Every spring near the end of the school year, our sweet little church hosts a beautiful picnic and outdoor service. boone was off competing in “dude-lympics” an all weekend athletic competition hosted by some college friends, so he missed it, but my mom came up to keep me company and help me pack and she loved it. honestly, what’s not to love about a southern church picnic?
it’s funny, but you can usually tell what denomination of church is hosting the picnic or the part of the country you’re in by the spread of the table. our church in Atlanta was a really progressive place, so the majority of pot-luck items were meatless or vegan, and had foods from various countries and regions of America.
well, our little delta church is as traditionally mississippi and presbyterian as they come, which means it was full of delicious southern classic treats covered in hellman’s mayonnaise, plus some beautiful salads with warm bacon dressing, or other sides adapted from the local junior league cookbooks. wish you could have been here to enjoy all of the great food, dear friends and worship, and the perfect spring weather with us!
here are a few of the highlights.
pulled pork, rolls, and sauce.
light herbed potato salad, creamy potato salad, and deviled eggs… mmm…
and the star of the show…homemade fried chicken from the bayou bend country club. consider this picnic heav-en.
i definitely tried not to use any of my extra weekly points at the picnic, my mom and I kept encouraging each other to eat the lighter food.. but i promise, it took every once of my willpower to keep from having that dessert..the chocolatey of chocolatiest cake. it. was. torture.
If you want to know what i brought, it was a big ole spinach, madarin orange, and red onion salad, which was healthy, but not as photo-worthy, or, really, as anything else.
what do you usually take to a church picnic? is there a dish you can’t live without?
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