I always enjoy entertaining at my Bedford, New York home, especially when guests include family and good friends.
If you follow me on Instagram @MarthaStewart48, you may have seen some photos from last weekend’s wonderful lunch with Snoop Dogg. Snoop and his crew dropped by for a short visit at the same time my daughter, Alexis, her children and a group of their friends were at the farm. We all had such a lovely time. It was a perfect spring day – the gardens were bursting with color and Chef Pierre Schaedelin, from PS Tailored Events, and I planned a delicious “Cinco de Mayo” meal for everyone.
Here are more photos – enjoy.
- Snoop Dogg and five members of his gang stopped by the farm on their way to an event in New York City. Here we are on the steps of my Winter House with Tasha Hayward, Ted Chung, La La, Wall, and Tiny. Kevin Sharkey took this photo – see more of his photos on his Instagram page @seenbysharkey.
- The weather was just perfect for lunch outdoors. We ate on my lower terrace parterre overlooking the farm.
- We set the table in simple, neutral tones with Wedgewood drabware plates and gray plaid napkins.
- In my Flower Room, Pierre always prepares the mis en place first. Mise en place is a French culinary phrase meaning “putting in place” or “everything in its place.” Here are trays of artichoke hearts, turnips, peas, carrots and asparagus. The carrots are from my vegetable greenhouse, while the asparagus is fresh from my outdoor garden.
- We made turkey meatloaf from turkeys raised here at the farm. Here they are just out of the oven.
- And here is the spinach quiche cooling. The spinach used is from my greenhouse. I love having all these fresh greens to share with family and friends.
- Here is a snapshot of Chef Pierre meeting Snoop for the very first time.
- Our buffet table was filled with a delicious and eclectic array of dishes – something for everyone!
- We had fried chicken, potato salad with fresh radishes from my greenhouse, spinach quiche, and turkey meatloaf. The sauces included chili jam, pesto and of course, ketchup.
- Look how crispy the fried chicken is – everyone devoured it.
- The turkey meatloaf was precut into nice, thick slices and decorated with herbs.
- Here is another snapshot of the table with our fresh green salad – all the lettuce was grown right here at the farm.
- Another big hit at the buffet were the salmon tacos. The salmon filet is from True North, one of my favorite sources for seafood. I sell these flavorful six-ounce salmon filets from True North on QVC. http://www.truenorthseafood.com/
- Everyone loved making their own tacos – they were perfect for Cinco de Mayo.
- Every plate was filled – many went back for seconds.
- Here’s Snoop eating a piece of fried chicken – I think he likes it.
- Here are Wall and Tasha also enjoying their meal.
- Here I am with my plate. Many of us took photos to post on social platforms.
- This is Tiny with Enma, who works at my farm – Tiny is not really so tiny.
- Our dessert included a platter of the most refreshing fruit.
- Snoop posed with his dessert plate of watermelon and blood red orange slices.
- After lunch, Snoop stopped for a quick photo with my housekeeper, Sanu.
- And then it was time for a short tour around the farm.
- Snoop loved meeting all my horses. Here he is with three of my five Friesians and my stable manager, Sarah.
- Snoop even talked to Clive, Rufus and Billie, my three Sicilian donkeys. See a video and more of his photos from the visit to my farm on his Instagram page @SnoopDogg. It was a great afternoon “fo shizzle”.
