I remember my mom having her friends over for ladies’ luncheons when I was a kid.  She’d make mint-flavored iced tea or lemonade to drink, fruit salad for dessert, and usually serve one of two things for lunch:  a pretty arranged salad on a bed of greens along with a couple of sides (one of which was always cottage cheese with chives – her favorite), or tuna salad sandwiches. (more…)