picnic for my dad's 70th...

[beansontoast]

please please post your fav picnic food here...or indeed post anything toptip ish about picnicing

my brain has retired

i will have the evening before and the sat morning to prepare.

Spicy chicken wings

BBQ ribs

Wraps - hoisin sauce smeared on, shredded chicken, cucumber and iceberg lettuce

Baby new potatoes mixed with a little mayo and some herbs

A big tub of fruit salad

sorry, I posted before I previewed!

Couscous with say some peppers and mushrooms in, or any other veg you may like.

or a

Rice salad with fried off peppers, courgettes, peas and mushrooms in.

Stuffed peppers with goats cheese, herbs and cherry toms.

Mixed salad.

niiice...like the hoisin wraps. pot salad (OF COURSE!)thanks

My favourite picnic food -

veggie sausage rolls

soft brown rolls to be buttered at the picnic and eaten with nice cheese, radishes (with a little twist of sea salt) and celery (wrapped in damp kitchen roll).

Strawberries, peaches, mango.

Nice crisps.

Flapjacks.

Something chocolatey if it can be kept cool enough - maybe one of those coconut meringue chocolatey things.

oh stuffed peppers..yes def..great...a plan of sorts.

aye to sausage rolls (dont care if meat or veggie it's the pastry i love)

(my brother is bring sausage and caraway pasties..ooooohhh)

My favourite picinic is simple but lovely:

Roast chicken (cold)
Ham selection
Nice cheeses
Salad with dressing
Bagettes
Butter

Strawberries
Chocolate cake

Wine

You can do the stuffed peppers the day before and they will sit quite happily in the fridge overnight - one less thing to worry about.

thanks..you know when people start posting it really helps get my head in gear...thanks.

cold roast chicken
cold salmon
stuffed roasted peppers (cold and oily...mmmmn)
spinach quiche (classsic mum dish)

pot salad iwth chives/red onion etc

baguettes and wraps
sausage roll/poncy pasty

cheeses
butter

green salad
tomatoes
radishes!

home made mayo/dressing

big tub of chilled prepared fruit kebabs
cake

thanks folks
x

oh and nice crisps too

sounds delicious.

I also love a good coronation chicken.