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Entertaining: Picnic at the Beach + Potato Burgers

~ Paris

With today being national picnic day, an entertaining idea I wanted to share for celebrating properly is: a picnic at the beach, complete with potato burgers!

Years ago, I decided to throw a picnic at the beach. We tend to always eat out whenever we go out of town, but there’s something so charming about bringing your own favorite snacks to enjoy al fresco. During a trip to Bodega Bay, we wandered up to the ocean side of the southern tip of the bay – Bodega Head – where we settled down in a picnic table, assembled our burgers, snacks, and drinks, and attacked our lunch before wandering north on the Sonoma coastline. It was the perfect way to end the summer, and while I adored the potato burgers we made – a throwback to a high school trip we made where we picked up potato patty burgers to snack on while visiting Alcatraz – the best part of the whole thing was enjoying our lunch with the prettiest view of the water. And the seagull posing for our photographs was just icing on the already indulgent cake {as you can see in the final picture}.

Snacks:

Potato Burgers
Potato Chips – we used plain + sour cream & onion
Shortbread Cookies
Strawberries
Apple Mango Sparkling Cider
Water

Ingredients
{Makes 1 Burger}
One Hash Brown Patty
One Potato Burger Bun
Garlic Herb Lemonaise, ~ 1 Tablespoon or to taste
Butter Lettuce, 1 Leaf
Tomatoes, sliced – 2 slices

Recipe

1. Grill your hash brown patty the morning of your picnic to keep it warm.

2. Spread the lemonaise {which is a lemony mayonnaise} on one side of the bun.

3. Top the other bun with a butter lettuce leaf, tomato slices, and the hash brown patty.

4. Top off with the other bun and serve with your favorite snacks such as chips, berries, and cookies.

5. Enjoy!


  x Paris

A Dose of Pretty

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{My favorite type of American takeout: a veggie burger + extra truffle fries + a bourbon caramel cake with extra caramel, candied pecans, and vanilla ice cream for dessert.}

And just like that, it’s April. This week moved by at the perfect pace. Fast enough to not feel like the weekend was never going to reach us, and yet slow enough to truly savor each day. From making pizza from scratch and playing card games to spending an afternoon at the nursery to shop for new houseplants, I found the week to be equal parts fun and productive. I’m excited for a relaxing weekend with no plans at all, after a fun day in San Francisco tomorrow. We try to go for a day every couple of months to explore the city, eat at our favorite restaurants, shop at our favorite stores, and walk across the Golden Gate bridge at sunset. I hope you have a great one as well. x

{My new go-to warm weather Starbucks drink {for winter it’s always been a hot chocolate or their caramel apple spice}: an iced London fog + lavender}.

{New springtime orchids to help romanticize my life {as per #4 on my list} this season.}

{My afternoon pick-me-up: peppermint, pistachio, and chocolate macarons.}

{What I’m most excited to see tomorrow night: My favorite stop on our drive home from day trips to San Francisco – Belvedere Island. The view at night is unparalleled.}

{Pink blossoms growing on a tree trunk + late morning light. Fun Fact: The botanical term for flowers growing on a tree trunk instead of new growth {like with this Eastern Redbud tree} is called cauliflory.}

x Paris