Tea Sandwiches- Chicken Salad, Ham on Rye, and Open Faced Salmon Baguettes

Pick up prepared chicken salad at your favorite restaurant or deli. Buy a loaf of rye or pumpernickel "cocktail bread", a loaf of white bread, a baguette, ham, mustard, cream cheese, fresh dill, a lemon, and smoked salmon at the grocery store. Using prepared chicken salad and white bread make a sandwich and quarter it. Cut off crust. Spread "cocktail bread" slices with mustard and make ham sandwiches. Mix a little of the cream cheese with lemon juice, lemon zest and dill to taste. Spread slices of baguette with cream cheese mixture and top with smoked salmon. Garnish with dill.

Slaw Filled Roma Tomatoes

Buy Roma tomatoes at the grocery store or local farmer's market. Already prepared slaw can be purchased at the grocery deli, or your favorite restaurant. Slice tomatoes in half and scoop out the flesh and seeds. Simply fill tomato halves with prepared slaw.

Scones

Many bakeries offer scones now. If the bakery has dine in service they may also have individual packets of preserves, if not, don't forget to pack some from home in a small container. If there is no nearby bakery that sales scones, substitute with "tea biscuits". Not the British tea cookie but rather prepared buttermilk biscuits that are smaller in size, about 1- 11/2 inches, found in some grocery store frozen food sections.

Fruit and Cheese

Purchase fresh fruit from the grocery store or local farmer's stand. Pair fruit with gourmet cheese purchased from the grocery deli.

Cookies

Pick these up while at the bakery or try packaged specialty cookies from the grocery store.

Lindt Chocolate Truffles

Many grocery stores stock these delicious Swiss chocolates on the specialty candy aisle.

Tea

Pick your favorite! For a summer picnic, iced is usually preferred. You may want to have each person carry their own supply of tea in one of those thermoses on a strap.