectar, ginger ale, lemonade, simple syrup and club soda.

~recipe courtesy Southern Living here.

 

 I eliminated the simple syrup and used diet ginger ale to cut out some of the sugar~

* gasp*

I know, we tend to drink our tea so sweet in the South it makes your teeth ache :)

Teeny picks up dinner at the grocery store:

 “I came out with an apple walnut salad with raspberry vinaigrette, a wedge of brie, and a cheesecake sampler.”

An Apple Walnut Salad~ sliced apples, walnuts, dried cranberries, & blue cheese crumbles on a bed of baby lettuces.

 While Teeny’s salad is dressed with raspberry vinaigrette, we enjoyed Light Cranberry Walnut dressing, straight from the bottle ~

We skipped the cheesecake sampler and saved our calories for Brie~

 Brie in Puff Pastry, recipes & videos courtesy Pepperidge Farm, here.

Coop:

“ ‘I love how your mind works, Teeny. Like a bird hopping from twig to twig, never losing sight of the worm.’ ”

 Enjoy Gone with a Handsomer Man and A Teeny Bit of Trouble and help yourself to some Southern Flavor, Food & Fun~

 “Teeny” table details:

Placemats & Napkins/ Bed, Bath & Beyond/last year

Blue Goblets/ Dollar Tree

  Villeroy & Boch “Switch 3” Dinnerware/HomeGoods

Trays /HomeGoods

Hobnail Glasses & Pitcher/ World Market last year

Thank you for your visit, I’m joining:

A Stroll Thru Life for Table Top Tuesday~

Cuisine Kathleen for Let’s Dish!~

Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday~

Rattlebridge Farm for Foodie Friday~

The Tablescaper for Seasonal Sundays~

StoneGable for On The Menu Monday~