Picnic ideas please.

[twinsetandpearls]

We are having a day out with a picnic tomorrow, any ideas?

i have a deep fat fryer and like to do things that don't go off right away like fried chicken and falafel.

other good ideas if you have a sandwich maker would be cheese or ham toastie.

Ideas for food or ideas for activities whilst you're out?

food, don;t have a frier but do tend to do fried breadcumb chicken.

A cold toastie?

that would be good.

or a toastie.

sausage rolls.

hotdogs in rolls.

anything that will keep a while.

just put it in an insulated bag and the kids will eat in no bother.

i find the kids aren't really interested in eating much on picnics because they want to get up and run around.

i do fruit they can eat on the hop, too, like apples or bananas or grapes.

My child is always interested in eating!

Having a picnic tomorrow, too .

The list includes:
cold sausages
boiled eggs
bread and butter
cheese
melon
kiwis
apples
thermos for tea
water for DSs
crisps
sticks of carrot/celery/cucumber
olives
biscuits
yoghurts

Hopefully, that'll get us through most of the day. Hope you have fun.

My children love cold eggy bread.

My fave thing for picnics, if you like making your own bread, is...

Make up some dough and allow to rise as normal. Roll it out into a sort of rectangle shape. Smear some sundried tomato paste over the centre. Then layer slices of mozzarella, palma ham, basil and put a couple of hard boiled eggs along the centre and season.

Then roll up the dough so you have a long sausage shape and close up the ends.

Leave to rest again for 20 mins or so and then bake for 20 mins at around 180 (just make sure it is golden on top and solid underneath).

I let it cool a bit, then slice it up so it is ready to dish out and wrap in foil. My dc love it too

Is it not slimy?

I love eggy bread. We have been rediscovering fried jam sandwiches.

That sounds lovely stirlingmum, if I am feeling better later I may make that.

It's not, surprisingly.

ham sandwiches, spanish omelette, tomatoes, cornichons, fruit salad, cake, tomato soup in a flask if it's a colder day, drinks. Not much gets eaten, they just want to run round like loons.

what are cornichons. Soup in a flask may be an idea actually.

small gherkins.