Now that school’s begun and we’ve survived the first week, it’s a great time to catch up with girlfriends. Here’s a menu to do just that over lunch. Cheers, ladies! -alyce
Passionfruit Tea (or wine :-))
Barefoot Contessa’s Chinese Chicken Salad
Field Greens with Orange, Feta and Tarragon Vinaigrette (recipe follows)
Junior League of Houston Orange Rolls
These are a local favorite. There’s a recipe for Coolrise Orange Rolls in JLH’s 1996 cookbook Stop & Smell the Rosemary. If you live in Houston, you can purchase them at the JLH Pantry. Alternatively, substitute your favorite roll or I suggest these yummy savory cheese crisps.
Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies
This recipe is a great recipe, super easy and fast. I usually have everything I need to make it, so it is a favorite go-to, last minute dessert recipe.
Photo: Fulton Davenport
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 Tblsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tsp honey
- pinch kosher salt
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1 Tblsp chopped fresh tarragon
- ⅓ cup walnut oil
- field greens, 6-8 handfuls
- 2 oranges, sectioned
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 2 oz. crumbled feta
- ¼ cup coarsely chopped pecans, toasted
- Make the vinaigrette by whisking together the garlic, Dijon, honey, salt and lemon juice. Add the tarragon and combine. Slowly whisk in the walnut oil. Season to taste, as you might want to add more lemon juice, oil or salt.
- In a large salad bowl, combine the field greens, oranges, green onions, feta and pecans. Immediately before service, toss with dressing.
Sounds like a great lunch! Love catching up with friends now that my son is back at school!
My long-term career goal is to be a lady who lunches. 🙂 Those Houston orange rolls sounds fantastic. I’m going to look for them when I’m there next!
Delicious! Those orange rolls sound amazing too. I love me some orange rolls!
I wish more of my girlfriends lived close so that we could “do lunch”:-) Fabulous salad!
I always collect dressing that sounds delicious and yours are definitely one! I don’t buy tarragon often, but it’s one of the herbs that I really enjoy. Only problem is that I don’t know what to do with the rest and I need more tarragon recipe or vice versa. I love this dressing and bookmarked. Thank you!!