"Be not afraid of greatness; some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them."William Shakespeare
The rest of our non-camping brood met us for an evening of culture.
Take Two - Jar Picnic
- Two weeks ago my husband and I enjoyed a concert by the lake. I prepared and photographed our picnic dinner
- I packed my quilt from my grandmother
- Prepared napkins, dishes, etc for a romantic evening of dinner, concert and stars
- WHAT Happened? I had forgot to put the memory card back into the camera
- So Here it goes again...but I do wish you could have seen the first Jar Picnic
Mason Jars are becoming my newest obsession. I am storing items in my refrigerator with them....fruit is lasting days longer when stored inside a jar. I am a Texas girl, so we have always enjoyed our ice tea from a Mason Jar...fixing different flavors of drinks to be stored for later use cools off our summer heat, makes a fun treat. Stuff a jar with salad, dessert, and even cook in them...makes it easy to grab and go. Make ahead oatmeal in jars is a wonderful morning starter. The best of course is canning in them...my pantry now stores salsa, roasted tomatoes, jams and sun-dried tomatoes. Just google recipes to fill your jars and enjoy!
Picnic recipes are on my Pintrest boards -
California Club Wrap - click for recipe
Cheesecake in a Jar
Spring Orzo Pasta Salad
Picnic recipes are on my Pintrest boards -
California Club Wrap - click for recipe
Cheesecake in a Jar
Spring Orzo Pasta Salad
from hillbillying to Shakespeare... love it!!! I never knew what to do with mason jars although my oldest likes using them for crafts. Wishing you a beautiful day out there...if your temps are anything like ours (we're hitting record high temps) I'm glad you're back in A/C
ReplyDeleteso cool...i love mason jars. i use them for glasses too, and it's fun to layer BBQ, beans and coleslaw in them. I use oodles of them for candle holders as well.
ReplyDeletelove the idea to use them to pack a picnic in!
I only have one mason jar and I use it for everything. The food looks great. I will have to check out the recipes on Pinterest.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see the hillbillies are getting a little bit of culture! LOL
Love you,
Debbie
Looks like great fun to have a picnic and grab a little culture, too. I'm going to take your tip and start storing fruit in a canning jar. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteMany, many moons ago I had a small part in Twelfth Night (I can't even remember which part is was LOL). Your picnic supper looks delicious and makes me hungry:)
ReplyDeleteMany, many moons ago I had a small part in Twelfth Night (I can't even remember which part is was LOL). Your picnic supper looks delicious and makes me hungry:)
ReplyDeleteYou know, I pin everything mason jar but don't use them enough... Thanks for the prompt to store my berries (and more) in them! I do use them for our goat milk tho. The beauty you shared in previous posts was balm for my soul today. Thanks to you and Benjamin!
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Leslie
Sweet pictures, Janette! I have tons of jars, too, for canning. I'd like to know how you dried your tomatoes for sun-dried ones? I love them. I'd heard about putting salads in jars, but duh, never thought about putting other stuff in them - especially for a picnic! I love this idea. We like to drink out of them, too.
ReplyDelete"To be or not to be, that is the question..." :)
I have always been crazy about mason jars and I love anything in them. I used to bake cakes in them for gifts. It looks cute. I haven't done it in a while as everyone I know lives on a diet. :) Your picnic looks wonderful.
ReplyDeleteIt really looks like you are having a great summer.
Just wanted to tell you Thank You so much for being willing to drive to the hospital to see us-I wish we could have had that happen. :) We were lucky to get out of there this time and not spend the night. Love these yummy looking treats-I will have to make some. I love the Mason Jars with the handles I have some in my cupboard that I use for tea glasses. Fun!!!
ReplyDeleteGlad to see thou has moved up in the world. lol
Love you
Hugs
Now I know what to do with all those mason jars I have stored in the garage, what a great idea, simple yet so cool! Nice to be able to get some culture and have some family time as well.
ReplyDeletePicnic in a jar, what a great idea! I do make the oatmeal in a jar and am a big fan.
ReplyDeletelove the whole Mason jar thing. soo cute. After Melody moved out there she bought an entire 12 oz set of them. She told me, "Mom you can't drink tea in anything else out here!" haha Love hearing about your summer..HUGS
ReplyDeleteYum! This is my kind of summer menu! The cheesecake sounds fab!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing your summer fun! What a great thing to do with your mason jars! All the food looks soooo good and I love the idea of make ahead oatmeal! I'm going to run out and buy some mason jars!
ReplyDeleteI've been away a bit lately...missed seeing you! :) Enjoying summer here too...it's "Texas hot" this year and we are in a drought. But I still love it! :) xo
Oh, I'm so envious! Now, THIS looks like the perfect way to spend the time, IMO. Just plain perfect.
ReplyDeleteLove the mason jar tips. Really? It keeps fruit fresher longer? I will be dragging down more mason jars this very day, then.
Now, I'm clicking to your recipes.
Yummy! So inspiring! Could you write a post on Texas tea? I'd love to hear how you brew it, what you put in it, how you feel about it.
ReplyDeleteWhere have I been Janette, I use canning jars for just about everything,and have never thought about storing goodies in the refrig. with them. Thanks so much, you must give me the recipe for the strawberry goodies,I am drooling over it, and is that peaches I see behind them. yummy!
ReplyDeleteThat pail of yours is really getting full, of wonderful memories and I am enjoying it right along with you.
Enjoy your weekend.
Hugs,
Sue
What a great idea! I can't wait to have my own jar picnic. Being a southern gal I, like you, really do enjoy those mason jars. Oddly, I have none so I think I need to remedy that real soon. Thanks for the prompting - great post!
ReplyDeletei love love love the idea of a Jar picnic!! I will most certainly do this with my precious 7 (almost 8) grandbabies!
ReplyDeletewhat a fun idea to put a meal in a jar like that! We went to a concert tonight at Bob Bullock (Free on Fridays thru July) Museum and we just took water and choc. chip cookies! We saw people having picnics all around us, so I will have to plan better for next time!! This would really wow Wm! Ha! I mainly use mason jars for flowers. Hmm. bet I would love my afternoon iced coffee in it, too.
ReplyDeleteCool ideas here = gotta buy some jars ( sold all my stuff before leaving to Mexico) now I need that stuff again (wink) and read some shakespeare or a movie..
ReplyDeleteHugs, for a nice evening under the stars..
What a great idea, Janette! You are so creative! It all looks luscious as well. I am not even going to ask if you had a good time!
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