Horse races are so much fun! The day is filled with galloping horses, new Spring dresses, and good friends. But truly it’s a big old Southern tailgating party complete with savory dishes, delicious sweets, and drinks!
Today I’m sharing our Race Day Menu!
Cindy’s Chicken Salad recipe is always a hit!
Yes, there is a real live Cindy. She is one of my dearest friends and I love her forever for sharing this 5 ingredient chicken salad recipe with me. I promise to share it with you soon! Click here for the recipe for Cindy’s Chicken Salad!
Cheddar Pecan Cheese Ring with Strawberry Preserves is served with a variety of crackers. Allowing the cheese ring come to room temperature before serving will make this appetizer easy to spread.
The party wouldn’t be complete without a little bit of sweets.
Cherry Fluff with gingersnap cookies it my favorite Race Day treat.
But Honey loves my cake balls!
No, the cake balls aren’t chocolate like the menu promised. These are butter cake balls with vanilla almond bark covering them. Our friends fight over them they are so good!
Oh! We can’t forget the drink of the day! Spiked Peach Tea from The Blond Cook. The two cups of peach nectar gives it sweetness and the whiskey kicks it up a notch!
These dishes were just a small amount of the food we enjoyed while we watched the horses race. It was a warm and wonderful day spent with good friends. I can’t wait to share pictures of the races with you!
Your comments totally make my day! They give me huge motivation to keep creating and having fun with my 3 Little Greenwoods!
I link up with these fun parties!
Suzanne of Simply Suzannes at Home
Your tablescape is beautiful! I love the colors . . . and your menu.
Wish I lived nearby to join you. Sounds like fun!
Have a great weekend,
Suzanne
Oh yum! You know i don’t like chicken salad, but that chicken salad looks delightful, even hubby agreed! Mmmm Those cake balls!!! Fun!
Those cake balls are the BOMB! Super easy to make and good enough to fight over! Post coming soon!
Oh my goodness!! My mouth is watering now. So cute and looks scrumptious!
That looks delicious! Love chicken salad and the cake balls are calling my name! 🙂
It all looks so yummy and beautiful! The pictures make me wish I was there!
Thanks Lindsay! It always makes me so happy to hear the photographs look good. They can be so tricky sometimes!
Oh my goodness save some of the fluff/gingersnaps and the vanilla butter balls for me. I’m on my way!!!
I know! I have been dreaming of all that yummy party food all week. Guess I’ll just have to make some for myself, huh?
The chicken salad looks amazing!! I love going to the horse races, I go every Summer…it’s so much fun! Thanks for sharing this. Pinned! 🙂
This is very cute. 🙂
Again, thanks for joining the Link Up this week!
Everything looks BEAUTIFUL and very appetizing 🙂
Thank you Winnie!
Oh Yum!! What a great party menu! Love the ginger snaps and cherry spread 🙂 Thanks so much for linking up at Thursday STYLE! Have a great weekend 🙂
Thanks so much Angela! The Cherry Fluff and Gingersnaps are my favorite. They remind me of my childhood . 🙂
You know I love your tablescape Ashley….and your menu makes it the perfect event!
Thanks so much for sharing all the details with us at Project Inspire{d}! I’m inspired!
Thank you so much Diane! Setting the table with all that color and pattern made me so happy. I’m thinking some of those elements might find themselves on my Easter dinner table. 😉
What a gorgeous table! I’d love a glass of Southern Spiked Sweet Tea, please;)
Oooo Ginnie! That Spiked Tea was good! Thanks so much for stopping by to say hello!